Avocet and Pelicans Continue - 22 Jun 2014
A Cattle Egret was also a nice find on the dike near the NW corner of Cell 3. It flew off into the thick vegetation at the northern end of the cell, but reappeared on the mudflat among hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, Common and Forster's Terns, Caspian Terns, Killdeer, a pair of Black Terns, and several Bonaparte's Gulls. Shorebirds were all but gone except for a handful of Dunlin and Semipalmated Sandpipers and a dozen or so Killdeer.
My only other notable encounters while circling the Vermet and Cell 5 were a Common Merganser and pair of Common Goldeneye that appear to be spending the summer farther south than normal.
All photos were taken w/ the Nikon 1 V1 attached to the FT1 adapter, TC-17EII and 300/2.8 VRII for an EFL=1377 mm. With the combo attached to the tripod shots were lost during setup/focusing, so I think I'll keep this relegated to roadside birding from the car. Image quality is quite impressive, though.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jun 22, 2014 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
16 species
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1 Cell 5; male. Pic
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 1 Cell 3 Continuing?
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 14
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 4 Cell 3; all shorebirds gone except for these 4 black-bellied shorebirds w/ long drooping bills, and red feathered backs.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 4 Cell 3
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 120
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 24
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 2
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 12
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 6
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 14
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 1 from blog post: A Cattle Egret was also a nice find on the dike near the NW corner of Cell 3. It flew off into the thick vegetation at the northern end of the cell, but reappeared on the mudflat among hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, Common and Forster's Terns, Caspian Terns, Killdeer, a pair of Black Terns, and several Bonaparte's Gulls. Short white egret w/ short neck, yellow bill and orange wash to head; yellow legs.
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 6
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
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Jun 22, 2014 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
16 species
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 1 Cell 5; male. Pic
American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) 1 Cell 3 Continuing?
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 14
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 4 Cell 3; all shorebirds gone except for these 4 black-bellied shorebirds w/ long drooping bills, and red feathered backs.
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 4 Cell 3
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 3
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 120
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 24
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 2
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 12
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 6
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 14
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 1 from blog post: A Cattle Egret was also a nice find on the dike near the NW corner of Cell 3. It flew off into the thick vegetation at the northern end of the cell, but reappeared on the mudflat among hundreds of Ring-billed Gulls, Common and Forster's Terns, Caspian Terns, Killdeer, a pair of Black Terns, and several Bonaparte's Gulls. Short white egret w/ short neck, yellow bill and orange wash to head; yellow legs.
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 6
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1
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