Pt. Mouillee - 16 May 1987
16May87 Pt Mouillee
0900 hrs. Birds seen:
American Coots - all over, singing and courting
A Common Gallinule - new - hidden in reeds about 20 yards into the
marsh. I could see its orange bill quite clearly.
Common Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, American Wigeons, Common and Forster's Terns (100's roosting out past the 1st dike on the mudflats), Least and Spotted Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Ruddy Turnstones, Short-billed Dowitchers, and Mallards. Carp were all over the shallows mating.
A Common Gallinule - new - hidden in reeds about 20 yards into the
marsh. I could see its orange bill quite clearly.
Common Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, American Wigeons, Common and Forster's Terns (100's roosting out past the 1st dike on the mudflats), Least and Spotted Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, Ruddy Turnstones, Short-billed Dowitchers, and Mallards. Carp were all over the shallows mating.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
May 16, 1987 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Historical
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Lead and Humphries Units
11 species
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1 Lifer! Red shield on forehead in reeds about 20 yrs into marsh.
American Coot (Fulica americana) 25 25 - 100 in all units
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 10
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
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May 16, 1987 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Historical
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Lead and Humphries Units
11 species
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1 Lifer! Red shield on forehead in reeds about 20 yrs into marsh.
American Coot (Fulica americana) 25 25 - 100 in all units
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 10
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
