First Ride of the Spring - 13 Mar 2025
I had the chance to get out to Pt. Mouillee for the first time since January. Skies were clear, winds were breezy (from the northeast) and temperature was hovering near 30F. Inland ponds were open, and ducks were largely absent from Lake Erie and taking advantage of the open Vermet, Humphries and Long Pond Units. I drove down Haggerman Road on the way to Pt. Mouillee and found a pair of American Kestrels on the overhead wires. Red-winged Blackbirds were actively calling from inside the fence line of the Antenna Farm, and the first Eastern Meadowlarks were heard from the road. Otherwise a pair of Horned Larks were the only notable birds along the 1 mile stretch. Antenna Farm, Monroe, Michigan, US Mar 13, 2025 8:43 AM - 8:53 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Clear, calm, 28F 6 species Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 4 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2 Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 2 American Robin (Turdus migrat...
