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

2 comments:

  1. Hi Mark, glad you got to see the STSP. I so want to get over there to see it, but can't get the time off... Lovely juvenile bird, though.

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    1. I was fortunate to get a second chance after missing the last one in 2016.

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