Sterling State Park - 03 Sep 2005
0830 Hrs. I drove the scooter down to Sterling State Park this morning. Clear skies, mild weather made for a nice ride.
The pond next to the bike trail held several Mallard, Wood Duck, Great Blue Herons and a single Green Heron. I digiscoped the Green Heron in the bright sunlight.
A walk along the bike trail gave good looks at a Great Egret, and while photographing I saw an Osprey being harrassed by a Caspian Tern.
A Red-tailed Hawk proved quite elusive until I was able to get some decent shots at it on an electrical tower.
A pair of Greater Yellowlegs were the only other shorebirds than Killdeer. Distant Double-crested Cormorants were the only other birds seen.
Sterling SP, Monroe, Michigan, US
Sep 3, 2005 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Scooter birding!
11 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 3
Sep 3, 2005 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Scooter birding!
11 species
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 4
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 4
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 3
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
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Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
