Pt. Mouillee SGA - 25 Apr 2004
25 April 2004Pt. Mouillee SGA, Monroe
I rode the dikes at Pt. Mouillee on Sunday evening, April 25 looking for the Black-necked Stilt(s) reported earlier in the month by Adam, Matt and Bruce. I checked all 5 cells, Lead Unit, Bloody Run, and even the lakeshore. No luck! All this wind may have moved them on….
Highlights, though, include:
Highlights, though, include:
(2) American Bitterns – Lead Unit (one carrying food, other posed nicely for ~10 minutes)
(5-7) Sora’s – Lead Unit, Vermet Unit, Bloody run, and Nelson Unit.
(1200) Dunlin – mudflats in Vermet Unit across from Cell 4.
(~17) Greater Yellowlegs
(3) Lesser Yellowlegs
(12) Forsters Terns
(30) Bonapartes Gulls
(250) Green-winged Teal
(45) Blue-winged Teal
(1) Green Heron
(7) Black-crowned Night Herons
(5-7) Sora’s – Lead Unit, Vermet Unit, Bloody run, and Nelson Unit.
(1200) Dunlin – mudflats in Vermet Unit across from Cell 4.
(~17) Greater Yellowlegs
(3) Lesser Yellowlegs
(12) Forsters Terns
(30) Bonapartes Gulls
(250) Green-winged Teal
(45) Blue-winged Teal
(1) Green Heron
(7) Black-crowned Night Herons
Also:
Gadwall, Wigeon, Coots, Shovelers, Ringnecks, Scaup, Mergansers, Meadowlarks, White-throated Sparrows, House Wren, Carolina Wren, Kestrels, Bufflehead.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Apr 25, 2004 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: I rode the dikes at Pt. Mouillee on Sunday evening, April 25 looking for the Black-necked Stilt(s) reported earlier in the month by Adam, Matt and Bruce. I checked all 5 cells, Lead Unit, Bloody Run, and even the lakeshore. No luck! All this wind may have moved them on
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 45
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 2
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 1
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 250 large flocks in Vermet, Bloody Run, Long Pond and Lead Units
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 2
Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/affinis) 1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Sora (Porzana carolina) 5 5-7 birds. Lead Unit, Vermet, Bloody Run and Nelson Units. Calling, two seen.
American Coot (Fulica americana) 10
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 12
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1200 mudflats in Vermet Unit across from Cell 4
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 30
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 12
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 2 Lead Unit. One carrying food and other posing nicely for 10 minutes
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 7
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Apr 25, 2004 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: I rode the dikes at Pt. Mouillee on Sunday evening, April 25 looking for the Black-necked Stilt(s) reported earlier in the month by Adam, Matt and Bruce. I checked all 5 cells, Lead Unit, Bloody Run, and even the lakeshore. No luck! All this wind may have moved them on
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 45
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 2
Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 1
American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 250 large flocks in Vermet, Bloody Run, Long Pond and Lead Units
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 2
Greater/Lesser Scaup (Aythya marila/affinis) 1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 1
Sora (Porzana carolina) 5 5-7 birds. Lead Unit, Vermet, Bloody Run and Nelson Units. Calling, two seen.
American Coot (Fulica americana) 10
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 3
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 12
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1200 mudflats in Vermet Unit across from Cell 4
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 30
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 12
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 2 Lead Unit. One carrying food and other posing nicely for 10 minutes
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 7
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
