After a postponement because of fog the previous weekend, the Ludington Christmas Bird Count took place yesterday. I spent the morning riding around with Van Burmeister finding widely scattered groups of birds.
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| Gadwall with a pair of Mallards |
In the afternoon I came up empty at my worksite for a Snowy Owl and even Snow Buntings, after both species had been pretty reliable in the weeks leading up to the count.
I decided to search an area northeast of Ludington where I had seen a Snowy Owl last Saturday Last week's owl was not to be found but a small group of Snow Buntings, 30 Robins, 33 Cedar Waxwings, a Rough-legged Hawk and a different Snowy Owl.
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| Cedar Waxwings |
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| Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk |
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| Much whiter than last weeks owl. |
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