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Listers,
 
I spent Saturday in the middle of the lower peninsula and encountered lots  
of Northern visitors. County by County as follows:
 
Gratiot
I started the day at Maple River SGA dipping on Short-eared Owls as is my  
pattern in this county. I did have a Merlin where Blair Rd crosses the river.  
Further North on Blair I had about 80 Snow Buntings accompanied by at least one 

 Lapland Longspur. Also at feeders on Blair I had the first of many groups of 
 Common Redpolls. On my way to look for open water (unsuccessfully) in Alma I 
had  another 100 or so Snow Buntings on Harrison Rd between Jerome &  Begole.
 
Isabella
Roamed the Southwest corner for a while before finally relocating Ryan D's  
Golden Eagle on the East side of Gilmore North of Fremont Rd in a tree WAY off 

the road. Also had the first Shrike of the day on Gilmore. Found some open 
water on Coldwater Lake viewed from the Southwest side at a little boat launch. 

Had a  blue Snow Goose and at least one Cackling Goose with the several 
hundred Canadas. Had Redpolls at adjacent feeders. The only Evening Grosbeak of 

the day was at a feeder on Coleman Rd. Found several Pine Grosbeaks feeding in 

a bog on  Vandecar Rd towards the County line.
 
Clare
Did not spend a lot of time but had a Shrike on Beaverton Rd near Five  Lakes 
and then found both Common Redpolls and a single Pine Grosbeak at the  
feeders on the NE corner of Kapplinger & Surrey Rds.
 
Osceola 
A bog with lots of berries on 3 Mile Rd East of M-66 held a couple of  
feeding Pine Grosbeaks. Had Redpolls at a feeder on this road as well.
 
Mecosta
Had my first Raven in this County along M-66 near 22 Mile Rd. Had an  
isolated flock of six Bohemian Waxwings in a tall bare tree in Barryton. Common 

Redpolls & Pine Grosbeaks on 19 Mile near Chippewa Lake. In Big Rapids I picked 

out at least one Bohemian in a group of at least 200 Cedars feeding at  the 
McKessy House 120 E Cedar St. Had a Shrike at 110th & 17 Mile. Figures -  both 
Bohemian sightings were in the same County.
 
Also had Redpolls in Montcalm and Ionia. Seems like they can be found in  
most any County right now with diligent searching.
 
Good Birding,
 
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Hi all,

A friend just called me from Michigan to ask about an unusual bird
coming to her feeder for the past several days.  The photos clearly
show it to be a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER.  It has been feeding on the
ground in the snow with juncos.

The photos may be seen here:  Note that some of them are quite large!
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4327/20071204ytwaattinas1xr2.jpg (551B)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/275/20071204ytwaattinas2se2.jpg (602B)
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9514/20071204ytwaattinas3fk1.jpg (1.2MB)
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http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6181/20071204ytwaattinas6et8.jpg (1.1MB)

The location is http://maps.google.com/maps?q=42.2508,-85.349 near Climax,
Michigan, which is about 10 miles SW of Battle Creek.  If anyone wants to
try to see or photograph this bird, please call ahead to arrange a visit.
Ask for Tina.  She can be reached at .

Good birding,

Skip Russell
Portland, Oregon

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A constant presence of birders at the south end of Lake Erie Metropark, Wayne 
County, throughout the daylight hours today, 2 Dec 2007, failed to produce a 
Northern Gannet. 


Good Birding,
Caleb Putnam

Caleb G Putnam 
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In a full day of birding on Dec 1 in SE Michigan, beginning in Lenawee and 
Jackson Cos. and ending in extreme southern Wayne Co., Chuck Anderson, Steve 
Stockford, and I found 85 species. Highlights were GOLDEN EAGLE along Arnold 
Rd. in SE Jackson Co., the previously reported LONG-EARED OWLS at Lake Erie MP 
and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS at Lotus Rd, and a moderately late DUNLIN at the 
beach at Erie Power. 


Tom Kemp
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Listers,
 
A great start to December in Wayne & Monroe Counties today. First and  best 
was the continuing Northern Gannet, seen from Lake Erie Metropark near the  
boat launch. I watched it fly up the river past Celeron Island around 9:15 am  
and then back out into Lake Erie a few minutes later. (Robert Epstein saw the  
Gannet later in the afternoon as well). Also present at LEMP were at least 3  
Long-eared Owls. We observed lots of ice in areas that were wide open a week  
ago.
 
After sneaking across the border to see the Snowy Owl in Ohio, I stopped at  
Lotus Road in Southern Monroe County for the gulling. There were 4 Lesser  
Black-backed Gulls (3 adult & one 3rd winter) and an adult Thayer's Gull  with 
several hundred each of Ring-bills and Herrings. I briefly saw a smaller,  
dark-mantled gull but lost it in the transition from bins in the warm car to 
scope 

in the bitter cold. I also took a pic of a Ring-billed Gull with yellow  
tags. I seem to recall someone posting about that study and who to contact but 
I 

can't find a copy of the email. If you know, please contact me off list with 
the  info.
 
On the way home I swung through Willow Metropark and had no problem  locating 
and photographing the previously reported Ross's Goose. The pond  was frozen 
and I know that others missed the goose towards the end of the day. 
 
Happy Listing,
 
Scott Jennex
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Mich-listers:

  A GOLDEN EAGLE was found approximately 1/4 - 1/2 mile north
of the intersection of Coe and Gilmore Roads in southwestern
Isabella County today.  It was perched from a telephone pole
hunting.  There is ample habitat there, so it may linger.

Additionally, a flock of 150-200 Common Redpolls was
encountered at the intersection of Blanchard and Nottawa Roads.

Good birding,

R. Dziedzic
Mt. Pleasant
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UP Rare Bird Report for November 30, 2007

 

 

In his book on Birds of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Laurence Binford added a fifth 
temperate season to the usual four. He designated the period from November 8th- 
December 31st as “early winter” to account for several species that often 
stay into late November and December, but do not over-winter. “Late winter” 
starts on January 1st and goes to March 25th, when spring migrants finally 
start to return. Certainly this system could be attached to the entire UP and 
sightings reported as of late have been reflective of species that typically 
linger in the area, but will undoubtedly slip away over the next few weeks. It 
is starting to look like a long bird-less winter in the North Woods. As 
compared to last year, numbers of waterfowl and divers (loons, grebes) 
remaining in bays and harbors are down. There is very little in the way of 
cone, seed and fruit crops over much of the UP, and finch numbers are low away 
from feeders and residential areas and are comprised mostly of Redpolls & Pine 
Grosbeaks. It should be interesting to see what the encroaching Christmas Bird 
Counts turn up. 


 

 

Highlights

 

Golden Eagle

Iceland Gull

Sabine’s Gull

Snowy Owl

Short-eared Owl

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Northern Mockingbird

Cape May Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Harris’s Sparrow

Hoary Redpoll

 

 

Ontonagon County

Kitt Wulf reports 2 HOARY REDPOLLS at her home in Topaz on November 30th.

 

Keweenaw County

Joe Kaplan received photos of an “Oregon” Junco at a home in Eagle River 
taken this week. 


 

Houghton County

David Flaspohler reported a flock of 60 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on the MTU campus in 
Houghton on November 19th. 


 

Baraga County

Joe Youngman reported that the only birds of note in the Keweenaw Bay were 3 
TUNDRA SWANS on November 23rd. 


 

Dickinson County

Greg Cleary had an immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Fumee Lake on November 24th. 

 

Marquette County

The RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at Dan Barrington’s home in Marquette was last 
reported on November 26th, and not seen after a powerful blizzard the next 
morning. This is a record-late date for this species in Michigan; even more 
impressive considering the bird has survived freezing temperatures, several 
snow storms and remaining within a half a block from Lake Superior! Scot 
Stewart had up to 2 HARRIS’S SPARROWS at his feeders with only one remaining 
until November 22nd. A weakened SNOWY OWL was picked up at the mouth of the 
Dead River on Marquette in November 19th. A flock of 8 TUNDRA SWANS at Presque 
Isle Park was a rare sighting for the county. 4-5 GLAUCOUS GULLS, 1 GREAT 
BLACK-BACKED GULL & 1 THAYER’S/ICELAND GULL were in Marquette on the 30th, as 
was a late SAVANNAH SPARROW. 


 

Alger County

Scott Hickman had a nice find with a juvenile SABINE’S GULL at Sand Point on 
November 23rd. Scott also reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at Shelter Bay on the 
26th. A GLAUCOUS GULL was in Munsing on November 30th. 


 

Schoolcraft County

Ron Annelin had a SHORT-EARED OWL along the Lake Michigan shoreline at his home 
in Manistique on November 17th. Bruce Ventura reported a HOARY REDPOLL at his 
camp on Gemini Lake on November 29th. 


 

Chippewa County

Chris Neri is maintaining the sightings blog at www.WPBO.org and has recently 
reported several notable birds including the lingering PRAIRIE WARBLER as of 
November 24th. 2 HOARY REDPOLLS were present at the WPBO feeders along with 
several PINE GROSBEAKS. A very late CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen on November 22nd. 
Chris also notes that other interesting sightings include SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 
NORTHERN GOSHAWK, and BOHEMIAM WAXWINGS. Kirk Zufelt had 2 ICELAND GULLS and 2 
GLAUCOUS GULLS at the Dafter Dump on November 30th. 


 

 


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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://www.michiganaudubon.org/mbrc/mbrc_home.html 


 

 

To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch AT aol.com or to 
Birdnet AT UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. If you are not on the net, call 
the Marquette Hotline at . For more information on Birdnet, or UP 
birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org 


 

Till next time,

 

~Skye Haas

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Myles Willard and i had a flock of approximately 70 Bohemian Waxwings  
in Huron County today, November 28th.  The birds were in the mostly  
residential stretch of Lake Huron shoreline on Lighthouse Road west  
of Lighthouse Park near the tip of the Thumb.

We had previously looked for them today  without success on Loosemore  
Road, also in Huron County.  That location frequently hosts a few  
Bohemian Waxwings in winter.  The berry crop is excellent there now  
but strangely no waxwings.  We dipped on the previously seen  
Townsend's Solitaire at that location.  We did see two Pine Grosbeaks  
there.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.
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Listers,

The Ross's Goose that Karl Overman found yesterday continues this morning at 
Belle Isle in Detroit. I re-found the little guy at 7:30 am on the North side 
of the basketball courts with about 100 Canadas. This is along the South side 
of the island in the same general area as yesterday's sighting. I didn't have 
much time to devote to walking the trails and indeed found nothing?else 
remarkable. 


Good Birding,

Scott Jennex
Ferndale


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Folks -

Went birding with Pat Deventer yesterday, Sunday.  We covered the shoreline, 
more or less, from the North end of Finn Rd in Bay to Tawas SP in Iosco.  
Quite a good number of waterfowl and gulls all along the coast, but we did not 
see 

or hear any northern finches.  

The single best site was at the East end of the road just south of Linwood Rd 
at Linwood, Bay Co.  The road is not named in my version of DeLorme.  Tawas 
Point was quite windy and nearly devoid of birds, about as lifeless as I've 
ever seen it.

Nothing too unusual in the way of waterfowl, mostly Common Goldeneye and 
mergansers with a few Mallard and Bufflehead thrown in. Did have all three 
swans 

in Bay and Arenac County.  Max count of 65 Mute (Linwood), maybe 200 Tundra 
(AuGres), 6 of Trumpeter (AuGres and Tawas).  Only Trumpeter Swan in Iosco 
County.  Excellent day for practicing swan ID.

Six raptor species, nothing rare.

Six gulls - about 1000 Bonaparte's all told, at least one, maybe two, 
Glaucous at Linwood, and a Lesser Black-backed near Hammel Beach in Arenac.

Adult Northern Shrike along Finn Road near the campground.

Snow Buntings at most of the stops.

A bit nippy, but the sun helped and, as always, it was nice to be out.

Take care.    - Doug McWhirter



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Today, November 26th, I found a Ross's Goose in with Canada Geese on  
Belle Isle, Wayne County.  The bird was on side of the island facing  
Canada (south side), between the main road and the Detroit River,  
across from the basketball courts on the island.  I first saw the  
bird around 1:30 p.m.  The bird was still there at 2:50 p.m. when I  
left.  The weather was awlful with rain changing to snow.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.
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Listers,
 
While not seeing yet another Gannet from the platform at the Pointe  Mouillee 
HQ boat launch in Wayne County this morning I had a Purple Sandpiper  fly by 
with a flock of about 10 Dunlins. The whole crew flew quickly past at a  
distance of about 30 yards at the closest and continued straight toward the 
dike 

at the South side of the river before veering to the right and disappearing  
out of sight. I was not able to relocate them in the mud flats off Jefferson or 

on the visible dike.
 
Also of note was a small group of 3 Evening Grosbeaks including one adult  
male that flew by very close to the platform and onward to the South. 
 
Good Birding,
 
Scott Jennex
Ferndale



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This morning, around 10:30, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE and seven PINE 
GROSBEAKS were present along Loosemore Rd., east of the entrance to the 
Wilderness Arboretum in northern Huron Co. The birds were in a 
low-lying, relatively open area with lots of Michigan Holly, dogwoods 
and other shrubby vegetation.  The area is described on pg. 186 of 
Chartier and Ziarno's A Birder's Guide to Michigan.  None of the birds 
were seen again on a quick drive through the area an hour later, but 
they are presumably still in the area taking advantage of the abundant 
holly berries.

Jeff Sommer
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Calvin Brennan had a Northern Gannet at the north end of Lake Erie 
Metropark and it flew towards the south at approximately 0915 this morning.
Paul Cypher is going to look for it at the south end of the park now.

-- 

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 we had an immature black legged kittiwake of the south pier in ludington this 
afternoon,we also had numerous pine grosbeaks in mason county. 

   
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Hi,
   
 While at Sarett Nature Center this afternoon (Friday, Nov 23), I ran into 
birders who were successful in relocating the SAY'S PHOEBE. Today, it was seen 
along the beach, north of Rocky Gap County Park. 

   
 As for the LONG-EARED OWL(s) at Sarett nature Center, several birders 
including myself were unsuccessful in relocating the bird(s). On Nov 22, one 
was present among the white cedars past Circle Pond on the Gentian Trail. 
Earlier this week, one, or the same bird was seen across Benton Center Rd among 
the 40-acre Scotch Pine plantation owned by Sarett. 

   
 Sarett DID have numerous PINE SISKINS, with a few COMMON REDPOLLS sprinkled 
among them attending the numerous feeders. 

   
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The two previously reported Purple Sandpipers were feeding on large stone
blocks near water level way out, past the "elbow" of the breakwater on
Thursday, Nov 22, at 11AM.
They were seen on the Lake Michigan side of the south breakwater (pier)
at the mouth of the Muskegon River in Pere Marquette Park, Muskegon,
Michigan.  My thanks to a local birder, 'Fellow',
who led me out to the spot where he had just seen the birds.  Thursday,
there was no ice on the concrete path to the lighthouse.  Fellow told
that there were 14 PURSAN present a few winters ago, 
and they stayed until the breakwater was covered with ice.

Thanksgiving Day!  What a great time to remember ALL the of the birders
who have helped me over the past 30 years of so.  Thanks to you all!! 
Just checked my Avisys and I saw my first Michigan 
PURSAN there Nov 26, 1999.  This time I added PURSAN to my bird photo
list.
 

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:39: "Francke" 
writes:
They're back.  I saw two purple sandpipers (originally reported on
Saturday) along the pier at Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon County.

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A juvenile Sabine's Gull was briefly visible in Munising Bay this morning. It 
was just off of Sand Point in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This site can 
be reached by driving northeast out of Munising on H58 for about a mile. Then 
turn left onto Sand Point Rd. for 2 miles and park in the lot at the board 
walk. The bird was flying just off of the point of sand to the north. Scott 

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Northern birds while at Deer camp November 14th thru November 18th: Montmerency 
area near fairview towards Atlanta, actually close to Cummins: 

 
Red breasted and White breasted Nuthatches; Hairy, Downys, Pileated(4) and 
Red-bellied; 

White-winged Crossbills(5) and Red Crossbills(3); Common Redpolls(6); Pine 
Grosbeaks(2); Evening Grosbeaks(5); Common Ravens(6); Common Crows(2); Blue 
Jays; Black-capped Chickadees; Tufted Titmouse(2); Golden-crowned Kinglet(1); 
Long-eared Owl(1); Rough-legged Hawk(1); Red-tailed Hawk(1); Bald Eagle(1); 
Northern Goshawk(1); Hermit Thrush(1); Brown Creeper(1); Great-horned Owl(1); 
Ruffled Grouse(6-12); Cardinal; Robins(4).....These 28 species were seen during 
the days on the property not all same day some evryday though. 

 
Enroute up and back: Mute Swan; Mallards;Ring-billed Gulls; Canada Geese; 
Common Goldeneye; Buffleheads; Common mergansers; Hooded mergansers; 
Red-breasted Mergansers;..... So these 9 make 37 species for trip. 

 
Also seen on property were Red Fox, Coyotes and a Black Bear.
 
Of course also Deer in which we got 6  on the pole but the birding was good! 
 
Tom Leggett
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St. Joseph River mouth this morning. When Pat Underwood and I left at noon it 
was on the beach at Tiscornia Park (adjacent to the north pier), but it had 
worked as far north as Jean Klock Park before returning to the south.> > This 
bird seems unfazed by harsh weather. It was actively feeding (or searching for 
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(which were too few and far between), I had an adult Northern Shrike (on my way 
to my house for lunch) on Wamplers HTS DR. (Brooklyn, MI). The bird was sitting 
on a small conifer in?the field that is across from the houses on the lake 
side. > > The bird was on the right just?past the second hill. > > I live on 
this road.?My feeders were fairly active, despite the rainy conditions. The 
Pine Siskin numbers are still pretty good, although not the 150+ I had on 
Sunday. There are still?40-50 birds, however. There seems to be two-three 
flocks that change from time to time. > > The three Purple Finches are still 
present as is one Fox Sparrow. The five C. Redpolls come and go with the 
changing of the Siskin flocks during the day. Unfortunately, no Evening 
Grosbeaks were seen/heard today in the neighborhood when I was there.> > 6 
Tundra Swans, 22 Rudy Ducks, 2 Buffleheads,?a lone C. Goldeneye and a single C. 
Loon were just off my beach as well. Unfortunately, the Red-th. Loon from last 
week was not seen.> > My website has an updated picture of one of the siskins 
from last week on the homepage. > > If anyone needs some of these birds for 
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 Hi,
  A group of us were successful in relocating the previosly reported
Say's Phoebe this morning. Phil Chu found it around 9:00 a.m. working
around the buildings along the beach at Jean Klock Park. Thoughout the
morning it was working north along the lake front, and I last saw at
11:45 a.m. about a mile north of Rocky Gap Park.

 Its behavior today was consistent with yesterday, working along the
beach feeding on dead insects, either spotting them from a peach, or
by hopping along the sand like a Am. Robin.

 I would suggest that anyone searching for it tomorrow start at either
Rocky Gap Park, and walk north along the beach. Or by driving a few
miles north of St. Joe, and accessing the beach at Hagar Park, and
looking for it south along the beach.

 Rocky Gap Park is located 1/2 mile north of Jean Klock Park, on Rocky
Gap Ave. Hagar Park is located on M-63, 1.5 miles north of Coloma Rd.

 Photos of the Say's Phoebe can be seen at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/DigiscopingTim/BerrienCounty

 Good Birding,
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Hey,

I just got a call from Tim Baerwald who is looking at the Say's Phoebe that
was found on Tuesday.  It is hanging around the Jean Klock parking lot, this
is just north of Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph (and is the same area as seen
in yesterday).

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Greetings Birders,

Today, in between stoppages of rain (which were too few and far between), I had 
an adult Northern Shrike (on my way to my house for lunch) on Wamplers HTS DR. 
(Brooklyn, MI). The bird was sitting on a small conifer in?the field that is 
across from the houses on the lake side. 


The bird was on the right just?past the second hill. 

I live on this road.?My feeders were fairly active, despite the rainy 
conditions. The Pine Siskin numbers are still pretty good, although not the 
150+ I had on Sunday. There are still?40-50 birds, however. There seems to be 
two-three flocks that change from time to time. 


The three Purple Finches are still present as is one Fox Sparrow. The five C. 
Redpolls come and go with the changing of the Siskin flocks during the day. 
Unfortunately, no Evening Grosbeaks were seen/heard today in the neighborhood 
when I was there. 


6 Tundra Swans, 22 Rudy Ducks, 2 Buffleheads,?a lone C. Goldeneye and a single 
C. Loon were just off my beach as well. Unfortunately, the Red-th. Loon from 
last week was not seen. 


My website has an updated picture of one of the siskins from last week on the 
homepage. 


If anyone needs some of these birds for your Jackson, CO lists...lemme know and 
I'll let'cha know how to get there. 


Happy Thanksgiving!!


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Nov. 21 - Berrien County

Greetings,

Tim Baerwald relocated the SAY'S PHOEBE on the beach north of the St. Joseph 
River mouth this morning. When Pat Underwood and I left at noon it was on the 
beach at Tiscornia Park (adjacent to the north pier), but it had worked as far 
north as Jean Klock Park before returning to the south. 


This bird seems unfazed by harsh weather. It was actively feeding (or searching 
for food) out in the wind and steady rain along the open beaches. It would 
often perch on snow fences, driftwood, logs and posts and often dropped down on 
to the sand as well. 


Good birding,

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Forwarding a third hand message b/c I haven't yet seen it on Mich-Listers.

Caleb G Putnam 
Grand Rapids, MI
larus10 AT hotmail.com

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Subject: BBCLIST: Say's Phoebe Relocated - 11/21
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:06:




















Greetings,



 Tim Baerwald just called to report he has relocated the Say�s
Phoebe on the beach between Tiscornia Park and Jean
 Klock Park
in the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor area. He suggested parking at Jean Klock and
walking south on the beach.



 Over and out�.



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 Hi,
  I was shocked this morning (8:42 a.m.) to have a SAY'S PHOEBE fly
into my scope view while doing my daily lakewatch at Tiscornia Park in
St. Joe. The Phoebe was present for all of 2 minutes before flying
inland over one of the small dunes along the river channel.

 Despite intense searching we have yet to relocate this bird.

 Tiscornia Park is located on the north side of the St. Joe river
mouth along Lk. Michigan, in the city of St Joe, and is the access
point to the north pier.

 Good Birding,
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I'm sorry for the delay in posting. I've had email trouble last few days.


The previously reported RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in Berrien County was last
 seen November 11th.

The Van Buren County RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still present as of this
 past weekend.

...and according to Russ Schipper, the KALAMAZOO COUNTY bird:

"The Rufous Hummingbird that was reported a couple of weeks ago is still
 
here only visiting a different nearby feeder. It is now at 3409 Old 
Colony Rd. on the south side of Kalamazoo. The house is the second one 
off the corner of Par 4 Dr. on the east side of the road. It is a gray 
cape cod. Please do not knock on the door, particularly in the morning.
 
They have two small children, but are agreeable to birders visiting to 
see the bird. Park on the street and go to the south or right side of 
the house. You will be on the neighbors lawn but they have ok'ed it. At
 
the near corner of the fence you can see the feeder, which is right 
behind the house, about 4 feet off the ground.
To get to the house from I-94 take Westnedge Ave. northbound to Kilgore
 
Rd. about .6 of a mile. Turn west or left, go .5 mi. to Old Colony and 
turn North or right. Go about .75 of a mi. to the house. If you are 
coming from  north of Kalamazoo it is easiest to follow the directions 
from I-94. If you are coming from, in town, get on Oakland Dr. and go 
to White's Road and turn left or east. About one mile down turn right 
onto Bronson Blvd. Then take the second left (Par-4 Dr.) one block to 
Old Colony and turn left or north.  The house is the second one on the 
right.
The bird seems to be coming regularly.
Good luck,
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Listers,
 
Finally got to chase the Red-throated Loon at Holloway Reservoir and found  
it easily with the previously posted directions. In the vicinity I also had a  
pair of Common Redpolls in Genesee Co at the feeders in front of 11447 Mt 
Morris  Rd. 
 
I was able to relocate the juvie Northern Shrike north of Columbiaville  near 
Marathon Rd & Barnes Lake Rd. Further east off Barnes Lake Rd is one of  the 
Lapeer State Game Area entrances on Snow Den Trail/Rd. This I am told is a  
traditional spot to find Pine Grosbeak during irruption years and today I did  
just that. Be aware this is a pretty active deer hunting location.
 
Rounding out the fun in Lapeer County I stopped by the Vlassic Ponds on  
Newark Rd 1 mile west of M-53 on the south side of Imlay City. There were 3  
Cackling Geese with the pile of Canadas. I have not been to this spot on a  
week/work day but on weekend days you can see about half of the ponds from the 
gate 

on the south side of the complex.
 
Where are the Bohemians?
 
Scott Jennex
Ferndale



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They're back. I saw two purple sandpipers (originally reported on Saturday) 
along the pier at Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon County. 


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This morning at 8:20 am a juv. Black-legged Kittiwake flew north past the First 
St. Pier in Manistee with a group of adult and juvenile Bonaparte's Gulls. 
Other birds at the pier included a late pipit, Horned Grebe and the usual 
thousands of Long-tailed Ducks including one flock of 1,500. 


Doug Cook and Carl Freeman had a female Harlequin Duck at the Elberta Pier in 
Benzie County at 11:00am. 


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Today, our birding foursome (Jim Lesser, Robert Epstein, Scott Jennex  
and myself ) had a productive day of birding around the Thumb in  
pleasant weather.  The highlight of the trip was an immature BLACK- 
LEGGED KITTIWAKE spotted for us by Scott Jennex at Harbor Beach,  
Huron County on Lake Huron.  The bird was flying inside the lengthy  
breakwall at the harbor and  was last seen flying up a channel by the  
power plant.

A goal of today's trip was to look for winter finches.  We were at  
least partially successful in that we found 8 PINE GROSBEAKS feeding  
low on the abundant Michigan Holly (botany is not my forte I should  
add) along Loosemore Road.  Loosemore Road is a short dirt road  
running between M-25 and Oak Beach Road near the tip of the Thumb.   
It starts from the south side of M-25 across from the Day Use  
entrance to Port Crescent State Park.  I was actually surprised not  
to run across Bohemian Waxwings there today.  I strongly suspect they  
are in that area this year.  Myles Willard has told me that he has  
already had Bohemians on his property in southern Tuscola County,  
considerably further south in the Thumb than Loosemore Road.

Other notable birds today for us included a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE in  
the harbor at Port Austin, Huron County and a SHORT-EARED OWL flying  
along the shore of Lake Huron at mid-day at the end of County Road in  
the Grindstone City area of Huron County.


Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.
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Folks -

I had to bird or go nuts today, so I followed up on Joe Soehnel's Jaeger Fest 
at Finn Road post and Sr. Overman's Red-throated Loon report at Holloway Dam 
in Lapeer County.

Pleasant morning at the north end of Finn Road in Bay County.  Calm with 
excellent late fall colors. Had a young-of-year Northern Goshawk on the way out 

to tip o' spit and a 
y-o-y Northern Shrike on the way back.  Gorgeous flock of about 250-300 Snow 
Buntings bouncing around the shore - at least two longspurs mixed in.  Four 
species of common gulls present, but only formed active "feeding" flocks 3 
times 

in the time I was there. One was in progress on my way out and I saw a young 
jaeger buzz the group and move quickly away. No other jaegers seen.  At least 
I now have that sister-kissing jaeger sp. for the county.

Winter Wren in the campground area of Bay City SRA.

The Red-throated Loon was present, only a bit further west and more in the 
middle of the resevoir than reported earlier. A small flock of Bonaparte's was 

seen along with a Common Loon and a smattering of ducks.

Two Cackling Goose mixed in with a flock of Canadian Geese, eh, near the 
Durand exit off I-69 in Shiawassee County.

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This morning from 8:30 to at about 9:45 I had at least 2 adult Little Gulls 
just offshore from the First St. Pier in Manistee. At 8:30 one appeared and 
remained in the area foraging south of the pier near some orange buoys marking 
fishing nets. At about 915 it appeared to fly south and then at 9:30 I had 2 
adults together just west of the pier. 


Also present were 2 Horned Grebes, 1 Common Loon, 2,000+ Long-tailed Ducks, 600 
Common Mergansers, 200 Red-breasted Mergansers, and about 30 Bonaparte's Gulls. 


First St. Pier is about 1 mile west of US-31. Follow First St. (second light 
south of the drawbridge) west and park in the lot at the end near the beach. 


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UP Rare Bird Report for November 16, 2007

 

 

The switch has been flipped- after a long and warm autumn, winter weather has 
been roaring into the Upper Peninsula. Almost a foot of snow fell in the 
Michigamme Highlands, and many wetlands are beginning to freeze. Finches are 
still moving down from Canada, mainly Common Redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks, along 
with scattered reports of Hoary Redpolls, Evening Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills & 
Pine Siskins. Bohemian Waxwings have also been reported in various locations in 
small numbers. While large numbers of Black-backed Woodpeckers have been 
previously reported in the Baraga Plains burn, high totals have been recorded 
there in the last few weeks. While most these birds have probably been in the 
area for a couple of months, it is interesting to note that Duluth, Minnesota 
has been inundated with Black-backed Woodpeckers moving down the North Shore. 
At least 5 American Three-toed Woodpeckers have been recorded there as well. 
Are we setting up for an invasion of northern woodpeckers this winter? A more 
somber note is of a mass die-off of loons, grebes, ducks & gulls along the 
northern edge of Lake Michigan & Lake Huron, presumably from botulism. Over a 
1000+ waterbirds have been found dead in the last couple of weeks. 


I have gotten a few shots of the Cave Swallow & Red Phalarope in the 2007 
www.UPBirders.org photo gallery. 


 

 

Highlights

 

AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER*

CAVE SWALLOW*

SPOTTED TOWHEE*

Harlequin Duck

Golden Eagle

American Avocet

Purple Sandpiper

Franklin’s Gull

Thayer’s Gull

Iceland Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Sabine’s Gull

Parasitic Jaeger

Northern Hawk Owl

Great Gray Owl

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Black-backed Woodpecker

Barn Swallow

Townsend’s Solitaire

Prairie Warbler

Summer Tanager

Harris’s Sparrow

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Hoary Redpoll

 

 

Ontonagon County

Kitt Wulf & Bob Seasor had a HOARY REDPOLL at their feeders in Topaz on 
November 4-5th. Steve Santner reported a HARRIS’S SPARROW north of Mass City 
on Ridge Road just north of Trevarrow Lane on October 25th. Katie Brashear 
reported a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER at her home on the 30th. 


 

Keweenaw County

A SPOTTED TOWHEE* has been coming to the feeders of Laurel Rooks in Copper 
Harbor from at least November 13-16th. It should be noted that the possibility 
of a hybrid has not yet been ruled out (or suggested). Joe Kaplan & Russ Hanson 
had a male AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER* in Copper Harbor on November 16th. 
Joe also reported a late SAVANNAH SPARROW & 2 probable WESTERN MEADOWLARKS at 
Westcoat’s Fields on the 16th. 2 LE CONTE’S SPARROWS, 4 CACKLING GEESE and 
1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were at Westcoat’s Fields on October 20th. A 
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was photographed in Copper Harbor on October 28-29th. 
Zach Gayk had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 28th in Bete Gris. 


 

Houghton County

Joe Youngman found a GREAT GRAY OWL on Rice Lake Road just west of Post Road on 
October 21st. Joe Youngman also had 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS at the Arnheim Unit of 
the Sturgeon River Sloughs on the evening of the 22nd. This is on the border of 
both Houghton & Baraga Counties. Mike Shupe had a SHORT-EARED OWL at the North 
Unit of the Sturgeon River Sloughs by the Observation Tower on the 26th. A 
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was seen north of Chassel on October 27th. 2 GRAY JAYS 
were observed feeding on a peanut butter feeder in Traverse on the 27th. 


 

Baraga County

The SABINE’S GULL that has been present in the Keweenaw Bay/Baraga Sewage 
Ponds was seen in both locations as of October 27th. The 1st year FRANKLIN’S 
GULL stayed only to the 18th. A sighting of 2 BARN SWALLOWS at the Baraga 
Sewage Ponds on November 11th, was the latest ever by two months for the 
Keweenaw. An immature blue-morph SNOW GOOSE was at this location on the 11th. 3 
CANVASBACKS were at the head of the bay on October 24th. 13 BLACK SCOTERS were 
at this location on the 28th. An excellent total of 47 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS 
were tallied up at the Baraga Plains/Covington burn on October 20th, with 25-30 
on November 11th. There have been a few unsubstantiated 2nd hand reports of 
Three-toed Woodpeckers in the burn area. I would like to encourage anyone who 
finds a Three-toed to document the bird and to contact either Joe Youngman or 
myself. John Kendall reported a GOLDEN EAGLE scavenging a deer carcass near the 
burn on the Baraga Plains on October 30th. Lynn Murphy reported a SPRUCE GROUSE 
on the Prison Camp Road on November 4th. A flock of 30+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were 
observed just east of Three Lakes on US-41 on the 10th. 


 

Iron County

Greg Cleary recorded an impressive total of 3200 RING-NECKED DUCKS on Crystal 
Lake on October 28th. 


 

Marquette County

Dan Barrington is hosting a very tardy RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD at his feeders 
in Marquette. Present from November 7-12th, this record represents the latest 
date ever for this species in the UP. Another late bird for Marquette is a 
lingering BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER that feeds from the mouth of the Dead River 
south along the coastal fields and was most recently seen on November 12th. 
Providing for a 4th county record was a 2nd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on 
the 14th. There have been at least 7 THAYER’S GULLS in the City of Marquette 
in the last couple of weeks, with both an adult and 1st year bird in both the 
Lower & Upper Harbors on November 7th and 2 1st year birds on the 14th. Other 
gulls of note recently include first-year ICELAND GULLS on October 23rd & 
November 6th-14th, and an adult Iceland Gull on the 7-11th; 1 
THAYER’S/ICELAND GULL on the 30th; and 1 first-year GLAUCOUS GULL on October 
18-22nd. David Pavlik had a LONG-EARED OWL fly off Lake Superior at the Black 
Rocks of Presque Isle Park on October 30th. A HOARY REDPOLL was observed at the 
Cross-roads of County Road 553 & 480 on November 7th. Scot Stewart reported 1 
HARRIS’S SPARROW at his feeders on the 21st. Alec Lindsay reported a 
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER along the shoreline trail between Little Presque Isle 
and Wetmore Landing on the 28th. Good sightings from the feeding station at 
MooseWood Nature Center at Presque Isle Park include 2 HOARY REDPOLLS from 
November 11th-16th, and “OREGON” JUNCOS on November 1st and 14th. 3 more 
“OREGON” race DARK-EYED JUNCOS have been near the Fit-Strip at private 
residences in the City of Marquette in the last week. A flock of 12 BOHEMIAN 
WAXWINGS were in the village of North Republic on November 4th. 15 BOHEMIAN 
WAXWINGS were at Presque Isle Park on the 12th. 


 

Delta County

A female SUMMER TANAGER was observed along County Road 513 a ½ mile north of 
Swede Road on the southwestern end of the Stonington Peninsula on November 3rd. 
An AMERICAN AVOCET was along the Escanaba waterfront between Ludington Park and 
Portage Marsh on October 21st-22nd. Also on the 21st was a BLUE-GRAY 
GNATCATCHER at Portage Marsh and 7 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and an “OREGON” 
race DARK-EYED JUNCO at Peninsula Point. 65 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS remained in 
the Peninsula Point area as of November 3rd. Dee Miller reported an adult 
GOLDEN EAGLE at the MSU Tree Research Farm on October 23rd. Mark Hubinger 
reported a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in the Stonington burn along County Road 513 
south of US-2 on November 9th. 


 

Alger County

A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was found at the Sand Point Boardwalk in Pictured 
Rocks National Lakeshore on October 21st. Also on the 21st was a YELLOW-BILLED 
CUCKOO at the home of Mark & Joanie Hubinger. Scott Hickman had an unidentified 
PHALAROPE species in the channel between Sand Point and Grand Island on the 
20th. Scott also reported a flock of 30+ BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS from the Au Train 
Post Office on November 15th. 


 

Schoolcraft County

Joe Kaplan found a GOLDEN EAGLE scavenging on a loon carcass on Birch Point on 
November 1st. Alexis Raney saw a SHORT-EARED OWL south of Germfask on November 
2nd. Ron Annelin reported hearing a LONG-EARED OWL in Manistique on November 
14th. 


 

Luce County

Rick Baetsen reported 5 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at the Sleeper Lake burn and 3 
BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at the Swamp Lakes on November 5th. Rick also reported 
2 SPRUCE GROUSE on County Road 414 on the 4th, and a BOREAL CHICKADEE and 5 
GRAY JAYS at Pike Lake on the 5th. 


 

Chippewa County

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory ended the fall count season on November 15th. 
Certainly the most notable sighting of the season was of a CAVE SWALLOW* 
photographed on October 21st. Other recent highlights from the Point include 1 
PURPLE SANDPIPER on the 12th; 1 adult BLACK-LEGED KITTIWAKE on the 11th;  1 
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, 1 THAYER’S GULL, 1 ICELAND GULL and 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER 
on the 10th; 1 juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE on the 8th; 2600 LONG-TAILED 
DUCKS on the 6th; 1 SHORT-EARED OWL & 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER on the 4th; 1 
HARLEQUIN DUCK on November 1st; 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER on the 30th; 1 NORTHERN 
HAWK-OWL, 1 GREAT GRAY OWL, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 39 
SNOW GEESE and HOARY REDPOLL on the 29th; 1 juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, 1 
PRAIRIE WARBLER and 2 HOARY REDPOLL on the 28th; 1 HOARY REDPOLL on the 27th; 1 
TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE, 1 “OREGON” race DARK-EYED JUNCO and 1 BLACK-BACKED 
WOODPECKER on the 26th; 1 GREAT BLACK- BACKED GULL and an excellent flight of 
8300 LONG-TAILED DUCKS on the 24th; 3 TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRES were a nice find 
on the 23rd; 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER, 3 CANVASBACKS, and 27 BLACK SCOTERS on the 
22nd:  FORSTER’S TERN, HARRIS’S SPARROW and a “Western” RED-TAILED 
HAWK on the 21st; 1 PARASITIC JAEGER on the 19th: and 1 unidentified JAEGER 
SPECIES on the 18th. The Owl Banders had an excellent season for NORTHERN 
SAW-WHET OWLS with an impressive total of 269. Good numbers of BARRED OWLS were 
recorded with a record high total of 60 caught, as well as 12 LONG-EARED OWLS. 
Other birds of note recently include RED-THROATED LOON, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 
NORTHERN SHRIKE, BOHEMIAN WAXWING, PINE GROSBEAK, both CROSSBILLS and HOARY 
REDPOLLS at the feeders. 


Kirk Zulfelt reported that there were at least 3 THAYER’S GULLS, along with 1 
ICELAND GULL & 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at the Dafter Dump on October 25th. 2 
ICELAND GULLS and 1 THAYER’S/ICELAND GULL were at this location on the 9th. 
Betty Maxton reported 3 HOARY REDPOLLS at her feeders at Lost Lake in Paradise 
as of the 7th. 


 

Mackinac County

Keith Saylor reported a flock of up to 90 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at the Dye 
Sanctuary along M-123 north of Moran on November 9th-10th. 


 

 


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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://www.michiganaudubon.org/mbrc/mbrc_home.html 


 

 

To report rare birds, please email me at the TheOwlRanch AT aol.com or to 
Birdnet AT UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. If you are not on the net, call 
the Marquette Hotline at . For more information on Birdnet, or UP 
birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org 


 

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Russ Hanson and I looked today without success for a Spotted Towhee that has
been reported at a feeder in Copper Harbor for at least 4 days and perhaps
present as long as a week.  We did not see the towhee ourselves but it was
observed early this morning.  The bird has been frequenting Mary Ann
Quackenbush's feeder (across the street (east) of the Laughing Loon) and has
also been seen once by Laurel Rooks at the Laughing Loon.  Mary Ann may have
gotten a photo of the bird and will I post to Upbirders.org when she sends
it to me.

Also today at Mary Ann's feeders were locally rare Hoary Redpoll (1-2), a
pair of White-breasted Nuthatches, and a pair of No. Cardinals.

While waiting for the towhee, Russ and I saw a male Three-toed Woodpecker.
The woodpecker was at Benard and First Street -- 1/2 block north of the
Laughing Loon.

Finally, Wescoat's Field was good for a late Savannah Sparrow and two
meadowlarks. Features on the meadowlarks were consistent with western;
yellow malar, barred central retrices, and a generous helping of brown in
rectrix # 3 or 4.  One of the birds gave a short "wrink" call while perched
in a tree that matches the western's flight call in Flight Calls of
Migratory Birds (Bill Evans and Micheal O'Brien).

Joe Kaplan

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The Laughing Loon is located 1 block north of US 41 on First Steet on the
east side of Copper Harbor, Keweenaw Co.

Wescoat's Field is located behind Grandpa's Books 1 1/2 blocks south of US
41 - look for the signs, walk south to the pond/fields and then head east
towards below the outlet for the pong.  The meadowlarks were in the open
field.  You can also access the fields from the fire station on the east
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Greetings Birders,

This afternoon (12:35PM) I had an adult Northern Shrike in Manchester, MI. The 
bird was perched on a?wire along side of the road.?The bird was on Sharon 
Hollow Road, just (50 yards) south of Austin Road (between Austin Road and the 
church). 




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Today Robert Epstein and I found a Red-throated loon in the Lapeer  
County portion of Holloway Reservoir.  To access the location, go  
west on Mt. Morris Road from German Road over the Flint River and  
immediately on the south side of the road there is a parking area  
designated for fishing.  Park and follow an unofficial trail to the  
edge of the reservoir.  Then walk west along the bank of the  
reservoir about 100 yards.  The Red-throated Loon was along the far  
(southern) shoreline.  Not much else on the water today--a couple  
Common Loons and three Red-breasted Mergansers in that area.   
Strangely no Bonaparte's Gulls on the reservoir which normally hosts  
hundreds of them at this time of the year.

North of Columbiaville, still in Lapeer County, on Marathon Road just  
south of Hollenbreck Road, we found an immature Northern Shrike.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
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Myles Willard and Glenn Peterson spent two hours at the end of the spit at Finn 
Rd. Park, Hampton Twp, Bay County this afternoon, November 14th and were 
treated to two Parasitic Jaegers and one Long-tailed Jaeger in a total of six 
fly-bys. Individuals flew sometimes almost between them and the land as they 
harassed gulls around the area of the spit and then flew back out toward the 
Containment Disposal Facility (CDF) and then back again. (Documentation will be 
forwarded.) 

 
For those not familiar with Finn Rd Park, take M-25 three miles east of Pine St 
in Essexville (McDonald�s on the corner) and turn left (north) and follow Finn 
Rd to the Saginaw Bay. There is a paved sidewalk along the channel leading out 
to the bay. 

 
Good birding,
 
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A snowy owl has appeared near M-40 northwest of Hamilton. It looks to be either 
a female or 1st year male. I just had a call about it yesterday and it seems to 
have just showed up since Saturday. The fields where I saw it at about 4 pm 
yesterday are near the intersection of 50th Street and 138th Avenue in 
Northwest Allegan County. It was both southwest and northwest of this 
intersection in the few minutes that I looked at it. The intersection is just 
about 1/3 of a mile from M-40, so commuters may be able to swing by and see it. 
A nearby resident made it sound like this is a regular haunt area for snowy 
owls over the last 5-7 years. Good birding. 


Naturally,

Jamie Krupka
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13 November 2007

Birders-

A PURPLE SANDPIPER buzzed the point this morning around 9:30 AM.  It
was headed NW along the shore before it seemingly headed off due north
over the lake.  It was not relocated.

The lingering PRAIRIE WARBLER was found again today near the "Foghorn Pond".

Yesterday, 12 November 2007, an adult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was seen
from the point early in the afternoon.  Remarkably, this is the 2nd
ADULT kittiwake seen here this fall and the 4th kittiwake overall.

PINE GROSBEAKS, BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, COMMON REDPOLLS, HOARY REDPOLL, and
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE have all been seen around the point in the last
couple days.

For more details, we encourage you to visit www.wpbo.org and click on
the blog sites halfway down the page.

Good Birding,
Cory Gregory
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The highlight, among others on Nov 12th, included an immature Black-legged 
Kittiwake at Northport Marina, Arenac County. It was working a shallow, 'inner 
tidal pond' with 500+ Bonaparte's Gulls. Northport Marina is just north of 
AuGres on US-23, toward Tawas. There is a public access to the bay that you can 
drive right up to. Thanks to Myles for picking it out amongst the concentrated 
feeding frenzy of Boneys that were wading/swimming in the shallow water! 

 
Other highlights included a Red-throated Loon feeding at the AuSable River 
mouth with a Common Loon and a flock of ten Red Crossbills and five Evening 
Grosbeaks at Lumberman's Monument. Four Fox Sparrows were also found at 
Lumberman's Monument. The rest of the highlights can be viewed at 
http://www.saginawbaybirding.org. 

 
Good birding,
 
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Listers,
 
Saturday and Sunday I birded the Lake Huron shore from Bay to Presque Isle  
and some inland spots on the way back. Some pretty good county birds:
 
BAY - Finn Rd boat launch
Parasitic Jaeger - adult light morph - spectacular scope views 100yds to  
about 2 miles
all 3 Scoters
Northern Shrike
Snow Buntings 200+
Lapland Longspurs 5 
Common Redpolls 10ish
 
ALCONA - Harrisville State Park 
Cackling Goose
 
ALPENA - Island Park Nature Area
Pine Grosbeaks 2
Evening Grosbeaks 6ish
Pine Siskins 10+
 
Fletcher Pond
Black Scoter - adult female seen in both Alpena & Montmorency Counties  from 
boat launch in Alpena
Common Redpolls <10
 
PRESQUE ISLE - Presque Isle Lighthouse Park
Red-throated Loons 2
Surf 4 & White-winged Scoters 1
Glaucous Gull
Long-eared Owl - in the cedars along the trail to the tip
Pine Grosbeaks 5
White-winged Crossbills 10ish
Common Redpolls 20ish
Evening Grosbeaks 4
 
MONTMORENCY/OSCODA
Evening Grosbeak at county line & M-33
 
Happy Finching,
 
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Hello,

On November 9th, Allen Chartier, director of Michigan Hummernet, came over to 
Southwest Michigan and banded TWO, female, hatch year RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS! 


The first was the VAN BUREN COUNTY bird, located at the Starritt home, 36293, 
County Road 215 in Arlington Twp (Bangor address). This is just a mile or two 
east of Bangor. This bird has been present since October 15th, although we just 
learned of it late this week. If accepted by the Michigan Bird Records 
Committee, it would represent the second county record of the species. (The 
first occurring in 2001, east of the town of Paw Paw). 


The second, which is in BERRIEN COUNTY, is only a mile away from Sarett Nature 
Center, at the home of Mr. (first name?) and Mrs (Joyce) Ballard, 3149 Euclid 
Avenue in Benton Twp (Benton Harbor Address). Birders are welcome, but are 
asked to please park on the grass, not on the drive. This bird is more "rufous" 
in color than the Van Buren bird. It has been present since November 5th, and 
we learned of it late Thursday afternoon (November 8th). If accepted by the 
Michigan Bird Records Committee, it would represent the 5th county record of 
the species, the first since 2004. (Additionally, in 1988, there was a 
Rufous/Allen's type). 


As we were at the home yesterday, a CROSSBILL, sp, flew over. The tamarack 
swamp and/or scotch pine plantation at Sarett NC would be a good place to look. 
Both RED CROSSBILL & WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL have been reported from the Tower 
Hill neighborhood recently, south of Bridgman (Sawyer). The latter being the 
more common. 


This week, a PURPLE SANDPIPER was found at the breakwall, mouth of Galien River 
at New Buffalo. A 1st-winter THAYER'S GULL was reported there as well. 


Jon Wuepper
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Listers,
 
Late in the day on Friday, Robert Epstein and I found a female type Surf  
Scoter on Round Lake in western Hillsdale County. The Scoter was visible from  
the DNR boat launch on Cole Rd. This is north of the town of Reading and about 

a mile west of M-49.
 
We also saw a previously reported Snow Goose in Ingham County at the MSU  
College Ponds on College Rd south of Jolly. The white morph goose was in the  
second pond south of Jolly on the west side of the road.
 
Good Birding,
 
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Birders-

Lake-watchers downstate be alert.  A juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE
passed by Whitefish Point this morning.  This represents the third
kittiwake this fall (second juvenile).

The lingering PRAIRIE WARBLER was last seen on the 4th of November.

The feeders at the giftshop is where all the action is.  At least one
HOARY REDPOLL has been seen in addition to COMMON REDPOLLS, PINE
SISKINS, PINE GROSBEAKS, EVENING GROSBEAKS, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and
a CHIPPING SPARROW.  A NORTHERN CARDINAL has also been seen this week.

A GLAUCOUS GULL was found and photographed at the Whitefish Point
Harbor yesterday evening.

For more details and daily updates, I encourage you to check the
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory staff blogs.  Visit www.wpbo.org and
click on the links halfway down the page.

Good Birding,
Cory Gregory
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Listers-

A female Evening Grosbeak visited my feeders north of Williamston, first seen 
at 11:45 this morning. At noon, I stepped out of the house to hear, then see, 
two individuals high in a tree top before they flew off. I've been gone most of 
the day, but have not seen any since the noon sighting. It is my first Ingham 
Co sighting for this bird, as I assume it would be for many other listers. 
Could this be the start of a major winter irruption for this species? 


Birders are welcome to come and investigate. The address is 5900 N. Williamston 
Road, Williamston. The feeders are visible from the road on the south side of 
the house. Please don't park on the driveway. There is ample room on the 
shoulder next to the road in front of the feeders. Feel free to walk to the 
side of the house for a better view without disturbing the feeder action. 


I've taken photos of the female at the feeder and would be happy send one to 
any inquirers on request. 


I will be sure to make additional posts if any more show up tomorrow or beyond.

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On November 4th, my fiancee and I had a Northern Shrike at Kensington Metropark 
near the Aspen trail. It did not hang out long because the Blue Jays wouldn't 
let it. We watched it fight back with the jays and then chase after a flicker. 
Unfortunately we could not get a picture. 
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"Bruce M. Bowman"  wrote: From: "Bruce M. Bowman" 
 

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Subject: [se-mi-birdlist] Re: [birders] Spotted Towhee seen AGAIN!
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Harold got some photos of his towhee today and sent one to me to post at 
the birders AT umich photo sharing web site:

http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/photos.html 

My opinion is that it's a Spotted Towhee x Eastern Towhee hybrid, but the 
experts need to weigh in on this.

More photos will probably be posted.

Bruce 

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> I saw the SPOTTED TOWHEE again today (11/3/07) at my birdfeeder from
> aroung 6:00 to 6:45 pm. It had a small white fleck on its wing, does 
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Hi Harold,
 There is only one Washtenaw record, from 13 Jan 88 in Northfield Twp., and 
only three other Michigan records, all in the Dec. to Mar. time frame. 

 Did you get a photo? Please let us know if the bird shows up again, and please 
submit your notes on the sighting to the Michigan Bird Records Committee. 

  http://www.michiganbirds.org/rareform/
  Best,
  Mike Sefton
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JPEyster AT aol.com wrote:
 Today while birding around my yard near Chelsea I saw Towhee that looked 
exactly like a Spotted Towhee. How rare are Spotted Towhees in Washtenaw 
County? 

   
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On November 1st  Sue Wright and I set a Michigan Big Day record for  
November, 99 or 100 species.  We definitely identified 100 species.   
The question is whether urban Peregrines, such as birds in Ann Arbor,  
Detroit and Grand Rapids, are countable on Big Days. Free ranging  
Peregrines would never consider wintering in the Great Lakes area and  
even November would be stretch for them.  However the scions of  
hacked Peregrines don't know any better so they put up with wintering  
in say,  gritty downtown Detroit instead of joining other Peregrines  
enjoying tropical vacations in, oh, Panama.

It is worth noting that a key to our route was birding Lenawee  
County, one of the least birded counties in the lower peninsula.   
Lenawee County was also a critical birding area for Tom Kemp and  
Steve Stockford in setting the December Big Day record last year as  
well.

Here is a thumbnail version of our route:  pre-dawn in northern  
Lenawee County, early morning birding around the town of Morenci,  
Lenawee County,  near the Ohio line; the Monroe County shoreline;  
Lake Erie Metro Park in Wayne Co.; downtown Detroit including Belle  
Isle, Metrobeach in Macomb County and finally the Lake Huron  
shoreline at Port Huron (OK, we really ended the day in Sanilac  
County at Lexington Harbor but saw nothing in Lake Huron in our  
headlights).

A key of course is not missing much and we didn't .  Still birds  
like  Common Loon, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser (I am picking  
up a theme here) eluded us as did that obviously close relative of  
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker,  the Flicker.

Here are some of the birds we came up with:

Horned Grebe--one of NW side of Belle Isle, Detroit

Great Egret--one at farm pond across from Lake Hudson, Lenawee Co.

Black-crowned Night-Heron--one is all we needed--on Belle Isle, Detroit

Snow Goose--one blue phased bird at Morenci sewage lagoons, Lenawee Co.

Black Duck--4 Morenci sewage lagoons

Pintail-- 3 or 4 Morenci sewage lagoons

Black Scoter--4 Port Huron

Surf Scoter--9 Port Huron

Merlin--1 preparing to go to roost at the Lakeside Cemetery in Port  
Huron where it has wintered the 	two previous years

Pheasant--a bonus bird these days--quite a few heard at dawn in farm  
country in west-central 		Lenawee County.

Black-bellied Plover--at least 7 on flats off Pointe Mouillee  
headquarters, Wayne Co.

Golden Plover--one Pointe Mouillee headquarters, Wayne Co.

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER--late for this species.  Found by Walt Pawloski  
earlier in day on flats on north side of Huron River on W. Jefferson  
just inside Wayne County.

Greater Yellowlegs--2 at Morenci sewage lagoons; numerous off Pointe  
Mouillee headquarters.

Lesser Yellowlegs--on flats on W. Jefferson north of Huron River,  
Wayne Co.

Least Sandpiper--at least one, Morenci sewage lagoons, Lenawee Co.

White-rumped Sandpiper--1 Morenci sewage lagoons

Pectoral Sandpiper--seen at a couple of places, including Morenci  
sewage lagoons

Dunlin--a dozen at Lotus Road, extreme southern Monroe Co.; 100 plus  
Pte Mouillee headquarters

Wilson's Snipe--4  Morenci sewage lagoons

Lesser Black-backed Gull--1 adult, Lotus Road, Monroe Co.

Great Black-backed Gull--1 adult Luna Pier, Monroe Co.

Forster's Tern--35 Luna Pier, Monroe Co.--no Common Terns!

Tree Swallow--25 hugging shoreline and heading south at Luna Pier,  
Monroe Co.

American Pipit--trashy at Morenci sewage lagoons

Chipping Sparrow--3 in a yard SE of Adrian, Lenawee Co.

Field Sparrow--1 Morenci sewage lagoons

Fox Sparrow--1 Lake Erie Metro Park

Lincoln's Sparrow--1 downtown Detroit

White-crowned Sparrow--numerous and singing, Morenci sewage lagoons

Rusty Blackbird--boy has this species become scarce.  Seen twice:  
Pointe Mouillee headquarters 	and Lake Erie Metropark, both in groups  
under 5.

Purple Finch--1 female Lake Erie Metro Park, Wayne Co.

Pine Siskin--1 at feeder on Greely Street off North Street in  
Morenci, Lenawee Co.

Cheers,

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.


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>From Russ Schipper:

"

Rufous Hummingbird in Kalamazoo
 
There is a Rufous Hummingbird occasionally coming to a feeder and 
flowers at 3516 Old Colony Rd. on the south side of Kalamazoo. It is at 
Melanie Perry's (ASK Secretary) house. The feeder is hanging from the 
corner of the back porch. Be sure to park on the street, then walk up 
the drive to the garage. From that point you can see the feeder on the 
corner of the porch and the honeysuckle bush that it may come to. So as 
not to disturb the bird please do not wait closer to the feeder. Also, 
please no photography except from the driveway. The bird has not been a 
frequent visitor and the more disturbance means that fewer people will 
have a chance of seeing it.
To get to the house from I-94 take Westnedge Ave. northbound to Kilgore 
Rd. about .6 of a mile. Turn west or left, go .5 mi. to Old Colony and 
turn North or right. Go about .75 of a mi. to the house. The house is a 
two story and the drive is on the right side of the house. If you are 
coming from  north of Kalamazoo it is easiest to follow the directions 
from I-94. If you are coming from, in town, get on Oakland Dr. and go 
to White's Road and turn left or east. About one mile down turn right 
onto Bronson Blvd. Then take the second left (Par-4 Dr.) one block to 
Old Colony and turn right or south. I think the house is the second one 
south of Par-4 Dr. and is on the right.
  Probably and I men probably, the best opportunities would be shortly 
after sunrise (8:30 AM EST) and shortly before sunset (about 5:30 PM 
EST) would give you the most likely chance to see it. This is a first 
county record for Kalamazoo.
 
Good luck,

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