Pt. Mouillee on a Vespa - 25 Jun 2005
0730 Hrs. Rode the Vespa for the first time down to Pt. Moo. Had the backpack with scope/tripod on my back, and the Nikon D70 w/ binocs in the carrier. Worked great! Only issue was the gravel/dirt road at the end of Roberts Rd that made for a white kuckle ride into the parking lot.
I walked out the dike to cell 2. It was hot, humid, 80ºF with temps to reach 97ºF by this afternoon. A Franklins Gull and 2 Whimbrels were seen earlier in the week, and news of the shorebird fall migration starting prompted me to check things out.
Cell 2 was still a bit high w/ water, but I did see (3) Lesser Yellowlegs and (1) Short-billed Dowitcher across the pond. 4-5 Least Sandpipers were also seen among several Killdeer, 2 Green-winged Teal, and 5-6 Blue-winged Teal.
As I walked toward the lake and backside of Cell 2 I got covered with zillions of Mayflies (Hexagenia sp.). Swarms of them were everywhere! It was tough taking pictures as they tended to cover the camera and lens.
There was not much to see along the lakeshore, except for a few Red-winged Blackbirds and the occasional Common Tern, but back on the N. end of Cell 2 I saw a Pied-billed Grebe with 3 babies. I attempted a few digiscoped images with fair success.
On the way back to the scooter I heard several Marsh Wrens, and a Common Moorhen. I captured an Eastern Kingbird
and several Northern Rough-winged Swallows roosting on dead branches over the water.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jun 25, 2005 7:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Rode the Vespa to Roberts Rd. parking lot and walked out to Cell 2. Hot, humid 80F at 7:30 am and forecast 97F this afternoon.
13 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 6
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 4
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 5
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 3
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12
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Jun 25, 2005 7:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Rode the Vespa to Roberts Rd. parking lot and walked out to Cell 2. Hot, humid 80F at 7:30 am and forecast 97F this afternoon.
13 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 6
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 4
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 3
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 3
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 5
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 3
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 12
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
