On Thursday Matt McConnell found an Ash-throated Flycatcher on the Island Lake Trail at Ludington State Park. I made an unsuccessful attempt to see the bird around 6pm Friday.
Late this morning I made it back out there and found the bird to be quite cooperative once it was relocated.
As I was finishing my photo-shoot with the flycatcher I received a call from Dave Dister who had located a possible Black-legged Kittiwake at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ludington. Dave was still locked on the bird when I arrived with a small caravan of birders who followed from the State Park. Upon further review it has been determined that the bird in question has been downgraded to a Bonaparte's Gull.
Way to go, Mark! Congratulations. Great bird and photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I do OK when people point me toward a bird that stays for a few days in the same 2 acre area
DeleteGreat stuff.I had been reading with interest the huffing and puffing over the ID of this bird.These are really good photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks, got to love a cooperative rarity.
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