Ruff Outing - 30 Apr 2018
Once I was able to see the Pacific Loon at Lake Erie Metropark I took off for Pt. Mouillee to try to catch a glimpse at the white-headed male Ruff that was found this past Saturday. Parking at Mouillee Creek I rode out to the Pump House where the SW corner of the Humphries Unit held several hundred shorebirds.
Apparently, the black-headed male was found this morning by Bob Bochenek. The white-headed Ruff was last seen south in the Bad Creek Unit about a ¼-mile down the trail. I rode down there and spent another 20 minutes scoping as many and more of the above-mentioned birds. I could not relocate the white-headed male Ruff. It would be re-found the next day, though.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Apr 30, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: White-headed Ruff reported earlier and subject of this search. Clear, 70F
26 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 6
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) 2
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) 1
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 6
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 12 may be as many as 100 birds in Bad Creek flooded field; dozens in distance along w/ BBPL.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 6
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 1 SW corner of Humphries Unit; discovered this morning by Bob Bochenek; black-headed individual; male; not the white-headed male Ruff seen past few days! Digiscoped at 60X; frames from 4K video.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 100
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 24
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 24
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 24
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 6
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 2
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 heard in SW corner of Humphries Unit
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) 1 heard singing in SW corner of Humphries Unit;
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Apr 30, 2018 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: White-headed Ruff reported earlier and subject of this search. Clear, 70F
26 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 6
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 2
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 2
American Coot (Fulica americana) 2
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) 1
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 6
American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 12 may be as many as 100 birds in Bad Creek flooded field; dozens in distance along w/ BBPL.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 6
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 1 SW corner of Humphries Unit; discovered this morning by Bob Bochenek; black-headed individual; male; not the white-headed male Ruff seen past few days! Digiscoped at 60X; frames from 4K video.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 100
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 24
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 24
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 24
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 6
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 2
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 heard in SW corner of Humphries Unit
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) 1 heard singing in SW corner of Humphries Unit;
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
