W.W. Birds, Wood Ducks, and Ivory Gull

March 13 Email: 

This is a report of what other birders saw at the Wastewater this weekend.  I went down to see the Ivory Gull.*

Sat (3/11):  Northern Goshawk (S. Hutchings),  2) Golden Eagles (L. Casler), 2 Cackling Geese, also Wood Ducks are showing up.

Sun (3/12): Rick & Chace had Greater White-fronted Geese, Cackling Geese, Short-eared Owls and lots of Ring-necked Ducks and American Wigeons in the clay ponds.

- Ken Sapkowski

Thanks to Ken for these reports.  Dayle Vanderwier also reported Wood Ducks (13 individuals) this weekend on his property east of Muskegon.  * The Ivory Gull Ken mentioned was in Genessee County, one of the rarest birds in Michigan ever, but unfortunately found dead this morning; body sent to the University of Michigan.  - Ric