tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18971102328034521342024-03-13T11:17:44.574-04:00Mostly Birds (but not always)Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-90226640392357147292023-09-30T08:24:00.004-04:002023-09-30T08:24:58.422-04:00From the (but not always) File : Bobcat 9/29/2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvD8CenDbSeu6gogCDCJj2ML0TJnXszlo74g56M0PjxIzeWJxu1NjkpUb6Ri5EZSmrBad7mORfH6TfYuKuB-85Scbi96_Q4BQnwBZaxuJLDDGjDmDvxheRU_M_rVuKQ8LtYZtVYEOwNkCvDivL9uI4yhPDBWKsxp8zZzVcNu52pKDERdBov6Gsy-5QMA/s2414/IMG_9071.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2414" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvD8CenDbSeu6gogCDCJj2ML0TJnXszlo74g56M0PjxIzeWJxu1NjkpUb6Ri5EZSmrBad7mORfH6TfYuKuB-85Scbi96_Q4BQnwBZaxuJLDDGjDmDvxheRU_M_rVuKQ8LtYZtVYEOwNkCvDivL9uI4yhPDBWKsxp8zZzVcNu52pKDERdBov6Gsy-5QMA/w640-h416/IMG_9071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Yesterday just before noon as I stepped out the front door with my dog Nico, I noticed a large brownish cat a few feet from the driveway. Nico, who was focused on a squirrel, didn't notice that a Bobcat also was interested in the same squirrel. <p></p><p> Fortunately my camera was around my neck and I was able to fire off a few shots as the wildcat rose to stalk the squirrel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy535yk9pIEYzFZVMaZ6qv2LdTvcu-Ec-KJSJSPe-PcNhX6cm7FbojxXZndnned2vQt8vgAuD9nl1wQt3QP-qNsuJwMPVxUES7nHB4q1EL7y6XFFQgpl1aGS8akFUKlG3MegTzYIKTrUPEg-i-rPuAGxJzR0s0deuYJmYj0D825vH4J91kMBnLdstBcKs/s2113/IMG_9069.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2113" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy535yk9pIEYzFZVMaZ6qv2LdTvcu-Ec-KJSJSPe-PcNhX6cm7FbojxXZndnned2vQt8vgAuD9nl1wQt3QP-qNsuJwMPVxUES7nHB4q1EL7y6XFFQgpl1aGS8akFUKlG3MegTzYIKTrUPEg-i-rPuAGxJzR0s0deuYJmYj0D825vH4J91kMBnLdstBcKs/w640-h416/IMG_9069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div> At that point Nico took notice and abruptly the mission of both cat and dog changed as they renewed the classic ancient rivalry. Nico sprinted toward the Bobcat who in turn high-tailed it to the tree-line out of the dog's range. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay2yb7ZU7DBhbC9uOK-jOUHJ9ZpZYKPYSrWUCmFJxJNPkvIO4qH8vj6YwM7am6RiOw6JlvqbYNfhrM0P8vyRKk0RT_kMI8Az1GWCxXa66xr8I8wv9rPjvfsKZ5Y_SNBmSWk8-J3lh5J8sFDkf5BdeUJWqquukwKcSm32PVRl4IkxK9CRgTRIVUNFMxl0/s2059/IMG_9070.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2059" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay2yb7ZU7DBhbC9uOK-jOUHJ9ZpZYKPYSrWUCmFJxJNPkvIO4qH8vj6YwM7am6RiOw6JlvqbYNfhrM0P8vyRKk0RT_kMI8Az1GWCxXa66xr8I8wv9rPjvfsKZ5Y_SNBmSWk8-J3lh5J8sFDkf5BdeUJWqquukwKcSm32PVRl4IkxK9CRgTRIVUNFMxl0/w640-h398/IMG_9070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p> Bobcats range in size from 15 to 30 pounds but looks must be deceiving because this thing looked way more than 3 times bigger than my 11 pound cat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDcMvduy53-jJ3cmY8mBYN8bA3PuaBqxKYQU8RrRPODN8j9nYrvW4kfAo5eoSTSxaNAoJlazq-DUQX6RJ6cyjHxyxoJrW9oE4hxkDOKGBZH9n6-1e53-z2cKyf0Lg9tBxwq4H052WajJv1bukzr8LE6vGGt57RjNrHS9KUmION7d50BSgUt4s0HoumQA/s3778/IMG_7778.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3778" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDcMvduy53-jJ3cmY8mBYN8bA3PuaBqxKYQU8RrRPODN8j9nYrvW4kfAo5eoSTSxaNAoJlazq-DUQX6RJ6cyjHxyxoJrW9oE4hxkDOKGBZH9n6-1e53-z2cKyf0Lg9tBxwq4H052WajJv1bukzr8LE6vGGt57RjNrHS9KUmION7d50BSgUt4s0HoumQA/w640-h436/IMG_7778.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p> On second thought their heads appear to be the same size.</p></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-61884641469757873482023-05-18T21:36:00.003-04:002023-05-18T21:49:12.772-04:00Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Yard Bird 194 5/18/2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4ZjRPz2NX8zKk26rY2GnCCofltt7ET0oEvhZaH38nCw1T0A4Wl7ymFNWJHG4skbRAy_nhIParVmWsdCq98QpTZ4NuoL2qnopkCF1g8jzyV8xl6r-7l2frKPWC5O8rh4pvJAcSISxnUU6s4iO7L8bdw6JztPAfq2YRYvv1hYjsqShNR0tdR8uDXK8/s1104/b230518ETSP%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1104" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4ZjRPz2NX8zKk26rY2GnCCofltt7ET0oEvhZaH38nCw1T0A4Wl7ymFNWJHG4skbRAy_nhIParVmWsdCq98QpTZ4NuoL2qnopkCF1g8jzyV8xl6r-7l2frKPWC5O8rh4pvJAcSISxnUU6s4iO7L8bdw6JztPAfq2YRYvv1hYjsqShNR0tdR8uDXK8/s320/b230518ETSP%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> A slight Eurasian invasion is taking place around my yard this week. On Sunday, a Eurasian Collared Dove got my attention as it briefly landed in under my feeders. Just after I got my binocs on it, it took off and landed in one of my ash trees. I was able to get a few photos of it before it again took flight only to disappear in my neighbor's yard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TRtBaKppScnmM7SRUnisPq1tRQGYEBpwyK15OqVK2BttycMuUIza7oz8VmO4cSzMO_zIc5FA2WPq0G1Zeo9hWpnW4m_xZvubmVoZDKibU68bhTnLTQ9XfjnQTNQCvPdq9vQGXI1U_02nqbw8GIlzAavB5q67yeFeOqg7qlmiby7hbWDpJg6ZkdKO/s1176/b230514ECDO(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1176" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TRtBaKppScnmM7SRUnisPq1tRQGYEBpwyK15OqVK2BttycMuUIza7oz8VmO4cSzMO_zIc5FA2WPq0G1Zeo9hWpnW4m_xZvubmVoZDKibU68bhTnLTQ9XfjnQTNQCvPdq9vQGXI1U_02nqbw8GIlzAavB5q67yeFeOqg7qlmiby7hbWDpJg6ZkdKO/s320/b230514ECDO(5).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> This was only the third record of this species in Mason County . The second record occurred two summers ago.... also in my yard.</p><p> This morning on my daily bird rounds, I was making my first lap of my property and noticed an odd sparrow on my firepit bricks. I took a couple quick photos and forwarded one to Brian Brosky, who confirmed my suspicion that it was a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, This was not only a new bird for my yard list (#194), according to Dave Dister it is also a first for Mason County (#317). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz8eCQ-xPYIqIGdFgg1SRq05IFsM8YGsj3QFc06XUb0jSoT5z7NLeMXge69U4dvFkROn1aRKGNVbCwm6nAQr6mH3nmCM5151wP5rhAHO6VShSguzSBqQlZ6ZZuuhuUpPAjuQXGEFl2EBJksspcwguaSA3NsJH2Hi035_f6jB9X2jrmK_K5NSjjee1/s1857/230518ETSP%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1857" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjz8eCQ-xPYIqIGdFgg1SRq05IFsM8YGsj3QFc06XUb0jSoT5z7NLeMXge69U4dvFkROn1aRKGNVbCwm6nAQr6mH3nmCM5151wP5rhAHO6VShSguzSBqQlZ6ZZuuhuUpPAjuQXGEFl2EBJksspcwguaSA3NsJH2Hi035_f6jB9X2jrmK_K5NSjjee1/s320/230518ETSP%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> Besides the new yardbird I also had a nice assortment of warblers here today.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx0kuEEOhcfTMtGObcfrypDdS6yQF0GVXvi0tgKlpeyoMwjXBThuwvXxp953J9Q9lmWKFsffSRhGWrufqsl28ZvWLSnKx6mCGd73VLlZV_NPFNKra8ik-v_Gsfe4nvmkxcqYcZxK9KAeU1UGzly2R3OCbywU3OBCkMtJt7DluKaTYIc560qCDDm4h/s953/b230518BBWA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="953" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx0kuEEOhcfTMtGObcfrypDdS6yQF0GVXvi0tgKlpeyoMwjXBThuwvXxp953J9Q9lmWKFsffSRhGWrufqsl28ZvWLSnKx6mCGd73VLlZV_NPFNKra8ik-v_Gsfe4nvmkxcqYcZxK9KAeU1UGzly2R3OCbywU3OBCkMtJt7DluKaTYIc560qCDDm4h/s320/b230518BBWA.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackburnian</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU195xVW3X8imQw7bTXDFJKGk__1PQXUu2a41cSP9SUwvH1hF0v7UdMt5kN_n8EsZE64M3UlIN0e5MLsS8VQEQZgAM9LFXwZPpE3GIN6GTwPNQc1T6-HbDsICC_lxbxo-iQpF0nhyp-LW4hjZomwOgD7-E9sVvzUFJBXW0qJVpjWDS574kLVZ-k4E1/s1028/b230518BPWA%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1028" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU195xVW3X8imQw7bTXDFJKGk__1PQXUu2a41cSP9SUwvH1hF0v7UdMt5kN_n8EsZE64M3UlIN0e5MLsS8VQEQZgAM9LFXwZPpE3GIN6GTwPNQc1T6-HbDsICC_lxbxo-iQpF0nhyp-LW4hjZomwOgD7-E9sVvzUFJBXW0qJVpjWDS574kLVZ-k4E1/s320/b230518BPWA%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackpoll</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC8oQxPADdee06mT5CY7GBInSkJIubnqRVfxvXGneKfHiyhcdw9Kx5u9bDEtVLT9TlRYXsarauUt76tXzP-BPj7ZUUwkp3DIufmNS7tZi6W3fp0l6-W5RW7l665CHFWUZYF_sNJ_Pg2Vdhyqrs63ObjFeXnWX6qRMjCqJg1PGOPU8up0hyaolOmTS/s1071/b230518CMWA%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1071" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC8oQxPADdee06mT5CY7GBInSkJIubnqRVfxvXGneKfHiyhcdw9Kx5u9bDEtVLT9TlRYXsarauUt76tXzP-BPj7ZUUwkp3DIufmNS7tZi6W3fp0l6-W5RW7l665CHFWUZYF_sNJ_Pg2Vdhyqrs63ObjFeXnWX6qRMjCqJg1PGOPU8up0hyaolOmTS/s320/b230518CMWA%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cape May</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPwt5BRMEVegC5_R1tJ1J4WVpTI1OoiUM_rf83MePbCLvGIykZ52ig6mWUj7zel39bz9ESyRhHCwBJRoDQsGxFHtd5DUNUjavvmOgLqzgtLRCXK5wiiaBG42a6yrSqgY25Tp1Qwqwftu23EGw5v6j8mPkYDk_UM1RGcAP7KP99iwzot1gqvLp_uYk/s947/b230518COYE%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="947" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPwt5BRMEVegC5_R1tJ1J4WVpTI1OoiUM_rf83MePbCLvGIykZ52ig6mWUj7zel39bz9ESyRhHCwBJRoDQsGxFHtd5DUNUjavvmOgLqzgtLRCXK5wiiaBG42a6yrSqgY25Tp1Qwqwftu23EGw5v6j8mPkYDk_UM1RGcAP7KP99iwzot1gqvLp_uYk/s320/b230518COYE%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Yellowthroat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-fwWh-IH3XFFZVMnVjL2qIsRA3E40LqD_aZOFe3Mwto6cVfpiNDqE9WpNtIhCSmEE1pMYhVwevaFXVVPBMmCNmALGVWqNn0jE8ijI1qoahw2mFOr_0Zhv6tYDbOy_hObUCxUqy1Xkqu4aBH1sokk4tUh3Wxa7fwpmAx0sEr2AEPAaPT0PfrG2wZE/s963/b230518CSWA%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="963" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-fwWh-IH3XFFZVMnVjL2qIsRA3E40LqD_aZOFe3Mwto6cVfpiNDqE9WpNtIhCSmEE1pMYhVwevaFXVVPBMmCNmALGVWqNn0jE8ijI1qoahw2mFOr_0Zhv6tYDbOy_hObUCxUqy1Xkqu4aBH1sokk4tUh3Wxa7fwpmAx0sEr2AEPAaPT0PfrG2wZE/s320/b230518CSWA%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-sided</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1Fc_arLfCXLJee8bm0KChN3wB4FJihCged3yX3mvaJbVLcEDt9mucWxTMGTDxRuses0foqY3z1HUUMhfXIyGd97fUFzhd6wmZxHYMXv66xqc8KfI_fMGsnaDZgxlMwZ7xd8juDBVU6svlbLSyDaL_NNpgGM06oW09o8cnL6YDFHCKTWyyOalscxz/s1137/b230518MAWA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1137" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1Fc_arLfCXLJee8bm0KChN3wB4FJihCged3yX3mvaJbVLcEDt9mucWxTMGTDxRuses0foqY3z1HUUMhfXIyGd97fUFzhd6wmZxHYMXv66xqc8KfI_fMGsnaDZgxlMwZ7xd8juDBVU6svlbLSyDaL_NNpgGM06oW09o8cnL6YDFHCKTWyyOalscxz/s320/b230518MAWA.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Magnolia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE86qSX5evSN8VJRY54x2ydqzsKYKSwRNiM_N8rENs-f58kOb51EcJjtftnTbGiFL3I5xlB-OX0PgIuCa4GhYvfAHIEal5Q98DUnpHAr81gO0oPzTJDYbGsR43Q0De9DtSyNwqpF5UR8BwdDOZwbcAkiMEnAVG9O32KEpQm-BTIWb2XPosrPZd26cL/s1040/b230518WiWa%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1040" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE86qSX5evSN8VJRY54x2ydqzsKYKSwRNiM_N8rENs-f58kOb51EcJjtftnTbGiFL3I5xlB-OX0PgIuCa4GhYvfAHIEal5Q98DUnpHAr81gO0oPzTJDYbGsR43Q0De9DtSyNwqpF5UR8BwdDOZwbcAkiMEnAVG9O32KEpQm-BTIWb2XPosrPZd26cL/s320/b230518WiWa%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> Other birds that posed for photos were</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqysM1nTwVFOFeC96leiqze3Tpzy_yLXXPyOwOLKjFjDoMwF6JY6pCtDUh1U-1KCLBPMpHUJ8sXIKEmI4kQWlstd_NmWn0KnvfPV3mIaTyKuJ03d4xF2oL0UbsZTNuiOe3lxHhQMGH0K1M3o55bYGiAtg89oMwUZPzirYk0ZgN4BzeBeVdBic6od9/s1103/b230518InBu.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1103" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqysM1nTwVFOFeC96leiqze3Tpzy_yLXXPyOwOLKjFjDoMwF6JY6pCtDUh1U-1KCLBPMpHUJ8sXIKEmI4kQWlstd_NmWn0KnvfPV3mIaTyKuJ03d4xF2oL0UbsZTNuiOe3lxHhQMGH0K1M3o55bYGiAtg89oMwUZPzirYk0ZgN4BzeBeVdBic6od9/s320/b230518InBu.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM4FIJsmTFlycde7bC1sqD8TesIwHWPUZlgPYkToALhpBqRefsTujyZcUcSFEtO0sPL3m0DPY-LNqo5OEPTa2yD7GIOBM-ngkMV5RwObzw-kf1n2H0axdgBW34GKa3qiU1BLqG3M7lYeuaGCsqS40-EHYxqM4zLcrYFAbfaISl9kXimPPOpxr1J-l/s1177/b230518LISP%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1177" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM4FIJsmTFlycde7bC1sqD8TesIwHWPUZlgPYkToALhpBqRefsTujyZcUcSFEtO0sPL3m0DPY-LNqo5OEPTa2yD7GIOBM-ngkMV5RwObzw-kf1n2H0axdgBW34GKa3qiU1BLqG3M7lYeuaGCsqS40-EHYxqM4zLcrYFAbfaISl9kXimPPOpxr1J-l/s320/b230518LISP%20(8).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lincoln's Sparrow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> Lastly, over the weekend the annual Mason County Spring Migration Count took place. I again covered Riverton Township. The target bird at my first stop on Conrad Rd is always the Blue-winged Warbler. They did not disappoint as I totaled 3 singing males.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYz6Xz1pGoOZ-wujd1SCrx2KmRNjC_p-RQxmADqKZUWaH3G_UJow41ya0wNFU4xGUZLkujCQULiYwbxa7sZWvHAjGxxcMfHpS0e8ISnu0ISDVuUMZa-9qkbvJ2wdvxieAitn3y-Y1KQKHtSK2TyCCGcWukD76uMl53Yb4My5l4x_M2yrpzo5OYOBa/s1154/b230513BWWA(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1154" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYz6Xz1pGoOZ-wujd1SCrx2KmRNjC_p-RQxmADqKZUWaH3G_UJow41ya0wNFU4xGUZLkujCQULiYwbxa7sZWvHAjGxxcMfHpS0e8ISnu0ISDVuUMZa-9qkbvJ2wdvxieAitn3y-Y1KQKHtSK2TyCCGcWukD76uMl53Yb4My5l4x_M2yrpzo5OYOBa/s320/b230513BWWA(21).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> When I got home I noticed that a little raptor migration was going on. Besides Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks, 10 Broad-winged Hawks also flew over.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YKhCTyK2S52HDb9E_TOHOU-AEN3b5hXcA8pjaILv99XhtxjBlibzu1IfBz_yHEVMYODfq9Yk0B2GM9ZP-rva9RlXHL_psjIrpGc2LHraG4-QaFi4z9qXvpxj2zAXbuQIwXGUx10IN_KC5c1P8u9Da-Xegfu01nCv8Vk_lApqpDoX_wWHAG_TbR-q/s1111/b230513BWHA(93).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1111" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YKhCTyK2S52HDb9E_TOHOU-AEN3b5hXcA8pjaILv99XhtxjBlibzu1IfBz_yHEVMYODfq9Yk0B2GM9ZP-rva9RlXHL_psjIrpGc2LHraG4-QaFi4z9qXvpxj2zAXbuQIwXGUx10IN_KC5c1P8u9Da-Xegfu01nCv8Vk_lApqpDoX_wWHAG_TbR-q/s320/b230513BWHA(93).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7b4rF8Wk_5YO8vN8GU2rE-IS4ajGMAwVvoyW4W8F-5mGu9B9gCqB8wJB4aCIX5nEPqOdf3RQtYX7Ugf-TdL0yFxAznMcFw6Wmddury8xZRs8hoesnmuVd2x_EXa-bd6x75Gkt4BGDdq10s69bU5QU0l-asHClqBdL4E569fqvis_f4GS1u3TeIkJ/s1094/b230513BWHA(70).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1094" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7b4rF8Wk_5YO8vN8GU2rE-IS4ajGMAwVvoyW4W8F-5mGu9B9gCqB8wJB4aCIX5nEPqOdf3RQtYX7Ugf-TdL0yFxAznMcFw6Wmddury8xZRs8hoesnmuVd2x_EXa-bd6x75Gkt4BGDdq10s69bU5QU0l-asHClqBdL4E569fqvis_f4GS1u3TeIkJ/s320/b230513BWHA(70).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> Most surprising of all was a flock of nine American White Pelicans that joined the thermal-riding party.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNcGjZ9ZXLTB_uyrhpVbzNqppEl2teL4yLlmNpdi643ClT_DjVMnmcAkMi-sSXc6NUTGgdMyf2Z7EtdjRszR9pCQ0kF48IUZDE3ubBaGOJqXl8m3LPZKGywn_GfV93L_4jH6snHeWSSmOvJCVy43-38oudEO-v16FKHQaeT2cVhFQgiW8jikyQv76/s1168/b230513AWPE(112).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1168" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNcGjZ9ZXLTB_uyrhpVbzNqppEl2teL4yLlmNpdi643ClT_DjVMnmcAkMi-sSXc6NUTGgdMyf2Z7EtdjRszR9pCQ0kF48IUZDE3ubBaGOJqXl8m3LPZKGywn_GfV93L_4jH6snHeWSSmOvJCVy43-38oudEO-v16FKHQaeT2cVhFQgiW8jikyQv76/s320/b230513AWPE(112).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-79936712599175741432023-05-11T21:42:00.000-04:002023-05-11T21:42:21.005-04:00Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Ludington State Park 5/11/2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGBpSy8ftXtb0ORJ_9Wz6kcKdyQPsAZKPE8EZB9ilbSTzt0ZKoEA6tNtwT5qP5qhSqIGjJ_WIDEzlnVWMHTGiUTPHc9Hi-RiOmSwURvGHGO-6-ujI-Wo9W9oDqp5XZAvMzFYhGdWmdFgyyyysHW-sC5JEkQNnVnPocJABLW9oERByr76znfoUnD8L/s1019/b230511FTFC%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1019" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGBpSy8ftXtb0ORJ_9Wz6kcKdyQPsAZKPE8EZB9ilbSTzt0ZKoEA6tNtwT5qP5qhSqIGjJ_WIDEzlnVWMHTGiUTPHc9Hi-RiOmSwURvGHGO-6-ujI-Wo9W9oDqp5XZAvMzFYhGdWmdFgyyyysHW-sC5JEkQNnVnPocJABLW9oERByr76znfoUnD8L/s320/b230511FTFC%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Around 3 this afternoon I got two phone calls, first from Brian Brosky and then Levi Wilson relaying that Levi and Nolan Kerr found a Fork-tailed Flycatcher along the Lake Michigan shoreline, about a mile and a half south of the entrance to Ludington State Park. This is only the 8 record of this species in Michigan and the first for Mason County. Not surprising, considering the birds normal range.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vcPx0xxTP85BBrOpqGSBQhPS2MD3XXu2oEWkblAWUH2wopZxn30CRAFDus1ACcv0htmn-KkpTaL5CBaEyXEsF-Vjwxy3VY3U_c1siBPNt4TG1SC142Q7JQc3hNbF8YosS5Vq97W26qBkOzidrYDsKT2HUjDPssAHIVNnFWRIeU5lO6S87hp7Yhty/s780/FTFCmap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="780" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vcPx0xxTP85BBrOpqGSBQhPS2MD3XXu2oEWkblAWUH2wopZxn30CRAFDus1ACcv0htmn-KkpTaL5CBaEyXEsF-Vjwxy3VY3U_c1siBPNt4TG1SC142Q7JQc3hNbF8YosS5Vq97W26qBkOzidrYDsKT2HUjDPssAHIVNnFWRIeU5lO6S87hp7Yhty/s320/FTFCmap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> That's right the bird's home is in Central or South America. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Their monumental flycatcher discovery overshadowed my bird of the day, a Prothonotary Warbler in my yard. It is the 193rd species on my yard list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkox-LrfBD_gbb-AQGNJn0CgUHGskg6m9fOOGq-ZgiuzPljgz9wWEWu8emiuxzgrJf9BSjcfD5kQFd8gAv-vdcof0lKujPPN7nNobeyOWXwAzlU5SO_QJntxZLqA1rErgRmbfQitDdp5QXo12WdgSD4CPmJmzd5gs3JxGPH_-nHg6ZwVM7z7pqnDz/s994/b230511Prothonotary%20(3a).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="994" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkox-LrfBD_gbb-AQGNJn0CgUHGskg6m9fOOGq-ZgiuzPljgz9wWEWu8emiuxzgrJf9BSjcfD5kQFd8gAv-vdcof0lKujPPN7nNobeyOWXwAzlU5SO_QJntxZLqA1rErgRmbfQitDdp5QXo12WdgSD4CPmJmzd5gs3JxGPH_-nHg6ZwVM7z7pqnDz/s320/b230511Prothonotary%20(3a).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In terms of cooperation this beautiful warbler was hot and cold. As I sat out on our deck with my wife Kelly, this little guy landed on the edge of the deck three feet from her. It stood there for a few seconds looking at us as I stared back in amazement. It then flew to a nearby maple and waited for me to come out and take some adequately-lit photos. The cooperation ended there though, as it took off and was not refound despite the efforts of Brian Brosky, Suzie Knoll and myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The discovery of yardbird number 192 occurred just yesterday morning when I spotted a Golden-winged Warbler fueling up on insects high up in the trees. I was able to get some passable ID photos of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP09QXwgOBMtXqn_iY9rYxXrbpxgy0PkHl-vnTe1ajggGjlRG039iU3tOgLsEFOVwTxhOy9M9tU2RquFkGLWu8SrBdwmwmFIkcB0XobvFHPRMfcddwPGBOuv-ADUpsnD6tKnIrngdm7mZ_KWEhkPPSLLfUko55lI8btR3KQb8dT2YQxOv5EfbZ1C_/s2627/230510birds%20(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2627" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP09QXwgOBMtXqn_iY9rYxXrbpxgy0PkHl-vnTe1ajggGjlRG039iU3tOgLsEFOVwTxhOy9M9tU2RquFkGLWu8SrBdwmwmFIkcB0XobvFHPRMfcddwPGBOuv-ADUpsnD6tKnIrngdm7mZ_KWEhkPPSLLfUko55lI8btR3KQb8dT2YQxOv5EfbZ1C_/s320/230510birds%20(8).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Fortunately it returned in the early evening at a closer distance with better lighting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5MTXrDiIu1d3Fbq3tu2kwNzyCOfvcYdLhzfNymF7TzS1BUZCgXK3CYid5LWPr5VvDtbHjVJ9lQUoat_LT2Uzj8Lc7vi1NvyLwrRTqJqBXg6OPpEWsxTEd-xJh1fhPOnPjvhoyFaCJMNjxyk5vPoI5CjC6BlfOg0he1qdZnzPiqdbYwwuuf6kqOft/s1035/b230510birds%20(22).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1035" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5MTXrDiIu1d3Fbq3tu2kwNzyCOfvcYdLhzfNymF7TzS1BUZCgXK3CYid5LWPr5VvDtbHjVJ9lQUoat_LT2Uzj8Lc7vi1NvyLwrRTqJqBXg6OPpEWsxTEd-xJh1fhPOnPjvhoyFaCJMNjxyk5vPoI5CjC6BlfOg0he1qdZnzPiqdbYwwuuf6kqOft/s320/b230510birds%20(22).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> In case you were wondering how we got from 190 yardbirds in the last post to 192 that the Golden-winged Warbler represents, last Thursday I spotted a pair of Red-necked Grebes that I estimate were 2000' offshore on Lake Michigan. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTBAi44duELPlqD1KO8atVxjoUmbltPCOmnuVtOOpWbUQJUWRHcH5-Hrp0Gwra-zHBOuFqzKthoV3KkSKImiX1DnDfKbbf8W2DTRfxeTWfG4CK2QtgOEzWv9Vf9iC1R2nAwcscdOKxUq26y2nGXf-4FivM4WZE-0QKOUfhlSlvhpoby9QWfjsOuro/s772/b230504RNGR%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="772" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTBAi44duELPlqD1KO8atVxjoUmbltPCOmnuVtOOpWbUQJUWRHcH5-Hrp0Gwra-zHBOuFqzKthoV3KkSKImiX1DnDfKbbf8W2DTRfxeTWfG4CK2QtgOEzWv9Vf9iC1R2nAwcscdOKxUq26y2nGXf-4FivM4WZE-0QKOUfhlSlvhpoby9QWfjsOuro/s320/b230504RNGR%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I had always thought that Red-necked Grebes might show up on the lake one day but I was surprised that it occurred on May 4 rather than in the winter or early spring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><p><br /></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-73644312959341894842023-04-20T21:05:00.001-04:002023-04-20T21:05:08.010-04:00Lark Sparrow Yardbird 190 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjvNMMYpLPRasFPuyWCfnpN7YCEFbUB0UjaGaVuCV2K_9zTdJVw7ID1Z6PB9jbb7bti1UIIHBDlvUuAoFrkK6dfrjIE7tmUgYkESQGyzyjo2sZ7aQ_bbQLou-ihXBuq6TpvyPUe28_e48atsZYRZkdLo72XRKo_F5Is7YAIG0zKGJTaGf82wZHXta/s1057/b230420LarkSparrow%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1057" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjvNMMYpLPRasFPuyWCfnpN7YCEFbUB0UjaGaVuCV2K_9zTdJVw7ID1Z6PB9jbb7bti1UIIHBDlvUuAoFrkK6dfrjIE7tmUgYkESQGyzyjo2sZ7aQ_bbQLou-ihXBuq6TpvyPUe28_e48atsZYRZkdLo72XRKo_F5Is7YAIG0zKGJTaGf82wZHXta/s320/b230420LarkSparrow%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Shortly after 2 pm this afternoon I noticed a light-colored sparrow in an ash tree across the driveway.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx01IZD9K2302LFEaXbkwSPtOp_g_vhFbnU0AkTlo9j11XKKjG2RBMWHmskiSw84ilMEpLUTEUhDsM8lGHM__hzfIZ5-U4bU9i7wv0SD-aBK4a46_9NcL79TAmt9EjGBiM74n6RQ2rMQ6a5_cVObihhDB9U9GnSljylcCKOCHObTk29MPt_0A3c_b/s1131/b230420LarkSparrow%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1131" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx01IZD9K2302LFEaXbkwSPtOp_g_vhFbnU0AkTlo9j11XKKjG2RBMWHmskiSw84ilMEpLUTEUhDsM8lGHM__hzfIZ5-U4bU9i7wv0SD-aBK4a46_9NcL79TAmt9EjGBiM74n6RQ2rMQ6a5_cVObihhDB9U9GnSljylcCKOCHObTk29MPt_0A3c_b/s320/b230420LarkSparrow%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> A quick look through the binoculars revealed a Lark Sparrow, a species of the grasslands and prairies of the West and Great Plains. <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOWhqKDCZ2p9ZSlS-EayD-E3v6SIvJiw8uARU7Hp8cmykZ24hDa9e3sShiSd6UITxLlGlHmv2GCtYBCPQ4EUM1H0Oo9bLj0OQJSbF5umPT-E6cyxyUL8HinfqjoEhgfYi9OKrYsP9jbpxx7YROYeww7iZ7TGiyjCRGceGYzmgb70-r_u4Q028wjtW/s525/larksparrowrangemapd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOWhqKDCZ2p9ZSlS-EayD-E3v6SIvJiw8uARU7Hp8cmykZ24hDa9e3sShiSd6UITxLlGlHmv2GCtYBCPQ4EUM1H0Oo9bLj0OQJSbF5umPT-E6cyxyUL8HinfqjoEhgfYi9OKrYsP9jbpxx7YROYeww7iZ7TGiyjCRGceGYzmgb70-r_u4Q028wjtW/s320/larksparrowrangemapd.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lark Sparrow Range Map </td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Despite being off course it has made itself at home by cleaning up under my feeders often enough to allow half of Mason County's top 12 ebirders to stop by and add it to their year and/or life county list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YU_jAYjUpn6G3tN7t4KtrFWg0RwmyvXdR47AOKbc24yt_-tjE_MfDF1AnM3xzP4VzQOh3ff0omK7XrFy5UkQzgTAypsXB1qHI9GPzXE6AH6QmsRgx46NRJe8tZd996i2kFgAXYC2XiIrfzrh5otcnQxoVRoytI9wp0qxM_n1b_FmZDxMAGWvissN/s1045/b230420LarkSparrow%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Yesterday, a rare Brant appeared a couple miles down the road at the Pentwater north pier. It was discovered by fishermen at the pier during the afternoon and word quickly spread to the birding community. Brants have been recorded fewer than 100 times in Michigan. Their fall migration route takes them from the Arctic through Hudson Bay and on to the Atlantic Ocean. Any migration through the Great Lakes region is usually limited to the eastern lakes of Huron, Erie and Ontario.
Within minutes of finding out about the bird I gathered up my camera and headed down there. The small goose was very cooperative so I was able to get photos at reasonable close range.
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The heavy overcast made for drab photos but today the sun popped out but the goose went AWOL for the morning. On my second attempt of the day I was able to photograph it when it showed up in the noon hour and resumed posing.
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During my futile morning wild goose chase a tolerant Snow Bunting was willing to sit for photos.
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The highlight on the homefront this week occurred on Tuesday, when I had a brief visit from a leucistic Evening Grosbeak.
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Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-64346664893846636542022-11-02T06:33:00.001-04:002022-11-02T06:34:07.526-04:00Evening Grosbeak Irruption 2022 11/2/2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEKQwihiKBh1z9Ok5mH3cKykF_OBvPMmPvBD8d4hp01kH9hTNOV_Z-lNK1rMElSUMGbQwItN3knxJuqYY3IUpZrVC1puw-WULlCNByHtra1K7Lhg7jjxwiRpPb0zuaEV-IhrA6XI_dkNwPH60QuZLQDmEP7ofhK7X-4XTMNpLs50PKqKMhi3rdf6u/s842/b221028evgr%20%286%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEKQwihiKBh1z9Ok5mH3cKykF_OBvPMmPvBD8d4hp01kH9hTNOV_Z-lNK1rMElSUMGbQwItN3knxJuqYY3IUpZrVC1puw-WULlCNByHtra1K7Lhg7jjxwiRpPb0zuaEV-IhrA6XI_dkNwPH60QuZLQDmEP7ofhK7X-4XTMNpLs50PKqKMhi3rdf6u/s400/b221028evgr%20%286%29.jpg"/></a></div>
Everything about the 2022 Evening Grosbeak Irruption is remarkably similar to the 2020 event. From the predictions of the <a href="https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2022">Winter Finch Forecast</a>, the date of first sighting (10/28/2020 vs 10/27/2022), to the arriving small group not visiting the feeders followed by a couple dozen raiding the sunflower platform a day later. Even the fact that my initial observation both years occurred while I was splitting firewood and heard them vocalizing as they landed in a nearby tree.
I'm currently getting 30-50 of the boldly marked finches around and above the yard almost from first light until sunset.
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A couple people asked me why I hadn't posted in a while. Truth is that there weren't many inspiring observations this summer.
The summer could be defined by two words...
Eagles
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgMnR5NAzwoqPkOwn0BZkWyiRXe2vZT2N4tmcmWlICvgR9chp-YmYy2ejwU4um8mR-4_OkmzPlnpP4bDIaIIkF7nTL_uEWZATpXmWfQZ8WjkTQKqy29AqEl-29APpDW4fwlkOQk3etm46Djyy8_aLvDgNaHlZ16yqhaXB5gOqGoJkpzPTPBPSnzfp/s912/220517gull%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="912" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgMnR5NAzwoqPkOwn0BZkWyiRXe2vZT2N4tmcmWlICvgR9chp-YmYy2ejwU4um8mR-4_OkmzPlnpP4bDIaIIkF7nTL_uEWZATpXmWfQZ8WjkTQKqy29AqEl-29APpDW4fwlkOQk3etm46Djyy8_aLvDgNaHlZ16yqhaXB5gOqGoJkpzPTPBPSnzfp/s320/220517gull%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div> For the second year in May in a row, I've photographed a Lesser Black-backed Gull flying past my bluff.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5-U61VCLyA5D6ATi16BuI38RTbcW3cQBs7rWk583zMiGljfeSTJD8VE-cyJ1BQwAZFVJfDcnBgR0qRNATe9mXzavG4yi6GzXV6xdFQ1MsRF8H-94N4OyPbrMMyxQWD2hY1TIAQMyQ1T5iYUtNoGGxJ-Y1GZG_xnpnKOvq7ilPTeGxd7B3X4mL38C/s1260/comp220517gull%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1260" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5-U61VCLyA5D6ATi16BuI38RTbcW3cQBs7rWk583zMiGljfeSTJD8VE-cyJ1BQwAZFVJfDcnBgR0qRNATe9mXzavG4yi6GzXV6xdFQ1MsRF8H-94N4OyPbrMMyxQWD2hY1TIAQMyQ1T5iYUtNoGGxJ-Y1GZG_xnpnKOvq7ilPTeGxd7B3X4mL38C/s320/comp220517gull%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Composite photo of 1st cycle LBBG</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The first cycle bird above was seen on Tuesday morning and as a bonus it brought a friend...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFaFN4ztWs51LReUeAqDzOu-5BA3roV2tDRZuKL6flQRfraOMyQ8SCQMvKPNd2U5w3dmbZgsrp375PBEvkBL6i4L7nK_S1Fy3V5GgOKomb7ZFS4k0IuEm2HED2m6KJHbLb4eenW-gMm-VB-JWJtrPg3lOJ7H8XzC5hW4UAaMKeu3CR0nBE3CRhgZg/s1222/220517gull%20(9).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1222" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFaFN4ztWs51LReUeAqDzOu-5BA3roV2tDRZuKL6flQRfraOMyQ8SCQMvKPNd2U5w3dmbZgsrp375PBEvkBL6i4L7nK_S1Fy3V5GgOKomb7ZFS4k0IuEm2HED2m6KJHbLb4eenW-gMm-VB-JWJtrPg3lOJ7H8XzC5hW4UAaMKeu3CR0nBE3CRhgZg/s320/220517gull%20(9).JPG" width="320" /></a></div>…. a 2nd cycle Lesser Black-backed Gull.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs56fowTcHORfJtO6Fe5ewrCP6VJRb87JAQk6ctAUtv6H42wXbDS2e4_RbpGnD-PZvYoBntnBj5_6dxzAY88pvcug_JdvREmNAgJ2zwvVDLnm8B7cMsxj9ger2fXrF7E6IqiwJ7b_sMVDVx2abHkZd3p-kRi2vp8DHwR4CgvOtaZA_RFWF81lVkwR6/s1011/220517gull%20(12).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1011" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs56fowTcHORfJtO6Fe5ewrCP6VJRb87JAQk6ctAUtv6H42wXbDS2e4_RbpGnD-PZvYoBntnBj5_6dxzAY88pvcug_JdvREmNAgJ2zwvVDLnm8B7cMsxj9ger2fXrF7E6IqiwJ7b_sMVDVx2abHkZd3p-kRi2vp8DHwR4CgvOtaZA_RFWF81lVkwR6/s320/220517gull%20(12).JPG" width="320" /></a></div> This gull species brings my yardlist for the year up to 155. <div><br /></div><div> The other bird of interest from Tuesday was an adult Bald Eagle which flew by at close range at eye-level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GHtNSQNQ7T_VLz69qOEkWGA6Nhs1Gv3Jx_VVyQMAveGtiWG8kFIeItx_5HP9DWfGdgnJ8yuq3zAbj9h5YTQBWcABA7LddDEqDLvXvAhVhaS7kLOU23KA3HspR-vU7HE2m_1rPETgoPMBSggzDKuXyZ8OFzmfYhejXLMcnLqeZQApTB_R1_nxGIWB/s1188/b220517eagle%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="926" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GHtNSQNQ7T_VLz69qOEkWGA6Nhs1Gv3Jx_VVyQMAveGtiWG8kFIeItx_5HP9DWfGdgnJ8yuq3zAbj9h5YTQBWcABA7LddDEqDLvXvAhVhaS7kLOU23KA3HspR-vU7HE2m_1rPETgoPMBSggzDKuXyZ8OFzmfYhejXLMcnLqeZQApTB_R1_nxGIWB/s320/b220517eagle%20(2).jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-22910869385983316052022-05-19T14:04:00.002-04:002022-05-19T14:34:23.098-04:00Lewis's Woodpecker, Muskegon County 5/18/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucE7dkf7BFzp-MSTLlNAsVJGh5bhcwkIs4vyU12R6sj0v3ZrUtFikpSqExDVnvbAqUG21_FXykxivM4f6sMEfNOGrmI1crMWbOmxzoRjQWr3FDKRYACwNa-ZsO4WRV0zkGs1YkpPFCknelQt2Gl23jrTMb9svKavqNACdJO3lnp0i_Af_cmsiJ2lS/s898/b220518LEWO%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="898" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucE7dkf7BFzp-MSTLlNAsVJGh5bhcwkIs4vyU12R6sj0v3ZrUtFikpSqExDVnvbAqUG21_FXykxivM4f6sMEfNOGrmI1crMWbOmxzoRjQWr3FDKRYACwNa-ZsO4WRV0zkGs1YkpPFCknelQt2Gl23jrTMb9svKavqNACdJO3lnp0i_Af_cmsiJ2lS/s320/b220518LEWO%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A Lewis's Woodpecker has been the talk of West Michigan birding the past few days. It showed up in the yard of a birder in Fruitport Twp on Monday and word quickly spread to draw birders from across the state to see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Yesterday afternoon Brian Brosky and I headed down there and after about an hour we were able to locate the bird with the help of Salar Alam who had seen the bird a little while before we arrived.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WtPxGPXaBlzXAp0Tidc6klhG76xVC-hch8Ru2vtfrNLpqbbBVD6XmAmrFYUVFEO7kuRd8FFWHWfWnxGwCVPdVbg_T9PmP72uLwfEzM8fjtyea2kPtJp34wIZrhYK-LeBrQGaypZQsGlaRThYNocEIP1zR0F0TUn84TeZ2pdsB98wZW2_QRIwhKf_/s1029/b220518LEWO%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1029" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WtPxGPXaBlzXAp0Tidc6klhG76xVC-hch8Ru2vtfrNLpqbbBVD6XmAmrFYUVFEO7kuRd8FFWHWfWnxGwCVPdVbg_T9PmP72uLwfEzM8fjtyea2kPtJp34wIZrhYK-LeBrQGaypZQsGlaRThYNocEIP1zR0F0TUn84TeZ2pdsB98wZW2_QRIwhKf_/s320/b220518LEWO%20(7).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOCZARC3PfrpCj7Ba09rtiGRYpwx8pYNFCY40z9mG3ukGR3B9ISmtaTB6hEl4Y9hSzzSu3TIVOSamSDXFVeL2istmc5cvbjl6gVleC1whpTBCpWy3fD9XYL7CdW3tsyb_M3g2M57bT0qhG8Gb5vEju31fF4JiNwnjBlj5ZeXt1mLRs0eAYZZrfPFR/s972/b220518LEWO%20(19).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="972" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOCZARC3PfrpCj7Ba09rtiGRYpwx8pYNFCY40z9mG3ukGR3B9ISmtaTB6hEl4Y9hSzzSu3TIVOSamSDXFVeL2istmc5cvbjl6gVleC1whpTBCpWy3fD9XYL7CdW3tsyb_M3g2M57bT0qhG8Gb5vEju31fF4JiNwnjBlj5ZeXt1mLRs0eAYZZrfPFR/s320/b220518LEWO%20(19).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p> It is only the fourth record for this species in Michigan, but the first since 2004 and the first in the lower peninsula.</p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-33674600397109819552022-05-10T21:38:00.002-04:002022-05-10T21:38:18.028-04:00Time for a Chat 5/10/22 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKcxZHd-y7KpDXum6desTCMOQxi95GiNbG954zzrXy9ElD8GZwgN5c90vBsUeyU3bQUbQd5Pvu9zIpA51LLClPIh4elaPlNaLTqE9RRsoDNfdKBP-jSVycr-OxL3yjR3bkhNVtCeWXHgGVOA0FSdX3hzhUWOM6Rjoeq4Ws78PouFP_uG_RT0QDO3R/s1088/b220510YBCH%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1088" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKcxZHd-y7KpDXum6desTCMOQxi95GiNbG954zzrXy9ElD8GZwgN5c90vBsUeyU3bQUbQd5Pvu9zIpA51LLClPIh4elaPlNaLTqE9RRsoDNfdKBP-jSVycr-OxL3yjR3bkhNVtCeWXHgGVOA0FSdX3hzhUWOM6Rjoeq4Ws78PouFP_uG_RT0QDO3R/s320/b220510YBCH%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> A Yellow-breasted Chat found its way into my yard this morning and set off a daylong game of hide and seek. Brian Brosky and I first spied the bird at 10:41 am, and while the last sighting was over 8 hours later the total time that the bird was visible could have been less than a minute. At one point it was not seen for four hours only to be relocated in the exact location it had been last seen.<p></p><p> This is only the second time a Yellow-breasted Chat has been seen in Mason County. The previous sighting by Ethel Getgood occurred on May 18, 1974. Of course this represents a new species for the yard list, number 184. It is also the 140th species that I've seen here this year and the 100th this month.</p><p>Other birds of interest since the last post....</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3f2Rmj4Hkh8VgXzTenVdstMxV8HXJz6b9zsm5yWSygpgRVJPBUuGJJ7Bo6ooKa7h7VwiTtbKPw0SXld3Wxd-MpUlFJDfwr5qdnhgHznEknfa_bjzXnWezHhhCTogghsk5StxAK8PpAIziPKhhiXleDn9S9U5Xn93x7kGUuTQ7Ag1i3Cc_swqTDr4/s1266/b220510btbw%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1266" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3f2Rmj4Hkh8VgXzTenVdstMxV8HXJz6b9zsm5yWSygpgRVJPBUuGJJ7Bo6ooKa7h7VwiTtbKPw0SXld3Wxd-MpUlFJDfwr5qdnhgHznEknfa_bjzXnWezHhhCTogghsk5StxAK8PpAIziPKhhiXleDn9S9U5Xn93x7kGUuTQ7Ag1i3Cc_swqTDr4/s320/b220510btbw%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-throated Blue Warbler<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cU0Y8SyeFA9-hIuvJAanqBCT_P7-X6xKO3TTcKvaaPRCZkyi1ALgfGOIoYBrDIG_DyFsutBj47INXYEYnrYEVStoAV4zcelWQW4CIt4gqh7n-l2M5KkomU-Ks6HymMJRulZMVjJ011sHYOM7r3vCgljLaoDa8E2U-G8QeRQgszZcMJ7G7TSH4wae/s1126/b220509birds%20(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1126" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cU0Y8SyeFA9-hIuvJAanqBCT_P7-X6xKO3TTcKvaaPRCZkyi1ALgfGOIoYBrDIG_DyFsutBj47INXYEYnrYEVStoAV4zcelWQW4CIt4gqh7n-l2M5KkomU-Ks6HymMJRulZMVjJ011sHYOM7r3vCgljLaoDa8E2U-G8QeRQgszZcMJ7G7TSH4wae/s320/b220509birds%20(7).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forster's Tern </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw10JTaa__dgKiv7f75Rl_XSOO0F8zYpWKLZmgqPTMgNNlRTy-VgTHXsGUwVp4JHis9foD6-VyOGOVK7MngIXNklECLUOghkltzW7IB_MuOVAigobB4W9ov6gyrGnnzwKhdtm-dEd8VqwLENASd155fWKmWcxqMYXlmtnvuSQfn0u3ktNbYcDBt-J/s1176/b220509birds%20(12).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1176" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw10JTaa__dgKiv7f75Rl_XSOO0F8zYpWKLZmgqPTMgNNlRTy-VgTHXsGUwVp4JHis9foD6-VyOGOVK7MngIXNklECLUOghkltzW7IB_MuOVAigobB4W9ov6gyrGnnzwKhdtm-dEd8VqwLENASd155fWKmWcxqMYXlmtnvuSQfn0u3ktNbYcDBt-J/s320/b220509birds%20(12).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-headed Vireo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOx6KIFRwb_bBQbHTPdw0iSPGPhOCZjf_jUwPYw-5rR05p2xiZ8cQzmI70oRzLrmEXkk1KDvMHrFAFgRgrLGLdG-sUv2V2Af0ypmQz0DfWCZOJajJ4XTzVfK2vzol4xBUBhH9Y9WGBrinOLjV819hBnFfzVnkKEHktQyQVRtpNqdJ5pc_Y64Q9F74/s1017/b220509birds%20(21).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1017" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOx6KIFRwb_bBQbHTPdw0iSPGPhOCZjf_jUwPYw-5rR05p2xiZ8cQzmI70oRzLrmEXkk1KDvMHrFAFgRgrLGLdG-sUv2V2Af0ypmQz0DfWCZOJajJ4XTzVfK2vzol4xBUBhH9Y9WGBrinOLjV819hBnFfzVnkKEHktQyQVRtpNqdJ5pc_Y64Q9F74/s320/b220509birds%20(21).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nashville Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNLOvHhNUVtIWQYeklm_lvHXag6JpIxFOpwHCiN4_xZRtQJp38kdww2zQJ2CMblxp2cfY4k5-JNkirGGSW2RenZGDWWCellpNcYmsjdqVYhObZ0ptT54J6C0_n0n3SBfnV6A_6H1KC8Q5ZD0XeUhOfft0VMD2qntF_FA_ZV2JettKzyCFPpnwjWgQ/s1182/b220509birds%20(30).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1182" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNLOvHhNUVtIWQYeklm_lvHXag6JpIxFOpwHCiN4_xZRtQJp38kdww2zQJ2CMblxp2cfY4k5-JNkirGGSW2RenZGDWWCellpNcYmsjdqVYhObZ0ptT54J6C0_n0n3SBfnV6A_6H1KC8Q5ZD0XeUhOfft0VMD2qntF_FA_ZV2JettKzyCFPpnwjWgQ/s320/b220509birds%20(30).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orchard Oriole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeerRz7jfFXRqZCYkbYW-BVtmpcGlkjDByKaWzx4KFy4Gf93vbH21SXR70b7ChoJf66US3B45GQCr8d99M0M6g1TZmHIpg_Nifs9ApSStNhE0-9UQMIUYnfswNkcnX-FQtbECbpquVZwn65fKL4JiCjQ6vLCUgXnb4zAHQkjwdzgQhWsdmhX5G6Jn/s1086/b220509birds%20(32).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1086" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeerRz7jfFXRqZCYkbYW-BVtmpcGlkjDByKaWzx4KFy4Gf93vbH21SXR70b7ChoJf66US3B45GQCr8d99M0M6g1TZmHIpg_Nifs9ApSStNhE0-9UQMIUYnfswNkcnX-FQtbECbpquVZwn65fKL4JiCjQ6vLCUgXnb4zAHQkjwdzgQhWsdmhX5G6Jn/s320/b220509birds%20(32).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo Bunting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDbrp6SzcGenuXghX4pVWTddkX5XjBf-R1hZyGwCz9l1we6osnGIXaraNUuVRwzn8Ut87U37WPjpJB1xXxzUTTgpt13CHznzcbyWsxX12B89i2H_4uRqLGfvDrj4_WNzJHIwgayV89XCWcrKll1OiBQHyD_hIyOiaYPy8vFOJWRWRMQd462qX-Vdy/s1938/220508yard%20(39).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="1433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDbrp6SzcGenuXghX4pVWTddkX5XjBf-R1hZyGwCz9l1we6osnGIXaraNUuVRwzn8Ut87U37WPjpJB1xXxzUTTgpt13CHznzcbyWsxX12B89i2H_4uRqLGfvDrj4_WNzJHIwgayV89XCWcrKll1OiBQHyD_hIyOiaYPy8vFOJWRWRMQd462qX-Vdy/s320/220508yard%20(39).JPG" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baltimore Oriole</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Qb6XJWZEY-5pit_be5O3YfbSLYItH03q4CahgD2UNnHps6yNi4MRtszytDgJEOiVr5OyVtJlfn7nNxQuhctNUFPPHEShxxsEIrqTEMV9-a7GssxlSkJWxIzoR4Id63KOjTPY0wjCV4hwHkn0GVzepHdDwllyqaC0vWQPU-i2cRtmokAGTDwmWS2P/s2360/220508yard%20(13).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2360" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Qb6XJWZEY-5pit_be5O3YfbSLYItH03q4CahgD2UNnHps6yNi4MRtszytDgJEOiVr5OyVtJlfn7nNxQuhctNUFPPHEShxxsEIrqTEMV9-a7GssxlSkJWxIzoR4Id63KOjTPY0wjCV4hwHkn0GVzepHdDwllyqaC0vWQPU-i2cRtmokAGTDwmWS2P/s320/220508yard%20(13).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rose-breasted Grosbeak</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-21333907719625177702022-05-05T19:49:00.004-04:002023-04-17T07:31:14.867-04:00Western Tanager, Hamlin Lake 5/5/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LNcWktWRHbWLkn9QgRXJR9mz2l-DXtuJUrsPMQYQlbbLadQK6-VW1T2G93oI3D5zRWdD5Xzki3grPjreyDf6E8kmGLnlRWHxrlbQEAhnkAlbTw4DT4TvBJ8wRb_ChVA72ewcaJREgwlj2-P_uFQIRkj04CbdM6DRCF5WFFVY27gZAX0h5Jpux6kx/s1075/b220505wtanager2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1075" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LNcWktWRHbWLkn9QgRXJR9mz2l-DXtuJUrsPMQYQlbbLadQK6-VW1T2G93oI3D5zRWdD5Xzki3grPjreyDf6E8kmGLnlRWHxrlbQEAhnkAlbTw4DT4TvBJ8wRb_ChVA72ewcaJREgwlj2-P_uFQIRkj04CbdM6DRCF5WFFVY27gZAX0h5Jpux6kx/s320/b220505wtanager2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Around noon today Randy Dougherty noticed a Western Tanager on the feeders at his Hamlin Lake home. Word of the discover got to me through a text from Brian Brosky. Traveling from different parts of the county Brian and I arrived at the same time at Randy's house. Though not initially present it showed up a few minutes later just as the Wilson brothers got on site.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAn3DP5ivA3xaojCO_2qHes-WtCLF0WSZEhU4GtdLQcLMFtQeWDjIlS--PdWR2HwWFX2OeIgDlEKhVPzUOPg6QZNNg66dC5T3j-l7HgyatlhF2okY9dwp3DCXZy42_PRpLIoCENo1mMEApRHDv4r6O77UBcJyskusvJYhfC7gtW2v4Z-xuvToddcr/s1086/b220505wtanager1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1086" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAn3DP5ivA3xaojCO_2qHes-WtCLF0WSZEhU4GtdLQcLMFtQeWDjIlS--PdWR2HwWFX2OeIgDlEKhVPzUOPg6QZNNg66dC5T3j-l7HgyatlhF2okY9dwp3DCXZy42_PRpLIoCENo1mMEApRHDv4r6O77UBcJyskusvJYhfC7gtW2v4Z-xuvToddcr/s320/b220505wtanager1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> This is only the second recorded visit to Mason County for this species. </div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-83492506881128177212022-05-02T06:12:00.000-04:002022-05-02T06:12:02.233-04:00Raptor Migration 4/28-29/2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TPO3NIm5Dw-uiCsmIVaz31OBCdoSnnclR3F8gi4fDwPXHkLThM9cQP_kWqWbwKxOMJppPh8d74uI33vzuxyzm-NY906HGBGlH8_YCcD8EXw2Yu24gt1mOkvtTeRW10t-SKNlIRIoEAVAQbB4e96W135va3QX1KjNbiRdyvvvhTkzLclUTMZ8L49S/s1084/b220428birds%20(2)BW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1084" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TPO3NIm5Dw-uiCsmIVaz31OBCdoSnnclR3F8gi4fDwPXHkLThM9cQP_kWqWbwKxOMJppPh8d74uI33vzuxyzm-NY906HGBGlH8_YCcD8EXw2Yu24gt1mOkvtTeRW10t-SKNlIRIoEAVAQbB4e96W135va3QX1KjNbiRdyvvvhTkzLclUTMZ8L49S/s320/b220428birds%20(2)BW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> On Thursday and Friday more than 100 raptors were seen migrating over my property. More than half were Turkey Vultures but 51 others represented 9 species. The first Broad-wingeds of the year were seen....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG0Yy1b0j6DbKvnUOveLY2LBTvReG304MXrklLXd5z27Nq1lXQOGzfxmgflFy_JAOrla5uGn24fSZbmQnfxVIWWHqKL4e_MH_v4HNYRm69UIZv0tiIUDe4jWGpa-Ic2ksZl7oVUITmVM1DTP0qFn5w9WzgVoxqFP7YV1VBX4hoTjIu7wLH1RvK133/s1011/b220428birds%20(17)BW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1011" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG0Yy1b0j6DbKvnUOveLY2LBTvReG304MXrklLXd5z27Nq1lXQOGzfxmgflFy_JAOrla5uGn24fSZbmQnfxVIWWHqKL4e_MH_v4HNYRm69UIZv0tiIUDe4jWGpa-Ic2ksZl7oVUITmVM1DTP0qFn5w9WzgVoxqFP7YV1VBX4hoTjIu7wLH1RvK133/s320/b220428birds%20(17)BW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> ...which included a dark morph seen below.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrtmi40ZT-ckm3pvvCSbdBBUcGKSXZVLGv_OokItBVNzlCOTZ8QXemR95XOdClAZq_5PkPNV84aYr7O7Atzwd_Y72GEwpjqz1OJL_3HWV4vEWu1e-QD3X8XGXbpBhv7VgFLhBY8b9K5iNWjfkq-xvmrOWZayFkkWHneSZ9WVrzROkazJoSKgu2XcR/s873/220428birds%20(10).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="873" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrtmi40ZT-ckm3pvvCSbdBBUcGKSXZVLGv_OokItBVNzlCOTZ8QXemR95XOdClAZq_5PkPNV84aYr7O7Atzwd_Y72GEwpjqz1OJL_3HWV4vEWu1e-QD3X8XGXbpBhv7VgFLhBY8b9K5iNWjfkq-xvmrOWZayFkkWHneSZ9WVrzROkazJoSKgu2XcR/s320/220428birds%20(10).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaed0bZPzllUEvPWrS-VmcDZMaRRoROZl2Sz2j3T86uNNkxC3DOexiDcdcXv9LTof9_rvDmTU4igt9aKE9tkqz7zryg9HqFjbiB1rJfdPnxjx9TkJzHP3gDAojBp5-6mrrqLJLVujs7aI8_Z9IhxlUYXAWONjE8sNtvp8KnVNdQn8pRU_NfeLaX46c/s998/b220428birds%20(12)immRS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="998" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaed0bZPzllUEvPWrS-VmcDZMaRRoROZl2Sz2j3T86uNNkxC3DOexiDcdcXv9LTof9_rvDmTU4igt9aKE9tkqz7zryg9HqFjbiB1rJfdPnxjx9TkJzHP3gDAojBp5-6mrrqLJLVujs7aI8_Z9IhxlUYXAWONjE8sNtvp8KnVNdQn8pRU_NfeLaX46c/s320/b220428birds%20(12)immRS.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature Red-shouldered Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJDoTGTGILGZK_MfW5sFCjxq8it3-wJg4xfMFBLK-9mwecvBEHwaIxlWs5irauDKn8w4-XiFtinJZlTWHlyskRvPZBTDLequw_P-JiyPEUy5mMhopYEYjI3MK5r3NRZbCORRpKVzQlouJaGJLlCa5zfOO2Sa4XpQwKyTZJwYEjS-ekJnIyOlmHvd8/s1012/b220428birds%20(5)RL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1012" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJDoTGTGILGZK_MfW5sFCjxq8it3-wJg4xfMFBLK-9mwecvBEHwaIxlWs5irauDKn8w4-XiFtinJZlTWHlyskRvPZBTDLequw_P-JiyPEUy5mMhopYEYjI3MK5r3NRZbCORRpKVzQlouJaGJLlCa5zfOO2Sa4XpQwKyTZJwYEjS-ekJnIyOlmHvd8/s320/b220428birds%20(5)RL.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rough-legged</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE58ZmZNjBUbBYt1aP5c1C8syZvo_kV705lt10UlpmCMkEvTIcoOJkFYGBeEGtBWtsOvTqPfu5EMh0zyOqQis2nrnrKI6blYz_wF6jf3V89nWmXJQoDD5zVWzUzQsY5_YDIhooAjMyEqOuu5J_2RBLLgUrO0na5qBNCNVXhDtFQCCgf653W8sza_5Q/s979/b220428birds%20(1)RT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="979" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE58ZmZNjBUbBYt1aP5c1C8syZvo_kV705lt10UlpmCMkEvTIcoOJkFYGBeEGtBWtsOvTqPfu5EMh0zyOqQis2nrnrKI6blYz_wF6jf3V89nWmXJQoDD5zVWzUzQsY5_YDIhooAjMyEqOuu5J_2RBLLgUrO0na5qBNCNVXhDtFQCCgf653W8sza_5Q/s320/b220428birds%20(1)RT.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molting Red-tailed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1rubBx06vYsHXb8_YINQDpjIs1iErLZVQ74F6NpfzsMdKhHGNM307bM6zVp--fUzukLu5Fmbon60i9rn12t4IQcGxCPjlXDNlxiXmsUaVGzl8KvxOSxiNiy3vVf3WA4VmDyAw9-FYSJEokkM5ksHGJfu3GUHIafYays59v0bEG2wa0HBpq6FOXBB/s994/b220429birds%20(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="994" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1rubBx06vYsHXb8_YINQDpjIs1iErLZVQ74F6NpfzsMdKhHGNM307bM6zVp--fUzukLu5Fmbon60i9rn12t4IQcGxCPjlXDNlxiXmsUaVGzl8KvxOSxiNiy3vVf3WA4VmDyAw9-FYSJEokkM5ksHGJfu3GUHIafYays59v0bEG2wa0HBpq6FOXBB/s320/b220429birds%20(16).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Osprey brought its own lunch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The usually speedy Peregrine Falcon slowed to do a few spins over the yard.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv_J5P3dCLPLejwD0SxiMLsXWr3nmHrkPZ1TNzG3BVCFDKA8F69UobBN2N_Vs-8eaLKo5QmSYEg9I4YsuShblrN9IvIu4C0p8cwUV3yc7A2fE4iln05vXrRtktws2_4GXPZfY1yD3Fw8H29R6WWHbJ99l0OLLbyzfTRapB4G-4rUlRwP-wqnm3Qmv/s1035/b220429birds%20(45).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1035" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEv_J5P3dCLPLejwD0SxiMLsXWr3nmHrkPZ1TNzG3BVCFDKA8F69UobBN2N_Vs-8eaLKo5QmSYEg9I4YsuShblrN9IvIu4C0p8cwUV3yc7A2fE4iln05vXrRtktws2_4GXPZfY1yD3Fw8H29R6WWHbJ99l0OLLbyzfTRapB4G-4rUlRwP-wqnm3Qmv/s320/b220429birds%20(45).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDyUonj9WJ_q2wWdgM4D8UQwdjZ1mu-NuquXSNKMvldcIB0EuK8NFED5T9mj3H0uURyrIqR2E3eMgvVGEyWlbIUBDyqtXl_XaErJdd8T2_Z8lkU_zwgEo_H0gcvqlkJOr4cMmL-CbalKd7arZ1mlxG4rvMC-Cll_SBTe_XO0W9y8vi9CWwznXiHcp/s1052/b220429birds%20(59).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1052" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDyUonj9WJ_q2wWdgM4D8UQwdjZ1mu-NuquXSNKMvldcIB0EuK8NFED5T9mj3H0uURyrIqR2E3eMgvVGEyWlbIUBDyqtXl_XaErJdd8T2_Z8lkU_zwgEo_H0gcvqlkJOr4cMmL-CbalKd7arZ1mlxG4rvMC-Cll_SBTe_XO0W9y8vi9CWwznXiHcp/s320/b220429birds%20(59).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Rough-legged on Friday</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2Ebp4kFiAdxezMGFXZbPk_25hrkpoPmMT2E9rbMC9pKUxsPJ_Y38MW2S6JHtKzkenDeeMjwwBj2l9XT2VdJar9svbHvXgQ7uIP0VL2JgkG7m0CK8erimiZVxe9fl_nxT0zfUIL1pUIKiC_ZM-LuvDpQ_D78RV31AtJPyganZGXJNpp_ctdx8JOZR/s933/b6N7A1749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="933" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2Ebp4kFiAdxezMGFXZbPk_25hrkpoPmMT2E9rbMC9pKUxsPJ_Y38MW2S6JHtKzkenDeeMjwwBj2l9XT2VdJar9svbHvXgQ7uIP0VL2JgkG7m0CK8erimiZVxe9fl_nxT0zfUIL1pUIKiC_ZM-LuvDpQ_D78RV31AtJPyganZGXJNpp_ctdx8JOZR/s320/b6N7A1749.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Cooper's Hawk probably not migrating</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The Bald Eagles below were not migrating either but the lead bird appears to have found a place for one stop shopping as it is carrying tattered fish remains and nesting material.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3FDOPUeFs3HmA819DIoNYKGTh4eBl1H_nbHYSjlEsoCu74vtfd6h3qHUPeQRD7wvEIz1i4W4myUni9KPqKSRC7xdeuFt6hKPv5coMc5hCqtJb7CDK1Cyjck0mMegcFgcjJJ_Hj3ybcBuRfTLsBH-Ly2Ez6KxWOlcjj-bjyn_-o41Jmc7LhJ9QvVh/s914/b220501birds%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="914" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3FDOPUeFs3HmA819DIoNYKGTh4eBl1H_nbHYSjlEsoCu74vtfd6h3qHUPeQRD7wvEIz1i4W4myUni9KPqKSRC7xdeuFt6hKPv5coMc5hCqtJb7CDK1Cyjck0mMegcFgcjJJ_Hj3ybcBuRfTLsBH-Ly2Ez6KxWOlcjj-bjyn_-o41Jmc7LhJ9QvVh/s320/b220501birds%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0EJP1F_F-5YpoqnbuPtTe8efQ3_oW8dv-UyZDVTdKjWZuMEQSVaLmVbILcw_uiDenz-944daXS2ixb1ygG7zvBC5dONFJF3S49Od27PKxhOAPeab0ycfRpy234JFGWsW0vqtUP8CzaIUWmRrvG2yxKCpAPWHxWFekXCGwi8ME1_nTqE7LgwNQuOu/s1851/220501birds%20(7).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1851" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0EJP1F_F-5YpoqnbuPtTe8efQ3_oW8dv-UyZDVTdKjWZuMEQSVaLmVbILcw_uiDenz-944daXS2ixb1ygG7zvBC5dONFJF3S49Od27PKxhOAPeab0ycfRpy234JFGWsW0vqtUP8CzaIUWmRrvG2yxKCpAPWHxWFekXCGwi8ME1_nTqE7LgwNQuOu/s320/220501birds%20(7).JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Stay tuned for updates on these eagles because they appear to be repeating the behavior that I saw from them last year where one would fly north empty-handed, then a short while later fly south with a fish in its grasp. I suspect that there is a nest a little to the south of me. Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-14393061837056021992022-04-24T07:08:00.000-04:002022-04-24T07:08:09.409-04:00Pelicans and So Much More 4/23/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCNpIkssb3aT7EjoFVbbqp0MeNspGyr5vOHtGTUGXPT7vfuvCQORB__ka6pWxowj2oDEtk6BVIaoWelyDwWPK75G2ATUkK3xtjKyjQrzl9qPBcO6mJFuszKqf1RVIqdPaME0vmnaPDrS3cBttMTwX6DlJfDFly35RIbrRY5Pm99xiAVQ2h337Sadm/s1133/b220423birds%20(24).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1133" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCNpIkssb3aT7EjoFVbbqp0MeNspGyr5vOHtGTUGXPT7vfuvCQORB__ka6pWxowj2oDEtk6BVIaoWelyDwWPK75G2ATUkK3xtjKyjQrzl9qPBcO6mJFuszKqf1RVIqdPaME0vmnaPDrS3cBttMTwX6DlJfDFly35RIbrRY5Pm99xiAVQ2h337Sadm/s320/b220423birds%20(24).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> A busy bird day was expected Saturday with southerly winds aiding migration in the preceding overnight. While searching for new arrivals in the front yard I noticed two huge white birds over the lake about to disappear behind the neighbor's trees. I took off in a sprint to the backyard waterfront and was able to get a few photos of a pair of American White Pelicans meandering southward. They are the 101st species that I've seen from home so far this year. Last year I didn't hit 100 until May 2.<p></p><p> Other new arrivals for the year were</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY4HZrtkdDh3UqHIEK15s8B7ardLZPjLH4NbroERiFGIbHBTBTrQI03A5Tq2AoYsP1M3TAnIwL4OD5546rxSSS-kxN1hACyjGFLK9ND7P28QDc4k-9N44P1JKN3Jptm_huuUIqntUZ5hRnUeHk3OP2ZQxbYZGIHtzpLvuNNPmINM8X1P4Yw9beouR/s1649/220423birds%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1649" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRY4HZrtkdDh3UqHIEK15s8B7ardLZPjLH4NbroERiFGIbHBTBTrQI03A5Tq2AoYsP1M3TAnIwL4OD5546rxSSS-kxN1hACyjGFLK9ND7P28QDc4k-9N44P1JKN3Jptm_huuUIqntUZ5hRnUeHk3OP2ZQxbYZGIHtzpLvuNNPmINM8X1P4Yw9beouR/s320/220423birds%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm Warbler<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_InzYJZZWbY6JGOyfsHAGst-qFgu575wOkuakDcAAq9QxGNW_xplC8HyTBNf1uiJ57kGoC2b3noS6UUB1Gpp0FVYK9XKh07vHUohnWK0juyTVG07gZv9KaA_G7ONmxp0azQ38OgoPULPWvfXewPb_n4_WLCJM4gdYC-pA-eaatt2bFm_ZXFHaemZ/s765/220423birds%20(27).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="765" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_InzYJZZWbY6JGOyfsHAGst-qFgu575wOkuakDcAAq9QxGNW_xplC8HyTBNf1uiJ57kGoC2b3noS6UUB1Gpp0FVYK9XKh07vHUohnWK0juyTVG07gZv9KaA_G7ONmxp0azQ38OgoPULPWvfXewPb_n4_WLCJM4gdYC-pA-eaatt2bFm_ZXFHaemZ/s320/220423birds%20(27).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bank Swallow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06_QIVj_QZsGpKtIbsUTG_loz0B2X6Ek7YUaT2B4MSq5Wl0iglq8i0HemlvTJhjux6IGTuGZ0zUWxUNV_ay3AwHCWjPteQKwmmI_AnflQq7yFpXHWp0ZQFuQXY_ZKUeYt4Q-5q2Z903eSW1oI9w7KnUzFU2Yfif1ZBR9CzPDFuiinl2_AagSOUvGP/s1851/220423birds%20(40).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1851" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06_QIVj_QZsGpKtIbsUTG_loz0B2X6Ek7YUaT2B4MSq5Wl0iglq8i0HemlvTJhjux6IGTuGZ0zUWxUNV_ay3AwHCWjPteQKwmmI_AnflQq7yFpXHWp0ZQFuQXY_ZKUeYt4Q-5q2Z903eSW1oI9w7KnUzFU2Yfif1ZBR9CzPDFuiinl2_AagSOUvGP/s320/220423birds%20(40).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Rough-winged Swallow<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> Also a couple of House Wrens were heard and seen but wouldn't pose for the camera. They brought my yard total for the year to 104. As I was processing the images in the late afternoon I received a text from Brian Brosky about a Cattle Egret found by Brendan Klick in Grant Twp. Needing that bird for my Mason County list I grabbed the camera and headed out to Townline Rd where the egret was of course, hanging out with cattle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XmtvlQiLbL7vGwvJq3IZBgHDngDxdlApt6EZ9VbKHSZ09Ps7zITBIS_ZWya1wFqG35wM8dtp_GUOLfWDf9tBt63sVttmFV73rY6r-WygCflXnz5mOB81ZZOC2FYiTn2DwYWKWRC-UXHvxuTwL0Hx7Fdd2hV7UbzYpcocnXnlp0flg8NMdarx94CY/s1369/220423cattleegret%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1369" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XmtvlQiLbL7vGwvJq3IZBgHDngDxdlApt6EZ9VbKHSZ09Ps7zITBIS_ZWya1wFqG35wM8dtp_GUOLfWDf9tBt63sVttmFV73rY6r-WygCflXnz5mOB81ZZOC2FYiTn2DwYWKWRC-UXHvxuTwL0Hx7Fdd2hV7UbzYpcocnXnlp0flg8NMdarx94CY/s320/220423cattleegret%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGCi-SA969KZFhWAxvu4RI3oXHU3MXRJrA9zrgIl7k_SlYjZuzoZWf_gfYjOq8JiYz2MluSEHVZFTklNvZhyfK0XCpJXOnCiNjtc5-YbdzegCPNKXzu-IJV07iTTiOlAdRGBfCQ8RLANUrYUNUansLCNqqAv3azDOj-sC5kRXCsRs5Ldj1xdl9t4-/s745/220423cattleegret%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGCi-SA969KZFhWAxvu4RI3oXHU3MXRJrA9zrgIl7k_SlYjZuzoZWf_gfYjOq8JiYz2MluSEHVZFTklNvZhyfK0XCpJXOnCiNjtc5-YbdzegCPNKXzu-IJV07iTTiOlAdRGBfCQ8RLANUrYUNUansLCNqqAv3azDOj-sC5kRXCsRs5Ldj1xdl9t4-/s320/220423cattleegret%20(4).JPG" width="234" /></a></div> After locating and photographing the bird, I checked the Mason-Manistee-Oceana County Bird Chat on Discord and saw that Brendan Klick also found a Wilson's Phalarope just a mile south of the egret on Beyer Rd. I was there within a couple minutes and was able to get some distant shots of the phalarope.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWuttIwRNsOLK8nhzBfXM6R2rxQDTQ62hybXXjU_hCOLKXrKAqaoQy1IIx_E4vnzhI0NTdHxvOi1ecWQZQWlarth3CojBmGqjrd-na_j4pJGcUOZiywCv333dvurFQmXwcZ7ZuRcAxrSjsy7UEeICwb7oKjnVinCGM_-kLoO1WQazmpcFAqn01avI/s988/b220423%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="988" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWuttIwRNsOLK8nhzBfXM6R2rxQDTQ62hybXXjU_hCOLKXrKAqaoQy1IIx_E4vnzhI0NTdHxvOi1ecWQZQWlarth3CojBmGqjrd-na_j4pJGcUOZiywCv333dvurFQmXwcZ7ZuRcAxrSjsy7UEeICwb7oKjnVinCGM_-kLoO1WQazmpcFAqn01avI/s320/b220423%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKDp-QDxYYkjdKwiOmKyy8JGZtX-yHljP5_wdSB7TB-JVGgPr_quqkuQgDzVpyRhye_5-hKF-n00j1eNm7Zf1W36vgJpOF1bQGB3oHEDnqSGjopFBDyJwVez6auJeib30zLdif2PtfvYmeEfR8xr9aZYHYAYS6TEmpBVBHvWtIy2GScfKvNO6Ay9n/s897/b220423%20(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="897" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKDp-QDxYYkjdKwiOmKyy8JGZtX-yHljP5_wdSB7TB-JVGgPr_quqkuQgDzVpyRhye_5-hKF-n00j1eNm7Zf1W36vgJpOF1bQGB3oHEDnqSGjopFBDyJwVez6auJeib30zLdif2PtfvYmeEfR8xr9aZYHYAYS6TEmpBVBHvWtIy2GScfKvNO6Ay9n/s320/b220423%20(13).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> The phalarope is also a first for me in the county. My county list is at 252.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-30738008280511734142022-04-21T07:30:00.000-04:002022-04-21T07:30:06.928-04:00King Eider Ludington Harbor 4/20/2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCJSQAJEiMiNVkDszaCHY72d_bnsZuvADD9GCcFrRPFgf-tGC-uHUn0okJh6tv7TuDDWHhpQkvGZMra_vXMnuoX9hqR3c94y_f8VjwybHhvqhZrJyvJxP-XsKwMqjN0SfmQUye-J_GjXn4JEKte4HkfQqPJMR4dZYRas3FMLdcWqdNK1JPWhHZlQx/s996/b220420birds%20(31).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="996" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCJSQAJEiMiNVkDszaCHY72d_bnsZuvADD9GCcFrRPFgf-tGC-uHUn0okJh6tv7TuDDWHhpQkvGZMra_vXMnuoX9hqR3c94y_f8VjwybHhvqhZrJyvJxP-XsKwMqjN0SfmQUye-J_GjXn4JEKte4HkfQqPJMR4dZYRas3FMLdcWqdNK1JPWhHZlQx/s320/b220420birds%20(31).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Mason County birding is on fire. For the second time in a week a county first has been found. Over the weekend Donna and John Haack found a Yellow-crowned Night Heron and yesterday Grand Rapids area birder Steve Minard found a King Eider just north of the north breakwall of Ludington Harbor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Just before 1 pm I received a call from Brian Brosky relaying Steve Minard's discovery. As quickly as I could, I headed out to the north pier where Brian had already relocated the arctic duck. The bird was somewhat cooperative as it provided an array of activity all within a relatively short distance of the pier.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhO9QarADOfNt7iI6PcP6Ba90ouHn2boLbfqql74fRwdqysfqYYLFVPEC1DGThUumtpTnvTft7q6ea4F4UjY2ZRVRylDrrT-0hW7YqdTeFan6jBhe2qWHNu8OOgB9TnrESBIkw-DNUzqIBqp6tgyTMMtiWLeNTMVZMEPrKf28ev-8vhxauJUhk60J/s795/b220420birds%20(34).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhO9QarADOfNt7iI6PcP6Ba90ouHn2boLbfqql74fRwdqysfqYYLFVPEC1DGThUumtpTnvTft7q6ea4F4UjY2ZRVRylDrrT-0hW7YqdTeFan6jBhe2qWHNu8OOgB9TnrESBIkw-DNUzqIBqp6tgyTMMtiWLeNTMVZMEPrKf28ev-8vhxauJUhk60J/s320/b220420birds%20(34).jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Periscoping</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBD2z__8OHkZR5blH-WJA-8SN4gsOx92qF6-EfUcC6AcsF1rzbegNOT-UiDoUwwIVI1M0jefTU9bSRk-GW0d6roo7hV_DsX0uJDavXuBgJHgZUd0fiq0iwgqOB0WKsol55Q9GJJ9QW9pZr6Gi011lZUxlTq3yURZKBL2tc_AiUYb-xoyBSzxYXNnor/s1117/b220420birds%20(39).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1117" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBD2z__8OHkZR5blH-WJA-8SN4gsOx92qF6-EfUcC6AcsF1rzbegNOT-UiDoUwwIVI1M0jefTU9bSRk-GW0d6roo7hV_DsX0uJDavXuBgJHgZUd0fiq0iwgqOB0WKsol55Q9GJJ9QW9pZr6Gi011lZUxlTq3yURZKBL2tc_AiUYb-xoyBSzxYXNnor/s320/b220420birds%20(39).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaking off water</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWQcbKRzp5A5FslkmGs3gCSuj-MBuNnhQaO7N8-G4ojGolERTvZirdmOwaTfuzhO6jvnD7rkF5MI4EBNUY8M977_LbKBrVMmOtjhex-rmIK3hN-p2HxDCHGeLJlKXcn6emRf8ecju5tr9AcnOyXj-WivE_A_REyyzZPvhyBbSfaS_2NV3rfxwzuhZ/s1076/b220420birds%20(41).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaUIalP0l5C306iZ4tV1glgQ8x53_CeCZfPQkBQ8OG6DVLV6NKlUVD7xfIzM7-0ZSmWM67mKWSzIN-ne45vRvXeKjR4R1qo2qrJxY45qEV7w2OmdOuExO4WsOO_iAx-8AWtjshMCcjtI14Ed6W-m0EBitls6jCDcSpJYMVxE3upFAFwjvUnNLleF6/s1008/b220420birds%20(19).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1008" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaUIalP0l5C306iZ4tV1glgQ8x53_CeCZfPQkBQ8OG6DVLV6NKlUVD7xfIzM7-0ZSmWM67mKWSzIN-ne45vRvXeKjR4R1qo2qrJxY45qEV7w2OmdOuExO4WsOO_iAx-8AWtjshMCcjtI14Ed6W-m0EBitls6jCDcSpJYMVxE3upFAFwjvUnNLleF6/s320/b220420birds%20(19).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> With the peak of the spring migration coming in the next few weeks let's hope the county's hot streak continues. </div><p></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-28877282198828528342022-04-18T21:46:00.001-04:002022-04-18T21:46:30.485-04:00Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Mason County 4/18/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47M9D8gK5R-byXPQleeiNc24c7Hd7iJpOVjKanGhYciyeloFUhNjmmx4XmB4jl7bS86pfSqvYiiCyKeHlPAwjnrVQEshQme-tIkkyntcyYckv8HqtdLLsoRQs-oApNdy2LyZlDTGuP45yVaJd-RE-r_E2GtEcjvWkJKnSkEXl_SjxYdTznQ42MOSo/s918/b220418birds%20(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="918" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47M9D8gK5R-byXPQleeiNc24c7Hd7iJpOVjKanGhYciyeloFUhNjmmx4XmB4jl7bS86pfSqvYiiCyKeHlPAwjnrVQEshQme-tIkkyntcyYckv8HqtdLLsoRQs-oApNdy2LyZlDTGuP45yVaJd-RE-r_E2GtEcjvWkJKnSkEXl_SjxYdTznQ42MOSo/s320/b220418birds%20(16).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Yesterday Donna and John Haack found a Yellow-crowned Night Heron in Grant Township. It is the first record of this southern bird in Mason County. Today with Brian Brosky guiding me by texts I got to the correct location on Nurnberg Rd, where I was fortunate enough to find another birder Joe Lipar, who was able to point me right at the seemingly glowing yellow crown of the wayward heron about 50 yards from the road.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH6dlMQ5XNaSZYyPHWBXN9kLFM-irBLdCnxClQlTEIFF0AbBunFdSwofW1SggGGXfkUNflo81XZ35LhSNMd8ATlngIGk-QuAeHji6PZNcc3OHONqP6PIhLV1-TTKT2Eos_mXNxuMp9vdsFS-AvXU6f4-d7f31cmOPd-I3DLXJCrlsKPUEEBr_vSWX/s948/b220418birds%20(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="948" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH6dlMQ5XNaSZYyPHWBXN9kLFM-irBLdCnxClQlTEIFF0AbBunFdSwofW1SggGGXfkUNflo81XZ35LhSNMd8ATlngIGk-QuAeHji6PZNcc3OHONqP6PIhLV1-TTKT2Eos_mXNxuMp9vdsFS-AvXU6f4-d7f31cmOPd-I3DLXJCrlsKPUEEBr_vSWX/s320/b220418birds%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> That's enough road birding. Here's what has been visiting me at my house lately...</div><div>April 11 brought...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqzDHa3dz3MVdz4Ywt_ugqIibJ7C3ZHdVVh1Ua7tlrFsmvfKJPzET7aRDozV_5Tr5ASwMTM6paGvy6mtOpWn6R7RToy2YylxOsvLb75fiSqy0Anq1E45IaifmhTNGbpV9U5GQ6eNLN81h9tjd_f22JZ65cCdgoicjkGU0dcC6MN38S5Jxn2hA80IF/s1059/b220411birds%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1059" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqzDHa3dz3MVdz4Ywt_ugqIibJ7C3ZHdVVh1Ua7tlrFsmvfKJPzET7aRDozV_5Tr5ASwMTM6paGvy6mtOpWn6R7RToy2YylxOsvLb75fiSqy0Anq1E45IaifmhTNGbpV9U5GQ6eNLN81h9tjd_f22JZ65cCdgoicjkGU0dcC6MN38S5Jxn2hA80IF/s320/b220411birds%20(6).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belted Kingfisher</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL7bYsuy8jHVQjH-0DahCmIF5QSBFBYX_iFkpWZqHqoLMouAP6w2MOIsgV_prjjIcsil14jJaknEzZ81NZIgMyJ3wikdSqWaytd2yQeCTA30UzSBe_tJNraLf2HS2tlKyxT5Nro5RZZqLudCjjOsKfDRhW2AOQyiNk_hvtRbJiM0SkOJalR-ZjkPi/s1052/b220411birds%20(9).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1052" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL7bYsuy8jHVQjH-0DahCmIF5QSBFBYX_iFkpWZqHqoLMouAP6w2MOIsgV_prjjIcsil14jJaknEzZ81NZIgMyJ3wikdSqWaytd2yQeCTA30UzSBe_tJNraLf2HS2tlKyxT5Nro5RZZqLudCjjOsKfDRhW2AOQyiNk_hvtRbJiM0SkOJalR-ZjkPi/s320/b220411birds%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSS4whnwnRRz5JpNpDY7yjNA32fMxANskffFbp2p3DFaz-hA2VkL1SY7qPJzt2ehyVqo21JKrvTFOnuVHAVh3srTlgLXuKIcLgQ_OY28wz-t0ZL5ExxdI_hR98wCDJRPG4eDTuWE7BLuLA1AGA3zg4grmbrQ8yr5fFIzILVHljA02bNgWw6_F6oDA/s1205/b220411birds%20(16).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1205" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSS4whnwnRRz5JpNpDY7yjNA32fMxANskffFbp2p3DFaz-hA2VkL1SY7qPJzt2ehyVqo21JKrvTFOnuVHAVh3srTlgLXuKIcLgQ_OY28wz-t0ZL5ExxdI_hR98wCDJRPG4eDTuWE7BLuLA1AGA3zg4grmbrQ8yr5fFIzILVHljA02bNgWw6_F6oDA/s320/b220411birds%20(16).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peregrine Falcon</td></tr></tbody></table> On April 12 I saw...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQfRAJodhiylmeZP32HePB_3TgXIuuANYVU08f0uOunyt-ICNpesTPCKYDvAq9zdf-Ti2HFDybfrl8KLDds1IVHbA2kGjADwHQFJlcLcnUKc6D3F0ZtcmCnf33NedGQqCd-YmhbX5ku2EtJ_bx53pPOKDeSFuDxCGTNqrllMfAAa97K9BVVV3wfKd/s1260/a220412birds%20(17).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1260" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQfRAJodhiylmeZP32HePB_3TgXIuuANYVU08f0uOunyt-ICNpesTPCKYDvAq9zdf-Ti2HFDybfrl8KLDds1IVHbA2kGjADwHQFJlcLcnUKc6D3F0ZtcmCnf33NedGQqCd-YmhbX5ku2EtJ_bx53pPOKDeSFuDxCGTNqrllMfAAa97K9BVVV3wfKd/s320/a220412birds%20(17).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Flicker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpRO6BNGd04B7GjE8Dmv4KA9eCG033xRhp-i6h6eeMaN538q-c8ozY2ThazOc42TqTp1ZxFADyHeMJoLmGHr-k_hY07XtYjTjPda0in8GGj1TT5NYgdb8nrqMy7Ge4OH8PrgTSiuAPV2bzt8ag0duGlPqn4miuXUD-l6YjheXCsUhuBxHqWNepL4/s1073/a220412birds%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1073" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOpRO6BNGd04B7GjE8Dmv4KA9eCG033xRhp-i6h6eeMaN538q-c8ozY2ThazOc42TqTp1ZxFADyHeMJoLmGHr-k_hY07XtYjTjPda0in8GGj1TT5NYgdb8nrqMy7Ge4OH8PrgTSiuAPV2bzt8ag0duGlPqn4miuXUD-l6YjheXCsUhuBxHqWNepL4/s320/a220412birds%20(11).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Finch<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kVEE9joMXXU2RkDYkv5ZXaXg8l0cUxV5HBZ3q4x69N-W9mbVFgUEwbVeKuTr6kqF-n_VmoCwHNBADrYduB4ZZG5PD1brdkp5S9q3C92h8ZEmAGAL8YKcsYEY7H6rH_nTk032RGLJ0-X8du5yMNYXOrskWTjUD7Ampx7vtUs0rUoIcCq5RuYPmI5R/s1045/a220412birds%20(42).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1045" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kVEE9joMXXU2RkDYkv5ZXaXg8l0cUxV5HBZ3q4x69N-W9mbVFgUEwbVeKuTr6kqF-n_VmoCwHNBADrYduB4ZZG5PD1brdkp5S9q3C92h8ZEmAGAL8YKcsYEY7H6rH_nTk032RGLJ0-X8du5yMNYXOrskWTjUD7Ampx7vtUs0rUoIcCq5RuYPmI5R/s320/a220412birds%20(42).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of Scoters</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0-Djdb_9vzY4c83_8IJx3LmeR4ZDX09_q71WMHs74GsM-q7vUNNgtxzrOFJq5jdrNAE-927HfeF8NfjOrZrQ5ChkufXyKJAhAenB8mRHKqvhHdUssOpRYML2ukfeGKuIPq-1A0oicOE0nFjuqkpJV6O4fZZAbOs2a4A9MonqTV65ui945vku4wQF/s1045/b220412birds%20(42).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1045" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0-Djdb_9vzY4c83_8IJx3LmeR4ZDX09_q71WMHs74GsM-q7vUNNgtxzrOFJq5jdrNAE-927HfeF8NfjOrZrQ5ChkufXyKJAhAenB8mRHKqvhHdUssOpRYML2ukfeGKuIPq-1A0oicOE0nFjuqkpJV6O4fZZAbOs2a4A9MonqTV65ui945vku4wQF/s320/b220412birds%20(42).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly White-winged but not always <br />Black Scoter in yellow circle and Surf Scoter in the red.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>And on April 13 the south wind brought the first of the year....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqZRe_NhiSAWijCD3kJeKvjxLciaOKj2UjEpzOwqIAkdUfJoaNIaT-yBJ7gFJBoj9XmFkSpSYZ4iEJb9XJ6zORWcNDmdogkcsZJGD9e9lYTsTvDV4M4REKU5iTqycByjd4I_VPpckYTYP0MoBI-aVHBQIpZUxrepG5zjT11sLFuy_zYVWOGFTop3F/s1072/b220413birds%20(14).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1072" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqZRe_NhiSAWijCD3kJeKvjxLciaOKj2UjEpzOwqIAkdUfJoaNIaT-yBJ7gFJBoj9XmFkSpSYZ4iEJb9XJ6zORWcNDmdogkcsZJGD9e9lYTsTvDV4M4REKU5iTqycByjd4I_VPpckYTYP0MoBI-aVHBQIpZUxrepG5zjT11sLFuy_zYVWOGFTop3F/s320/b220413birds%20(14).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Harrier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZPDfY5tDL1LLEX8e68eP0Nj-sCj4gdB5myj7-Siq1U1xdDLEnFg2FgZ09g-NzsnpCwXgpsi4n17WlkBDNWSLRcXZzOYtbIF1t1WBp7l0brB90wftj3C0yOIIuNAEjwj3HQOU60zUzOXpjMkDf9LNgnvkSXcjee_w2ZjFgosjxl-OfWFiitPqxOJE/s1155/b220413birds%20(18).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1155" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZPDfY5tDL1LLEX8e68eP0Nj-sCj4gdB5myj7-Siq1U1xdDLEnFg2FgZ09g-NzsnpCwXgpsi4n17WlkBDNWSLRcXZzOYtbIF1t1WBp7l0brB90wftj3C0yOIIuNAEjwj3HQOU60zUzOXpjMkDf9LNgnvkSXcjee_w2ZjFgosjxl-OfWFiitPqxOJE/s320/b220413birds%20(18).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-Crowned Sparrow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnj9bjpQaEqeXXYhuyDdAUsaaDeT-57jGDomaRMgSOTCHxz8Wq4DuFUaamtAb0-pOgLiPOA4abVflxlRGNYHn7tpnNYasG3drTopPxYVEUQn1yTPQ-b6UEIntKrSHmjuLcioztqpYB80Lp9bqryoEfAdLWCpRAv0aoTB-e2laz-3CbXj0y9n4PpBi/s898/b220413birds%20(30).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="898" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnj9bjpQaEqeXXYhuyDdAUsaaDeT-57jGDomaRMgSOTCHxz8Wq4DuFUaamtAb0-pOgLiPOA4abVflxlRGNYHn7tpnNYasG3drTopPxYVEUQn1yTPQ-b6UEIntKrSHmjuLcioztqpYB80Lp9bqryoEfAdLWCpRAv0aoTB-e2laz-3CbXj0y9n4PpBi/s320/b220413birds%20(30).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Thrasher</td></tr></tbody></table>As well as a Common Loon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqDndl54z0ZV0gOhw1xGD0vzi6vGMnvSzLM7Na_l2gVAZen9Q37bfngUeqVLHyDEtgrvsTE48OeQogpIXxpVtoh-ME0YLM4Fe7DZzi38DJ1dj622prXeoDBU-u5Q4d-z-Pij40JXq0N6jhhaSbEmyFW4a0LgK60TwvmlMDW9y90jhA5liCODYmwhg/s1069/b220413loon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1069" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqDndl54z0ZV0gOhw1xGD0vzi6vGMnvSzLM7Na_l2gVAZen9Q37bfngUeqVLHyDEtgrvsTE48OeQogpIXxpVtoh-ME0YLM4Fe7DZzi38DJ1dj622prXeoDBU-u5Q4d-z-Pij40JXq0N6jhhaSbEmyFW4a0LgK60TwvmlMDW9y90jhA5liCODYmwhg/s320/b220413loon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> So far for the year I've seen 95 bird species from the yard which puts me about 2 weeks ahead of last year when I didn't hit that total until May 1.<br /><div><br /></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-78747811603671254362022-03-22T05:57:00.006-04:002022-03-22T05:57:54.804-04:00Red-throated Loon 3/21/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT42wTddpi4C_QvCMDkBJz3ISpdBfUlBtISBJuXRoMyYCWw_SttC97HGqRLI_6zJp6rDZx1OpMoMGm8xEfn_o3NbHfh1NcL0NU6jFrp8kFrh4NttbkkMg-3b5xOJtvKfJDeucIbgpDNDLETr83Itj4IH8QHp1I7d2tazaciPzXCBj_HVAjOAWShUGM/s1230/b220321yard%20(23).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1230" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT42wTddpi4C_QvCMDkBJz3ISpdBfUlBtISBJuXRoMyYCWw_SttC97HGqRLI_6zJp6rDZx1OpMoMGm8xEfn_o3NbHfh1NcL0NU6jFrp8kFrh4NttbkkMg-3b5xOJtvKfJDeucIbgpDNDLETr83Itj4IH8QHp1I7d2tazaciPzXCBj_HVAjOAWShUGM/s320/b220321yard%20(23).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> For the second year in a row I spotted a Red-throated Loon off shore from my yard. Last year's bird required a spotting scope zoomed to 60x magnification and a couple of guide books to ID due to its distance estimated at half a mile. By contrast this year's RT Loon was nearly at the shoreline 120' below the top of the bluff. In fact it was so close that I didn't see it while I was seated 8' from the edge. It was only after I stood up to calmly remind my dog that barking at woodchucks is not appreciated by anyone, that I looked down and saw the loon. When I notified a few local birders of the sighting, Dave Dister texted back that last year's bird also showed up on March 21. <p></p><p> When predicted rain never materialized the persistent east southeasterly winds made for optimal conditions for bird migration as it pushed ducks up the coast and raptors toward the shore. I ended up with 48 species for the day that included 9 species of ducks, 7 species of raptors, 525 Tundra Swans and 117 Sandhill Cranes. Nine first of the year species were observed which brought the year's total to 67 and a flock of Northern Pintails became the 179th species on the all-time yardlist. </p><p> Here are a few photographic highlights</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTD6J9gOKA46zQI132MUpiA9nq_9mDdkRRHjdEsaQ97ojQKXIBYy1-6xFNbWhoAdqPuhO0QdHdUNfELtuav2SYsWqDc6_YwOyLh8AlWXA1OoFllIQ7vMKBPRD-O9i4U5bVy-_r5bTjFjhxJaO4X0NtkzXmKKJ9nB8ksknleFLAY6F6EUQFxXOoj9F/s803/b220321yard%20(129).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTD6J9gOKA46zQI132MUpiA9nq_9mDdkRRHjdEsaQ97ojQKXIBYy1-6xFNbWhoAdqPuhO0QdHdUNfELtuav2SYsWqDc6_YwOyLh8AlWXA1OoFllIQ7vMKBPRD-O9i4U5bVy-_r5bTjFjhxJaO4X0NtkzXmKKJ9nB8ksknleFLAY6F6EUQFxXOoj9F/s320/b220321yard%20(129).jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tundra Swans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9BJrSj4zL1qzPgeUZgTU5pjAmZYcV2oHC3PcA7KVyMYFjpEDZUYzNv87_zdWNQoCuF-xz91aFL0GNuk-2ggUlOwy8wZLwbeAamel7q2wf9Ix-LKLcjsoJpqxU2edPZwbCAGDMh74Gu_YJ2MIvy1L9MYTLAcaheo-HJkd8T8mOyvUtkfrg2Glduml/s965/b220321yard%20(221).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="965" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9BJrSj4zL1qzPgeUZgTU5pjAmZYcV2oHC3PcA7KVyMYFjpEDZUYzNv87_zdWNQoCuF-xz91aFL0GNuk-2ggUlOwy8wZLwbeAamel7q2wf9Ix-LKLcjsoJpqxU2edPZwbCAGDMh74Gu_YJ2MIvy1L9MYTLAcaheo-HJkd8T8mOyvUtkfrg2Glduml/s320/b220321yard%20(221).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc6cAvMQeo2jsFlASlzAU-kp_nXuO6P2kiQaoBhIxOHbt1MTExee3MnbeNRfng2v5kbA4MLcTBfqKhEW7dXmBfVW4rqTQ3cfvOKm_6kXHCjq-QFTvLqMD9M-iSYU7tubQdpRkqNyQCxIxO2x1gqDvtrV1VwfRJRMZBiuQ8NeYEAgm4k4ARCpcB15n/s956/b220321yard%20(209).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="956" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc6cAvMQeo2jsFlASlzAU-kp_nXuO6P2kiQaoBhIxOHbt1MTExee3MnbeNRfng2v5kbA4MLcTBfqKhEW7dXmBfVW4rqTQ3cfvOKm_6kXHCjq-QFTvLqMD9M-iSYU7tubQdpRkqNyQCxIxO2x1gqDvtrV1VwfRJRMZBiuQ8NeYEAgm4k4ARCpcB15n/s320/b220321yard%20(209).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Red-shouldered Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZdQjSuRMr44xG4c7InAcZPX0gziQaCOYTG8eG2TtUlh6eBFcTbMb3XPjEGPQDnjWjrX3EtsGxvRqfAqoiFD7LedzaUwhVXtpjPRg4lNaYxfMcuzkP579o-K8mKvjVBSEg5sMJjTrkiERUTaGMr5fuVNlz9H6hVhj-WCVjIc7hztfcsvxMjJ10eOu/s906/b220321yard%20(81).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="906" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZdQjSuRMr44xG4c7InAcZPX0gziQaCOYTG8eG2TtUlh6eBFcTbMb3XPjEGPQDnjWjrX3EtsGxvRqfAqoiFD7LedzaUwhVXtpjPRg4lNaYxfMcuzkP579o-K8mKvjVBSEg5sMJjTrkiERUTaGMr5fuVNlz9H6hVhj-WCVjIc7hztfcsvxMjJ10eOu/s320/b220321yard%20(81).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature Red-shouldered Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk91IiFi32lPGlBbIijRLq5PzFeRsPxLy_bVffT5_BwE0qFL2tQ6NS8hyPtsK39JRY17Y3hfT7gMxnuUa1DFdI0s6Wcv4m18H9HvWrTWh4fAPlWtM0JdhL7MDBP2x0cDM0D8aXDZPcnGDEtTQgsEA_ls20tX-oOAZMyPBqRb2xsEwVU6zj9OEv1y6/s1151/b220321yard%20(143).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1151" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk91IiFi32lPGlBbIijRLq5PzFeRsPxLy_bVffT5_BwE0qFL2tQ6NS8hyPtsK39JRY17Y3hfT7gMxnuUa1DFdI0s6Wcv4m18H9HvWrTWh4fAPlWtM0JdhL7MDBP2x0cDM0D8aXDZPcnGDEtTQgsEA_ls20tX-oOAZMyPBqRb2xsEwVU6zj9OEv1y6/s320/b220321yard%20(143).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-tailed Hawk<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxSyDeZoewNjDVpVlVFTFgB4mTWt6lSSioW5ePXlzfgKZs69Hs-N1jBslZOW4dpRg-u_gy6QPuSRvUtWiL8KgSd-5OW_9oLvA2R2sJIqyhMBP94ou_-hhz95QBNiFOFe7fMl6GNe1TIQjhk4cV6QICDE31drd02mK-4KPfGggCdNLO_OBZ-HXGrfT/s868/b220321yard%20(120).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxSyDeZoewNjDVpVlVFTFgB4mTWt6lSSioW5ePXlzfgKZs69Hs-N1jBslZOW4dpRg-u_gy6QPuSRvUtWiL8KgSd-5OW_9oLvA2R2sJIqyhMBP94ou_-hhz95QBNiFOFe7fMl6GNe1TIQjhk4cV6QICDE31drd02mK-4KPfGggCdNLO_OBZ-HXGrfT/s320/b220321yard%20(120).jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Pintails, yardbird 179</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioodHgtIpe-qVPhMLSg_IhBxsr2RsW9fpanxxUiBiosBYCoOONdM-fJJMdvgOFDkfdF_Zi_X-aSmiYqYbo4niPdNd60CrUnTX5bx5DEF6770s7O4P2M4ga8ZH01hbeIq7VpkpdcxZsB9PAluDB25uJoWCeRBuxIeA-dJDEyMbHqJfXqDUHtwJdiIg-/s1146/b220321yard%20(154).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1146" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioodHgtIpe-qVPhMLSg_IhBxsr2RsW9fpanxxUiBiosBYCoOONdM-fJJMdvgOFDkfdF_Zi_X-aSmiYqYbo4niPdNd60CrUnTX5bx5DEF6770s7O4P2M4ga8ZH01hbeIq7VpkpdcxZsB9PAluDB25uJoWCeRBuxIeA-dJDEyMbHqJfXqDUHtwJdiIg-/s320/b220321yard%20(154).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandhill Cranes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-43502509147365557272022-03-14T07:48:00.000-04:002022-03-14T07:48:20.867-04:00Bird Dog at Night 3/13/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvdr7cgPUhnzwcWAZD4F8pJVXfaZCzxTrZjS6AUAwFwJyxezlIEq_-aq3pmMQmK2rOXJP5ClqM7zO_FdUJ0mNB6tv2rfeExUn8d0a1cIFiQ89y6bKDCgVVTiU-RkAIZr9DA98cRUE_l8mdNvoDMX5MAdnmRF0hUcff1bP0IobHtrqDq4O-F2Oxb7P-=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvdr7cgPUhnzwcWAZD4F8pJVXfaZCzxTrZjS6AUAwFwJyxezlIEq_-aq3pmMQmK2rOXJP5ClqM7zO_FdUJ0mNB6tv2rfeExUn8d0a1cIFiQ89y6bKDCgVVTiU-RkAIZr9DA98cRUE_l8mdNvoDMX5MAdnmRF0hUcff1bP0IobHtrqDq4O-F2Oxb7P-=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> A prediction of a Northern Lights display had me outside last night waiting for a show that never materialized. Turns out it had already peaked before the Sun went down. While out I decided to try to do some owling. I started by imitating a Saw-whet Owl's toot call. No response. I had better luck when I tried the Eastern Screech Owl's whinny and monotonic trill. After a few attempts I heard one...and then a second Screech Owl reply.</p><p> As I listened, I noticed my dog Nico looking up at the closest tree about 10 feet away. Sure enough with her super night vision she had located the owl who had relocated and was silently checking us out. With the camera already out, I repositioned to get a better angle at the bird. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFllTirvMsPBaTkTUV_PJ6qFmRjQKNwOPTQpqChsjicoLYkR_FVHn_NV92y2JD_meNGg5IdRsfD-7vY4p3ei_0uAYjwp5rANcykWS6AsEWqi4Bjyt5HGcgzBRq6IuMsGxnfqLPYqGdmdmOFl5zdLgbqTB7LUvvAcwSHD-zKjKItDzJOLzNsMLqR3nn=s995" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFllTirvMsPBaTkTUV_PJ6qFmRjQKNwOPTQpqChsjicoLYkR_FVHn_NV92y2JD_meNGg5IdRsfD-7vY4p3ei_0uAYjwp5rANcykWS6AsEWqi4Bjyt5HGcgzBRq6IuMsGxnfqLPYqGdmdmOFl5zdLgbqTB7LUvvAcwSHD-zKjKItDzJOLzNsMLqR3nn=s320" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Not the best shot but the lump on the horizontal branch is the owl.<p></p><p> Ten years and 5 days ago while attempting another ultimately unsuccessful photo session with the Northern Lights I took the photo below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBJON8797FK4LgRclCkp-uXVeEqf7wXuMt42ogIDLbQeoCtFZ5AF_8Vlw5R9FfwcjaV9L2iSyElG8gspz4L0dzrOBGiyN_QK5tf229xXYvOS6Mo1hGokRexxy03qQV_nSblizolo6yipmil-AVT5bAPWWyJA9LncgcqEq7DBc_jpLH-cZxdgSv1uP7=s782" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="782" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBJON8797FK4LgRclCkp-uXVeEqf7wXuMt42ogIDLbQeoCtFZ5AF_8Vlw5R9FfwcjaV9L2iSyElG8gspz4L0dzrOBGiyN_QK5tf229xXYvOS6Mo1hGokRexxy03qQV_nSblizolo6yipmil-AVT5bAPWWyJA9LncgcqEq7DBc_jpLH-cZxdgSv1uP7=s320" width="320" /></a></div> It's my late dog Roscoe with Canis Major (the Big Dog) in the background sky.<div><br /><div> And last night....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguVSZSqx5ryRR3QKr030ylMw6S0jAVvHBJf_P6J9bFfiGPFL1T6iLiAaD4kxaQKW7Er-OOXcZVEkof7FtYDoTSe2YmNbdgglKLJfDO8s2BkTByAH0nIiMpIK-KdR73GWH0_F9zvb-CJLysLpARMR_br-pVC6b46BmBKHUjbLmy7D3FkN67I1PKqpiE=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguVSZSqx5ryRR3QKr030ylMw6S0jAVvHBJf_P6J9bFfiGPFL1T6iLiAaD4kxaQKW7Er-OOXcZVEkof7FtYDoTSe2YmNbdgglKLJfDO8s2BkTByAH0nIiMpIK-KdR73GWH0_F9zvb-CJLysLpARMR_br-pVC6b46BmBKHUjbLmy7D3FkN67I1PKqpiE=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It's almost like history repeating. What has changed it 10 years?...new dog, I live 200 miles farther north, the dog photo taken with phone instead of camera, the bird on Roscoe's night was a peenting American Woodcock but best of all I didn't have to drive 70 miles to find a relatively dark sky. <br /><p><br /></p><p> <br /> </p></div></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-34266315754835350152022-02-22T20:12:00.004-05:002022-03-27T13:09:11.363-04:00Winter Weather And Finches 2/22/2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihxKIIyPFaFJGrCllXzcgstFEHcit7HMketCs4HPUdTD9jve1jyTO6OelOd0QxJuQ0OQiATH9sywmL4uuHYOZMbaDocL23J8U_r50DV7RTj0B0Ee11uyMSIVoDB73ieS8pkiiIS9L0GKfRWlB81PDYvOSx5PcHmp1AdYPVpRnN49XjE9-dTeUqDD37=s1209" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1209" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihxKIIyPFaFJGrCllXzcgstFEHcit7HMketCs4HPUdTD9jve1jyTO6OelOd0QxJuQ0OQiATH9sywmL4uuHYOZMbaDocL23J8U_r50DV7RTj0B0Ee11uyMSIVoDB73ieS8pkiiIS9L0GKfRWlB81PDYvOSx5PcHmp1AdYPVpRnN49XjE9-dTeUqDD37=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> A winter weather advisory for my area warned of ice light accumulation before late morning temperatures were to rise to the mid-30's. They nailed the light ice accumulation prediction for the morning but the temperature maxed out at 30 F, so the moderate rain in the early afternoon also froze on contact. <p></p><p> The significant coating of ice that covered everything made a dramatic backdrop for photographing birds around and on my feeders. I started with the Cardinals in the front yard. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8xihF6vUOORP_FNZy0AYUq9k43JTLUnIFBQw8pH1EvWM9G6YENe-K3IlhUqHVIyZy3g8UlMnO_uTw2iq0LWes9DG_4qO4CvWc26LUhdTzGKk74J-BP4hIftuki2yR_i3Ua16_bjziG1nblGQoH93okoqRy80FpE6dUZLqudZUr-p2ZDZIR0YqiR5=s1064" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1064" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8xihF6vUOORP_FNZy0AYUq9k43JTLUnIFBQw8pH1EvWM9G6YENe-K3IlhUqHVIyZy3g8UlMnO_uTw2iq0LWes9DG_4qO4CvWc26LUhdTzGKk74J-BP4hIftuki2yR_i3Ua16_bjziG1nblGQoH93okoqRy80FpE6dUZLqudZUr-p2ZDZIR0YqiR5=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHXY2LZIRAe7eGUx6PBAf-oNyc8ifXxcsZ7BaCOo7ktbU8HjlY4u2DZTBMT_sPJ62d-nJTKCjxDo6tiB8mqjiy6yHcA9J-8QCyAETOqfFrkpyQxrqJ_KPfiTPbDSyx_WGtxOFyqmfpSUAEzJ-ZFq2VmchOV206_2kyaNJ0YEBCWEUldNcjV-6IZrc=s1005" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="857" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHXY2LZIRAe7eGUx6PBAf-oNyc8ifXxcsZ7BaCOo7ktbU8HjlY4u2DZTBMT_sPJ62d-nJTKCjxDo6tiB8mqjiy6yHcA9J-8QCyAETOqfFrkpyQxrqJ_KPfiTPbDSyx_WGtxOFyqmfpSUAEzJ-ZFq2VmchOV206_2kyaNJ0YEBCWEUldNcjV-6IZrc=s320" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Shortly thereafter I moved to the backyard where the nyjer seed feeder itself was worthy of a photo or two. Throw in some winter finches and watch the magic unfold. <p></p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidCRs2rH-3fdiX4vgDNS00I7tlAYBwv2lqCRNi2jVeQd1GyTRC-fiveBkUpKXdMgZ9piB6h6DSAWOgDXl8e5juY1sqoJ5OTxy_i1zgsuNnFvE_clAU55vAZnI4U3uJVHRCLmxMcAJ-JGTbwei89AA4AloxJme1SQ0U0rTYfytp-v2Od2Dl-EoUYyKe=s1129" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidCRs2rH-3fdiX4vgDNS00I7tlAYBwv2lqCRNi2jVeQd1GyTRC-fiveBkUpKXdMgZ9piB6h6DSAWOgDXl8e5juY1sqoJ5OTxy_i1zgsuNnFvE_clAU55vAZnI4U3uJVHRCLmxMcAJ-JGTbwei89AA4AloxJme1SQ0U0rTYfytp-v2Od2Dl-EoUYyKe=s320" width="257" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pine Siskins</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-81399359530366021402022-01-13T19:36:00.004-05:002022-01-13T19:36:27.124-05:00Surf Scoter, Yard Bird #177 1/13/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGYLZ2RP9ZQT5r4RgtS1KG2P7zQChgbNgw4fZT_hPEihPsg_ure6JsoHQDJ1ynLO8uyQarCQSL4qslFM1FhCwUJ7R-Jw5Ch5B3rNwhDArEK2tBvF7w608PaLK5659GMlL5fQvq6kK4jkwGIu0_9vTvVy-qqhEW9gqDRqASqwSko3B56k2DD_x7rLIs=s1025" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="1025" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGYLZ2RP9ZQT5r4RgtS1KG2P7zQChgbNgw4fZT_hPEihPsg_ure6JsoHQDJ1ynLO8uyQarCQSL4qslFM1FhCwUJ7R-Jw5Ch5B3rNwhDArEK2tBvF7w608PaLK5659GMlL5fQvq6kK4jkwGIu0_9vTvVy-qqhEW9gqDRqASqwSko3B56k2DD_x7rLIs=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> The mission that I've been assigned (by Dave Dister) since I moved to the lakefront two years ago is to find a Barrow's Goldeneye among the thousands of Common Goldeneye that overwinter on Lake Michigan near Ludington. That search had me out at the edge of my bluff this morning taking advantage of the calm winds and 30 F temperature scanning flocks of ducks with my scope. I struck out on a Barrow's but I found an adult male Surf Scoter hanging with a couple White-winged Scoters at quite a distance offshore. Even with my 500mm lens plus 1.4x converter I couldn't see it through the camera, so I just aimed in the general direction that my scope was pointing.</p><p> After the Scoter discovery I notified the proper local bird authorities and invited them to come take a look. Dave came by around noon, he was also enticed by promises of White-winged Crossbills. Once Dave arrived it took about 10 minutes of scanning the flock to locate the Surf Scoter. While he was looking through my scope I used his scope to hone in on a flock of White-winged Crossbills that landed in one of my spruces.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZDZXC5bRHkO53FpJ-RFyKM01zVTxN_6ZyYcqIbPY3uCj2ubFgLkcGzYqEIZjoKQncsQcJW1l3BDioHqGMj-zOL0OkNGJf_RAQzTh1cz8IDZZ0nO-w7HjTrLqlr6_jLiV6dz1FoGGAXVdFBn4C4EfnTO8wTGPUzLjzGLzWesHMT5FQt-kFXC9EsvZQ=s1052" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1052" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZDZXC5bRHkO53FpJ-RFyKM01zVTxN_6ZyYcqIbPY3uCj2ubFgLkcGzYqEIZjoKQncsQcJW1l3BDioHqGMj-zOL0OkNGJf_RAQzTh1cz8IDZZ0nO-w7HjTrLqlr6_jLiV6dz1FoGGAXVdFBn4C4EfnTO8wTGPUzLjzGLzWesHMT5FQt-kFXC9EsvZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTVgRFvMNg0g9aHJrr6ek4L_uRyaI--9J4_AaVJYWQDUjfSUXZEFjdyy3l8cuymg9xBXoufcYZzTZYAEtT9CS0-YXn2qLSdWEOX7hyiFyJR-9k4DPwPCFMP8Hp_n67sEDAgOGa2MXeGt-Q-yCBasRrGA0eB72474zVgNb6kYHG3SOVfm5MIyaZy58f=s1035" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1035" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTVgRFvMNg0g9aHJrr6ek4L_uRyaI--9J4_AaVJYWQDUjfSUXZEFjdyy3l8cuymg9xBXoufcYZzTZYAEtT9CS0-YXn2qLSdWEOX7hyiFyJR-9k4DPwPCFMP8Hp_n67sEDAgOGa2MXeGt-Q-yCBasRrGA0eB72474zVgNb6kYHG3SOVfm5MIyaZy58f=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqfBmg8hw7pEzfnXXrvJffhj3FiRFD-Bisf_5WbbHd-1D5dpa-TYIbdLlqrnx4FdeRDuhrrGGmLTEuQ9i39sr8kaAupYKivyThRcWla9hJQtJKcJOPs46uVQVE1m02aNokKij299kn0d700gub-29-zj1-JQ4G7uACdeNf6RrgRjXBWH2oN9Bbw9rN=s1860" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1860" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqfBmg8hw7pEzfnXXrvJffhj3FiRFD-Bisf_5WbbHd-1D5dpa-TYIbdLlqrnx4FdeRDuhrrGGmLTEuQ9i39sr8kaAupYKivyThRcWla9hJQtJKcJOPs46uVQVE1m02aNokKij299kn0d700gub-29-zj1-JQ4G7uACdeNf6RrgRjXBWH2oN9Bbw9rN=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A little while after Dave left and I had put my scope away, Brian Brosky texted that he'd be in the area in about an hour, I told him that I'd try to relocate the scoter before his expected arrival. It took me 2 complete flock scans and about 45 minutes to refind the duck that was now mixed in with 20 White-winged Scoters. Brian arrived shortly thereafter. During that search I found a single Black Scoter which completed the Scoter Trifecta. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Other winter birds of interest....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijHFHd8gYYT-j3g4MUnOA7dtK5BFb8-X51bBbnuh9oMqW1WT-tVk7U38npmvTlC_KYGXGyvZhZ1RxlSSrp7X7dI3sfiOyzxSru___XlIVvScpFWGDceoeNyS_jXDtavSuOvXsUTP5wxqXVatYzOIjs9Lx1jUosjNLlWJbQUv-AykKOchRli2Yq-ja-=s1053" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1053" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijHFHd8gYYT-j3g4MUnOA7dtK5BFb8-X51bBbnuh9oMqW1WT-tVk7U38npmvTlC_KYGXGyvZhZ1RxlSSrp7X7dI3sfiOyzxSru___XlIVvScpFWGDceoeNyS_jXDtavSuOvXsUTP5wxqXVatYzOIjs9Lx1jUosjNLlWJbQUv-AykKOchRli2Yq-ja-=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pine Siskin</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh71fDf5QnHiJDKXuZX1pEHWv-Isd6ECC18Tx0coC9sreiL6FkcwHGlm4oWQ76FJteBYnB4OnLsQ1j9-DLZNKHbNsi9wLcnWJwQgrPTJc1UwS-2QAH5SFW3Py7RCm9LM7e6zV_zuWpJwvEKkcSsjLf7cyQZbfMr_3ve3V9WfQD3LqWBbD9g5EPY90lS=s1045" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1045" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh71fDf5QnHiJDKXuZX1pEHWv-Isd6ECC18Tx0coC9sreiL6FkcwHGlm4oWQ76FJteBYnB4OnLsQ1j9-DLZNKHbNsi9wLcnWJwQgrPTJc1UwS-2QAH5SFW3Py7RCm9LM7e6zV_zuWpJwvEKkcSsjLf7cyQZbfMr_3ve3V9WfQD3LqWBbD9g5EPY90lS=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Redpolls</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><p></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-76427992150610815182022-01-13T18:51:00.001-05:002022-01-13T19:42:36.908-05:00Doomed Sora 2021-2022 1/6/2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgltmimxWYtRUonwKTqAPpKKorqEtAciVB2rtLQQFJAUkTc2O4CV0ZmR-4fP4xWrylGDlJe45BE64OzooB_Pm5koFJ7mPu01UNUS8aP_MHwCgAy3jtpcuwKOIZynS8wojLwjsW17IXfrjnDFqgAuATp4rZrYrgDAcAh-YtnEODokGvgLZ9DyZyrUbaE=s990" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="990" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgltmimxWYtRUonwKTqAPpKKorqEtAciVB2rtLQQFJAUkTc2O4CV0ZmR-4fP4xWrylGDlJe45BE64OzooB_Pm5koFJ7mPu01UNUS8aP_MHwCgAy3jtpcuwKOIZynS8wojLwjsW17IXfrjnDFqgAuATp4rZrYrgDAcAh-YtnEODokGvgLZ9DyZyrUbaE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Last Wednesday Dave Dister called and reported that Joe Moloney had spotted an out-of-season Sora at Cartier Park. Soras are rails and their diet consists of seeds from wetland plants and occasionally aquatic invertebrates. Since we received 4" of snow on Wednesday and another 6" in the predawn of Thursday both of those food sources were about to become much harder to come by. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I made it out there Thursday morning and located the bird in the place that Dave described. It shuffled through the snow covered leaf debris in a struggle to find food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPfxkQljsrdrEfbdcVQ7npFOW-eSngfqtO8wWv1Ghjx3eN81k_cd50u2s9QZRhxs7JUjKii1w32ewy0fQalMx2n3vkyRU-mkJoRqg73-jJd0HjK7n7JA2xePi8lRAO9F6z_HHhXKxJxR3W4k8X4CSULOgVgHw0rBms35Ft5zNK6cZ0DQMX5JdsX23G=s1008" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1008" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPfxkQljsrdrEfbdcVQ7npFOW-eSngfqtO8wWv1Ghjx3eN81k_cd50u2s9QZRhxs7JUjKii1w32ewy0fQalMx2n3vkyRU-mkJoRqg73-jJd0HjK7n7JA2xePi8lRAO9F6z_HHhXKxJxR3W4k8X4CSULOgVgHw0rBms35Ft5zNK6cZ0DQMX5JdsX23G=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> I noticed it occasionally stopping to swallow some food. It was only after I checked my photos and heard from Brian Brosky it became apparent that all the bird was finding was stringy algae. Not enough to sustain it to migrate to warmer climes. <p></p><p> The bird was not seen after Thursday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPX-0wc73qFtGac_Qk9Tqv8HqRMlPZorZH2hbrjj7Tm6JHENGU14L1uidUYW6CyknudbmZ5DbfIP9pjePZmf6S9FyPiWVO11ORbvhnnRjM_QKoPRsv77KjoJFRdwI9kiWilHrM5Ed5e2dI-cGDBQ-HCHfgliUxjLczkdsD92w4EyidSWx2-wDUA549=s948" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="948" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPX-0wc73qFtGac_Qk9Tqv8HqRMlPZorZH2hbrjj7Tm6JHENGU14L1uidUYW6CyknudbmZ5DbfIP9pjePZmf6S9FyPiWVO11ORbvhnnRjM_QKoPRsv77KjoJFRdwI9kiWilHrM5Ed5e2dI-cGDBQ-HCHfgliUxjLczkdsD92w4EyidSWx2-wDUA549=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-44473276985631984162021-12-26T17:36:00.000-05:002021-12-26T17:36:25.576-05:00Ludington CBC 12/18/2021 and the Winter Finches That Stayed 12/26/2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPu4SzJBLySuhwdpruP6l2yKKo97bnKBW1-a9VP2JbTJOhvPlfcJl4e0gKnKM9O91WCC8dncC6oSPeT9gFGOw4jkRO8iBmQxFsiIE2qf63A3p9ZAtXqyjEKgXhKvT3Ss6JxjzkVJKfT_jaIb-fKJ4KuxcBJYus1qatjOV4WpZUIwyhWhz1z4lR2jaI=s1108" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1108" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPu4SzJBLySuhwdpruP6l2yKKo97bnKBW1-a9VP2JbTJOhvPlfcJl4e0gKnKM9O91WCC8dncC6oSPeT9gFGOw4jkRO8iBmQxFsiIE2qf63A3p9ZAtXqyjEKgXhKvT3Ss6JxjzkVJKfT_jaIb-fKJ4KuxcBJYus1qatjOV4WpZUIwyhWhz1z4lR2jaI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The above photo was taken today in rare December sunlight, in contrast to the shroud of clouds that muted photos during the Ludington Christmas Bird Count a week ago yesterday. Despite the clouds I was pleased that the White-winged Crossbills that occasionally zipped over my yard since October 23 finally came down to be counted and feed on the spruce cone crop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPyuKqLsfn-rcSfjYuekDSu_aefMnwYKgpIRBqP01cUbCxvUTmmPs9wklF6TVTd6JdK9MyyC5TjIR-w8gE0jIurWW3jf7Vnd0SwjhyL03KigVDg2KFWw8rBgVRwYXNvwDkNN3WPoOn8KfgUskTyfKdo6nYuJnD9g-IGwrIobwJtFRqd1cSE6zy1mDE=s1044" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1044" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPyuKqLsfn-rcSfjYuekDSu_aefMnwYKgpIRBqP01cUbCxvUTmmPs9wklF6TVTd6JdK9MyyC5TjIR-w8gE0jIurWW3jf7Vnd0SwjhyL03KigVDg2KFWw8rBgVRwYXNvwDkNN3WPoOn8KfgUskTyfKdo6nYuJnD9g-IGwrIobwJtFRqd1cSE6zy1mDE=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhESc46XZ4rooiMbjiWHdqFQZoTazWWJpo_9toq-Ft_hgbDhqafGn7mDIJi5Z9_MjtU7MnVD7oLB9d8ayR_tcUIcpijLtk0IYqaGepn7bOenQDF4la43jwrfJN0M_aqY7Mx845_eNsrAuQq-fZyxH3Cmjl_ln0FtHNrashBkdcHctg3BzWFmt_lfCef=s923" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="725" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhESc46XZ4rooiMbjiWHdqFQZoTazWWJpo_9toq-Ft_hgbDhqafGn7mDIJi5Z9_MjtU7MnVD7oLB9d8ayR_tcUIcpijLtk0IYqaGepn7bOenQDF4la43jwrfJN0M_aqY7Mx845_eNsrAuQq-fZyxH3Cmjl_ln0FtHNrashBkdcHctg3BzWFmt_lfCef=s320" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, now what.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkNL4JI9Z1CBcqyGTomiT4NGqebtXg4sY0RAVi3KdNVQNSnMeNS3KuPFKzwgTWkZxKEQiSErXxGuIwnYO_aaYj1cF9Mr3HzY_VdPNKxuwOtyiDmouwnIA6gIJ4G2es4n5R7X_Zk9DxEGyl3UUqO4QhkkGg1EIVkgaj0IkXyiWGRtfeKzaGUHs2TwdI=s923" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="923" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkNL4JI9Z1CBcqyGTomiT4NGqebtXg4sY0RAVi3KdNVQNSnMeNS3KuPFKzwgTWkZxKEQiSErXxGuIwnYO_aaYj1cF9Mr3HzY_VdPNKxuwOtyiDmouwnIA6gIJ4G2es4n5R7X_Zk9DxEGyl3UUqO4QhkkGg1EIVkgaj0IkXyiWGRtfeKzaGUHs2TwdI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Also on the count a single Common Redpoll showed up for only its second appearance of the season.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSCPioYZ9h1COu0juAt4EZChIeV4NDolW5He_tceU988w5vZufmHVwXfO7trLAeMOga6SCNfeABwPJNs7dIRCsmPQH-3sMqIR4Cykbl6scHsY9TV2MQglw_MYgtDZCTVJXevrtguekY8TO2iK7eSrJ478v7pBTEzdheCQkobGid06jW3SzmYA8qV3V=s969" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="969" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSCPioYZ9h1COu0juAt4EZChIeV4NDolW5He_tceU988w5vZufmHVwXfO7trLAeMOga6SCNfeABwPJNs7dIRCsmPQH-3sMqIR4Cykbl6scHsY9TV2MQglw_MYgtDZCTVJXevrtguekY8TO2iK7eSrJ478v7pBTEzdheCQkobGid06jW3SzmYA8qV3V=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Today it appeared again..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg44i92hGKhPMAsOKAze2qZMMeQmSRagckgq4LZXIjfsPscQnZQuOz2wXgopndgGJW4FRFPpYbbLDDsGDfCbpQSIv6QwjgaewhD6wJqqcn3e35zJS0RSbz7ZqImEL8ZMOZlN43WC_Q0-FuYv3ebR-b5-AqgU2yesYPkR5XCSCG833E4qv4AcXt0pJqB=s1060" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1060" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg44i92hGKhPMAsOKAze2qZMMeQmSRagckgq4LZXIjfsPscQnZQuOz2wXgopndgGJW4FRFPpYbbLDDsGDfCbpQSIv6QwjgaewhD6wJqqcn3e35zJS0RSbz7ZqImEL8ZMOZlN43WC_Q0-FuYv3ebR-b5-AqgU2yesYPkR5XCSCG833E4qv4AcXt0pJqB=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Another winter finch that appeared on the count as well as today were Pine Siskins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPcnx29hQ0rm1-apBOiFLsTqqfr8AeFT4qHBcPmL4QGDotCBc7no2MUHazMsXhVx1mq0Ix2cS9ni1yYxNVKuFk84_7By45LCaBa8ZO_fGCZu9YEtXN_R2SLwYJBUEz3lsFVyTpT2TFycSlI7URZGNQM5ZBfV-dmu820VS1EE5DjSmP3ULuUXmwgHK=s1131" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1131" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPcnx29hQ0rm1-apBOiFLsTqqfr8AeFT4qHBcPmL4QGDotCBc7no2MUHazMsXhVx1mq0Ix2cS9ni1yYxNVKuFk84_7By45LCaBa8ZO_fGCZu9YEtXN_R2SLwYJBUEz3lsFVyTpT2TFycSlI7URZGNQM5ZBfV-dmu820VS1EE5DjSmP3ULuUXmwgHK=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The American Tree Sparrow below also showed up to be counted last Saturday but hasn't been seen since. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXgGy65WejSTKLu4r_QJk4ZL88QsTKkKGxMQvKb3FB8Qm46zZ0LGCcEaUiwqNKCgG-PkImyp3t6o6r-XuCF8sX4ZAZpWoaPe45kfZMffuT9uVb7NCykU7t1tktU-pCTWl0BMLluRD2QhEdwQrlKJYjOm7saedLeJOP4tFn9dtG6PRme3inX-Qq44iv=s990" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="990" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXgGy65WejSTKLu4r_QJk4ZL88QsTKkKGxMQvKb3FB8Qm46zZ0LGCcEaUiwqNKCgG-PkImyp3t6o6r-XuCF8sX4ZAZpWoaPe45kfZMffuT9uVb7NCykU7t1tktU-pCTWl0BMLluRD2QhEdwQrlKJYjOm7saedLeJOP4tFn9dtG6PRme3inX-Qq44iv=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-12462591986377653432021-11-10T06:57:00.000-05:002021-11-10T06:57:07.064-05:00Rough-legged Record 11/09/2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riJPDquxgQM/YYuqM8E2GcI/AAAAAAAAKdw/Ao-GeFih-FwOiGIjWcwEvJ0rrvuNVlwvACLcBGAsYHQ/s877/211109darkRLHA%252896%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="877" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riJPDquxgQM/YYuqM8E2GcI/AAAAAAAAKdw/Ao-GeFih-FwOiGIjWcwEvJ0rrvuNVlwvACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109darkRLHA%252896%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p> A report from Brian Allen in Manistee County of a southbound Black-legged Kittiwake had me perched at the edge of my bluff on high alert. The Kittiwake was a no-show but migrating Rough-legged Hawks did not leave me disappointed.<p></p><p> According to Mason County bird record compiler and author<a href="https://bookmarkludington.com/the-birds-of-mason-county/" target="_blank"> Dave Dister </a>the high daily count for Roughies was 15 on last year's Christmas Bird Count. Between Dave, Brian Brosky and I we totaled 29 yesterday. With 21 of them being seen from my yard, including 17 between 12:51-1:38 pm. Three of the 21 were dark-morphs.<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTk2fbZJrJg/YYuqUPI1qCI/AAAAAAAAKd4/KwTnLHE3pqoH1wgGysm4jb0PwWY8gki0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s801/211109darkRLHA%2B%2528114%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="801" height="227" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UTk2fbZJrJg/YYuqUPI1qCI/AAAAAAAAKd4/KwTnLHE3pqoH1wgGysm4jb0PwWY8gki0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109darkRLHA%2B%2528114%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqKUsTYQ9wY/YYuqTobfmoI/AAAAAAAAKd0/p7FjIJ4_hmQomI7xlyGx0fkGVs-XBYgxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s703/211109darkRLHA%2B%2528112%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="703" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqKUsTYQ9wY/YYuqTobfmoI/AAAAAAAAKd0/p7FjIJ4_hmQomI7xlyGx0fkGVs-XBYgxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109darkRLHA%2B%2528112%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgfcH60dyaY/YYuqkr_tzjI/AAAAAAAAKeY/6PRCtmPKWmQNELS-wpXs0p7dFO19a47UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1029/211109RLHA%2B%252881%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1029" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgfcH60dyaY/YYuqkr_tzjI/AAAAAAAAKeY/6PRCtmPKWmQNELS-wpXs0p7dFO19a47UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109RLHA%2B%252881%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jxCBMNeQ6VI/YYuqkTBkwsI/AAAAAAAAKeU/2l7i2uFnqNIdaE820kd2bmKOvkpQdWhHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1035/211109RLHA%2B%252857%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1035" height="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jxCBMNeQ6VI/YYuqkTBkwsI/AAAAAAAAKeU/2l7i2uFnqNIdaE820kd2bmKOvkpQdWhHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109RLHA%2B%252857%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYHUjwVHxFE/YYuqj16a8fI/AAAAAAAAKeQ/Dri88yaX3zUgfArDLpr5TZkc317uELzlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1015/211109RLHA%2B%252855%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1015" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYHUjwVHxFE/YYuqj16a8fI/AAAAAAAAKeQ/Dri88yaX3zUgfArDLpr5TZkc317uELzlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109RLHA%2B%252855%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGHULPwiNDg/YYuqjllvxTI/AAAAAAAAKeI/CVRoT2KMW6UGDbMCb54XMMX36xiZ0qHjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1100/211109RLHA%2B%252840%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1100" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGHULPwiNDg/YYuqjllvxTI/AAAAAAAAKeI/CVRoT2KMW6UGDbMCb54XMMX36xiZ0qHjACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109RLHA%2B%252840%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oMSOePUpmWs/YYuqjOyKF7I/AAAAAAAAKeA/NmOb3T0gQ1MA0Tf1FmGBCcoJdFh9MWAXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1060/211109RLHA%2B%252835%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1060" height="198" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oMSOePUpmWs/YYuqjOyKF7I/AAAAAAAAKeA/NmOb3T0gQ1MA0Tf1FmGBCcoJdFh9MWAXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/211109RLHA%2B%252835%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-59401090265896541662021-10-11T16:50:00.002-04:002021-10-14T07:08:46.413-04:00Peregrine Falcon 10/11/2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqHAbmV-dPY/YWScBFoHuQI/AAAAAAAAKbs/ZFmCJs3d2wYyLHtgrbNNBcJi7h6AhGxRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1539/b211011birds%2B%252832%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1539" height="201" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqHAbmV-dPY/YWScBFoHuQI/AAAAAAAAKbs/ZFmCJs3d2wYyLHtgrbNNBcJi7h6AhGxRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b211011birds%2B%252832%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> October is becoming Peregrine month around here. Since the first of the month I've seen five of them fly by my yard. The one today offered the best photo-ops by far. I spotted it low over Lake Michigan a few hundred feet off shore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXzypvt0c48/YWScNDZtt9I/AAAAAAAAKbw/CcUyrpF_4gInmgHDBM9Ur8it1SDoVaaFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1286/b211011birds%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1286" height="201" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FXzypvt0c48/YWScNDZtt9I/AAAAAAAAKbw/CcUyrpF_4gInmgHDBM9Ur8it1SDoVaaFACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b211011birds%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> It proceeded to fly almost straight toward me....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axGvrGoleD4/YWSfBEygUZI/AAAAAAAAKcA/Jamjr9x5p7M_XVxL92MQ-IqXAUzGpRaswCLcBGAsYHQ/s1067/b211011birds%2B%25287%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1067" height="217" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-axGvrGoleD4/YWSfBEygUZI/AAAAAAAAKcA/Jamjr9x5p7M_XVxL92MQ-IqXAUzGpRaswCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b211011birds%2B%25287%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...before resuming its southerly trajectory.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiZU_mBPMDg/YWScA4qvp4I/AAAAAAAAKbo/4RKS_xmj2aoFNLakqcyGh_hLYh84xU95gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1216/b211011birds%2B%252831%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1216" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iiZU_mBPMDg/YWScA4qvp4I/AAAAAAAAKbo/4RKS_xmj2aoFNLakqcyGh_hLYh84xU95gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b211011birds%2B%252831%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> A stiff headwind played a roll in slowing it down enough for me to fire off 40 shots of the world's fastest bird. <p></p><p><br /></p><p> Since Thursday a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird has been visiting my feeders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lc083W7fack/YWSjUw1zifI/AAAAAAAAKcI/h0fd7KCUjEI5VNMxUBNWyZrd4KFcMejYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1732/a211008yard%2B%252827%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1732" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lc083W7fack/YWSjUw1zifI/AAAAAAAAKcI/h0fd7KCUjEI5VNMxUBNWyZrd4KFcMejYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a211008yard%2B%252827%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFPMg-dYd1A/YWSjVVbqscI/AAAAAAAAKcM/Fu80M5AAJUU_hnirG2YXlXuvXqR2QcrgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1439/a211008yard%2B%252829%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1439" height="237" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFPMg-dYd1A/YWSjVVbqscI/AAAAAAAAKcM/Fu80M5AAJUU_hnirG2YXlXuvXqR2QcrgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a211008yard%2B%252829%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-3920592824298843942021-08-28T19:24:00.000-04:002021-08-28T19:24:13.168-04:00Mourning Warbler 8/28/2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wBCK1VDF6AQ/YSq-zeLhILI/AAAAAAAAKZs/hRS72fmxEFQxyBbh7DPDOF-G5kgqyONhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1227/b210828yard%2B%252837%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1227" height="193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wBCK1VDF6AQ/YSq-zeLhILI/AAAAAAAAKZs/hRS72fmxEFQxyBbh7DPDOF-G5kgqyONhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%252837%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> A dozen or so warblers swarming around my mulberry tree prompted me to search for a possible rarity among the tree debris left by<a href="http://mostlynerdbutnotalways.blogspot.com/2021/08/triple-digit-weatherthe-hard-way-8102021.html" target="_blank"> a windstorm earlier in the month</a>. I was rewarded with good looks at Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided and Wilson's Warblers. But the highlight definitely was a Mourning Warbler. The first year female was a little challenging to identify but it stood still long enough for me to get some photos. Shoot first ID later. It is a new addition to the yard list which now is up to 171 species.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghAcVg7AfE/YSrE7Y2AGLI/AAAAAAAAKaU/mR6PowVgK50EUYI6LwLVYYwIC4KEZkMvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1078/b210828yard%2B%252836%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1078" height="221" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ghAcVg7AfE/YSrE7Y2AGLI/AAAAAAAAKaU/mR6PowVgK50EUYI6LwLVYYwIC4KEZkMvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%252836%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Here are some of the other warblers that were present today.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUVZkh9uUkw/YSrELmTjybI/AAAAAAAAKZ4/-PPyXVeqxXUYelX0Q1hhCtflaxaZPG47ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1334/b210828yard%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1334" height="205" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUVZkh9uUkw/YSrELmTjybI/AAAAAAAAKZ4/-PPyXVeqxXUYelX0Q1hhCtflaxaZPG47ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ovenbird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtW4V1BazYM/YSrEMtG0tVI/AAAAAAAAKaA/kIHywe_pssEND9Uvu3zrKIeDgb8w6IqugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1295/b210828yard%2B%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1295" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtW4V1BazYM/YSrEMtG0tVI/AAAAAAAAKaA/kIHywe_pssEND9Uvu3zrKIeDgb8w6IqugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%25289%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enplssYXJeE/YSrELltihWI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/x-7HvNGuBhYFYyUrVOaj0B1772KoNZ4FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1177/b210828yard%2B%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1177" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-enplssYXJeE/YSrELltihWI/AAAAAAAAKZ8/x-7HvNGuBhYFYyUrVOaj0B1772KoNZ4FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%252814%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay-breasted Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw1Hqr_RLAA/YSrEJ0zLjoI/AAAAAAAAKZ0/ulSAiciqIGsB5KiDI-QSZCuqHDh7Tpb6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1014/b210828yard%2B%252839%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1014" height="220" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw1Hqr_RLAA/YSrEJ0zLjoI/AAAAAAAAKZ0/ulSAiciqIGsB5KiDI-QSZCuqHDh7Tpb6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210828yard%2B%252839%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-sided Warbler</td></tr></tbody></table> Also seen today but not photographed were Magnolia Warbler and American Redstart. Pretty good day for August.<br /> </p><p><br /></p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-56807168086699273622021-08-21T20:56:00.004-04:002021-08-21T20:56:32.940-04:00Olive-sided Flycatcher v. Monarch 8/21/2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffoBfgRQBQU/YSGVNDYj4MI/AAAAAAAAKX0/tCtJd8u6nuwiudqFmVCsDwBDP1tVIn_hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1154/b210820yard%2B%2528159%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1154" height="228" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ffoBfgRQBQU/YSGVNDYj4MI/AAAAAAAAKX0/tCtJd8u6nuwiudqFmVCsDwBDP1tVIn_hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210820yard%2B%2528159%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Yesterday I added the 170th bird to the yard list when 3 Olive-sided Flycatchers stopped by to feed on the local flying insects. Dave Dister says that 3 represents the high daily count for the county, breaking the old record of 2. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30oF8Pk-oGE/YSGVmFBfXrI/AAAAAAAAKYA/u2_Ty4ZsmiM7vW9qZMlrCMz42ekRi1piACLcBGAsYHQ/s1199/b210820yard%2B%2528201%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1199" height="191" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30oF8Pk-oGE/YSGVmFBfXrI/AAAAAAAAKYA/u2_Ty4ZsmiM7vW9qZMlrCMz42ekRi1piACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210820yard%2B%2528201%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FN7wMGMOk_E/YSGVlxVTpjI/AAAAAAAAKX8/_xL_Y9jQ7EsQoAjyy4uS3mSkv_aw0rMTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s845/b210820yard%2B%252888%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FN7wMGMOk_E/YSGVlxVTpjI/AAAAAAAAKX8/_xL_Y9jQ7EsQoAjyy4uS3mSkv_aw0rMTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210820yard%2B%252888%2529.jpg" width="235" /></a></div> This morning the Monarch that formed a chrysalis on the exterior of my basement wall, broke out and grew some wings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0zUMznZJj8/YSGV7RMllgI/AAAAAAAAKYc/GIaP6CmvsZw8yQka8OYR6XPrLuneOlNvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s886/b210821monarch5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="676" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0zUMznZJj8/YSGV7RMllgI/AAAAAAAAKYc/GIaP6CmvsZw8yQka8OYR6XPrLuneOlNvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210821monarch5.jpg" width="244" /></a></div> The newly emerged butterfly left the local Monarch population with a net zero gain for the day, as a lingering Olive-sided Flycatcher started the day by taking a taste of one of the newbie's unwary brethren.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HV0Au8YCeQ/YSGWK3runDI/AAAAAAAAKYw/kYv7trG58Tsa2BffCWiac6A4TtDUlvCggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1098/b210821yard%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1098" height="222" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HV0Au8YCeQ/YSGWK3runDI/AAAAAAAAKYw/kYv7trG58Tsa2BffCWiac6A4TtDUlvCggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210821yard%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DvTkswR34wE/YSGWKhJq_iI/AAAAAAAAKYs/vS9IZAOf78EvwZwL_8Ldh760WZByueP2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1039/b210821yard%2B%252819%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1039" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DvTkswR34wE/YSGWKhJq_iI/AAAAAAAAKYs/vS9IZAOf78EvwZwL_8Ldh760WZByueP2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210821yard%2B%252819%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> As caterpillars, monarchs only eat milkweed which contains toxins that give the insects a bad taste throughout their life. Therefore it came as no surprise that flycatcher ended up dropping the Monarch after mouthing and mangling it for a couple minutes. <div><br /></div><div> On a happier note, warblers have been migrating through my yard this week. Today's Cape May Warbler shown below beat the county's old early fall date by 8 days.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_bIJ50eCvg/YSGWcPZk72I/AAAAAAAAKZA/MWSyYuOqvigArY3HQ4njDk8gv-WkR9yRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s976/b210821yard%2B%252825%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="976" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_bIJ50eCvg/YSGWcPZk72I/AAAAAAAAKZA/MWSyYuOqvigArY3HQ4njDk8gv-WkR9yRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210821yard%2B%252825%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The Magnolia and Nashville Warblers were seen on Wednesday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYqAjv3QMn0/YSGWseADgjI/AAAAAAAAKZI/gCQaPMENIsAOlexsToNylnieV-JVzSsQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1058/b210820yard%2B%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1058" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XYqAjv3QMn0/YSGWseADgjI/AAAAAAAAKZI/gCQaPMENIsAOlexsToNylnieV-JVzSsQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210820yard%2B%252814%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymQAuMae0sk/YSGWsrMJveI/AAAAAAAAKZM/qvDfc0YIGJ0jqnsCLVdv1VpZktk0OuP9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1091/b210820yard%2B%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1091" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymQAuMae0sk/YSGWsrMJveI/AAAAAAAAKZM/qvDfc0YIGJ0jqnsCLVdv1VpZktk0OuP9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b210820yard%2B%252820%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897110232803452134.post-92229278271880857292021-08-08T16:32:00.000-04:002021-08-08T16:32:14.307-04:00Eurasian Collared Dove, Wasn't Expecting That. 8/8/2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tt2f9g5s3eI/YRA7epdG4oI/AAAAAAAAKUs/g7trKQBxpkQ08OMwc01kUAUXI8NFUk-iQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1206/a210808dove%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1206" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tt2f9g5s3eI/YRA7epdG4oI/AAAAAAAAKUs/g7trKQBxpkQ08OMwc01kUAUXI8NFUk-iQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a210808dove%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> On the short list of birds that I expected to add to my yard list one day, Eurasian Collared Dove was not on my radar. Nonetheless, I noticed the rather large pale dove fly across my yard and land on my neighbor's shed. By the time I sent a group text to a few Mason County birders the bird had moved on.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ifqPxKH_iI/YRA7exvF1FI/AAAAAAAAKUw/GvHn8NhTujoShucMZ1hVpSxjkMWpAWi_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1029/a210808dove%2B%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1029" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1ifqPxKH_iI/YRA7exvF1FI/AAAAAAAAKUw/GvHn8NhTujoShucMZ1hVpSxjkMWpAWi_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a210808dove%2B%25288%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yard bird 169</span></div><p> According to the searchable database on the Michigan Bird Records Committee website, the species had only been recorded in the state 31 times through November 2020. That would make it my rarest yardbird ever, besting the Rufous Hummingbird that visited my Southgate house in 2011. Rufous Hummingbirds have been recorded at least 50 times in the state.</p><p></p><p> Moments later, this young Bald Eagle stared me down as it flew over my deck. But it didn't intimidate me....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRDnQrOFAt8/YRA-MdD-P5I/AAAAAAAAKU4/YxeilHXuzQc3jcPAehQjIMMuTiWp_YlzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1150/a210808eagle%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1150" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRDnQrOFAt8/YRA-MdD-P5I/AAAAAAAAKU4/YxeilHXuzQc3jcPAehQjIMMuTiWp_YlzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a210808eagle%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>....well maybe just a little.</p><p> </p>Mark Wlochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269572195716909641noreply@blogger.com0