Muskegon Resource Recovery Center
August 17, 2024
Meet at 8:30 on Saturday morning August 17, 2024, near the Maple Island Road entrance to the Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center properties (MCRRC, formerly "the Wastewater"). Having a walkie-talkie tuned to Channel 11, Subchannel 0, can be helpful but is not necessary.
We will drive around the Rapid Filtration areas looking in the dry cells for late summer field species such as Dickcissels, sparrows, larks, Bobolinks, etc. and in the wet cells for shorebirds and waterbirds, stepping out of our cars occasionally.
Then we will look for shorebirds in whichever aeration lagoons are drained down providing proper habitat. Later we'll drive the perimeter of the large lagoons looking for waterbirds and shorebirds. Near the landfill at the southeast corner of the east lagoon we'll try for the odd gull, ducks, ravens, etc.
Unfortunately the properties south of Apple Ave. are closed to birders, so we will conclude our morning northward up Swanson Road to the granery and the edges of the MCRRC properties.
This trip will end around noon. It is open to the public. We hope to see you there!
