Monday, March 11, 2013

Good Birds at the Wastewater and Up River


 Horned Lark

 Bald Eagle

Hooded Merganser

I haven't been to the Muskegon County Wastewater for two months so I thought it was time to check it out.  It was a good day.  I found Canada Goose, Mallard, American Black Duck, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Bald Eagle, Ring-billed Gull, *Killdeer*, Northern Shrike, American Crow, Mourning Dove, American Robin, *Eastern Meadowlark*, Horned Lark, Belted Kingfisher, *Song Sparrow*, Red-winged Blackbird and European Starling.

For some reason Swanson Road north of Apple (M46) to White Road was closed.  I had to take Maple Island Road north to White.

Charlie DeWitt

Charlie, thanks for the report.  Other signs of life and spring in that area come from Ron Beuchele who birded the marsh in the lower Muskegon River over the weekend and saw several pairs of Sandhill Cranes, a few American Black Ducks, lots of Mallards and Common Goldeneyes, some Red-winged Blackbirds and 10-12 Bald Eagles of which 8 were immatures.   - Ric

1 comment:

RichH Photography said...

I drove through the section of Swanson between Apple and White last week and it was a muddy, rutted mess, worse than I have ever seen it.