Fisherman's Island State Park - 28 May 2005
28 May 2005 Fishermans Island SP, Charlevoix Co.
1300 Hrs. Ptly cloudy, breezy, 60F. Drove to the state park via C-65.
Saw Savannah Sparrows, heard Warbling Vireo, Baltimore Oriole, Song Sparrows.
At the park I walked the dunes toward the island and saw little. A few Song Sparrows, and a Spotted Sandpiper off in the distance. I scared up a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds as I approached nesting areas. A pair of Caspian Terns flew along the shoreline that was being buffeted with winds and a cool mist blew in offshore, leaving the shoreline blanketed in a light fog.
I did not hear any Brown Thrashers like I did last weekend, but did see numerous Killdeer, Common Mergansers, Mute Swans, and a couple more Spotted Sandpipers. I stumbled upon 3 Semipalmated Plovers and they permitted some nice digiscoped images.
I then tried to digiscope a Spotted Sandpiper in the mist,
and as I walked back to the car I saw 6 Caspian Terns sitting on the beach, The fog prevented any decent digiscoping. A pair of Eastern Kingbirds were working the sedges along the shore.
Fisherman's Island SP, Charlevoix, Michigan, US
May 28, 2005 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 60F, Cloudy, breezy, light fog on lake
12 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 4
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 6
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 3
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 8
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 4
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
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