This and That

This morning I walked around Black Lake Park.  Among the 34 species were these two Eastern Kingbirds catching bugs by the northwest lake overlook and still another Olive-sided Flycatcher (see May 27 post below).

Kingbird 1

Kingbird 2 and a blurry Red-winged Blackbird

just another Olive-sided Flycatcher (yawn)

the same bird but showing the white rump tufts

that Phil Chu explained in Thursday's post

Other species included Sandhill Crane, Hairy Woodpecker, Great-crested Flycatcher and Ovenbird.

This afternoon Roger Newell photographed a Black Tern flying over the northeast corner of the East Lagoon at the Wastewater.

And Roger also sent these photos taken last week at the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve.

Baltimore Oriole

female Red-winged Blackbird

Barn Swallows gathering nesting material

Mute Swan and cygnets

Green Heron topside

Green Heron bottom view

Wood Duck pair

Barn Swallow, formal portrait

male Red-winged Blackbird

Cedar Waxwings

Warbling Vireo

Finally, "Mike VanderStelt's Mourning Dove" Rambi has two youngsters and they flew down to Mike's deck Friday for a meal!