Blue-winged Golden-winged Hybrids continued

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Regarding the June 23 post below (Blue-winged or Brewster's) and its three comments, Ken Sapkowski emails:

"Here are a couple more photos.  The first is from the same area (Crockery Creek Natural Area) and shows a Blue-winged Warbler that also appears to have some white. Maybe a sibling?  The second is of the Lawrence's Warbler taken May 29 at the Kalamazoo Nature Center."

- Ken 

Three Pictures - Not So Recent

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Awhile back, Bruce Delamarter handed me three color prints of things he'd photographed in the area -- American White Pelicans flying over Muskegon State Park this spring, a bat, and a Barred Owl.  I've finally gotten around to scanning and posting them.
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Blue-winged or Brewster's? - See Comments

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"Late yesterday evening, (6/22), Glenda and I went to Crockery Creek Natural Area to try once again to get a decent photograph of a Blue-winged Warbler.  Although the mosquitoes ate us alive, I finally got a pretty good picture. It was near dark, so I'm surprised it came out as well as it did." 

- Ken Sapkowski

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Black Tern

This was one of two Black Terns that I saw today (June 20th) at the Causeway Pond.

-Mike Boston

Unidentified Sparrow?, Common Yellowthroat and Unidentified Dragonflies

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Took these today at Hofma Park in Grand Haven

- Mike VanderStelt
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Causeway Black Terns + Wastewater Report

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I have seen Black Terns hunting the Causeway Pond several times in the past week.

I counted 9 Upland Sandpipers in various areas of the Wastewater both north and south of Apple during a shorebird survey June 15. They were actively defending territory and would appear doing hover alarm displays in reponse to my slowing the car after I heard them calling in fields. The only other shorebirds seen were Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers.

A male  Orchard Oriole was in the high grass near the Maintanence Building south of Apple and 2 Sandhill Cranes in a field. Dicksissels and Grasshopper Sparrows were heard and seen both north and south of Apple; Bobolinks only north, for me at least.

- Carolyn Weng

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Cedar Waxwing & Dickcissel

There were several Cedar Waxwings and Dickcissels along Swanson Rd south of Apple Ave. on the Wastewater property today. (Sunday, June 13th)

- Mike Boston
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Western Meadowlark Still There

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The Western Meadowlark previously reported on Mich-listers by Caleb Putnam and Curtis Dykstra (see May 27 below) was singing at 6:45 this evening while perched on the telephone wires along the east side of 64th Ave. (Lamos Rd. in Muskegon County) 1/4 mile north of (unmarked) Flower Rd. (3/4 mile north of Skeels Rd.) in southern Oceana County.

- Ric
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Weekend Shorebird Survey - Wastewater

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This posting is a little late but shorebirds seen on the ISS survey at the Wastewater this weekend (June 5-6) included Semipalmated Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper (2), Sanderling, and a nice look at a Ruddy Turnstone (1).  Additionally, at least 10 singing male Dickcissels were seen on the property.

- Jill Henemyer
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Scarlet Tanager

I saw this Scarlet Tanager at the Hofma Preserve south of Grand Haven (Sunday, June 6th.)

-Mike Boston

Loon & Redhead at Wastewater

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No large flocks of ducks at the Wastewater last night (Friday, June 4), but I did get decent shots of a Common Loon and a Redhead and Mallard.

- Ken Sapkowski

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Peregrine Banding at Cobb Plant Friday

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I took these these photos of the banding of the Peregrine Falcon chicks at the Cobb Plant this morning from the Causeway.

- Don Neumann

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Fox at Tawas Point

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Last weekend a number of us visited Tawas Point.  One morning the resident fox was "sleeping" on the boardwalk (eyes slightly open watching us).  Charlie DeWitt took this picture:

Red-Headed Woodpecker

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Just a quick shot I took today

Mike VanderStelt
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Delayed Reports - Black Terns and Shorebirds

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Email to Ric:

Some delayed reports. On the 13th of May I saw 3 Black Terns hunting the Causeway pond and stopped to observe them. I thought I would see black terns again on other days but have yet to chance upon any there.

Wastewater shorebirds on May 27th: 5 Semipalmated Sandpipers and 13 Dunlin along the north shore of the West Lagoon; three Upland Sandpipers, one on the ditch bank opposite  the second most western aerator and another along Swanson north, a third along Laketon west; plus Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer, one pair with 3 young.

Carolyn Weng
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