Muskegon Wastewater- lots of new species

Hello Everyone-

I hit the wastewater this morning and was pleased to have many new arrivals. It is definitely feeling like spring out there now. Highlights:

-130+ Lapland Longspurs at the flooded field on Swanson south of Laketon (inc. 5 Snow Buntings), including some stellar views and much singing behavior.
-Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 in cell B3
-Greater Yellowlegs - 1 in cell B3
-Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 in cell B3, 20 at s. Swanson flooded field
-Brewer's Blackbird - 1 at s. Swanson flooded field
-Wilson's Snipe - 2 in cell D6
-Snow Goose - 1 blue goose at s. Swanson Flooded field
-Blue-winged Teal- 12 scattered
-Red-breasted Merganser- 1 drake on east lagoon
-Vesper Sparrow - back in full force!
-Field Sparrow - ditto

Here are some photos. Both yellowlegs together:
Snipe
Snow Bunting (great to see them without the rusty plumage tips, which have now worn off)
Lapland Longspur (tried hard for other longspur species in the flock, is worth looking still)
Horned Grebe at SE corner of west lagoon
Good Birding,
Caleb Putnam

Full eBird trip report:
Location: Muskegon Wastewater System
Observation date: 4/3/10, 0855-1145 hrs.
Number of species: 51

Snow Goose 1
Canada Goose 2082
Wood Duck 1
Gadwall 18
American Wigeon 3
Mallard 12
Blue-winged Teal 12
Northern Shoveler 1380
Green-winged Teal 21
Redhead 2
Greater Scaup 2
Lesser Scaup 358
Bufflehead 579
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 926
Wild Turkey 1
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 2
American Coot 37
Killdeer 9
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 21
Wilson's Snipe 2
Ring-billed Gull 3000
Herring Gull 150
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 13
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin X
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 21
Lapland Longspur 130
Snow Bunting 5
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 7
meadowlark sp. 8
Brewer's Blackbird 1
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)