Willow Run Airport - 22 May 2014
Near the big bend I spotted a pair of Upland Sandpipers near the fence and was able to grab a few pics as one bird passed by. The Western Meadowlark that was reported at the beginning of the month is still around, as I heard its flutelike call among several Eastern Meadowlarks in the grass near the runway.
Farther down a pair of Red-tailed Hawks were perched on the fence, but one flew off as I passed and the other dropped down on the other side of the fence by the time I turned around and headed back toward it. I grabbed a few frames through the fence, then watched as it ran after a large cricket and devoured it.
Willow Run Airport (restricted access), Wayne, Michigan, US
May 22, 2014 6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Western Meadowlark reported earlier.
6 species
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 6
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 1 Continuing bird. Flutelike call is distinctly different from the "spring-of-the-dirty-year' call of the Eastern Meadowlarks nearby.
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1 01608602
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May 22, 2014 6:30 AM - 7:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Western Meadowlark reported earlier.
6 species
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 6
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 1 Continuing bird. Flutelike call is distinctly different from the "spring-of-the-dirty-year' call of the Eastern Meadowlarks nearby.
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)