Charlevoix and Antrim Co. Hilites - 11-12 Feb 2006
11 Feb 2006 - Charlevoix Co.
0900 Hrs. Took a drive up M-88 to Fisherman’s Island State Park. It was cold out this morning (3ºF) but skies were clear and light frost on the ground made for a nice morning. Mallards and a few Common Goldeneye and Bufflehead were in the canal of Hanley Lake, but most of the lake was frozen. I missed a few shots of cows backlit w/ sunlight shooting smoke out their noses, but saw a nice horse on a ridge backlit by gray clouds. Magnificent! No photos.
Central Lake, MI, Antrim, Michigan, US
Feb 11, 2006 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Inland ponds mostly frozen. Canals open
3 species
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
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At Fishermans Island State Park I scoped the lake and saw many Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, and a single Horned Grebe in basic plumage. Lots of gulls were flying about, but only Ring-billed Gulls. A few Horned Larks and Snow Buntings flew over the airport in Charlevoix, and a possible hawk, but I couldn’t verify.
Fisherman's Island SP, Charlevoix, Michigan, US
Feb 11, 2006 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cold, 3F
7 species
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 6
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 8
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 12
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 26
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 8
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 12
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1100 Hrs. Robin and I took a drive out to Grass River Natural Area and walked the boardwalk out to the lake. Pretty quiet, but we did hear Red-breasted Nuthatches and a singing White-throated Sparrow. Out at the river a flock of Trumpeter Swans flew off, as did a number of Common Goldeneye.
Grass River Natural Area, Antrim, Michigan, US
Feb 11, 2006 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMProtocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cold 3F
4 species
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) 4
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1 Singing "Oh-Sam-Pibbidy-pibbidy" from woods next to marsh
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12 Feb 2006 - Antrim Co.
0815 Hrs. Driving down M-88 toward home, we just left the house and saw a Pileated Woodpecker flying west toward Torch Lake. I’d thought I had been hearing a Flicker out by the lake, but it must’ve been the Pileated.
Feb 12, 2006 8:15 AM - 8:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
1 species
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
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Pretty quiet driving home, with several Common Ravens seen, followed by American Crows, but I did see a dark phase Rough-legged Hawk just outside Mt Pleasant. Neat, almost all black w/ some brown feathers in the back and wings.
US-127 N or Mt Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, US
Feb 12, 2006 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
3 species
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 1 dark-phase w/ some brown feathering on back
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
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