More Snipe - 25 Sep 2025
With overcast skies and high humidity this morning I had little luck photographing birds. It was ok.
Elizabeth Park was slow. A loop of the middle island woods yielded only a few heard-only birds. So I didn't stay.
Elizabeth Park (Trenton), Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 25, 2025 8:37 AM - 8:51 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.465 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy but clearing. 60F. Calm
5 species
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
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Sep 25, 2025 8:37 AM - 8:51 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.465 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy but clearing. 60F. Calm
5 species
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
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I drove over to the Marina at Lake Erie Metropark and scoped the marsh just north of the parking lot. Shorebird activity was good: dozens of Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpipers and Wilson's Snipe. Unfortunately, they were too far away under dark conditions for any meaningful photography. I had to settle for the nearby Wood Ducks and Blue-winged Teal.
I then drove over to the Marshland Museum and walked the trails. They too were slow; a couple of Red-eyed Vireos, Swainson's Thrush, a possible Veery (couldn't confirm), and Northern House Wren. Otherwise, very quiet.
Lake Erie Metropark, Rockwood US-MI 42.06984, -83.19669, Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 25, 2025 9:08 AM - 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.72 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, humid, 67F
31 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
swan sp. (Cygnus sp.) 1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 24
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 30
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 6
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 8
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 30
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 34
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 28
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 30
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
bird sp. (Aves sp.) 1
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Sep 25, 2025 9:08 AM - 10:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.72 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cloudy, humid, 67F
31 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
swan sp. (Cygnus sp.) 1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 24
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 30
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 10
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 1
Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) 6
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 8
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 30
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 34
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 2
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 28
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 2
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 30
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 10
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 2
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 4
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
bird sp. (Aves sp.) 1
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