Mackinac Island, Day 2 - 04 Aug 2026

Another clear and calm morning. At 65ºF the air felt warm as humidity had risen overnight. I took a walk around the grounds of Mission Point to see if any birds might show themselves. 

I started at Mackinaw Island State Park so that the Sun would be at my back on the way back. I spent some time trying to find a pair of Black-and-White Warblers in the cedars next to road, but only got fleeting glimpses. 

Just inside the park this Red-eyed Vireo flew in and foraged at knee level. It took a bit to get focus, but I was then able to get some nice images from 20' away.

Walking along the beach I spent some time looking at rocks, but everything was similar: bleached, white with some aggregates found between. Out in the lake a single female Common Merganser was resting comfortably on the only protruding rock in the area.

I walked over to the maintenance area and found a pair of Song Sparrows foraging through the brush. 

At the edge of the yard a pair of Yellow Warblers flew in. A female, 

and a presumed juvenile showing an eye-ring and grayish flanks.

An American Redstart would be seen when we walked into town and had lunch at the Ice House.

Mackinac Island State Park, Mackinac Island US-MI 45.85202, -84.60515, Mackinac, Michigan, US

Aug 4, 2026 8:19 AM - 1:01 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.358 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Clear, calm, humid 75F
18 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  24
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)  1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  4
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  4
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  6
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)  2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  4
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  4
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)  2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)  1
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)  2

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