Very Slow Morning - 27 Aug 2024
This Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Lake Erie Metropark was my only bird pic of the morning. A morning walk at Elizabeth Park yielded only a singing Eastern Wood-Pewee. Skies were overcast w/ storms moving through the northern counties; I managed to get ½ through my walk before rain started falling and lightning flashed to the north and west. Even at 8:30 it was a very sticky 75F.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Aug 27, 2024 8:19 AM - 8:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.941 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, humid, 75F, storms moving thru
8 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 70
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
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Aug 27, 2024 8:19 AM - 8:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.941 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, humid, 75F, storms moving thru
8 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 70
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 5
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
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As the rain started falling I drove south to Lake Erie Metropark. By the time I got there the rain had stopped and the sticky had returned. The trails behind the Marshland Museum were also very quiet. A House Wren and a pair of Carolina Wrens were the only sounds coming from the brush on either sides of the trail.
These two squirrels were busy chasing each other on the trail ahead of me and I could not resist getting some pics as they took turns jumping over each other.
The Yellow-bellied Flycatcher appeared at the north end of the loop just past the boardwalk. I would see a Magnolia Warbler along the west shoreline but it was too far to photograph. Otherwise I had to settle for long-distant views of Cedar Waxwings and Common Grackles atop distant trees.
The small flock of Wild Turkeys were foraging along side the road next to the entrance to the park.
Lake Erie Metropark, Rockwood US-MI 42.07672, -83.19838, Wayne, Michigan, US
Aug 27, 2024 9:04 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.021 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, storms to the north, calm, humid, 75F
36 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 70
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 11 Entrance to park
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 37
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 15
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 11
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 31
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
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Aug 27, 2024 9:04 AM - 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.021 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, storms to the north, calm, humid, 75F
36 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 70
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 10
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 6
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 11 Entrance to park
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 6
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 37
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 4
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 4
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 3
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 15
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 11
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 31
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
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