Macatawa Birds, Leaves & Frogs Frogs Frogs!

Liz Notman led Ken and Roger Sherburn and me around the eastern portion of the Upper Macatawa Natural Area this morning.  This was a "dry run" for one of our MCNC field trips next season.  Some of these eastern areas are very different from the western areas where we've had trips before.

One of three bridges over the impressive ravines.

Gigantic leaves of a plant beside the bridge.  Please let us know if you can identify the species.

Birds were numerous.  We identified 37 species including hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds and one Sedge Wren.

Eastern Wood Pewee singing near the bridge.

Among the others were Wood Duck, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Spotted Sandpiper, Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Chimney Swift, Baltimore Oriole, Wood Thrush, Common Yellowthroats (scads!), Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting.

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 Birding out on the marshes.

Leopard Frogs were thick along the marsh trails!

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Thanks to Phil Chu for correcting my mis-identification

of the following frog.  It's a Green Frog.

- Ric