I walked around the southern areas of Black Lake Park this beautiful morning finding 30 species of birds. Nothing remarkable. Great Crested Flycatcher, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, American Redstart, Sandhill Crane:
Last Saturday Beth Miller and I accompanied a Great Lakes Audubon group as they birded Lane's Landing and an oak savanna being created (actually, re-created) by the Michigan DNR. It's not finished yet; more controlled burns necessary, etc., but well worth visiting now, and open to the public.
From the Maple Island bridge, drive 3.5 miles east on South River Drive. Park on the right where the road meets the power lines and walk the trail south through the woods to the savanna opening (the J-shaped light green area circled on the map below). Ferns still live where the grasses will be. Red-headed Woodpeckers and Field Sparrows have already found the property to their liking.
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