Saturday, June 19, 2021

June 19 Field Trip Report

Six of us dodged scattered rain showers while birding three locations north of the Muskegon River this morning.  We found 32 bird species at the old Ferguson Farm including Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Sandhill Crane, Green and Great Blue Herons, Brown Thrasher and Indigo Bunting.

Birding the Ferguson Farm Bridge by Carol Cooper

The Creek at Ferguson Farm by Carol Cooper

South of the Creek by Carol Cooper

Eighteen species at the Holton-Duck Lake Road creek bridge included another Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Egret, Belted Kingfisher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Prothonotary Warbler.

The view west from the Creek Bridge on Holton-Duck Lake Road 

Thirteen species at the old Walleye Ponds included another Yellow-billed Cuckoo!

The Meadow that used to be the Walleye Ponds by Carol Cooper