In Search Of... 08 Jul 2018

King Rails! Jan Palland photographed what appeared to be a pair of King Rails with 4 babies in the Long Pond Unit yesterday. I decided to go see if I could find them this evening. That meant having to hike through thistle and other sorts of pickery plants.

I would dip on the rails, but did have a chance to chase a Dickcissel through the Long Pond meadows next to the North Causeway. That included some bushwhacking and trudging through very soft mud. But I got a few pics, and even found a cooperative Bobolink on the way out.

Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jul 8, 2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
9.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Jan Palland photographed what appeared to be a pair of King Rails with 4 babies in the Long Pond Unit yesterday. I decided to go see if I could find them this evening. That meant having to hike through thistle and other sorts of pickery plants.
2 species

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)  1
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)  1     Found in the Long Pond meadows next to N. Causeway. Pics. Singing "Dik-dik-seer-seer"

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