Wilderness State Park - 05 Oct 2004
06 October 2004 Wilderness State Park, Emmet County, Mi
On Tuesday, Oct. 5th I birded Wilderness State Park and saw
the following:
On Tuesday, Oct. 5th I birded Wilderness State Park and saw
the following:
(43) HORNED GREBES
(7) RED-NECKED GREBES
(2) RED-THROATED LOONS
(22) Great-crested Cormorants
(1) Common Loon - dead, washed ashore (poor bird...)
(1) Imm. Bald Eagle
(1) Northern Harrier
(1) Sharp-shinned Hawk
(1) Horned Lark
(1) Swamp Sparrow
(1) Roughed Grouse
(7) RED-NECKED GREBES
(2) RED-THROATED LOONS
(22) Great-crested Cormorants
(1) Common Loon - dead, washed ashore (poor bird...)
(1) Imm. Bald Eagle
(1) Northern Harrier
(1) Sharp-shinned Hawk
(1) Horned Lark
(1) Swamp Sparrow
(1) Roughed Grouse
I also saw (7) GOLDEN PLOVERS and (2) BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS.
The birds were gracious enough to give me a great backdrop for
photographing as several of them scooted up onto the rocks affording
me great looks at their plumage:
The birds were gracious enough to give me a great backdrop for
photographing as several of them scooted up onto the rocks affording
me great looks at their plumage:
Golden Plovers:
- plump body w/ small head and small bill
- darker cap relative to the Black-bellied Plover
- gray breast/underparts w/ white spots/barring
- light armpits in flight
- darker tail/rump in flight
- plump body w/ small head and small bill
- darker cap relative to the Black-bellied Plover
- gray breast/underparts w/ white spots/barring
- light armpits in flight
- darker tail/rump in flight
Black-bellied Plovers:
- larger head and larger bill rel. to the Golden
- lightly-streaked breast and white underparts
- dark armpits in flight
- white rump/tail in flight
- larger head and larger bill rel. to the Golden
- lightly-streaked breast and white underparts
- dark armpits in flight
- white rump/tail in flight
Wilderness SP--Waugoshance Point, Emmet, Michigan, US
Oct 5, 2004 10:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: I also saw (7) GOLDEN PLOVERS and (2) BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS.
The birds were gracious enough to give me a great backdrop for
photographing as several of them scooted up onto the rocks affording
me great looks at their plumage:
Golden Plovers:
- plump body w/ small head and small bill
- darker cap relative to the Black-bellied Plover
- gray breast/underparts w/ white spots/barring
- light armpits in flight
- darker tail/rump in flight
Black-bellied Plovers:
- larger head and larger bill rel. to the Golden
- lightly-streaked breast and white underparts
- dark armpits in flight
- white rump/tail in flight
11 species
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 43
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 7
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 2
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 7
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 22
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Oct 5, 2004 10:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: I also saw (7) GOLDEN PLOVERS and (2) BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS.
The birds were gracious enough to give me a great backdrop for
photographing as several of them scooted up onto the rocks affording
me great looks at their plumage:
Golden Plovers:
- plump body w/ small head and small bill
- darker cap relative to the Black-bellied Plover
- gray breast/underparts w/ white spots/barring
- light armpits in flight
- darker tail/rump in flight
Black-bellied Plovers:
- larger head and larger bill rel. to the Golden
- lightly-streaked breast and white underparts
- dark armpits in flight
- white rump/tail in flight
11 species
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 43
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 7
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 2
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 7
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 22
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 1
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
