Cell 3, PMSGA - 17 Jul 2014

A quick ride out to Cell 3 in the afternoon yielded the usual suspects. 43 American White Pelicans in the SW corner on the mud peninsula, 1 American Avocet, 100 Lesser Yellowlegs, ~50 each Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, 3 Short-billed Dowitchers and 1 Stilt Sandpiper. Common and Forster's Terns were roosting (~2 dozen ea) and a dozen or so Caspian Terns. Only saw 3-4 Black Terns on the mud spit.  Killdeer continue to be numerous (~3 dozen). Eastern Kingbirds now have fledged young, with parents out with 1-2 young birds on the open branches.

A Spotted Sandpiper gave me probably the best looks in years, so I spent a few minutes digiscoping it  from about 100' away.  Other than that a couple of Least Sandpipers and Lesser Yellowlegs were close enough for some scope work.  Everything else was too far off to bother with.

I only stayed about 30 minutes before riding back to the Roberts Rd. entrance and headed home.

Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jul 17, 2014 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Short trip
14 species

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)  1     Cell 3;  Continuing
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  30
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)  3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  100
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)  1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  50
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  50
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)  12
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)  4
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)  20
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)  24
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)  43     roosting in Cell 3; exact count
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  5

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