Shorebird Report + Ravens at Wastewater

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Ric,

Here's the first shorebird report of the fall migration season for the International Shorebird Survey:

Location:     Muskegon Wastewater System
Observation date:     7/15/10
Notes:     82-80 degrees F; W 10mph; 90%-10% Cloud Cover; very little shorebird habitat; all aerators full; no new flooding in infiltration basins; Clay Pond sandbars still underwater. Least sandpipers and 15 of L Yellowlegs using north shore of West Lagoon

Number of species:     5

Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus     8     immature was half size of adult; nearly as tall slighter body size;full fall plumage
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius     25
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes     18     15 resting as a group along north shore of West Lagoon
Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda     2     flight with alarm calls; adult size
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla     2     worn -- very dark upper feathers

This report was generated automatically by eBird.

In addition to a list of shorebird species in the website sightings page, would you add the raven sighting:

2 Common Ravens, flying and moving in close proximity to each other, were working the roads, rocks and grassy areas at the east end of the East Lagoon on 7/15/10.

- Carolyn Weng

(See Ravens posted below same location on Wednesday. - Ric)

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