Fisherman's Island SP - 01 May 2010


Robin and I drove up to the condo Friday afternoon for a quick overnite stay. Heavy rains during the night brought clouds and humidity early Saturday morning.

We drove up to Fisherman's Island State Park (US-31 just s. of Charlevoix). A quick scan of the lake produced several Red-breasted Mergansers. First warblers of the year included a Black-throated Green and a Nashville Warbler.

As we continued into the park we found four Greater Yellowlegs along the shoreline. I got out and was able to digiscope a single bird atop a large boulder, while the other three birds were nearby.


The parking lot at the end of the road had a singing Eastern Phoebe. Although severely backlit I managed a decent digiscoped image.


Joining Robin at the beach we walked the dunes hoping to flush a sparrow or two, but saw none. So I turned my attention to the nearby vegetation and several Red Admiral Butterflies.


As we left the park I heard the calls of Black-and-White Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and a Yellow Warbler.

Fisherman's Island SP, Charlevoix, Michigan, US
May 1, 2010 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
8 species

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  6
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)  2
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  1
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)  1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)  1
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)  1

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I dropped Robin off at the condo and made a quick run to nearby fields to look for grassland species. Eastern Meadowlarks were abundant, as were Savannah Sparrows, but no Bobolinks or Grasshopper Sparrows yet. I digiscoped this Savannah Sparrow from about 60 feet away in the mid-afternoon sunlight.


An Eastern Bluebird perched overhead and provided some quick photos from inside the car with the D300.


Ellsworth Rd and M-88, Antrim, Michigan, US
May 1, 2010 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
3 species

Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  1
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  6
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S165410511

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