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7 Nov [2nd hand] Western Grebe, Berrien Co., 7 Nov 2009 [Caleb Putnam ] 6 Nov Purple Sandpiper in Mason County, 6-Nov. 2009 [David Dister ] 6 Nov King Eider Chippewa County 11-06 [] 5 Nov Fwd: [birders] Ross' goose - Warren, Macomb Co. 11/5 [Brian McGee ] 4 Nov Harlequin Ducks in Mason County, 4-Nov. 2009 [David Dister ] 3 Nov Fwd: [jax-birds] Gyrfalcon at the Soo [Lathe Claflin ] 01 Nov Ibis Sp., Jackson County, 11-1-09 [Gerald Urquhart ] 2 Nov Franklin's Gulls - Berrien Co. - Nov. 1 [Kip or Suzanne Miller ] 1 Nov Purple Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl, Allegan Co.11-1-09 [Rick Brigham ] 01 Nov Ottawa County Red-necked Phalarope [Wildbirders ] 1 Nov UP Rare Bird Report for October 31, 2009 [Skye Haas ] 31 Oct Avocets & Kittiwake, Emmet County, 10/31 [Louie Dombroski ] 31 Oct Western Grebe WPBO 10/31 [] 30 Oct FW: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Monroe Co., 29 Oct 2009 [Caleb Putnam ] 28 Oct Western Grebe 8:10am 10-28-09 Allegan Co. [Rick Brigham ] 27 Oct Western Grebe, Allegan Co, 5pm 10-27-09 [Rick Brigham ] 27 Oct Western Grebe--yes [LaRue Wells ] 27 Oct Western Grebe - Not relocated early morning 10-27-09 [Rick Brigham ] 26 Oct Western Grebe, Allegan Co., still present 1:30 PM - 26 October 2009 [] 26 Oct Western Grebe still at the beach 10/26 12:45pm [] 26 Oct Western Grebe, Allegan Co., still present 26 October 2009 [Caleb Putnam ] 25 Oct Western Grebe further info 10-25-09 [Rick Brigham ] 25 Oct western grebe update, allegan co, 10/25 [michael overway ] 25 Oct Western Grebe, Allegan County, 10/25 [Alison Világ ] 18 Oct Muskegon Wastewater birds - October 18, 2009 ["Allen T. Chartier" ] 15 Oct UP Rare Bird Report for October 15, 2009 [Skye Haas ] 13 Oct MBRC seeking new members- a call for letters of interest [Caleb Putnam ] 8 Oct WPBO Red Phalarope, Northern Hawk Owl et al [] 8 Oct Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Chippewa Co., 8 Oct [Caleb Putnam ] 5 Oct [2nd hand] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Huron Co., 5 October 2009 [Caleb Putnam ] 5 Oct Franklin's Gull, Allegan Co. 10-4-09 [Rick Brigham ] 4 Oct WPBO Boreal Owl & Harlequin Ducks [] 28 Sep UP Rare Bird Report for September 28, 2009 [Skye Haas ] 25 Sep 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds [James Markham ] 24 Sep American avocet in Ottawa County [] 23 Sep Little Gull, Sterling SP, Monroe County. [Karl Overman ] 22 Sep Long-tailed Jaeger Whitefish Point 9-22-09 [] 11 Sep UP Rare Bird Report for September 11, 2009 [Skye Haas ] 9 Sep Pointe Mouillee 9/9/09 [Karl Overman ] 8 Sep ENVIRO: Sen. Levin backs away from Whitefish Point protection [Louie Dombroski ] 8 Sep Muskegon WasteWater [Kevin Welsh ] 6 Sep Swainson's Hawk 9/6 Marquette [David Pavlik ] 6 Sep Pte Mouillee SGA, Sunday, September 6th, 2009 [Brad Murphy ] 6 Sep Ruff at Pte Mouillee, Monroe Co., 6 Sep [Caleb Putnam ] 4 Sep Muskegon Waste Water [Karl Overman ] 1 Sep Muskegon Wastewater shorebirds ["Charlie Weaver" ] 31 Aug 14 sp of shorebirds at MWW etc. / was for yesterday, SUN, Aug 30 [John Will ] 30 Aug American Golden-Plovers - Branch Co 8-29 [] 30 Aug 14 sp of shorebirds at MWW / Ottawa Co. Amer golden plovers GONE [John Will ] 30 Aug Pte Mouillee SGA, Saturday, August 29th [Brad Murphy ] 29 Aug American Golden Plovers - Ottawa County [Richard Pedler ] 29 Aug Muskegon Wastewater shorebirds ["Francke" ] 23 Aug 3 Pileated Woodpeckers at Shiawassee NWR, near Frankenmuth ["David" ] 22 Aug Red Knot, Point Mouillee, Monroe County 8/22 [Erik Enbody ] 22 Aug Re: Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1655, Issue 1 ["John Mulder" ] 20 Aug American Avocet, 8.20.09, Alger Co. [scott hickman ] 19 Aug Marbled Godwit - MetroBeach Aug 19 [] 15 Aug Pointe Mouillee today [Karl Overman ] 6 Aug Franklin's Gull Muskegon Wastewater Aug 6 10 am [Carolyn Weng ] 05 Aug Yellow Rail - Montmorency Co 8-2 [] 4 Aug American Avocets - LeBourdais Rd @ Saginaw Bay - Aug 3, 2009 [soehnelj ] 3 Aug American Avocets - LeBourdais Rd @ Saginaw Bay - Aug 3, 2009 [soehnelj ] 2 Aug Marbled Godwit at Pte. Mouillee [Tim Endlein ] 31 Jul Pte. Mouillee [Kevin Welsh ] 27 Jul Am. Avocet, Allegan Co. 7-27-09 [Rick Brigham ] 27 Jul Re: Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 ["Jerry Jourdan" ] 27 Jul Little Blue Heron - Monroe County - July 27 ["Paul Cypher" ] 27 Jul Re: Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 [] 19 Jul (no subject) [Judy Dupuie ] 19 Jul (no subject) [Judy Dupuie ] 14 Jul Important MBRC website changes [Caleb Putnam ] 13 Jul Chuck-wills-widow - July 11 & 12, Berrien Co. [Jonathan Wuepper ] 13 Jul Prothonotary Warbler - Arenac Co ["Santner, Steven" ] 10 Jul Wh. Pelicans, Wh.-faced Ibis, Monroe Co. [LaRue Wells ] 8 Jul Henslow's Sparrows [Craig Bennett ] 8 Jul White Pelicans Pointe Mouillee [Karl Overman ] Subject: [2nd hand] Western Grebe, Berrien Co., 7 Nov 2009 From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:37:15 -0700 Birders- Alison Vilag just called to report a Western Grebe at New Buffalo. She is currently (8:25 AM, 7 Nov 2009) viewing the bird just offshore of the beach, to the north of the jetty. Seems to be developing into a very good fall for this species in SW Michigan! Thanks to Alison for getting the word out. Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690331&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Purple Sandpiper in Mason County, 6-Nov. 2009 From: David Dister <david.dister AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:30:53 -0500 A single purple sandpiper was observed along the rocky north pier at Ludington Harbor this afternoon around 2:45 p.m. The bird was unusually skittish and flew off southwest toward the south pier. The north pier is accessible from the west end of Ludington Avenue/M-10 in downtown Ludington, while the south pier is accessible from the north end of South Lakeshore Drive via Iris Road (2.5 miles south of downtown) and the Pere Marquette Highway. Dave Dister_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: King Eider Chippewa County 11-06 From: Hawkowls AT aol.com Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:39:56 EST Kirk Zufelt found a King Eider at the mouth of the Tahquamenon River late this morning. After several hours of searching for it, it was relocated where Kirk had originally seen it. As of 1 PM it was easily visible from the boat launch. Hopefully it will elude the duck hunters who are using this boat ramp. Chris Neri _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Fwd: [birders] Ross' goose - Warren, Macomb Co. 11/5 From: Brian McGee <brianmcgee AT wowway.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:57:22 -0500 (EST) I also saw the Ross' Goose at around 10:00 AM today in the same location described below .  This is where it was first seen on October 21st. Brian McGee Clinton Twp. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Janice E. Olesen" To: birders AT umich.edu Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2009 2:17:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [birders] Ross' goose The Warren, MI  Ross' goose was seen today at 12:30pm.  The bird was feeding with a large flock of Canada geese on the north side of Waterview Drive.  Waterview Drive is on the west side of Mound Rd. between 12 and 13 Mile Rds. just North of the Meijer gas station. Jan Olesen Rochester Hills, MI --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html * To unsubscribe from birders AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE BIRDERS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE BIRDERS Your Name. _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Harlequin Ducks in Mason County, 4-Nov. 2009 From: David Dister <david.dister AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:44:02 -0500 A pair of Harlequin Ducks (male & female) were seen by the outer breakwater in Lake Michigan off the Ludington Pumped Storage Reservoir from 3:00-3:30 p.m. this afternoon. There is a public parking lot (Consumers Power) on the east side of South Lakeshore Drive about 4 miles south of Ludington, and a few hundred feet south a footbridge crosses over the road to a high bluff for the best vantage point. Dave Dister_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Fwd: [jax-birds] Gyrfalcon at the Soo From: Lathe Claflin <lathe.claflin AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:31:00 -0500 e ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: bflylady27 AT netzero.net Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:49 AM Subject: [jax-birds] Gyrfalcon at the Soo To: jaxbirds AT umich.edu  A friend of mine along with her friend from England who is a birding tour guide has asked me to post this. Gray Morph gyrfalcon at 9 mile and Riverside. The bird is feeding on a kill south of the intersection on a pole by the red party store. Also, they are seeing sharp tailed Grouse on Riverside and 46 Bohemian waxwings south of 8 mile. Her cell is 517-442-9089. Connie --- * To unsubscribe from jax-birds AT umich.edu send a blank message to lyris AT listserver.itd.umich.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE JAX-BIRDS as the Subject line. To resubscribe use SUBSCRIBE JAX-BIRDS Your Name. ____________________________________________________________ Medical Insurance Quotes Compare medical insurance companies and save money now. -- Lathe Claflin eastern Jackson County _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Ibis Sp., Jackson County, 11-1-09 From: Gerald Urquhart <urquhart AT msu.edu> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:37:13 -0500 JP Lawrence, Willoughby Urquhart and I observed a Plegadis Ibis species flying over the Phyllis Haehnle Refuge on Seymour Road in Jackson Country this afternoon at 5:15 PM. The Ibis was 1/4 to 1/2 mile away at all times, so species ID was difficult. It was fairly dark and shiny suggesting an adult bird. I had good views of the facial area but saw no distinguishable pattern. The bird flew over the marsh twice and then flew off to the south, where it may have landed in the extreme southern end of the marsh or left for another area. The crane flight was really weak (<100 birds). Other good birds: 2 Trumpeter Swans 1 Merlin 1 YB Sapsucker 200+ Cedar Waxwings 10,000+ Red-winged Blackbirds and other species 2 Wood Ducks Jerry Urquhart ____________________________________________________________ Gerald R. Urquhart Ph.D. Assistant Professor Lyman Briggs College 35 E. Holmes Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48825 Email: urquhart AT msu.edu Lyman Briggs College: http://www.lymanbriggs.msu.edu Homepage: http://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart Panama Study Abroad: http://www.msu.edu/user/dru Nicaragua Study Abroad: http://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/nicaragua Phone: 517-353-1759 W Fax: 517-432-2758 W ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Franklin's Gulls - Berrien Co. - Nov. 1 From: Kip or Suzanne Miller <kipnsuz AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:04:31 +0000 (UTC) Birders, Following up on Alison Vilag's post to the BBC list yesterday about her lakewatch from the Cherry Beach overlook in southwest Berrien County, I decided to spend a bit of time there myself this morning. Although the waterfowl migration was not as evident as yesterday, I still saw several interesting birds in just an hour of watching. The highlight was 3 Franklin's Gulls which I located sitting just offshore with a small flock of larger gulls. Other sightings of interest included a Merlin that came in off the lake with an unlucky songbird migrant in its talons, 10 Black Scoters and 8 White-winged Scoters. Other expected water fowl species were seen, as well as several Common Loons and many Bonapate's Gulls. I also saw several Herring Gulls chase and catch a songbird migrant trying to make it to shore from out over the lake. Cherry Beach Road is located on the west side of Red Arrow Highway, between the community of Harbert to the north and Lakeside to the south. An observation deck overlooking Lake Michigan is available in the small township park at the west end of the road. A good location for future lakewatch efforts, as Alison noted. A bit further south at the Pier Road overlook in Lakeside I saw 2 Red-throated Loons and counted over 50 Horned Grebes in a full scope scan from left to right. New Buffalo was quiet, with just a couple of Snow Buntings on the upper beach. Good birding, Kip Miller . _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Purple Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl, Allegan Co.11-1-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:34:49 -0500 Greetings, A single Purple Sandpiper was at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River this evening. It was feeding in the rocks of the channel at the base of the north breakwall as viewed from the south breakwall. An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull was also present here. During this morning's lake watch from the Douglas Public Beach a nice movement of birds was seen. A Short-eared Owl fly-by was one of these. Others of interest: White-winged Scoter 43 Surf Scoter 17 Black Scoter 14 dark-winged scoter 8 Com. Loon 31 Red-throated Loon 8 unidentified loon 43 Horned Grebe 27 Red-breasted Merg 1115 Greater Scaup 490 Lesser Scaup 585 Redhead 280 Bufflehead 170 Harlequin Duck 2 Long-tailed Duck 2 Snow Bunting 19 The last report to me of the Western Grebe was a sighting from 1pm on Weds, 10-28-09. Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Ottawa County Red-necked Phalarope From: Wildbirders <wildbirders AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:58:11 -0500 This morning, about 10:30 AM, Judi and I found a Red-necked Phalarope at Holland State Park, Ottawa County. Please excuse a late post -- just got access to a computer for posting. The Phalarope has been at Holland State Park, on the north side of the channel along the beach and was last viewed by us at 4:00 PM. It has moved between the north pier and the concession stand during the day. It was last seen out from the concession building. Good Birding, Carl & Judi Manning Holland, MI _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: UP Rare Bird Report for October 31, 2009 From: Skye Haas <theowlranch AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:27:59 -0500 *UP Rare Bird Report for October 31, 2009* Another autumn is drawing to a close in the northwoods. Sparrows and shorebirds are almost gone, and warblers have become but a memory of good times past. Late migrants and wintering species have begun to arrive, but for many species, particularly finches, numbers have been low so far. WPBO reported the first Common Redpolls of the season on the 28th, and there have been no reports yet of Pine Grosbeaks. Evening Grosbeaks and Pine Siskins have been present, but only scattered small flocks. Both Red and White-winged Crossbills have had recent incursions into our area, with flocks of White-winged Crossbills reported from the upper Keweenaw, northern Marquette and Delta Counties. Ryne Rutherford reports that Red Crossbills have been seen in moderate numbers in the Marquette highlands were a localized white pine cone crop contributes to their presence. Both species of crossbills have been recorded at WPBO in the last month. Both Purple Finch and American Goldfinch continue to have a healthy migration season. Conspicuously absent so far is Bohemian Waxwing, with only a single report so far from WPBO. It is still early in the season for this species, and I suspect there may be a mid-winter push of this species into our region. It is also too earlier to tell if there will be any kind of northern owl invasion; by this time last year there had been a handful of Snowy Owl reports, while there have been none so far. Encouraging however, have been two October Northern Hawk Owl sightings as well a couple of second-hand reports of this species in eastern UP, but WPBO staff has been unable to confirm these additional reports.Only a handful of Boreal Owls have been recorded at Whitefish Point, and so far there have been no reports of Great Gray Owls, but both of these species frequently do not move into our area until December or even January. Rough-legged Hawks have staged a moderate push into the UP, with decent numbers reported from traditional areas in the eastern UP, while Northern Goshawk seem to be present in better then average numbers. Northern Shrikes have arrived, but seem to be late and not present in any great numbers. After a somewhat late migration, Snow Buntings have flooded into the UP. The one family of early winter migrants that seems to be having a banner season so far is arctic gulls, with early and impressive numbers reported from Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie. *Highlights* *EIDER SPECIES* WESTERN GREBE** *CLARK'S/WESTERN GREBE* "RICHARDSON'S" MERLIN* *Harlequin Duck Black Scoter Golden Eagle Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher unidentified Phalarope species Little Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull unidentified Jaeger species Boreal Owl Black-backed Woodpecker TUFTED TITMOUSE Townsend's Solitaire Dickcissel *Gogebic County* Ryne Rutherford and Jen Anderson had a pair of GRAY JAYS at Clark Lake in the Sylvania Tract Wilderness Area on October 18th. *Keweenaw County* Zach Gayk found a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE just south of Bete Grise on October 25th. Zach also reported that only a few waterbirds were present in Copper Harbor, just singles of SURF, WHITE-WINGED and BLACK SCOTERS on the 29th. *Houghton County* Bruce McDonald found 4 juvenile ROSS'SxSNOW GEESE hybrids at the Lake Linden Sewage Ponds on October 15th-17th. *Dickinson County* Carol Keir had a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS at her farm in Vulcan on October 30th. Greg Cleary reported 4 RUDDY DUCKS at Little Fumee Lake on the 25th. *Marquette County* An adult LITTLE GULL was on Lake Independence in Big Bay on October 25th. This is likely the first county record of this species. An unidentified JAEGER SPECIES along with a very high count of 86 BLACK SCOTERS had been blown in the the lower harbor of Marquette on the 24th. Gull-watching in the City of Marquette has been excellent over the last two weeks. Multiple THAYER'S GULLS have been seen on a regular basis with a high count of 8 birds on the 29th. Other notable gull species in Marquette include ICELAND, GLAUCOUS and GREAT BLACK-BACKED. These birds are seen on a near daily basis along the Marquette waterfront where ever gulls concentrate early in the evening. David Pavlik found a late LECONTE'S SPARROW at the mouth of the Dead River from the 26th-28th. Joe Youngman and Lynn Murphy had a GOLDEN EAGLE along Lake Michigamme on the 18th. Joe also reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER from the McCormick Tract Wilderness Area on the 18th. 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were observed at the Black River Falls burn on the 19th. Beth Olson had 2 CANVASBACKS on Teal Lake in Ishpeming on the 19th. Bruce Bussone reported 5 TUNDRA SWANS on Deer Lake on the 24th. Vicki Bennon reports that 4 GRAY JAYS have been consistent at her feeders in Diorite in the last 2 weeks. *Delta County* An adult male *"RICHARDSON'S" MERLIN** (the Great Plains race), was seen at Peninsula Point on October 20th. The HUDSONIAN GODWIT and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER at Indian Point near Nahma were last seen on October 22nd. A juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was found at Portage Marsh on the 20th. 3 TUNDRA SWANS were at Aronson Island on the 27th. *Alger County* An *CLARK'S/WESTERN GREBE* *was observed at Bay Furnace near Munising on October 17th. Louie Dombroski had an adult ICELAND GULL in Munising on the 29th. Scott Hickman has had a TRUMPETER SWAN at Sand Point from the 27th-30th. Scott also reported 1 RUDDY DUCK at the Shingleton Sewage Ponds on the 23rd, and 2 GLAUCOUS GULLS in Munising on the 29th. *Schoolcraft County* Louie Dombroski had 3 GRAY JAYS near Seol Choix Point and a juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER at the point on October 27th. *Luce County* Dixie and Kris Stewart had a NORTHERN HAWK OWL at its traditional wintering spot at Soo Junction on October 30th. *Chippewa County* The highlights from Whitefish Point Bird Observatory include two consecutive days with flyby hen *EIDER SPECIES* *on October 26 and 27th. Also notable was a find by Jason Bojczyk of the 2nd point record of *WESTERN GREBE** in the Brown's harbor of refuge. Perhaps even more exciting was the first point record of TUFTED TITMOUSE on October 16th. Reports of this species are quite rare in the UP, and it has been many years since this species has been confirmed on the Lake Superior side of the peninsula! Other notable sightings from WPBO include 10782 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 27th; 1 ICELAND GULL and a LONG-EARED OWL on the 26th; an unidentified PHALAROPE SPECIES on the 24th; a late NORTHERN PARULA on the 23rd; 69 BLACK SCOTERS on the 22nd was a good count; 2158 LONG-TAILED DUCKS moved by on the 21st; 1 unidentified JAEGER SPECIES, 1 BOREAL OWL and 1 DICKCISSEL on the 19th; BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the 17th; 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 16th; and 2 HARLEQUIN DUCKS on the 15th. Gerald Vork reported 55 TUNDRA SWANS at the Dunbar Forest on October 29th. While not actully in the UP, Kirk Zulfelt has been reporting good numbers of THAYER'S, ICELAND, GLAUCOUS and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS on the Ontario side of Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan birders should be aware that "Soo" gulls frequently are seen on both sides of the river and can be found at the Dafter Dump or along the St. Mary's River. *Mackinac County* Gerald Vork and Steve Baker had a late BARN SWALLOW at Pt. LaBarbe on October 21st. Gerald also reports that the traditional large flock of REDHEADS is again present on their staging grounds in the Straits of Mackinaw. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All birds marked with an asterisk “*” in the report are review species in the State of Michigan and should be documented with photos or a written description. Please send documentation to Adam Byrne at the Michigan Birds Records Committee at either 11771 Rachel LN, Dewitt, MI, 48820 or by email at Byrnea”AT”msu.edu For further information about the Records Committee, please visit: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch at gmail.com or to Birdnet AT UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. For more information on Birdnet, or UP birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org Till next time, ~Skye Haas_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Avocets & Kittiwake, Emmet County, 10/31 From: Louie Dombroski <louie_dombroski AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:41:00 -0700 (PDT) This afternoon, 31 Oct, there were three AMERICAN AVOCETS on the beach at Petoskey State Park, Emmet County. They favored a spot along a temporary pool along the sandy beach just south of the big parking lot reached by taking the first right after passing through the park entrance. They were flushed from this spot three times during my visit(twice by humans, once by a Bald Eagle), but returned within several minutes each time.   Also, a first-year BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE made several passes along the beach, sometimes reasonably close, sometimes at more challenging distances. It was sometimes associating loosely with a few Bonaparte's Gulls.   There were many ducks (White-winged Scoters, Buffleheads, Common Goldeneyes, and others) and Common Loons flying about, all apparently blown in to Little Traverse Bay by the strong west winds.   Louie Dombroski _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe WPBO 10/31 From: Hawkowls AT aol.com Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:28:05 EDT A Western Grebe was found by Jason Bojczyk at the township harbor just south of Whitefish Point this evening. We were able to observe it for about an hour before losing it after one of its dives around 6PM. The bird may very well have remained despite the fact that we lost it. Chris Neri www.wpbo.org_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: FW: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Monroe Co., 29 Oct 2009 From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:41:34 -0600 All- Forwarding from birders AT umich.edu. A request to all observers to please post all Michigan review species to Mich-Listers directly. The review list is available here: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee/review_list.html Photos of this bird were posted at: http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Forwarded Portion of Message Below: Subject: Scissor Tail Flycatcher - Not seen this AM From: "Phil" Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:10:05 -0400 I did not see the Scissor Tail Flycatcher this morning, I will check again this afternoon and will have a more precise location on the road where it was seen as I will have my dad with me to point out the spot. I will post the pictures that were taken yesterday on to grovestreet as soon as I can. Subject: RE: Scissor Tail Flycatcher From: "Phil" Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:10:52 -0400 The area is between Monroe and Dundee and is closest to Maybee, If you start at Stewart road in Monroe and head down it west towards Dundee you'll come to an area where there is a small jog in the road that will be Raisinville rd. turn left and then quickly turn right, keep going past Doty and Baldwin rd. intersections and Stewart will jog again and this will be Ida Maybee rd. and turn left and this is the general area of where my Dad saw the scissor tailed flycatcher as I have not seen it so cant give the exact area on Ida Maybee Rd. Subject: Scissor Tailed Flycatcher From: "Phil" Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:07:34 -0400 There was a Scissor Tailed Flycatcher seen on Ida Maybee road just south of Stewart rd on Thurs. 10/29. My dad was 1st to see it and then my aunt and uncle came down to see it and got 2 pictures of it before it flew. I am going to try and go see if its still around tomorrow. Phil V. --- * birders FAQ - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/birders_FAQ.html * photo sharing site - http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: I wanted more reliable, now it's more reliable. Wow! http://microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default-ga.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:102009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe 8:10am 10-28-09 Allegan Co. From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:56:02 -0400 Light east winds provided for glass calm waters and great views of the Western Grebe this morning. At 8:10am it was 1/2 mile north of Douglas Public Beach swimming south. At 8:30am it was just to the south of the public beach. Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe, Allegan Co, 5pm 10-27-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:47:33 -0400 Greetings, John Will just called to say that at 5pm today he and Lyle Hamilton had the Western Grebe 1/2 to 3/4 mile north of the Douglas Public Beach here in Allegan Co. Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe--yes From: LaRue Wells <texwells AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:47:25 -0400 Karl Overman just called to say that he and Robert Epstein found the Western Grebe about a quarter-mile north of the Douglas Public Beach at 9:30 am (Oct. 27). The bird was still there when he called at about 10:15. Tex Wells _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe - Not relocated early morning 10-27-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:25:43 -0400 Greetings, Just a heads-up that in the 45 minutes of scanning I did north and south of Douglas Public Beach I did not find the Western Grebe. The waves are up a little more today making it a bit more difficult to locate birds sitting on the water, but if you stand on the fore-dune at DPB (our lake watch spot just right of the base of the stairs) or on the lower landing you can gain some elevation over the waves for better viewing. It is still worth the search and I would encourage folks to check The Oval to the north and walk Lakeshore Dr. along the bluff south of the DPB parking lot as far south as the guardrail. Great views of rafts of waterfowl can often be had from the open promontory at the guardrail. When I left the beach Karl Overman and Robert Epstein were just arriving, so hopefully their search will be more productive than mine. Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe, Allegan Co., still present 1:30 PM - 26 October 2009 From: lyle.hamilton AT gm.com Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:49 -0400 I just received a call from Tex Wells. He and Sean Bachman were able to re-locate the Western Grebe this afternoon. They last saw the bird around 1:30 PM. It was still 1/8 mile north of the Douglas Public Beach in Allegan Co.. Lyle Hamilton Howell, MI Nothing in this message is intended to constitute an electronic signature unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination or other use, or taking of any action in reliance upon this message by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete it from your computer. _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe still at the beach 10/26 12:45pm From: paulcypher AT comcast.net Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:51:29 +0000 (UTC) All, The Western Grebe is still present as of 12:45pm-ish on Monday October 26th at Douglas Beach on Lake Michigan. Be aware that this bird seems to evaporate at will. When I first arrived, it could not be found. I found it after 15 minutes of searching. Suddenly, it was there. When Sean and Tex arrived, it was still present. I returned to my car for my camera, but by the time I got back to them, it was gone. We continued to look but could not relocate it. Go figure. Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI (currently posting from the Saugatuck Brewing Company) _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe, Allegan Co., still present 26 October 2009 From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:29:43 -0600 Birders- Rick Brigham just called from Douglas Public Beach in Allegan Co., where he has the Western Grebe (8:20AM, Monday 26 October 2009). It was 1/8 mile north of the public beach. Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Simplify your PC. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen1:102009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe further info 10-25-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:27:43 -0400 Greetings, Continuing views of the Westrern Grebe were had until I left the beach with Caleb Putnam at about 2pm. Carl and Judy Manning were still watching it from Douglas Public Beach at this point. The bird is swimming considerable distances having moved north in the morning about half way to the Oval Beach from the Douglas Public Beach and then this afternoon turning back south of the Douglas Public Beach about 1/8 mile. It was never in flight. Beautiful looks can be had of it today as it stays consistently between 200 and 600 feet of shore. You can anticipate some walking, although on this gorgeous fall day with an almost calm lake, it is well worth the exercise. Good luck and good birding! Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: western grebe update, allegan co, 10/25 From: michael overway <jamgow2131 AT att.net> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:17:38 -0700 (PDT) Greetings, I left the site at around noon and Rick and Ann Luft were still on site observing the bird.  Rick first noticed the grebe on the water north of our location at Douglas Beach.  We moved between 1/8th and 1/4 mile north of the beach.  The bird moved back and forth in that area spending more time to the north.  It traveled between roughly 200' and 600' off shore.  The area around the eye of the bird in question was quite dark and the bill was the green/yellow of the Western Grebe as described in Sibley's.  It was not flying around but was diving, preening, etc. Directions: in Douglas at the intersection of Center St. and Blue Star Highway take Center St west to the lake, go north a couple hundred feet and park at Douglas Beach.   Private property is a concern in the area both north and south of the beach.  Bring water proof shoes and stand below the "low watermark" to be in the clear - as far as I understand it.  That being said many people were walking by without observing this rule.  We had been on site since 7:45 am with heavy movement in the earlier hours of RB Mergs, Horned Grebe, and Common Loon.  Other birds of note were 2 Red-throated Loon, a Pied-billed Grebe (in the vicinity of the Western), a Red-necked Grebe, a small flock of shorebirds with 2 different species which flew through the scope view while observing the Western Grebe - not refound but flying north and possibly in the vicinty of Oval Beach, 1 Merlin, and a Parasitic Jaeger (juvy) which we thought would've been the bird of the day.  Thank you Alison for the initial posting. Good birding, mike overway_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Western Grebe, Allegan County, 10/25 From: Alison Világ <owlers6 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:22:33 -0400 Greetings, As of 11:20 AM, October 25th, Mike Overway and Rick Brigham are watching a Western Grebe offshore of Douglas Public Beach. Apparently, the bird is approximately 1/8 of a mile north of the beach. Good Birding, Alison Világ_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Muskegon Wastewater birds - October 18, 2009 From: "Allen T. Chartier" <amazilia1 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:10:37 -0400 Birders, Early this afternoon, on our way back home from Traverse City, we took a spin around the Muskegon Wastewater System and found a few birds of interest. Along the entrance road, before the turnoff to the Admin. building, there were lots of Canada Geese in a couple flooded impounments, and among them were 5-6 CACKLING GEESE and 1 SNOW (blue morph) GOOSE. On the main ponds, we did not see anywhere near as many RUDDY DUCKS as Caleb Putnam did last week, but there are certainly a few thousand still there, and apparently more NORTHERN SHOVELERS than last week. In the eastern impoundment, along the north dike, there was one EARED GREBE and surprisingly one female-plumaged WHITE-WINGED SCOTER. We also had singles of GREATER SCAUP, LESSER SCAUP, BUFFLEHEAD, and COMMON GOLDENEYE. In the easternmost cell at the northern end of the center dike (east of the bubblers), there were a few shorebirds, which included ~35 DUNLIN, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 5 KILLDEER, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Along the dikes there were also many AMERICAN PIPITS. Allen & Nancy Chartier amazilia1(at)comcast.net Inkster, Michigan, USA _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: UP Rare Bird Report for October 15, 2009 From: Skye Haas <theowlranch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:33:34 -0400 *UP Rare Bird Report for October 15, 2009* *Highlights* *BRANT** *RED PHALAROPE** *SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER** Greater White-fronted Goose Harlequin Duck Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull Thayer's Gull Parasitic Jaeger Northern Hawk Owl Boreal Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Boreal Chickadee Carolina Wren LeConte's Sparrow Harris's Sparrow *Keweenaw County* Greg Cleary had a CAROLINA WREN on Manitou Island on October 5th. Also on Manitou on the 5th, Joe Youngman had an early NORTHERN SHRIKE. Other Manitou highlights include 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS on the 6th, and a waterbird flight that comprised of nearly 4000 birds, including several RED-THROATED LOONS. Zach Gayk had a HARRIS'S SPARROW at Bete Gris on the 9th. Zach also reported a flock of 50+ SNOW GEESE at Bete Gris on September 29th. *Houghton County* Zach Gayk and Scott Hickman had a sandpiper that was a very good candidate for a PECTORALxCURLEW SANDPIPER hybrid on October 5th. Scott also reported 4 SNOW GEESE at the Calumet Sewage Ponds on the 6th. *Baraga County* Joe Youngman photographed an interesting flock of swans at the head of the Keweenaw Bay that included 4 TUNDRA SWANS and 1 TRUMPETER SWAN on October 12th. *Marquette County* A total of 4 *BRANT** were observed during a massive goose flight at the Big Bay Lighthouse on September 29th. Other highlights from that count included 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 1 SNOW GOOSE, 17 CACKLING GEESE and 3396 CANADA GEESE, along with 19 RED-THROATED LOONS. 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were observed migrating over the City of Marquette on the 25th. A HARRIS'S SPARROW was along Powder Mill Road in Marquette on the 29th. Vicki Bennon had 3 GRAY JAYS come into her feeders on October 11th. A number of notable gull sightings have occurred in the City of Marquette this week with a total of at least 4 THAYER'S GULLS, 1 THAYER'S/ICELAND GULL, and 1 each of GLAUCOUS and GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS from October 13-15. 12 CACKLING GEESE were at the Gwinn Sewage Ponds on the 14th. *Delta County* 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS and 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER were at Indian Pt on October 13th. Also notable was a flyover of 2 "LESSER" SANDHILL CRANES. 552 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS was a good count on the Stonington Peninsula on the 13th. All notable late migrants to the UP, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK, 1 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and 1 AMERICAN REDSTART were at Peninsula Point on the 7th, while a ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen on the 1st. *Alger County* Scott Hickman had a CACKLING GOOSE in Munising on October 8th. *Luce County* Jeff McCoy reported 1 SPRUCE GROUSE and 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES on Skyline Road on the 9th. *Chippewa County* Whitefish Point Bird Observatory certainly lived up to it's reputation on October 8th, when 1 *SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER**, 1 *RED PHALAROPE**, 1 NORTHERN HAWK-OWL, 2 BOREAL OWLS and 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were observed! Other highlights from WPBO include 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS and a NORTHERN SHRIKE on the 14th; 1 PARASITIC JAEGER on the 13th; 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on the 12th; 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS on the 11th; 1 SABINE'S GULL and 5000 migrant SCAUP/AYTHYA, along with a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 9th; 1 HARLEQUIN DUCK on the 7th; 3 HARLEQUIN DUCKS and a BOREAL OWL was banded on the 4th; 7 TRUMPETER SWANS on the 2nd; 1 unidentified JAEGER SPECIES and a GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL on September 29th; and an unidentified JAEGER SPECIES along with a BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (a rare bird past August in the UP) on the 27th. There have been frequent sightings of SURF, BLACK & WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, RED-THROATED LOONS, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, RED & WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS as well several NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS banded. Tom Prestby reported 1 SPRUCE GROUSE and 1 GRAY JAY at Clark Lake in Tahquamnon Falls State Park on the 8th. *Mackinac County* Gerald Vork had 2 LECONTE'S SPARROWS and 2 TUNDRA SWANS at Pt. LaBarbe on October 2nd. Gerald also reported a late RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at Brevort Lake on the 11th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All birds marked with an asterisk “*” in the report are review species in the State of Michigan and should be documented with photos or a written description. Please send documentation to Adam Byrne at the Michigan Birds Records Committee at either 11771 Rachel LN, Dewitt, MI, 48820 or by email at Byrnea”AT”msu.edu For further information about the Records Committee, please visit: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch at gmail.com or to Birdnet AT UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. For more information on Birdnet, or UP birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org Till next time, ~Skye Haas_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: MBRC seeking new members- a call for letters of interest From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:32:49 -0600 [Apologies for cross posting] The Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC) is currently (13 October 2009) seeking two highly motivated, highly productive people to fill two imminent vacancies in its membership. Information on what the MBRC does and what is expected of its members can be found in our bylaws at our website (URL below). Interested persons should submit, by email, a detailed letter of interest to the MBRC chair (me), at larus10 at hotmail.com as soon as possible. The letter should enumerate the following: 1. the amount of time you anticipate putting into committee-related work (per month) should you be selected 2. why you are interested in joining the committee 3. your qualifications 4. your ability to meet deadlines and to attend two meetings annually (statewide) The more specific you can be on all of these points, the better. The new terms will begin on 1 January 2010. Please circulate this announcement freely to anyone who may be interested, and to other listservs. **Important note** If you submit a letter of interest by email and do not receive email confirmation back, it means I did not receive your submission. In that case, please resend the email or contact me immediately. Finally, if you have any questions or concerns which cannot be answered by visiting our website, please feel free to email me directly at any time. All respondents (whether selected or not) will receive a formal correspondence from me once we have held our election. Sincerely, Caleb Putnam Chair, MBRC web: http://www.michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: WPBO Red Phalarope, Northern Hawk Owl et al From: Hawkowls AT aol.com Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:54:40 EDT Really an amazing day at the Point with sightings of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Red Phalorope, and Boreal, Short-eared, and Northern Hawk Owl. As always you can link the blogs off the WPBO website for photos and additional sightings at the Point. Chris Neri Whitefish Point Bird Observatory _www.wpbo.org_ (http://www.wpbo.org) _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Chippewa Co., 8 Oct From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:23:09 -0600 Birders- Skye Haas just called from Whitefish Point where a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher just came in off the lake heading inland (8 October 2009, 11:10AM). It appeared to land in the area of the parking lot, but as of the time of Skye's call they had not yet refound it. Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: [2nd hand] Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Huron Co., 5 October 2009 From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 07:25:13 -0600 Birders- I just received a call from Bruce Robertson (MSU post doctoral researcher) who reports a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow in the Verona State Game Area in Huron Co. as of ~8:55AM, 5 October 2009. The bird should be chasable. It is located in a relatively small patch of switchgrass southeast of the corner of Helena Rd and Maurer Rd. The MDNR map of the property is located here: http://www.michigandnr.com/publications/pdfs/huntingwildlifehabitat/sga/verona.pdf The area in question is labelled as section 5 of T 15N R 14E. When you arrive at the intersection, he said there is only one patch of obvious grassy habitat, and it is located southeast of the intersection. The habitat is dry, and you will need to walk through it to try to flush the bird. Hunting season is active, so Bruce advised wearing hunter orange if you attempt to refind this bird. Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Franklin's Gull, Allegan Co. 10-4-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:10:27 -0400 Greetings, A single Franklin's Gull flew by the Douglas Public Beach here in Allegan Co. at 10:30am 10-4-09. Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: WPBO Boreal Owl & Harlequin Ducks From: Hawkowls AT aol.com Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 23:07:25 EDT Tim and Britta banded the first Boreal Owl of the season last night. Three Harlequin Ducks were flybys at the waterbird count today, and 7 swans that I believe were Trumpeters were on the lake yesterday. Chris Neri www.wpbo.org_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: UP Rare Bird Report for September 28, 2009 From: Skye Haas <theowlranch AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:36:45 -0400 *UP Rare Bird Report for September 28, 2009* Tribute must be made to Dr. Laurence Binford, who passed away last week at his home in Agate Harbor in the Keweenaw. Laurie as he was known to many, was as fastidious of an academic scholar as he was talented as a birder. Laurie's meticulous attention to detail, careful observation skills and thorough publications was renowned in many circles and he was a force in the field and the museum. Many have credited him has being their most excellent mentor, and Laurie was certainly dedicated to teaching young birders and honing their skills. Some of North America's finest birders today were once Laurie's students, and a quick perusal of some of the various list-serves on the web has turned up a number of mournful remembrances. He truly was a bridge between the mid-20th century ornithologists and modern birders. Some of Laurie's work has included the founding of Western Field Ornithologists and the California Bird Records Committee; Curator of Birds & Mammals at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; the discovery of the Pt.Diablo hawk migration, one of the largest on the west coast; describing the nest of Marbled Murrelet, the last species in North America to have its nest discovered; complete accounts on both the birds of Oaxaca, Mexico and the Keweenaw Peninsula, the infamous California "Skylark story" (google it, you'll enjoy it!), and one of the last people to see an Eskimo Curlew in Galveston, Texas back in the early 1960's. We are all glad that Laurie got to spend one more summer in his beloved Keweenaw, where he had summered since he was young. He was active in the field to the end, and had just found a Lark Sparrow just two weeks earlier. Above all, he had a wry sense of humour, and it was certainly both my privilege and pleasure to spend time in the field with him in the last five years, bird-watching here in "the mouth of the wolf". Thank you Laurie. ** ** *Highlights* *PACIFIC LOON** *LONG-TAILED JAEGER** Greater White-fronted Goose Spruce Grouse Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Long-billed Dowitcher Parasitic Jaeger Forster's Tern Black-backed Woodpecker Western Kingbird Boreal Chickadee Grasshopper Sparrow LeConte's Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Keweenaw County Zach Gayk had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER at Bete Gris on September 17th. Zach also reported 4-5 BOREAL CHICKADEES. Joe Youngman reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on Isle Royale in the last week. Baraga County A juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was at the Baraga Sewage Ponds on September 15th. Joe Kaplan reported that one (possible the same bird) was present again on the 28th. Marquette County 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE flew over the City of Marquette on September 25th. A SNOW GOOSE was present at the Superior Dome in Marquette on the 26th. Getting late for the UP, a MARBLED GODWIT was at the mouth of the Dead River in Marquette on the 16th. David Pavlik found a HARRIS'S SPARROW at the Presque Isle Park Bogwalk on the 23rd. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at the Bogwalk on the 16th. LECONTE'S SPARROW have been near daily at the Bogwalk since the 15th, with a peak of 5 on the16th. 1 was reported as of the 25th. Scot Stewart had a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at the mouth of the Dead River on the 12th. Vicki Bennon had 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS in Diorite on the 12th. DAvid & Jeff Pavlik reported 7 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at the Black Falls Burn on the 25th. Rare in Marquette, a CANVASBACK was at the Dead Marshes on 18th-20th. Another was seen on a lakewatch at Big Bay Lighthouse on the 23rd. 2 RED-THROATED LOONS were at the Big Bay Lighthouse with another at Presque Isle Park also on the 23rd. Beth Olson found a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO at the Bogwalk on the 13th-14th. A CACKLING GOOSE was in the Marquette lower harbor on the 22nd. Delta County A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was present at Indian Point on September 22nd. Jen Anderson had 5 WHIMBRELS at Peninsula Point on September 26th. Alger County Carl and Mary Henschen found a WESTERN KINGBIRD just east of the Munising Bay marina on September 13th. Schoolcraft County Ron Annelin reported a very impressive 24,000+ migrating raptors, primarily BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, along Lake Michigan on September 15th. Chippewa County A few excellent sightings were reported from Whitefish Point in the last week. A juvenile *LONG-TAILED JAEGER* *was photographed on September 22nd. Also notable was an adult *PACIFIC LOON** on the 25th. For further details and photos visit the new WPBO website at http://whitefishpoint.wordpress.com/ and check out the various sightings blogs. Other recent highlights from WPBO include 1 unidentified JAEGER SPECIES and a female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD on the 27th; 86 RED-THROATED LOONS on the 23rd; 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO on the 22nd; 1 FORSTER'S TERN on the 21st; 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 17th, 18th, and 19th; 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS and 1 unidentified JAEGER SPECIES on the 17th; Single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on the 14th-15th; and an unidentified JAEGER SPECIES on the 12th. Over 50 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS along with a few LONG-EARED OWLS have been banded since the start of the fall season on September 15th. Tom Prestby had 11 SPRUCE GROUSE on the Goose Lake Road in Tahquamenon Falls State Park on the 17th. 1 SPRUCE GROUSE was on the Tower Road on the 19th, and another was at the cement slab on Vermilion Road on the 18th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All birds marked with an asterisk “*” in the report are review species in the State of Michigan and should be documented with photos or a written description. Please send documentation to Adam Byrne at the Michigan Birds Records Committee at either 11771 Rachel LN, Dewitt, MI, 48820 or by email at Byrnea”AT”msu.edu For further information about the Records Committee, please visit: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch at gmail.com or to Birdnet AT UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. For more information on Birdnet, or UP birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org Till next time, ~Skye Haas_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds From: James Markham <aztecmambo AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:33:16 -0700 (PDT) Hi birders. This is my first post here. As of September 25th I still have 2 Ruby-throated hummingbirds at my feeder. Here is the link for the first one whcih has a deformed or broken bill. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/ruby-throated-hummingbird-archilochus-colubris/scruffy-looking-male-broken-or-deformed-bill     The next link is of a healthy Ruby. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/ruby-throated-hummingbird-archilochus-colubris/one-two-hummers-my-feeder     It will be interesting to see how long they stick around this year. Peace, Jim _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American avocet in Ottawa County From: LFrancke AT miottawa.org Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:16:45 -0400 A fisherman in Grand Haven watched an American avocet fly in off Lake Michigan this morning (Thursday) and the bird landed on the beach just north of the north pier. The bird was still there at 10 am. Chip Francke _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Little Gull, Sterling SP, Monroe County. From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:11:01 -0400 This afternoon I found a Little Gull on the beach at Sterling State Park around 1:15 p.m. It was present for about a half hour until flushed by a guy walking on the beach. This was off the campground area, in the vicinity of a volley ball net. The Little Gull was in with 60 or so Bonaparte's Gulls. There were easily 500 Bonaparte's on the entire beach and resting in the water. The bird appeared to be an adult in nonbreeding plumage. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Long-tailed Jaeger Whitefish Point 9-22-09 From: Hawkowls AT aol.com Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:15:43 EDT We had what we believe to be a Long-tailed Jaeger just after the waterbird count today. I have posted photos on the sightings blog which can be linked out of the WPBO home page at _www.wpbo.org_ (http://www.wpbo.org) We fully appreciate the complexity of the identification of jeagers and welcome comments on this bird. That being said, multiple field marks visible in the photos sure look good for Long-tailed. Chris Neri Whitefish Point Bird Observatory _www.wpbo.org_ (http://www.wpbo.org) _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: UP Rare Bird Report for September 11, 2009 From: Skye Haas <theowlranch AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:59:12 -0400 *UP RARE BIRD REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2009* Greetings fellow Yooper birders, Though it has been many months since I have been able to put together a compilation of Upper Peninsula bird sightings, all the recent bird (and birder!) activity on our fair peninsula has motivated me to reinvigorate the UP Rare Bird Report for the fall season. Migration has been good this fall, certainly when compared to last years lackluster fall season. Especially impressive has been the passerine flight so far with a major movement noted across the Superior basin on September 7th, with Manitou Island recording an heady 22500-45,000 migrants in a morning flight on that date. A decent flight of Downy Woodpeckers has been noted along most migration sites, the run of Black-backed Woodpecker sightings from along the coast may be connected. Other than Purple Finches, no northern finch species is being recorded in large numbers at this time. Observers are reporting small numbers of Red and White-winged Crossbills and Evening Grosbeaks. ** *Highlights* ** *LARK SPARROW** Greater White-fronted Goose Swainson's Hawk Whimbrel Marbled Godwit Buff-breasted Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Franklin's Gull Parasitic Jaeger Black-backed Woodpecker Western Kingbird Connecticut Warbler *Keweenaw County* Joe Kaplan recorded an amazing flight of passerine migrants, primarily warblers on September 7th. Joe estimates that 22,500-45,000 passerines flew off Lake Superior at the east end of Manitou Island in a morning flight. Laurie Binford and Zach Gayk found a juvenile *LARK SPARROW** in Copper Harbor on the 8th. Zach Gayk also had an unidentified JAEGER SPECIES over Bete Gris on the 3rd. *Baraga County* Joe Youngman found a WESTERN KINGBIRD at Ojibwa Beach on September 8th. Also present was a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and a FORSTER'S TERN at the head of the Keweenaw Bay. *Marquette County* Scott Jennix and Jeff Schultz reported a SWAINSON'S HAWK south of Ishpeming near the Black Falls burn on September 6th. At the Black Falls Burn, 16 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS were recorded on the 5th. While much lower numbers than what was reported on Manitou Island, a couple of thousand passerine migrants were recorded at Presque Isle Park on the 7th. 1 WHIMBREL was seen at the NMU athletic fields on August 31st. Ryne Rutherford had a juvenile STILT SANDPIPER on the Black Rocks of Presque Isle Park also on the 31st. *Delta County* A juvenile LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was present on September 4th at Indian Point, west of Nahma. Scott Jennix and Jeff Schultz reported 3 MARBLED GODWITS at this location at dusk on the 5th. A WHIMBREL was present at Peninsula Point on the 9th. *Alger County* Scott Hickman reported 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE flying past the Grand Marias breakwall on September 6th. A WHIMBREL was at the mouth of the Sucker River on the 7th. Scott also found an adult FRANKLIN'S GULL at the mouth of the AuTrain River on September 4th that was present again on the 5th. *Schoolcraft County* Morton Harwood had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the Seney NWR nature trail, behind the Visitor Center on September 6th. *Luce County* Tom Prestby reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER from the Sleeper Lake Burn on September 3rd. *Chippewa County* Recent reports from Whitefish Point Bird Observatory include 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 11th; 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO on the 8-9th; 1 PARASITIC JAEGER, along with two unidentified JAEGER SPECIES, as well as 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 7th; 1 adult FRANKLIN'S GULL on the 6th that was seen again on the 7th; 1 WHIMBREL and 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 4th; 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER on the 2nd; 1 unidentified JAEGER SPECIES and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER on the 1st; and 1 WHIMBREL on August 31st. Other notable sightings include RED-THROATED LOONS, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS, an early SURF SCOTER and Chris Neri reports that excellent numbers of warblers and thrushes have been seen over the last week. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All birds marked with an asterisk “*” in the report are review species in the State of Michigan and should be documented with photos or a written description. Please send documentation to Adam Byrne at the Michigan Birds Records Committee at either 11771 Rachel LN, Dewitt, MI, 48820 or by email at Byrnea”AT”msu.edu For further information about the Records Committee, please visit: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch at gmail.com or to Birdnet at UPBirders.orgif you are a subscriber. For more information on Birdnet, or UP birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org Till next time, ~Skye Haas_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Pointe Mouillee 9/9/09 From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:01:51 -0400 Sue Wright and I peddled around Pointe Mouillee this morning. Water levels seemed to be up somewhat in the Vermet Unit perhaps only because of recent rains. Sue picked out two Marbled Godwits far out at the south end of the water in the center of the Vermet Unit. We had one Knot in the NE portion of the Vermet Unit. We had seven White Pelicans--three in the Vermet Unit and 4 in cell 3. Golden Plover numbered 58 in cell 3 plus one more at least in the Vermet Unit. One Baird's Sandpiper was on the flats in cell 3. I did not see any dowitchers nor Stilt Sandpipers. An American Pipit landed on the boulders on the side of the Banana at the Vermet Unit. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: ENVIRO: Sen. Levin backs away from Whitefish Point protection From: Louie Dombroski <louie_dombroski AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:06:46 -0700 (PDT) Below is a message that I'm passing out from the UP list-serve from Joe Kaplan, Michigan Audubon Whitefish Point Joint Committee member. Unbelievably, Senator Levin is withdrawing his bill that would require all development at Whitefish Point be subject to any applicable laws and regulations, a bill supported by Michigan Audubon. Instead, he's offering a bill that requires that only development beyond what is in the 2002 Management Plan be subject to such laws. This is another loophole for the Shipwreck Society to get around public review of their development plans. Sen. Levin claimed in the Congressional Record back in 1996 that the sort of protective language that Michigan Audubon supports was "inadvertently omitted" from the law transferring the property to the Shipwreck Society. He can't blame the omission this time on an administrative oversight. Clearly the Shipwreck Society (which curiously claims on their tax returns year after year that they spend $0 on lobbying) is behind Sen. Levin's backing away from his own bill to protect Whitefish Point. PLEASE write to Senator Levin and tell him how important Whitefish Point is to you, and how it does not need more development. Ask him to take out the loophole protecting the Shipwreck Society's development interests, and instead work to protect the public interest in seeing that all development proposals receive proper scrutiny and oversight. Please read on for Joe's message and contact information for Sen. Levin's aide Amy Berglund:   Dear Friends - In June, Senator Levin introduced legislation in the Senate supporting a change to the land patent of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS).  The Senator's bill included critical protective language in Section 3 (Limitations to Development) that requires any proposed development or expansion of existing infrastructure at Whitefish Point to be subjected to the National Historic Preservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act and any other applicable law of Federal, State, or local governments.  Michigan Audubon supported Levin's bill because of the language included in Section 3. It is with some dismay that we now learn that Levin is withdrawing this bill to introduce a new version, along with Rep. Stupak, that "modifies" the protective language in Section 3 to exempt development proposed in the 2002 Management Plan from review under these applicable Federal, State and local laws.  Development proposed in the 2002 Plan includes tripling the size of the existing GLSHS museum building (built without permission or review on Federal property in 1986), construction of a new GLSHS staff service drive and parking lot between the existing museum and the hawk dune, reconfiguring and moving the existing parking lot (build with misallocated Federal Highway money in 1986), and construction of a missing "historic" building.   Senator Levin has not offered an explanation to Michigan Audubon of why he is modifying the bill. Although Michigan Audubon is not opposed to this proposed development because of the terms of a court supervised Settlement Agreement following a lawsuit in 1999, there are elements of the 2002 Plan that Michigan Audubon believes may be difficult to implement without impacting the historic and natural integrity of Whitefish Point.  It is a concern shared by many including the State's Historic Preservation Office. If you care about development issues at Whitefish Point I strongly suggest you contact Senator Levin's office immediately with your concerns.  I believe the most effective communication is one that expresses the importance of Whitefish Point to you and how you FEEL about additional development at this historic site.  You should also communicate with Michigan Audubon so we know how much consideration to give this issue. Contact information for Amy Berglund is provided below. Thank you for your consideration - Joe Kaplan Whitefish Point Joint Committee Michigan Audubon ________________________________________ Hello –   I am writing to notify you of a legislative update concerning the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s land patent change. Congressman Bart Stupak and Senator Levin will introduce identical legislation (see attached) this week which will make a modification acknowledging the 2002 Human Use/Natural Resource Plan.  Please feel free to call if you have any questions. Amy Amy Berglund U.P. Regional Representative U.S. Senator Carl Levin 524 Ludington St., Ste LL-103 Escanaba, MI  49829 (906) 789-0052 (906) 789-0015 fax ____________________________ Section 3 in the existing Levin bill supported by Michigan Audubon SEC. 3. DEVELOPMENT LIMITATIONS AND REVIEW. As of the date of enactment of this Act, each development of a new facility or expansion of a facility or infrastructure on the Property shall be subject to— (1) the National Historic Preservation Act (16U.S.C. 470 et seq.) (including regulations); (2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (including regulations); and (3) any other applicable law of— (A) the Federal Government (including regulations); and (B) a State or local government. ___________________________________________ The proposed modification of Section 3 in the new legislation to be introduced by Senator Levin and Rep. Stupak SEC. 3. REVIEW OF MODIFICATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS. (a) MODIFICATIONS TO HUMAN USE/NATURAL RESOURCE PLAN FOR WHITEFISH POINT. —Each modification to the Human Use/Natural Resource Plan for White- fish Point, dated December 2002, described in the matter under the heading ‘‘SUBJECT ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS’’ of paragraph 6 of United States Patent Number 61–2000–0007 shall be subject to the review  process established under— (1) section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f); and (2) part 800 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) FEDERAL OR FEDERALLY ASSISTED UNDERTAKINGS .—Each Federal or federally assisted undertaking (as described in section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f)) proposed to be carried out within the boundaries of the Whitefish Point Light Station shall be subject to the review process established under— (1) section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f); and (2) part 800 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Muskegon WasteWater From: Kevin Welsh <kayman0016 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Hello all, Earlier today at the waste, there were 16 different species of shorebirds that i know of. These included: Spotted SandpipersLeast SandpipersSemipalmated SandpipersKilldeerLesser YellowlegsSemipalmated PloversRuddy Turnstone - oneBaird's Sandpipers - manyWhite Rumped Sandpiper - at least oneRed Necked Phalaropes - 6 in the west lagoonAmerican Avocets - still 2 ( one was limping...)Stilt Sandpipers - maybe 15 or soSolitary Sandpipers - in the far cell that usually doesn't have muchPectoral Sandpipers - manyBlack Bellied Plover - one lonerBuff Breasted Sandpiper - one flushed off the center dike, landed on the center dike, but could not be refound That is all. Good Birding.Kevin WelshGVSU _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Swainson's Hawk 9/6 Marquette From: David Pavlik <dtpavlik AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:48:38 -0400 Birders, Just got a call from Scott Jennex and Jeff Schultz who are in the upper peninsula in Marquette county today, along with some friends. They reported a light morph Swainson's Hawk over the Black Falls burn in Marquette county, south of Ishpeming. It was last seen soaring east. They also had one Black-backed Woodpecker. That is all I know. Keep an eye out. David Pavlik- reporting for Scott Jennex and crew _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Pte Mouillee SGA, Sunday, September 6th, 2009 From: Brad Murphy <bmurphy22 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 21:32:24 +0000 Greetings, Today Adam Byrne, Jim Dawe, and myself birded Pte Mouillee and had another great day in the field. Their continues to be a large amount of habitat in Cell 3 and the Vermet Unit. Water levels in the Vermet Unit have fallen some so many of the birds are located in the center of the unit. We finished the day with 21 species of shorebird and excellent counts of several species. Shorebirds today included: Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover (an impressive flock of 37 landed in Cell 3 some time mid-morning and remained after we left) Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit (2 still present in the Vermet Unit) Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot (10 in the Vermet Unit) Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper (about 30 in the Vermet Unit) RUFF (a juvenile first spotted in the Northeast corner of the Vermet where it landed very briefly. The bird then flew to the south and we raced towards the Southeast corner of the Vermet where you would be standing across from Cell 4 looking into the unit. We were very fortunate to find the bird standing with a couple of Pectoral Sandpipers maybe a couple of hundred yards out. We watched it for maybe five minutes before it picked up and disappeared behind the fragmites. I think the bird may be found again but with the amount turnover among the units it may require patience and luck) Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope (2 in the Vermet Unit) Other notable birds today included American White Pelican (11 in Cell 5), Cattle Egret (1 continues at the Southeast corner of the Bloody Run unit), and Snowy Egret (1 in the Vermet Unit). Good Birding, Brad Murphy _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Ruff at Pte Mouillee, Monroe Co., 6 Sep From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:11:50 -0600 Listers- Adam Byrne just called (11AM) from Pte Mouillee, Monroe Co., to report a juvenile Ruff in the Vermet Unit. The bird was originally found in the NE corner of Vermet Unit, then it flew to the "outlet corner by cell 4" (still within Vermet unit, I believe), and as of the time of Adam's phone message it was tucked behind cattails out in the middle of the unit, making it very difficult to see. Adam indicated that it would be tough to refind the bird in its present position. That is all the information I currently have. Good Birding,Caleb Putnam Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Muskegon Waste Water From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:47:20 -0400 Robert Epstein and I paid a visit to the Muskegon Waste Water facility. We got our yearly passes there though I fail to see why they needed my driver's license number and my membership number for any environmental organization I belonged to. As for shorebirds, there was a good number and a good variety, almost all in one cell on the north side of the dike one drives along on the north end of the lagoons. Here are some of the birds we had there: 1 Great Egret 14 Black Duck 500 plus Shoveler 1 Peregrine 2 American Avocet 25 Semipalmated Plover 1 Willet 70 Lesser Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper 30 Baird's Sandpiper 12 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 7 Stilt Sandpiper Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Muskegon Wastewater shorebirds From: "Charlie Weaver" <zopilote AT freeway.net> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0400 This afternoon (Tuesday), at the Muskegon Wastewater i only scored 12 shorebirds which included 2 Avocets and a Willet. The Willet was in the Northwest corner of the big West pond. I should have paid more atention to Chip's notes on the Phalaropes. Charlie Weaver _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: 14 sp of shorebirds at MWW etc. / was for yesterday, SUN, Aug 30 From: John Will <willjf AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:49:09 -0400 CORRECTION as above. My apologies for my haste. John Will Wyoming, MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American Golden-Plovers - Branch Co 8-29 From: Cccta AT aol.com Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:49:26 EDT Listers, On Saturday, August 29th, Tom Pavlik and I found at least 13 American Golden-Plovers at the Ovid-Kinderhook Sewage ponds in southern Branch County. Specifically they were in the adjacent plowed field to the west and north of the sewage facility. Also in this field were at least one Black-bellied Plover and a Semipalmated Plover. The Ovid-Kinderhook Sewage treatment facility is on Angola Rd just north of Copeland Rd a mile west of the Copeland Rd exit of I-69 near Coldwater. Other birds of note for the day were a Baird's Sandpiper at the Morenci Sewage ponds in southern Lenawee County and an Albino Chimney Swift that Tom noticed at the Quincy Sewage ponds also in Branch County. Happy Shorebirding, Scott Jennex Ferndale_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: 14 sp of shorebirds at MWW / Ottawa Co. Amer golden plovers GONE From: John Will <willjf AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:47:13 -0400 Muskegon Waste Water / Sat morning through mid-afternoon / joined by Lorna Bordewyk Shorebirds / in most easterly, nearly dry, long cell; along north edge of west pond; and in grassy wet cell just north of cement cells: 1 BB plover / juv 3 semi-palm plover _ killdeer 2 Amer avocet / juv 1 grtr yel legs _ less yel legsin 1 solitary s p 1 spot s p 2 sanderling / adt molting 2 pectoral / adt breed 5 Baird's / juv 4* semi-palm s p / juv 35* least s p / most juv 2 stilt s p / juv Other sp 1 eared grebe / east pond 1 bald eagle / adt --- just no of SE entrance / west of Swanson Re Ottawa Co fields off 80th: About 9 am, first looking directly into the sun and then from the south, we found 2 Amer golden plover in adult plumage among some 60 birds (Pluvailis?). With the birds still ignoring the farm owners lawn cutting -- much closer to them than were we, they suddenly took flight, gained significant altitude and headed NW beyond our view. All in a few minutes -- GONE! Nor had they returned by mid-afternoon. Could easily have been the Amer golden plover seen yesterday. * easily more _ lots Good birding! John Will Wyoming, MI 49519_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Pte Mouillee SGA, Saturday, August 29th From: Brad Murphy <bmurphy22 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:25:21 +0000 Greetings, While birding at Pte Mouillee today, Adam Byrne and I had an excellent day of shorebirding. There is still an incredible amount of habitat and thanks to many Bald Eagles and a Peregrine Falcon, most of the shorebirds were constantly moving around in the units. A total of 24 species of shorebird were seen today. The list included: Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover (1 in the Vermet Unit across from Cell 4) Semipalmated Plover Killdeer American Avocet (still in Cell 3) Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Whimbrel (first seen flying above the Vermet Unit and later found in the Northeast corner of the Vermet Unit) Marbled Godwit (3 in the Vemet Unit across from Cell 4 and feeding in the mouth of the channel where it opens to the large expanse of open water) Ruddy Turnstone (1 in the Vermet Unit across from Cell 4) Red Knot (2 in the open water of the Vermet Unit seen best from the dike shared with Cell 4 and 1 in the Northeast corner of the Vermet Unit) Sanderling Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper (20+ in the Vermet Unit) Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher (4 in the Lead Unit on a small island in the northern part of the unit) Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope (1 juvenile in the Vermet Unit across from Cell 4) Other birds of note seen today were several Snowy Egrets (Vermet Unit), a Cattle Egret (near the Southwest corner of the Vermet Unit), and American White Pelican (3 in Cell 3). Adam also had a Cerulean Warbler in the Cottonwoods in Cell 5 after I had to leave. Good Birding, Brad Murphy _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American Golden Plovers - Ottawa County From: Richard Pedler <rpedler AT tm.net> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:15:22 -0400 Mich-Listers: After observing the shorebirds at Muskegon County Wastewater system reported earlier today by Chip Francke, James Fyfe was returning to Grand Rapids southbound on Moorland Road (Muskegon County) which becomes 80th Avenue (Ottawa County) and saw 20 American Golden Plovers on a field east of 80th Ave. one mile north of Cleveland Street near a red barn. - Ric Pedler_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Muskegon Wastewater shorebirds From: "Francke" <francke AT charter.net> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:48:39 -0400 An Ottawa County Parks birding group had a nice variety of shorebirds today (Saturday) at the Muskegon Wastewater. There were fair numbers of all species except as noted below. semi-palmated plover killdeer American avocet (1) spotted sandpiper willet (1) lesser yellowlegs sanderling semi-palmated sandpiper least sandpiper Baird's sandpiper pectoral sandpiper stilt sandpiper (3) Wilson's phalarope (1) red-necked phalarope (4) All except for the phalaropes were in the large drawn-down eastern cell. The red-necked phalaropes were swimming near some ducks west of the center dike. The Wilson's phalarope was in one of the grassy cells north of the large cells. A merlin was buzzing the shorebirds (just for fun, I think). Chip Francke _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: 3 Pileated Woodpeckers at Shiawassee NWR, near Frankenmuth From: "David" <dav1dc00per AT sbcglobal.net> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:46:22 -0400 Hi, My wife and I saw 3 pileated woodpeckers on Sat. 8/22/09 calling and flying North across the grassland at the West end of Houlihan Rd. - Shiawassee NWR, West of Frankenmuth. Dave Cooper Canton, MI _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Red Knot, Point Mouillee, Monroe County 8/22 From: Erik Enbody <stormpetrels AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:03:00 -0400 Hello, Despite a relatively low amount of shorebirds around Point Mouillee today, there were a few birds of note. One Red Knot made a brief appearance along the shore in Cell 3 in the late morning. The shorebird/gull flock here is somewhat far from the dike and might be best viewed from the banana. Two Baird's Sandpipers and two juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers were also in Cell 3. The largest shorebird numbers were in the NE part of the Vermet Unit, but two Baird's Sandpipers were the only of note. Three American White Pelicans were at the south end of Cell 5 and at least two Snowy Egrets were seen towards the middle of the Vermet today. best, -- Erik Enbody East Lansing, MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Re: Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1655, Issue 1 From: "John Mulder" <john.mulder AT gendie.com> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:40:29 -0400 Please change this address to john.mulder99 AT yahoo.com ________________________________ From: mich-listers-bounces AT envirolink.org on behalf of mich-listers-request AT envirolink.org Sent: Sat 8/22/2009 12:00 PM To: mich-listers AT envirolink.org Subject: Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1655, Issue 1 Send Mich-listers mailing list submissions to mich-listers AT envirolink.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mich-listers-request AT envirolink.org You can reach the person managing the list at mich-listers-owner AT envirolink.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mich-listers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. American Avocet - Macomb Co. 8/21 (Brian McGee) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:18:11 -0400 From: Brian McGee Subject: [Mich-listers] American Avocet - Macomb Co. 8/21 To: Mich Birders , Mich Listers , se-mi-birdlist Message-ID: <4A8F1D23.7050705 AT wowway.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Birders, There was an American Avocet at Wetzel State Park in central Macomb County this afternoon between 4:00 and 5:00 PM. The bird was on one of the small mud islands in the large pond closest to 27 Mile Road in the north section (between 27 Mile and New Haven Road) of the park. The avocet was still in adult breeding plumage. I will try to post a picture or two to the Umich Birders photo sharing site later tonight. Other shorebirds in the same pond were 6 Wilson's Snipe and 2 Baird's Sandpipers. Wetzel State Park can be accessed off Werderman Road from either 26 Mile Road or New Haven Road. See (http://www.fowsra.org/aerial%20map.htm) Brian McGee Clinton Twp. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list (digest) Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers End of Mich-listers Digest, Vol 1655, Issue 1 ********************************************* _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American Avocet, 8.20.09, Alger Co. From: scott hickman <suboscine AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:55:11 +0000 An American Avocet was on the shore of Lake Superior near the mouth of the AuTrian River this morning. This site is about 10 miles east of Munising via M28, at the scenic overview located immediately north of the blinking yellow light at AuTrain. Scott Hickman _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Marbled Godwit - MetroBeach Aug 19 From: Cccta AT aol.com Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:34:26 EDT Birders, Brian McGee reports a Marbled Godwit at Macomb County's Metro Beach Metropark early morning today. Specifically the Godwit is at the left end of the beach area where the peninsula begins to curve out toward the point. Happy Shorebirding, Scott Jennex Ferndale_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Pointe Mouillee today From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:06:25 -0400 Lots of birders at Pointe Mouillee today and pretty good birds so a posting is warranted. It was a Detroit Audubon field trip to Pointe Mouillee lead by Jim Fowler. Twenty participants in the allotted four vehicles. The best birds were two Marbled Godwits and a Hudsonian Godwit on a small island at the north end of the Lead Unit. That island had a standing room only crowd of Caspian Terns on it. Robin Henise gets a big thanks for initially spotting the Hudsonian Godwit which lead to Lyle Hamilton calling Tex in our group to alert us to this good bird. Also in the Lead Unit further to the south were 4 White Pelicans. Cell 3 had good numbers of shorebirds but nothing too dramatic. No Avocet today. Two distant Golden Plover on the flats did not stay long. Also two Sanderling present on the distant flats. No Semipalmated Plovers picked out by us today seemed odd. A Cattle Egret eventually flew into cell 3 of the Banana. A couple of us saw a Snowy Egret flying into the Vermet Unit. We had doubletons of juvenile Stilt Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper on the east side of the Vermet Unit. A pair of Lesser Scaup were at the mouth of the Huron River. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Franklin's Gull Muskegon Wastewater Aug 6 10 am From: Carolyn Weng <wengch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:44:00 -0400 Listers, I am posting this information from Dave Slager who found a first summer Franklin's Gull in the East Lagoon of the Muskegon Wastewater. He first sighted it at 10 am.; after some time he refound it at 11:30am. The best view of the gull in its present position (east center portion of the East Lagoon) is from the north dike of the East Lagoon. As a landmark along that north dike, note that not far from the east end of the north dike a service road descends from the dike in a northerly direction quickly turning to head east and connect with Swanson Rd. Dave is viewing the bird from the north dike at its intersection with this service road. The bird is probably visible from the dump side (south side) of the E Lagoon too. 5 Bonaparte's Gulls have been sighted in the E Lagoon also. Carolyn Weng_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Yellow Rail - Montmorency Co 8-2 From: cccta AT aol.com Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:36 -0400 Listers, Apologies for the late notice, I have been ?away from my computers. Whilst looking for a few new county birds on both sides of the Otsego/Montmorency County Line on Sunday I had a YELLOW RAIL call back to an imitation of it's call. This location is just north of West Twin Lake on the west side of Lewiston. Specifically the rail was in the big wet grassy area surrounding the creek that runs from Kirtland Lake in Montmorency to Spectacle Lakes in Otsego. FO1 is the north-south road at this spot (just north of 612) and the YELLOW RAIL was on the east side of the road, just south of the intersection of FO1 and Nuenfelt which only goes to the west.? Good birding, Scott Jennex Ferndale_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American Avocets - LeBourdais Rd @ Saginaw Bay - Aug 3, 2009 From: soehnelj <soehnelj AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 06:03:45 -0400 Resending . . . . This email didn't go through last evening . . . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Peterson called me shortly after 6:00PM to say that he just found two American Avocets at the end of LeBordais Rd. at the Saginaw Bay, Bay County. I got out there at 7:30PM and the avocets were still there, preening, resting, and feeding in the shallow water on the bay side of the small islet. We (Glenn & Ellen Peterson, Myles & Mailyn Willard, Doug Jackson & myself) all continued to observe the birds for forty-five minutes and then I continued to watch them with Doug Jackson until 8:35PM. They seemed content to spend the night when two Short-billed Dowitchers and four Lesser Yellowlegs landed on the islet, fed very briefly, and then the entire group of shorebirds took off in quiet unison without provocation. I held onto the avocet's flight in my binoculars as they flew east-southeasterly, low over the bay until they were out of sight. Other shorebirds included four Spotted Sandpipers, five Sanderlings, three Pectoral Sandpipers, one Wilson's Snipe, one Semipalmated Plover (Glenn only), and a several killdeer. There were also twenty-five Caspian Terns and forty-two Common Terns. LeBourdais Rd is an east/west road, one half mile south of Linwood Rd. You can reach the location by going north on I-75 and taking the Linwood Rd exit. Turn right (east) till the light at M-13 and turn right (south). Go one half mile to LeBourdais Rd and turn left (east) and drive to the bay. There is an easement at the end of the road where you can park at and see the bay from your car. Please be respectful of the residents on either side of the easement. This is a great local birding spot but was innaccessible several years ago due to former residents. (The Jack Russell Terrier-ish dog barks but is on a leash.) Good birding, Joe Soehnel http://www.saginawbaybirding.org P.S. Thanks Glenn! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: American Avocets - LeBourdais Rd @ Saginaw Bay - Aug 3, 2009 From: soehnelj <soehnelj AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:08:22 -0400 Glenn Peterson called me shortly after 6:00PM to say that he just found two American Avocets at the end of LeBordais Rd. at the Saginaw Bay, Bay County. I got out there at 7:30PM and the avocets were still there, preening, resting, and feeding in the shallow water on the bay side of the small islet. We (Glenn & Ellen Peterson, Myles & Mailyn Willard, Doug Jackson & myself) all continued to observe the birds for forty-five minutes and then I continued to watch them with Doug Jackson until 8:35PM. They seemed content to spend the night when two Short-billed Dowitchers and four Lesser Yellowlegs landed on the islet, fed very briefly, and then the entire group of shorebirds took off in quiet unison without provocation. I held onto the avocet's flight in my binoculars as they flew east-southeasterly, low over the bay until they were out of sight. Other shorebirds included four Spotted Sandpipers, five Sanderlings, three Pectoral Sandpipers, one Wilson's Snipe, one Semipalmated Plover (Glenn only), and a several killdeer. There were also twenty-five Caspian Terns and forty-two Common Terns. LeBourdais Rd is an east/west road, one half mile south of Linwood Rd. You can reach the location by going north on I-75 and taking the Linwood Rd exit. Turn right (east) till the light at M-13 and turn right (south). Go one half mile to LeBourdais Rd and turn left (east) and drive to the bay. There is an easement at the end of the road where you can park at and see the bay from your car. Please be respectful of the residents on either side of the easement. This is a great local birding spot but was innaccessible several years ago due to former residents. (The Jack Russell Terrier-ish dog barks but is on a leash.) Good birding, Joe Soehnel http://www.saginawbaybirding.org P.S. Thanks Glenn! _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Marbled Godwit at Pte. Mouillee From: Tim Endlein <loon61 AT att.net> Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 18:29:07 -0700 (PDT) My son, Ryan, and I saw a Marbled Godwit in the Long Pond Unit around 3 pm today.  We could see it from the point where the dikes meet at Vermet, Long Pond, and Lead Unit.  We then went down the dike between Vermet and Long Pond to get a better look.  Beautiful bird! _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Pte. Mouillee From: Kevin Welsh <kayman0016 AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:37:03 -0700 (PDT) Hi, Saw lots of good birds while biking the dikes today. I arrived around 8:30 am, parked at the Mouillee Creek entrance and made my way up the center dike.  Highlights:  2 Black Billed Cuckoos - not even a mile away from the parking lot. In the bushes along the path just before reaching the patch of trees and the pumphouse. They flew across marshy walpatch unit towards the treeline near the parking lot 4 White Pelicans - in the open water of the Vermet Unit, seen from the north causeway. Marbled Godwit - seen flying out the the north side of the vermet unit. I watched it in my scope until it landed, and i was able to relocate it in the mudflats and shallow water of the Long Pond unit just on the other side of the dike to the vermet unit where people were seeing the piping plover. Later seen in a large flock of shorebirds flushed by a Peregrine back over the Vermet unit. Whimbrel - paired itself up with the godwit. The two followed each other around it seemed. American Avocet - Cell 3 I left around noonish and made my way over to Ready Road where the Little Blue Heron was out preening itself in the open. As I left it started hunting around and catching minnows. Good birding,Kevin WelshNovi, Mi _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Am. Avocet, Allegan Co. 7-27-09 From: Rick Brigham <brigrick AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:27:28 -0400 Greetings, This afternoon four American Avocet were flying and landing multiple times along the Lake Michigan shore line north of the Oval Beach, Saugatuck, Allegan Co. They would occasionally go out of sight north of the breakwalls at the Kalamazoo River mouth, but would eventually return. Viewing was from the Oval Beach although you can walk the private property shore line to the breakwall. At one point the Avocet landed in the surf forty feet from me. Other birds of interest here were several Great Black-backed Gull and approx. 20 Sanderling. Be forewarned that today (Monday) the lots at Oval Beach were full to capacity and there were easily 1000 people. It gets less crowded as you walk further north along the private beach. There is a $5 charge for parking and some sort of charge for use of the private beach unless you say you are "just walking to the pier (breakwall)". Good birding, Rick Brigham Douglas MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Re: Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 From: "Jerry Jourdan" <jourdaj AT mail2world.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:16:31 -0700 All, I was able to get a few pics of the bird this afternoon between 4 - 4:37pm. Sean Bachman, Tex Wells and I observed the bird in the Long Pond Unit where Don and Robyn had reported. It flew into the Vermet Unit and disappeared behind the cattails. http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/115451655 http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/115451660 http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/115451658 http://www.pbase.com/jourdaj/image/115451653 Thanks, Scott for passing along the message! Jerry http://jerryjourdan.blogspot.com <-----Original Message-----> From: cccta AT aol.com [cccta AT aol.com] Sent: 7/27/2009 10:10:40 AM To: se-mi-birdlist AT umich.edu;mich-listers AT envirolink.org Subject: [Mich-listers] Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 Listers, Don & Robyn Henise report a Piping Plover at 10:00am today at Pointe Mouillee SGA in Monroe County. The Plover is in the Long Pond Unit across from the Vermet Unit. They are viewing the bird from the dike between Long Pond & Vermet about 200 yards north of the Lead Unit. Piping Plovers are found at Mouillee probably as much or more than anywhere else in the State in migration but are still not an easy bird in Monroe. Hope you get to Moo to see it, Scott Jennex at my desk in Berkley _____ An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! _______________________________________________________________ Get the Free email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com Unlimited Email Storage – POP3 – Calendar – SMS – Translator – Much More! _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Little Blue Heron - Monroe County - July 27 From: "Paul Cypher" <paulcypher AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:52:15 -0400 Good afternoon, Around lunch time today, Walt Pawloski located a LITTLE BLUE HERON in Monroe County, specifically South Rockwood. >From Rockwood (Old Fort Street and Huron River Drive), proceed south on Old Fort Street and cross the river into Monroe County. After leaving South Rockwood, the road bends to left (east) at Ready Road. Turn left on Ready Road. Proceed to the tracks. Just before the tracks, there is a small wetland area on your left. The bird was there. It was not there when I checked at 5:15. Sorry for the late post. I am just now at a computer. Paul Cypher Woodhaven, MI_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Re: Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 From: jourdaj AT gmail.com Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:40:40 +0000 As of 4:37pm the PP flew off to the Vermet Unit and disappeared into the cattails. It may return. Jerry, Sean Bachman, and Tex Wells Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: cccta AT aol.com Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:08:40 To: ; Subject: [Mich-listers] Piping Plover - Monroe Co 7-27 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jourdaj AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: (no subject) From: Judy Dupuie <jadupuie AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:20:28 -0700 (PDT) bitojoxa.iwebsource.com _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: (no subject) From: Judy Dupuie <jadupuie AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:14:36 -0700 (PDT) petasepe.iwebsource.com _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Important MBRC website changes From: Caleb Putnam <larus10 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:02:17 -0600 Birders- (apologies for cross-posting) On the heels of Michigan Audubon's recent move to its new webhost, the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC) website has permanently moved! Although the domain (www.michiganaudubon.org ) remains the same, the subdirectories have changed considerably, and you will need to update your bookmarks and web hyperlinks to the new URL. The old URL (now inactive), was http://www.michiganaudubon.org/mbrc/ The new URL (active), is: http://michiganaudubon.org/research/records_committee.html Please help us distribute this URL to all interested individudals and lists, as google has not yet picked up the new address. We are attempting to contact the moderators of all outside websites that link to us to inform them of the update, but we will surely miss many of them. Please forward any dead MBRC hyperlinks to me at this email address. Secondly, there are several content and layout changes to the new website. Here is a list of the most important changes: 1) The new Checklist of Michigan Birds features clickable hyperlinks which will pull up the searchable database output of all accepted records of the species in question. 2) Once in the searchable database output, note that there are clickable photo links (in the rightmost column) for each record for which we have posted a photo to the gallery. For example: http://www.mbrcdatabase.izfree.com/accepted.php?keyword=manx 3) Many new photos of accepted Review species are available in the new Photo Gallery (i.e. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Lesser Frigatebird, and Glaucous-winged Gull, among many others). If you own the copyright to any of these photos and would like them removed, plesae contact me immediately at this email address and I will remove them. 4) The Rare Bird Report Form, formerly hosted on michiganbirds.org, is now hosted solely on our new website. We are no longer providing an online data entry form. Users can download a .doc version of the form, or copy and paste the new data fields into their own word processor. The form is to be emailed or mailed to the MBRC secretary- all necessary contact information is nested within the form. (Many thanks to Dee Miller, Keith Saylor, and MichiganBirds.org for hosting this form over the years!) Finally, any questions or comments on the new site should be directed to me. I would like to know about any typos, omissions, or errors of any other sort which you find. I hope you enjoy the new format! Good Birding, Caleb Putnam Chair, MBRC Caleb G Putnam Sparta, MI larus10 AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Chuck-wills-widow - July 11 & 12, Berrien Co. From: Jonathan Wuepper <jtwuepp AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:33:37 -0700 (PDT) Hello- Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 10pm, heard three Whip-poor-wills (2 on True Rd + 1 on Stienbauer) & one CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW (heard from both Jones Rd and Steinbaurer Rd). Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 10pm. 2 Whip-poor-wills on True Road + 1 Chuck-wills-widow on True Road. After only a half-minute or so, the Chuck ceased calling, but I heard (presumably) the same bird along Jones Road and also Steinbauer Road. Best heard from the Michiana Youth Camp driveway entrance. The Chuck likes to call from the shore of Little Indian lake. This is the 5th consecutive year at this general location for the Chuck-wills-widow (Berrien Township). Both species sing less as July progresses. This may be your last chance to observe the species (Chuck-wills-widow) from Berrien County. Both nights, both species did not call for more than 5-7 minutes before they went silent. The record late date for Chuck-wills-widow in Berrien County is July 13, 2006. Jon Wuepper _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Prothonotary Warbler - Arenac Co From: "Santner, Steven" <santners AT karmanos.org> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:06:56 -0400 All: Yesterday (7/12/09) Scott Jenex and I found a Prothonotary Warbler at Wigwam Bay WA in Arenac Co. From the parking lot at the end of Stover Rd, walk in to the check station. Go to the north two track (of the two which go east parallel to a large ditch). After a few hundred yards, a large swampy area will be evident on the left. The bird was there. Also at this location was 1-2 Least Bitterns, several dowitchers (flybys), Virginia and probably Sora Rails, and several eagles. Steve Santner ----------- Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email and any materials contained in any attachments is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the intended recipient(s), please immediately notify the sender by email and destroy all copies of the original message, including attachments. _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Wh. Pelicans, Wh.-faced Ibis, Monroe Co. From: LaRue Wells <texwells AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:03:22 -0400 Today (July 10) Sean Bachman and I paid a rather brief visit to Pte. Mouillee in hopes of locating the flock of 8 White Pelicans seen by Karl Overman in the Vermet Unit on July 8. They were not there today, but at about noon 2 White Pelicans flew in rather high over the Vermet Unit, circled around a few times, and flew off to the southwest. We also saw a White-faced Ibis in the Vermet Unit. It was feeding out near the far end of the low, narrow spit of land that extends out to the ESE from the western corner of the Vermet Unit. The area where the ibis was feeding usually contains lots of egrets, herons, gulls, and terns--and today was no exception. Among the terns were good numbers of Caspians and at least 2 Blacks. An adult male Yellow-headed Blackbird and 3 juveniles were hanging around together about 50 yards north of the aforementioned spit, perhaps half way out it. I would think their presence strongly suggests successful nesting of this species at Pte. Mouillee this year. The only shorebirds we saw besides Killdeers were a Spotted Sandpiper and several each of both yellowlegs. However, our search for shorebirds was limited to only a small area of the Vermet Unit Tex Wells _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: Henslow's Sparrows From: Craig Bennett <strixnebulosa AT msn.com> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 19:48:45 -0400 Hello all, I was birding at Waterloo Recreation Area Monday 7/6 and heard a few Henslow's Sparrows singing in a field across the road from St. Jacob Lutheran Church at 1:30 P.M. The field is partially state land and partially private. The location is from I-94 take the Mt. Hope Rd. exit (#150) north about 3.6 miles to Riethmiller Rd., turn right (east) approximately 1.9 miles to the field; you should see the church on your right (The location is also accesible from the Clear Lake Rd. exit #153). I have had them along this road intermittently for the past 40 years. Regards, Craig Bennett_______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net Subject: White Pelicans Pointe Mouillee From: Karl Overman <martineoverman AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:52:12 -0400 This morning I biked around Pointe Mouillee, Monroe County. Eight White Pelicans were feeding with a mass of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons in the Vermet Unit. The Vermet Unit has drastically reduced water levels with flats everywhere. Unfortunately shorebirds were scarce. For the day I only had 50 Lesser Yelowlegs, 40 Short- billed Dowitchers and 5 Least Sandpipers. I did not even get Stilt Sandpiper today with I would have thought would have been a gimme with this much habitat on this date. I saw the dowitchers in flight over the Vermet Unit and saw them feeding in cell 3. Seven Black Terns were in the Lead Unit including one that acted as if it was on a nest. Cheers, Karl Overman Farmington Hills, Michigan _______________________________________________ Mich-listers mailing list Mich-listers AT envirolink.org You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/mich-listers delivered to: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net