Saturday Morning North of Muskegon Lake

I accompanied David and Lisa Foran and David's sister Amy at the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve and Muskegon State Park today.  Despite cold, cloudy, windy conditions we found many birds at both locations.

Notable among the 40 species at the MLNP were Great Egret, Spotted Sandpiper, Chimney Swift, Great Crested Flycatcher and Nashville, Palm and Yellow-rumped Warblers.  Unlike last Saturday, not many warblers!

From the Snug Harbor parking lot out to Lost Lake we found 41 species including Great Egret, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Sandhill Crane, Solitary Sandpiper, Yellowlegs (sp), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Swainson's Thrush, Ovenbird, American Redstart (pair), and Black-throated Green Warbler (several).

- Ric