Eagles @ LEMP - 06 Feb 2010

I drove down to Lake Erie Metropark and the Pt. Mouillee HQ area this afternoon to take advantage of the sunny (but cold) skies. Pt. Mouillee was quiet: the gate entrance had its share of American Tree Sparrows, White-throated Sparrows, and Black-capped Chickadees, but I failed to find the Fox Sparrow reported earlier by Pat Gamburd. The Huron River was frozen, so there were no waterfowl or gulls about. I checked the spruce trees next to the boat launch but failed to find the American Pipit also found by Pat.

Pte. Mouillee SGA--HQ, Wayne, Michigan, US
Feb 6, 2010 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
3 species

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  2
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)  3
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)  2

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As I drove back south toward Lake Erie Metropark I spotted a pair of juvenile Bald Eagles flying over a small amount of open water. One bird was perched on a snag just off behind a house, but severely backlit, so photographs were useless. I did pull over briefly to catch one bird soaring overhead.

I drove down to boat launch to watch several dozen Mute Swans swimming among several Common Goldeneye and Bufflehead. Across the channel a small flock of Common Mergansers were flying by while up to 8 Bald Eagles swooped in and out of scattering flocks of ducks to look for fish. I sat the park bench for 30 min. or so waiting for few birds to fly close enough to photograph, but they stayed well over the water. I did capture a fly-by Great Black-backed Gull.

Lake Erie Metropark, Wayne, Michigan, US
Feb 6, 2010 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
6 species

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  24
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)  6
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)  6
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  6
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  10

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Returning home I found a Red-tailed Hawk perched atop a light pole across the street.

2506 21st Street, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, US
Feb 6, 2010 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
1 species

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1

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