Happy End to 2005! - 31 Dec 2005
0830 Hrs. Overcast, drizzling, cool, 35ºF. Just a dark, drab morning (again!). Walked the trails along the nature center and things really picked up. Dozen American Robins, White-throated Sparrows, Black-capped Chickadees, Cedar Waxwings, six or so Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinals, White-breasted Nuthatch, and possibly a Long-eared Owl (large bird flew into the brush near where they were roosting last January).
Lake Erie Metropark, Wayne, Michigan, US
Dec 31, 2005 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast, drizzling, cool, 35F. Dark and Drab
10 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Dec 31, 2005 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast, drizzling, cool, 35F. Dark and Drab
10 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3 Exact count. Found along west side of nature trail of Marshland Museum.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 3 Exact count. Found along west side of nature trail of Marshland Museum.
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
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I then drove over to Pt. Moo HQ and saw a flock of Mute Swans flying low over the ice. Lots of duck hunters out today! I used the car as a blind to shoot an immature Red-tail Hawk roosting in an overhead tree (400mm f/5.6 w/ 1.4X TC and flash).
Pte. Mouillee SGA--HQ (Wayne County), Wayne, Michigan, US
Dec 31, 2005 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Dark, drizzly, 35F
2 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 8
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
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Dec 31, 2005 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Dark, drizzly, 35F
2 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 8
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
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A drive down Turnpike Rd. picked up several more American Kestrels on wires.
Gibraltar Landfill, Monroe, Michigan, US
Dec 31, 2005 10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
1 species
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 2
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