No Arctic Tern - 16 Jun 2025
It was Monday morning and time to get out for a bike ride. I drove down Haggerman Rd. to check out the Antenna Farm. Finally, I was able to hear a Dickcissel singing from inside the fence line. A couple Bobolink, as well.
Antenna Farm, Monroe, Michigan, US
Jun 16, 2025 8:43 AM - 8:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.82 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast mild 66F calm
10 species
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 3
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 3
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 13
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) 1
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Jun 16, 2025 8:43 AM - 8:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.82 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast mild 66F calm
10 species
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) 4
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 2
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 3
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 3
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 13
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 1
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 2
Dickcissel (Spiza americana) 1
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I then drove down Roberts Road to the parking lot next to the South Causeway. I was trying out a new mini-camera that I wanted to clip to my vest, but had to put it on my hat becuase of the 600/4 lens blocking it while I rode the bike. Unfortunately, the camera was angled up so the whole bike ride out to Cell 3 and back was a video of the sky...
I was interested to look for the Arctic Tern in Cell 3 even though it hadn't been reported in over a day. This morning was no exception; only Caspian, Forster's and Common Terns were present, as well as a small flock of Bonaparte's Gulls.
Shorebird were mostly gone, but there was a pair of Dunlin among 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers
and a single White-rumped Sandpiper.
There was also a bathing Spotted Sandpiper.
I scoped the tern colony several times but came up only with Forster's and Common Terns.
A Northern Shoveler is a good duck this time of summer. I also spotted a Lesser Yellowlegs.
With the Arctic Tern not showing I took a few more pics of the White-rumped Sandpiper and then headed back to the car.
Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Jun 16, 2025 8:51 AM - 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.619 mile(s)
52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 38
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 2
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 6
Redhead (Aythya americana) 8
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 24
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1 Continuing Cell 3 west shore
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 6
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 6
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 13
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 12
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 21
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 8
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 6
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 4
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 4
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 13
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 35
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 12
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2
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Jun 16, 2025 8:51 AM - 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
8.619 mile(s)
52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 38
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 2
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 6
Redhead (Aythya americana) 8
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 24
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1 Continuing Cell 3 west shore
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 6
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 6
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) 13
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 12
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 21
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 4
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 1
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 4
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 1
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 8
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 6
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 4
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 4
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 2
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 13
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) 1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 2
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 35
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 6
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 4
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 12
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2
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