HawkFest @ LEMP - 16 Sep 2006
0900 Hrs. Stopped by the Riverside Park in Gibraltar just past Campau Rd. A few Ring-billed Gulls, Great Egrets, Forster’s Terns and Double-crested Cormorants around, but its overcast and hazy. I did see a DC-Cormorant and a Great Egret snap at each other on a log out in the middle of the river. Very fun!
Riverfront Park and Harbin Rd. (Wayne Co.), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 16, 2006 9:00 AM - 9:10 AMProtocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
4 species
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 12
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 3
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I then drove over to Pt. Mouillee SGA Headquarters to see who show up from the WAS Audubon. Today is the annual Hawk Festival at LEMP. I finally met Cathy Carroll – leader of the group. Nice lady. Also met Don Chalfant and exchanged greetings. Saw an Osprey overhead dive bomb the lake and fly off w/ a shad.
Then drove over to the Hawkfest. At the boat dock there were lots of people and no hawks – they had 12 total for the day… I went over to the tents and photographed a Peregrin, Prairie Falcon and Red-tail that some falconers had brought – Beautiful birds!
I then checked out some binoculars – loved the Swarovski 8.5X42, but didn’t like the 8X32. Tried the Nikon 8X42 LXL and 8X32 LXL’s and loved both. No Zeiss bin’s to try, though… Left by 10:30 as we’re heading to Washington DC this afternoon.
