Ludington Harbor Dunlin, White-rumped Sandpipers.... 10/6/15

Dunlin

Sanderling

White-rumped Sandpiper sunning itself

Preening

Equally cool bird taking exception

Bonaparte's Gull with prey in sight

Did he get it?

No.

  Noticed a Merlin nearby when I parked my car in the South Pier parking lot.  It took off as I walked toward the pier.  Upon the return to my car the Merlin had also returned to its parking spot.

Merlin

  The significance of these next photos is that they represent the latest fall records for their species in Mason County.  Both photos taken in my yard this afternoon.

Black-throated Green Warbler

Black and White Warbler