Tuesday, October 22, 2019

American Avocets Stearns Beach, Ludington 10/22/2019


  Look what the wind blew in.  Being in the middle of a two day Lakeshore Flood Warning didn't stop Dave Dister from searching the Lake Michigan shore for birds blown astray.  His efforts paid off when he found 7 American Avocets patrolling Stearns Beach right next to the North Pier.




Making a case for obstruction.

Lakefront living(on the edge)

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Muskegon 10/5/2019


    On Thursday, Roger Hagerman found a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at the Muskegon Wastewater Treatment Facility. It is only the third time this species has been seen in Michigan (the first was also at this location back in August 2016).

Pectoral (left) and Least (right)
   My work site was quite birdy on Friday afternoon.  The American Golden Plover was one of two up on the reservoir.
 
Red-tailed Hawk
   Down on the lower reservoir road there was  a good variety of birds passing through....
Orange-crowned Warbler
   ...with several birds choosing to pose on the barbed-wire fence.
American Pipit

Eastern Bluebird

Lincoln's Sparrow

Eastern Pheobe