On Thursday Jim Dawe found a male Harlequin Duck in the tailrace (outflow) of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant. I checked unsuccessfully for the bird yesterday in an off and on blinding wind-driven snow.
Late this morning I made another attempt for the rarity and luckily had the duck pop up right in front of me as I searched for it from a restricted access lakeside location. I gave Dave Dister a call to report my sighting and fortunately he was at the public access viewing area that overlooks the plant. I was able to meet up with him at his location and take him down inside the restricted access area where he was able to see the duck albeit at quite a distance.
Several Long-tailed Ducks were also hanging out in the same area.
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As I downloaded and processed the duck photos I noticed a Sharp-shinned Hawk perched near the feeders on my deck.
Great pics, Mark! Congrats on the find(s)!
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of embarrassing that other people are finding great birds at a place that I spend 40 hours/week.
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