Birding Through Glass

After adding Red-necked Phalarope to my Wayne County list I headed home and spent the morning in the garden digging up tree roots and sod with the hope of transplanting more field wildflowers. By lunch time I was EXHAUSTED. Then I saw the report of a Black Vulture at the dump next to Crosswinds Marsh. I headed to Haggerty Road and drove to the dump where several birders were (hopefully) on the bird. Unfortunately it was inside the construction fence and low against the hill of the dump so the view required climbing onto the roof of the car. For the next 30-45 minutes I was standing on the rear seat of the car and trying to balance the scope on the tripod on the roof. That took considerable effort and considerable discomfort. A quarter mile away a group of Turkey Vultures were perched atop metal construction equipment while dozens more Turkey Vultures flew overhead and drifted in and out of view over the dump. When I arrived it was thought that the Black Vulture was perched on the brow...