A 6-Harrier Morning - 10 Jan 2021
A calm, clear morning brought conditions ripe for a nice bike ride despite the 19F temperature outside. I took the opportunity to bike Pt. Mouillee SGA from the parking lot at Siegler Rd. At 8:00 am the Sun was just breaking over the horizon among a pastel sea of blues, pinks and magentas.
No sooner did I get the bike off the car that a Northern Harrier appeared in the field to the south of the parking lot.
Just 50 yards along the North Causeway another Northern Harrier cruised by along the shoreline heading west past me.
Fifty yards later another harrier came in from the east and soared past me along the Long Pond Unit.
I would spot 3 more harriers as I rode the North Causeway around Lake Erie and down to Cell 3. The last bird would flush from the phragmites at the north end of Cell 2. A 6-harrier morning was just the start of a great day of birding.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jan 10, 2021 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Calm, clear, 19F
1 species
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 6 No sooner did I get the bike off the car that a Northern Harrier appeared in the field to the south of the parking lot.
Just 50 yards along the North Causeway another Northern Harrier cruised by along the shoreline heading west past me.
Fifty yards later another harrier came in from the east and soared past me along the Long Pond Unit.
I would spot 3 more harriers as I rode the North Causeway around Lake Erie and down to Cell 3. The last bird would flush from the phragmites at the north end of Cell 2. A 6-harrier morning was just the start of a great day of birding.
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Jan 10, 2021 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Calm, clear, 19F
1 species
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 6 No sooner did I get the bike off the car that a Northern Harrier appeared in the field to the south of the parking lot.
Just 50 yards along the North Causeway another Northern Harrier cruised by along the shoreline heading west past me.
Fifty yards later another harrier came in from the east and soared past me along the Long Pond Unit.
I would spot 3 more harriers as I rode the North Causeway around Lake Erie and down to Cell 3. The last bird would flush from the phragmites at the north end of Cell 2. A 6-harrier morning was just the start of a great day of birding.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
