The Sounds of Spring! - 17 March 2009


I was at Anderson High School in Southgate last evening and got to hear the Chorus Frogs singing in the nearby fields. This evening I took a quick run out to Oakwoods Metropark in Wayne Co. to look for Eastern Meadowlarks. They did not disappoint.

As I drove slowly through the park I was greeted by several pairs of Eastern Bluebirds feeding and singing in the fields next to the road. I stopped a couple of times and attempted to digiscope the birds from about 100 feet away, but was a bit too far for my liking. Still, I managed a couple keepers and enjoyed watching the birds feed and perch atop dead snags.




The closest I could get to an Eastern Meadowlark was about 150 feet away. One bird sang atop a juniper bush but flushed as soon as I approached. It flew to the grass about 200 feet away and sang and buzzed its heart out. As I left the park I could hear the trilling of more Chorus Frogs, and a few Spring Peepers ta'boot!



Spring is hear! (here, as well...)

Oakwoods Metropark, Wayne, Michigan, US
Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
2 species

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  4
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S166289150

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Side note: On the home front I still have one Pine Siskin and about 2 dozen Common Redpolls as of yesterday. Don't know what today brought, but the feeders were still being emptied by noon.

2506 21st Street, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, US
Mar 17, 2009 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Feeder count
2 species

Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)  24
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S42187365

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)