Antrim Co. Hilites - 26 Mar 2005


26 March 2005 Antrim Co.

0930 Hrs.  Sunny, 38F.  Another pretty spring morning.  Robin and I took a ride up to Petoskey for beads.  

A swing by the canal yielded a Mink running along the ice edge on the far side of the lake.  It then paused, and began swimming across the canal toward our side.  I got out of the car and took several pics of it as it approached, but it disappeared under the ice as it arrived on our side.  Cool.


A few Bufflehead and Mallard were present in the lake.



A short drive around the corner of M-88 (leaving Central Lake) we saw the first Turkey Vulture of the spring.  This was followed by a flyover Sharp-shinned Hawk and then 8 Wild Turkeys roosting in the trees back about 100yds from the road.  

Central Lake, MI, Antrim, Michigan, US
Mar 26, 2005 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Sunny 38F
5 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  4
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  2
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)  8
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  1

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1100 Hrs.  Dropped Robin off a the bead store (Indian Hills Gallery, Petoskey,  US-119) and drove to Petoskey State Park.  The paths to the parking lot were blocked by hills of snow, so I didn’t stay.  The bay in Petoskey was still frozen solid.  There was open water out in Lake Michigan between Charlevoix and Petoskey.  

I drove down through some private nature preserve lands north of the state park and managed only a shot of some American Crows.  


Driving then out to Boyne City I did see several Red-tailed Hawks and a single Rough-legged Hawk. 

South Round Lake Nature Preserve, Emmet, Michigan, US
Mar 26, 2005 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
3 species

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  6

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The drive back to the condo yielded nothing worth stopping for…