Charlevoix, Antrim Co. Hilites - 15 Apr 2006

On Friday I took a drive around town and saw/heard the following:  Red-wing Blackbirds, Song Sparrows, Rusty Blackbirds, Grackles, Bufflehead, a single Field Sparrow, Goldfinches and House Finches.  I managed a couple of digiscoped Redwings






Central Lake, MI, Antrim, Michigan, US
Apr 14, 2006 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
8 species

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)  2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  2
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)  5
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  1

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Just a follow-up.  On Saturday I hit a grand slam BOP within seconds - I had (late?) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, and TURKEY VULTURE working a freshly-plowed field on US-31 just north of C-48 (~10 miles south of Charlevoix).  Also: 

Eastern Meadowlarks out in force 

(2) Vesper Sparrows 

US-31 N of C-48, Antrim, Michigan, US
Apr 15, 2006 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
6 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  1
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)  1
Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)  2
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  2

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Red-breasted Mergansers and Northern Flicker along Lake MI at Fisherman's Island SP 

Fisherman's Island SP, Charlevoix, Michigan, US
Apr 15, 2006 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
3 species

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  6
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1

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Male Wild Turkeys strutting in the cornfields along C-88.

M-88 Antrim Co., Antrim, Michigan, US
Apr 15, 2006 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
1 species

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)  6

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(12) Bufflehead on Intermediate Lake

Thurston Park, Antrim, Michigan, US
Apr 15, 2006 12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
1 species

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  12

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