2 Good Gulls, Shrike, Meadowlark, Etc. at Wastewater - Caleb Putnam

"I birded the wastewater today with my daughter Ava and my wife's 6th grade student (and bird-obsessed soon-to-be expert) Marcellus Hare. Here are our highlights:

Lesser Black-backed Gull- 1 adult
Glaucous Gull- 2 adults
Northern Shrike- 1
Eastern Meadowlark- 6

Waterfowl were concentrated on s. Swanson Rd in the flooded field, with first of year Pintail and Redhead. The shrike was present at the west end of Laketon Ave. Photos of many of these birds are attached.

Good birding."

- Caleb Putnam

Location:     Muskegon Wastewater System
Observation date:     3/13/10
Notes:     Ava and Marcellus.
Number of species:     33

Canada Goose     120
American Black Duck     5
Mallard     500
Northern Pintail     1
Green-winged Teal     5
Redhead     2
Bufflehead     17
Common Goldeneye     7
Hooded Merganser     1
Common Merganser     2
Bald Eagle     4
Northern Harrier     2
Rough-legged Hawk     1
Killdeer     4
Ring-billed Gull     2000
Herring Gull     310
Lesser Black-backed Gull     1
Glaucous Gull     2
Mourning Dove     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Shrike     1
American Crow     X
Horned Lark     40
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Eastern Bluebird     11
American Robin     X
European Starling     150
American Tree Sparrow     6
Song Sparrow     15
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Eastern Meadowlark     6
American Goldfinch     X