Antrim Co. Hilites - 07 May 2005

07 May 2005 Central Lake, Antrim Co.

0800 Hrs.  Cloudy, cool, damp 50ºF.  Rained last night at the condo.  This morning I took a walk around the condo and down to Hanley Lake:

(2) Chipping Sparrow
(3) Song Sparrow
(4) Rusty Blackbird
(6) Common Grackles
(4) Red-wing Blackbirds
(8) Double-crested Cormorants
(2) Caspian Terns
(1) Common Tern
(3) Mallard
(1) Goldfinch
(1) Hooded Merganser (female)
(1) Warbling Vireo

Central Lake, MI, Antrim, Michigan, US
May 7, 2005 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Walk around the condo and down to Hanley lake
12 species

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  3
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)  1
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)  2
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  8
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  6
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)  4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  4

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0930 Hrs.  Grass Lake Natural Area.  Robin and I took a walk around the natural area.  A bunch of folks were doing a cleanup.  A walk around the boardwalk yielded the following:

(1) Northern Waterthrush
(6) Nashville Warbler
(1) Red-breasted Nuthatch
(1) Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(1) Black-and-White Warbler
(1) Swamp Sparrow
(4) Bufflehead
(4) Common Loon
(1) Caspian Tern
(2) Song Sparrow
(1) Goldfinch
(2) Canada Geese
(1) Mute Swan on nest
(2) Tree Swallow

Grass River Natural Area, Antrim, Michigan, US
May 7, 2005 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     boardwalk along river/sedge grassland
17 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  4
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)  1
Common Loon (Gavia immer)  4
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  2
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  3
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)  1
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)  1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)  1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)  6

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10:30  Alden Highway.  Saw the following as we drove toward Elk Rapids:  

(1) Bluebird, 
(1) Red-tailed Hawk, and 
(1) Raven.

Dewey Fields, Antrim, Michigan, US
May 7, 2005 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
3 species

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  1

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