Heavy Fog This Morning - 17 Apr 2026
Overnite storms have finally passed, but this morning we awoke to dense, heavy fog throughout SE Michigan. I still decided it was worth a drive to the Erie Marsh Preserve to look for migrants. Visibility was less than ¼ mile during the drive south, and only about 150' when I arrived at Erie Marsh. The ponds were awash in white beyond the phragmites to my left so there was no use in trying to walk the dikes. I decided I would walk the outer dike for a mile or two to see if any warblers had arrived. In the meantime I did manage a quick photo of Pond 1. The mudflats were flooded so there were no shorebirds about. A pair of House Sparrows were chirping in the grape vines as I walked past the Maintenance Yard. I thought to myself, "When was the last time I photographed a House Sparrow?". There was not much to see, unfortunately. An Eastern Phoebe appeared a bit closer so I managed a few pics before it flew off toward the wooded dike. The extent of visibility this morning. ...
