The Biggest Week in American Birding, a birding festival held in the Crane Creek - Magee Marsh Region of Northwest Ohio.

Birding Festival in the Crane Creek -
Magee Marsh - Ottawa NWR Region
of Northwest Ohio

BIRDS TO EXPECT

Each bird has a number denoting more or less the likelihood of your seeing the bird on a 4-5 day visit to the area, and birding both alone and with one of the guides on day trips, warbler walks and shorebird walks. Please note that abundance refers to the 7th to 16th of May, and that these may change markedly before and after that date.

 

1. You will be almost certain to see these birds if birding for any
    length of time.
2. You will likely see this many times and get good looks
3. You will probably see a few of these
4. You should see 2 or 3 individuals if looking for them
5. With luck maybe one, worth reporting to guides

6. Rare – call someone fast

 

The symbol * denotes birds you really have to spend time searching for and will not be found during normal birding trips.

 

Locations covered in this list:

MMWA - Magee Marsh Wildlife Area.
This includes the entrance drive through marshlands and the boardwalk
MHT - Magee Marsh Hawk Tower

MLF - Magee Marsh Lakefront
OOP - Oak Openings Preserve
Birds found in the various woodland and grassland areas of the reserve

ONWR - Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Birds in both the marshlands and the woodlots

MtzM - Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area
The lakeside, woodlot and surrounding marshlands 


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A

Canada Goose 

1

1

3

1

 

 

Mute Swan 

3

5

5

3

 

3

Trumpeter Swan

3

4

5

3

 

3

Wood Duck  

2

4

 

2

5

2

Gadwall 

4

5

 

4

 

4

American Wigeon 

5

5

 

4

 

4

American Black Duck  

5

 

 

4

 

4

Mallard 

2

3

3

2

 

2

Blue-winged Teal 

2

3

 

4

 

4

Northern Shoveler 

4

5

 

4

 

4

Green-winged Teal 

4

5

 

4

 

4

Canvasback

5

 

 

5

 

5

Ring-necked Duck 

5

5

 

5

 

5

Lesser Scaup

5

 

 

5

 

5

Hooded Merganser 

4

5

 

4

 

4

Ruddy Duck 

4

 

 

4

 

4

Ring-necked Pheasant 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Common Loon 

6

 

 

 

 

6

Pied-billed Grebe 

2

4

4

2

 

2

Double-crested Cormorant 

1

1

1

1

 

1

American Bittern 

5*

6

 

5

 

5

Least Bittern

5*

 

 

5

 

5

Great Blue Heron 

1

1

1

1

1

1

Great Egret- 

1

1

1

1

1

1

Snowy Egret 

3

5

 

3

 

5

Little Blue Heron 

5

 

 

5

 

 

Tricolored Heron 

6

6

 

6

 

6

Cattle Egret 

5

 

 

5

 

 

Green Heron 

3

3

 

3

 

3

Black-crowned Night-Heron 

4

4

 

4

 

4

Glossy Ibis 

6

6

 

6

 

6

White-faced Ibis 

6

6

 

6

 

6

Turkey Vulture 

1

1

3

1

1

1

Osprey 

5

5

5

5

 

5

Bald Eagle 

2-3

2-3

2-3

2-3

 

2-3

Northern Harrier 

5

5

5

5

 

5

Sharp-shinned Hawk 

3

3

4

3

4

4

Cooper’s Hawk 

4

4

 

4

3

5

Red-shouldered Hawk 

6

6

 

6

5

 

Broad-winged Hawk 

5

5

 

5

5

5

Red-tailed Hawk 

3

3

 

3

3

3

American Kestrel 

4

4

 

4

3

 

Peregrine Falcon 

5

5

5

5

 

5

Mississippi Kite 

6

6

6

6

6

6

King Rail 

5*

 

 

5*

 

5*

Virginia Rail 

4*

5*

 

4*

 

4*

Sora 

4*

4*

 

4*

 

4*

Common Moorhen 

5

5

 

3

 

3

American Coot 

3

5

5

3

 

3

Sandhill Crane 

5

5

5

5

 

5

Black-bellied Plover 

5

5

 

5

 

5

Semipalmated Plover 

4

 

 

4

 

5

Piping Plover 

6

 

6

6

 

6

Killdeer 

1

1

1

1

1

1

Black-necked Stilt 

 

 

 

6

 

 

American Avocet 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Greater Yellowlegs 

5

5

 

5

 

5

Lesser Yellowlegs 

4

 

 

3

 

4

Solitary Sandpiper 

5

5

 

4

 

5

Willet 

6

 

 

6

 

6

Upland Sandpiper 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Whimbrel 

 

 

6

 

 

 

Ruddy Turnstone 

 

 

4

5

 

4

Red Knot 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Sanderling 

4

 

4

4

 

4

Semipalmated Sandpiper 

4

 

 

4

 

4

Least Sandpiper 

4

 

 

4

 

4

White-rumped Sandpiper 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Pectoral Sandpiper 

5

 

 

5

 

 

Dunlin 

3

 

 

3

 

3

Short-billed Dowitcher 

5

 

 

4

 

5

Ruff 

6

 

 

6

 

6

Common Snipe 

5

 

 

5

6

5

American Woodcock- 

3*

5

 

3

5

5

Wilson’s Phalarope 

6

 

 

6

 

6

Laughing Gull 

 

 

6

 

 

6

Franklin's Gull 

 

 

6

 

 

 

Bonaparte's Gull 

2-3

 

2-3

2-3

 

2-3

Ring-billed Gull 

1

2

1

1

 

1

Herring Gull 

1

2

1

1

 

1

Great Black-backed Gull 

5

 

5

5

 

5

Caspian Tern 

4

5

4

4

 

4

Common Tern 

1

3

1

1

 

1

Forster's Tern 

3-4

 

3-4

3-4

 

3-4

Black Tern 

5

 

5

4-5

 

4-5

Rock Pigeon

 

 

 

 

4

 

Mourning Dove 

2

2

2

2

2

2

Yellow-billed Cuckoo 

4

4

 

4

4

4

Black-billed Cuckoo 

4

4

 

4

4

4

Eastern Screech-Owl 

5

5

 

5

5

 

Great-horned Owl 

4*

5

 

4*

4*

 

Barred Owl 

 

 

 

 

4*

 

Northern Saw-whet Owl 

6

 

 

6

6

 

Common Nighthawk 

5

5

5

5

5

5

Whip-poor-will 

5

 

 

5

5

5

Chuck-will’s-widow 

6

6

 

6

6

6

Chimney Swift 

3

3

 

3

3

5

Ruby-throated Hummingbird 

3

3

 

3

3

4

Belted Kingfisher 

4

5

5

4

5

4

Red-headed Woodpecker 

5

5

 

5

3-4

 

Red-bellied Woodpecker 

5

5

 

4

3

5

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 

5

5

 

5

5

5

Downy Woodpecker 

4

4

5

4

2

4

Hairy Woodpecker 

6

6

 

6

3

6

Pileated Woodpecker 

6

6

 

6

5

6

Northern Flicker 

3

3

4

3

3

4

Olive-sided Flycatcher 

6

6

6

6

6

6

Eastern Wood Pewee 

3

3

 

3

3

3

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 

5

5

 

5

6

5

Acadian Flycatcher 

5

5

 

5

6

5

Alder Flycatcher 

4

4

 

4

5

5

Willow Flycatcher 

3

3

4

3

3

3

Least Flycatcher 

2

2

 

2

3

2

Eastern Phoebe 

3

3

5

3

4

3

Great Crested Flycatcher 

3

3

5

3

3

3

Eastern Kingbird

3

3

4

3

3

3

Loggerhead Shrike 

6

6

 

6

 

 

White-eyed Vireo 

5

5

 

5

5

5

Yellow-throated Vireo 

5

5

 

5

4

5

Blue-headed Vireo 

3

3

 

3

3

3

Warbling Vireo 

2

2

2

2

4

2

Philadelphia Vireo 

5

5

 

5

5

5

Red-eyed Vireo 

2

2

4

2

2

2

Blue Jay 

1

1

1

1

1

1

American Crow 

5

5

5

5

3

5

Horned Lark 

5

5

5

4

3

5

Purple Martin 

2

2

2

2

2

2

Tree Swallow 

1

1

1

1

1

1

N. Rough-winged Swallow 

3

3

3

3

3

3

Bank Swallow 

3

3

3

3

3

3

Cliff Swallow 

3

3

 

3

 

3

Barn Swallow 

1

1

2

1

1

1

Black-capped Chickadee 

4

4

 

4

1

5

Tufted Titmouse 

5

5

 

4

1

5

Red-breasted Nuthatch 

4

4

 

4

3

4

White-breasted Nuthatch 

5

5

 

5

1

 

Brown Creeper 

5

5

 

5

4

5

Carolina Wren 

4

4

 

4

2

5

House Wren 

1

1

 

1

1

1

Winter Wren 

5

5

 

5

5

5

Marsh Wren 

4

 

 

4

 

3

Sedge Wren 

5

 

 

5

6

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet 

4

4

 

4

4

4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 

2

2

 

2

4

2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 

3

3

 

3

5

3

Eastern Bluebird 

5

5

 

5

2

 

Veery 

3

3

5

3

3

3

Gray-cheeked Thrush 

4

4

5

4

 

4

Swainson’s Thrush

2

2

3

2

4

2

Hermit Thrush 

4

4

 

4

3

 

Wood Thrush 

3

3

 

3

3

5

American Robin 

1

1

2

1

1

1

Gray Catbird- 

1

1

2

1

1

1

Northern Mockingbird 

6

6

 

6

5

 

Brown Thrasher 

3

3

5

3

3

3

European Starling 

1

1

1

1

1

1

American Pipit 

5

5

5

5