Cove Pt. and Riverside Park - 27 Dec 2012
Robin and I took a quick drive down to the foot of Lee Rd. in southern Wayne Co. to check out the wintering Tundra Swans on Lake Erie. From Cove Point, which is at the very southern end of Lake Erie Metropark I estimated 1000-1500 Tundra Swans swimming 50 - 100 yds out from the shore.
A few birds were close enough to digiscope, so I spent a few minutes trying out the new digiscoping adaptor I 'bought' yesterday ($5.19 at Lowes). It worked like a charm, providing fast focusing and the ability to adjust the 20-60X zoom eyepiece on the Zeiss 85T*Fl Diascope. Note that the 45X W eyepiece has been sidelined in favor of the zoom, mostly because I was able to create a simple adaptor for the new 18.5mm / f1.8 lens for the Nikon 1 V1.
We then took a quick drive over to Riverfront Park and found a large flock of ~70 - 100 Bonaparte's Gulls foraging near shore. A nice policeman from Brownstown Township alerted me to a pair of Bald Eagles roosting across the channel, but they flew before I could get the scope set up.
I returned to the Bonaparte's Gulls and attempted some flight shots as they flew by in the mid-afternoon sun. Lighting wasn't ideal, but I liked the captures, anyway. They didn't stay long, and moved farther away toward the Pt. Mouillee North Causeway.
Cove Point, Lake Erie Metropark, Wayne, Michigan, US
Dec 27, 2012 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Cove Point at the foot of Lee Rd at at the south end of Lake Erie Metropark
1 species
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 500 Blog post had estimate of 1000-1500 so this is conservative. White swans w/ black bills, and yellow tear drops.
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Dec 27, 2012 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Cove Point at the foot of Lee Rd at at the south end of Lake Erie Metropark
1 species
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) 500 Blog post had estimate of 1000-1500 so this is conservative. White swans w/ black bills, and yellow tear drops.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
US-MI-Brownstown Riverside Park Charter Township-36495 W Jefferson Ave, Wayne, Michigan, US
Dec 27, 2012 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
2 species
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 70
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2
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This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Dec 27, 2012 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
2 species
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 70
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
