Black Tern - 28 Jul 2004

28 Jul 2004 Pt. Mouillee

1300 Hrs. Skies were overcast and dark this morning. A pair of American White Pelicans were found in the Lead Unit among Mute Swans and dozens of American Coot. 

 

Spotted Sandpipers were visible along the Vermet Unit shoreline.

A few Semipalmated Sandpipers were digiscoped in Cell 2. 

A Green Frog.

On the rocks in Cell 4 were scattered Forter's Terns, Caspian Terns and Ring-billed Gulls. 

An immature Black Tern was a nice find!

Cell 2: 

(6) Stilt Sandpipers 

(3) Wilson's Phalarope 

(dozens) Semipalmated Sandpipers 

(dozens) Lesser Yellowlegs 

(3) Semipalmated Plovers 

(9) Spotted Sandpipers 

(numerous) Short-billed Dowitchers 

(several) Greater Yellowlegs 

Cell 4: 

(4) Forster's Terns 

(2) Common Terns 

(1) Imm. Black Tern 

Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jul 28, 2004 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     As of 1pm this afternoon there was still a pair of White Pelicans in the Lead Unit at Pt. Mouillee. One adult, one juvenile on the island in open water among the Mute Swans and dozens of Coots.
14 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  6
American Coot (Fulica americana)  24
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)  3
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)  10
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)  3     Cell 2; foraging together near edge of mudflats / shallow water
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  9
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  24
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)  3
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)  6
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  36
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)  1     photo
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)  4
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)  2
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)  2     adult and 1 juvenile on the island in open water among Mute Swans in Lead Unit.

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