Pelicans !

July 15 Email:

I saw these big boys off Winnetaska Rd. in Norton Shores around 11:00 today. New camera !! 

- Dave Holmberg

American White Pelicans and Double-Crested Cormorants

by David Holmberg

Bobolinks and Ducklings

Below are two phoros from this weekend in your area.  The Bobolink was found at Lane's Landing and ducklings at the east pond of the Wastewater.  A male and female scaup stayed just outside of camera range so I couldn't get either adult in the picture.  

- Phil Willemstein, Grand Rapids

Thanks to Phil Chu for noticing that these ducklings are Hooded Mergansers.  Maybe the adult scaups were trying to figure that out too!  - Ric

Avocets at Muskegon State Park

Shirlee Sodini took this phone picture of two American Avocets at Muskegon State Park north of the Muskegon Channel this morning.

Peregrine Falcon at Harbor Island

An immature Peregrine Falcon perched on girders at the Board of Light and Power facility was the only unusual sighting (since the nest box is no longer on the smoke stack) this morning at Harbor Island.

Among the other 22 bird species were these adult Mute Swans and three signets in the green muck.

Others birds included Sandhill Crane, Northern Flicker, Warbling Vireo, Marsh Wren, Yellow Warbler and Indigo Bunting.

- Ric

Hummingbird Staying Cool

July 2 Email:

Ruby-throated Hummingbird cooling off in my sprinker.  The water shows up well in the dark areas.

- Bruce Delamarter