Fifteen people spent several hours censusing birds in Muskegon County on December 17, 2016. In three basic groups (north, central and south) they found 3,632 birds of 57 species. These numbers were submitted to the National Audubon Society as part of the Christmas Bird Count conducted annually all over North America.
Highlights within the count circle (15 miles in diameter centered downtown) included a Double-crested Cormorant on "Nugent Lake", 668 Mallards, 953 Long-tailed Ducks on Lake Michigan, 3 merganser species (Hooded, Common and Red-breasted), 3 grebe species (Pied-billed, Horned and Red-necked), a Killdeer at Muskegon State Park, 24 Eastern Bluebirds, 8 American Robins and
On January 7 Brian Johnson posted a detailed report of our December 21 Wastewater CBC. Click here.