Willow Run Airport Snow Bunting flock - 05 Jan 2020
A flock of ~100 Snow Buntings were flying over the tarp-covered hill at the south end of Willow Run Airport in Romulus, Mi this morning. I could only watch them swirl overhead as I tried to get out of the car to scope a Red-tailed Hawk perched nearby. Neither cooperated. I would have to settle for pics of Wild Turkeys along Tyler Rd. just outside of the airport.
Willow Run Airport 2, Wayne, Michigan, US
Jan 5, 2020 9:00 AM - 9:20 AMProtocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Quick drive along south service drive of airport
5 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 24 in field off Tyler Rd in puddles
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 6 in corn field just east of airport
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 juvenile; resident bird on fence
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) 100 large flock swirling over tarp-covered hills south of airport; white wing-patches and white outer tail feathers in flight visible; no Horned Larks seen with them;
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