I birded Harbor Island for two hours this morning. It was not quite as watery as last time, but still flooded. Again there was a Peregrine Falcon on the smokestack.
Grand Haven birder Linda traded me a Bald Eagle for a Great Egret.
Northern Flickers (perhaps a family) flew and called around the property.
Today's 21 species also included Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher and Warbling Vireo.
Later, due partly to Charlie's Broad-winged sighting on Monday (posted below) and partly because of the east wind and perfect hawk-watching sky, I spent a half hour watching for migrating birds from the south channel wall in Grand Haven west of the Coast Guard station. Not surprisingly, the only raptor I saw might have been one of Charlie's birds: a Broad-winged Hawk above the Kitchel-Lindquist hill on the north side.
Only two other birds flew straight south over the channel and out of sight: a Double-crested Cormorant very high in the sky and a much lower Chimney Swift. Three southbound Monarch butterflies may have been heading for Mexico.
- Ric
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