Slow Morning at Willow Run - 21 Jun 2026
A pair of Upland Sandpipers have been seen the past few days at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Wayne Co., MI. On top of that Bonnie Penet found and photographed an intermediate-morph Rough-legged Hawk yesterday! Robin and I made a quick trip to Willow Run AP at 6:30 am this morning. Skies were clear and temps were hovering near 60ºF. The service drive along the south end of the airport was quiet except for several Willow Flycatchers and a half-dozen Savannah Sparrows . No Upland Sandpipers and no Rough-legged Hawk were seen. We headed home for coffee by 7 am. Willow Run Airport 2, Wayne, Michigan, US Jun 21, 2026 6:50 AM - 7:08 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.097 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, 54F 8 species Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 2 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2 Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 2 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 6 Savannah Sparrow (Passercul...
