This morning after work I was able to photograph the Black-bellied Plover on the South Breakwater of Ludington Harbor, that had been found by Dave Dister on Friday.
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| Black-bellied Plover |
After a few hours of sleep I awoke to find a message on my phone from Dave, in which he reported that a White-rumped Sandpiper was in the company of the aforementioned Plover at the harbor. I packed up the camera and headed back out there. When I arrived I saw a distant flock of about a dozen birds flying by and snapped a couple of poorly lit, underexposed photos. Upon review, once they were downloaded on the computer I could see that they were Lapland Longspurs.
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| Lapland Longspurs |
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| Common Tern |
About halfway between the bend of the dogleg and the end of the pier I spied the White-rumped with a pair of Sanderlings.
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| White-rumped Sandpiper |
Earlier in the week I photographed a Semi-palmated Plover on the same pier.
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| Semi-palmated Plover |
Warblers are still feasting on the small caterpillars which in turn are feasting on the oak trees in my yard. This Black-Throated Green was photographed on Tuesday. Another was seen this afternoon and ties the late date for the county according to available records.
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| Black-throated Green Warbler |
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| Tennessee Warbler |
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| Cape May Warbler |
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| Magnolia Warbler |
I got some good looks but blurry photos of a Blue-headed Vireo.
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| Blue-headed Vireo |
Both varieties of Kinglets arrived en masse this week but I haven't been able to nail the exposure on a Golden-crowned yet.
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
