Beginning Our 2019 Bird Lists

As usual, Charlie and Feller DeWitt and I spent New Years morning beginning our year lists.  Susan Herrick joined us this year.

Pere Marquette Park provided my first 11 species, none of them unusual.  "Winnetaska Lake" on the Nugent Sand property added 9 more including Gadwall, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Common and Red-breasted Merganser and Double-crested Cormorant.

The Wastewater provided 11 new species including three woodpeckers (Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied), Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Snow Bunting and Snow Goose (probably the same two as Saturday among the Canada Geese).

That would be 31 species on opening day for anyone who was counting.

- Ric