Nine people and a dog named Jack spent this morning birding the Muskegon County Wastewater properties. Our June and July field trips featured rain, but today's was dry and comfortable.
Spotted Sandpiper by Pat Bazany
Juvenile Barn Swallow
We found more than 51 bird species including Wood Duck, Sandhill Crane, Semipalmated Plover, six sandpipers (Least, White-rumped, Pectoral, Semipalmated, Spotted, Solitary), a dowitcher, both yellowlegs, Great Egret (see Charlie's photo), Green Heron, three hawks (Red-tailed, Red-shouldered, Sharp-shinned), Belted Kingfisher, Peregrine Falcon, Great-crested Flycatcher, Cedar Waxwing, four sparrows (Grasshopper, Chipping, Field, Song), Baltimore Oriole and Indigo Bunting.
Red-shouldered Hawk by Pat Bazany
A Polyphemus Moth warmed itself near the aeration cells.
