Old Mission Lighthouse - 09 Sep 2009
The muddy shallows lining the front of the lighthouse provide great habitat for migrating shorebirds. Semipalmated Plovers were common, as well as numerous juvenile Least Sandpipers. I flushed 3 Wilson's Snipe and was unable to relocate them after they flew out to one of the tiny mud peninsula's extending from the shoreline.
A Greater Yellowlegs provided some nice digiscoping from about 20 feet, as did several Solitary Sandpipers. Blue-winged Teal and Common Mergansers were numerous, as well.
At one point I was drawn to the woods, where a Great-crested Flycatcher, two juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a Pine Warbler, and Red-breasted Nuthatch were feeding in the open.
A walk along the west side of the peninsula yielded a Green Heron that was feeding in the reeds.
Saffron Meadwohawks were common and mating everywhere. This attached pair rested long enough for a quick photo!
Old Mission Point Park/Lighthouse Park, Grand Traverse, Michigan, US
Sep 9, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
16 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 4
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 3
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 6
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 2
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Sep 9, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
16 species
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 6
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 4
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 3
Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 6
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)