tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620084783635450402024-03-14T22:59:44.239-04:00Recent SightingsREPORTS TO THE MUSKEGON COUNTY NATURE CLUBRichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-16412714243013005392024-03-09T12:25:00.005-05:002024-03-09T21:16:57.856-05:00End of an Era?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I birded the Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center properties this morning finding 25 species and 7 Year Birds (Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Killdeer, Song Sparrow and Eastern Meadowlark) along with Rough-legged Hawk, Common Raven and Sandhill Crane.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">More significant, however, was the barricade across Swanson Road south of Apple Ave. and the missing woods on both sides of Swanson just beyond the ditch! We knew that sooner or later that land would become a solar energy array, and it looks as if the time has come. :-(</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-12275149245270270102023-12-13T08:34:00.002-05:002023-12-15T12:48:09.334-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NmwGsgOYpv_FXKMpyG4iRD0krwIYmnwxfrJv3GTSIArIC3pMEJwZKO1G7latU31B4VoHefFBE4IUkLIPnH1vTJYJwbTJeFa94XzIEfmy_qWa29uZCKYdZOhyphenhyphennrE10hl1w5r6zlbIKzkbxy0nY2hPkNoPP-NpANJhn83bPxzhJZGhAT9e33xyWD1dQv4/s2200/2023-12-13%2022%20copy%20rs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2200" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NmwGsgOYpv_FXKMpyG4iRD0krwIYmnwxfrJv3GTSIArIC3pMEJwZKO1G7latU31B4VoHefFBE4IUkLIPnH1vTJYJwbTJeFa94XzIEfmy_qWa29uZCKYdZOhyphenhyphennrE10hl1w5r6zlbIKzkbxy0nY2hPkNoPP-NpANJhn83bPxzhJZGhAT9e33xyWD1dQv4/s320/2023-12-13%2022%20copy%20rs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfeyuyRlKpSfg7OLLFtsXx9yXkXq9yDJOI4uS3xCCW5-ZBrdv-F4yEkJLZ4DpPI0YJM7J1ruztrlQ2mEF4U7H7EKHJfF79JL8iB9ccqFRS2wUrIhaa_gko2NXtFrZY7Uwx9hQdUScRJwvpt7_82TUBrpTIXqNkfKh9JCmxI8Hvl-jhcF7za0MjH8Ehkw/s2200/2023-12-13%2030%20rs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2200" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfeyuyRlKpSfg7OLLFtsXx9yXkXq9yDJOI4uS3xCCW5-ZBrdv-F4yEkJLZ4DpPI0YJM7J1ruztrlQ2mEF4U7H7EKHJfF79JL8iB9ccqFRS2wUrIhaa_gko2NXtFrZY7Uwx9hQdUScRJwvpt7_82TUBrpTIXqNkfKh9JCmxI8Hvl-jhcF7za0MjH8Ehkw/s320/2023-12-13%2030%20rs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have two pair of Eastern Bluebirds coming to my heated birdbath every morning. They come early, today it was 7:51am. They only stay 2 or 3 minutes, just long enough to have a drink.<p></p><p>Chalie DeWitt</p><p>Ferrysburg</p>Charlie DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478450709005674525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-63031031102130898072023-11-28T18:38:00.001-05:002023-11-28T18:41:08.715-05:00Do You Know About These Cards?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Don Neumann</b> emailed these two photo with a message titled "<b>Arm and Hammer</b>":</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Hi Ric, picked up about 60 of these at an estate sale. Had never seen them before and was surprised to learn they had been available for 90 years, starting in the 1880’s. Was wondering if anyone from the club may know about or collected them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Looks like they originally came in (on? the box and later you had to send in box tops to get the current set. I had never heard of or seen these and thought someone may have some history with them."</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMvi7lcqB4rPb1Q0GsyUmOzuN8TJkqj1V2VbTLEai4gv7_cnPE_QTSXEdygLsiT98ROgieJBt_nqEae160AzYoDDj6s7RSOLQZlDaTM_klH_SHtWljBHMgc5Fw52wtvvDXP-zzWdpyxY14b1ptbAy6VF_2IkJOdvXowTHL3Wd6sXYCHlmNEpTXlRZ_q0/s3264/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMvi7lcqB4rPb1Q0GsyUmOzuN8TJkqj1V2VbTLEai4gv7_cnPE_QTSXEdygLsiT98ROgieJBt_nqEae160AzYoDDj6s7RSOLQZlDaTM_klH_SHtWljBHMgc5Fw52wtvvDXP-zzWdpyxY14b1ptbAy6VF_2IkJOdvXowTHL3Wd6sXYCHlmNEpTXlRZ_q0/s320/image0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7dBRoaeFnoMUv_cAV-h0PcOY4aT0agfNCeuC80mL-l2hATKymKyq-VHXuYw0XOtVHWTKnjpibzDM7R-Sg50GGrtT4QgVdhApnk7jP5m27k48C44ZCWQzmedTrXoQPblH2ULY0SHBtxCq3HOeF6xwMTtav5o_S_0ACFutT5E_S4dNRnD9fc4bVl55L60/s3264/image1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7dBRoaeFnoMUv_cAV-h0PcOY4aT0agfNCeuC80mL-l2hATKymKyq-VHXuYw0XOtVHWTKnjpibzDM7R-Sg50GGrtT4QgVdhApnk7jP5m27k48C44ZCWQzmedTrXoQPblH2ULY0SHBtxCq3HOeF6xwMTtav5o_S_0ACFutT5E_S4dNRnD9fc4bVl55L60/s320/image1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>I wrote Don that I'd never seen these myself but that there might be some people in the club who knew about them. If you do, please contact me. Thanks! - Ric</i></span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-70048343678940875432023-11-16T11:10:00.001-05:002023-11-16T11:10:09.804-05:00Golden Eagle on Monday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kevin Feenstra sends this photo of a juvenile Golden Eagle he saw soaring over the Muskegon River near Mill Iron Rod on Monday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAwGfqX-FXmGSKz26iUsWikyHi_ob4hv6R9XW63i5ppSmXjetVLVbm0Y0NgQvhBn-V0fa8fjv02Hbst4jocGPdnQOoa8ebI_Wb2wNpYx5pwRXASsPRkSmJpBduY8Y2vGaVpfUVbfv_Nd8SuhRTCRvT0UWYEZ3BEJISkqGUgETry0s8gXurKsB1qVCYhs/s1512/20231113-DSC06634-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1512" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAwGfqX-FXmGSKz26iUsWikyHi_ob4hv6R9XW63i5ppSmXjetVLVbm0Y0NgQvhBn-V0fa8fjv02Hbst4jocGPdnQOoa8ebI_Wb2wNpYx5pwRXASsPRkSmJpBduY8Y2vGaVpfUVbfv_Nd8SuhRTCRvT0UWYEZ3BEJISkqGUgETry0s8gXurKsB1qVCYhs/s320/20231113-DSC06634-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-12387802920843387772023-09-09T22:51:00.005-04:002023-09-09T22:54:32.431-04:00Saturday Morning at the Nature Preserve<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pcMb9LojFFcROQ05HQesbhnHZvM9yzyakLNIc00Tusxigv6PCZuGVvtkqkFAbR4Ev_D0eOn1w_gmlU5h0qszkjPKA_2EXobnhpSVxQuMLlt4Ak0OrhRUviibGnKCGPDXcJqlHpctbMhyUyVMa8ecuUu7PQhQastyCmVxiIT2zVaDBQTRsHT8VHeoLvo/s2016/1055%20Colorful%20MLNP%20Path.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pcMb9LojFFcROQ05HQesbhnHZvM9yzyakLNIc00Tusxigv6PCZuGVvtkqkFAbR4Ev_D0eOn1w_gmlU5h0qszkjPKA_2EXobnhpSVxQuMLlt4Ak0OrhRUviibGnKCGPDXcJqlHpctbMhyUyVMa8ecuUu7PQhQastyCmVxiIT2zVaDBQTRsHT8VHeoLvo/s320/1055%20Colorful%20MLNP%20Path.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found 25 bird species on a short walk around the colorful fall-like Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve this morning. This Green Heron fished west of the entrance bridge.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfffZ-9nSxpw-V81zHvMAfgGWeHxGXDoSzNgATG1O_p5fdp-A-zE-XuDxLEJhUERV3pCZOB-i7o6iyWaNWFsYKOeAWdX13Lw3zLGrBMPjwi9nPJk10gbu-D_5dMGZuRPYMybAi9LpSkSRDOyfrTfF3QAnRjJLaPPxA8X3Q2l3u3REiKiF1nVa1feRGuw/s2854/5201%20Green%20Heron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="2854" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfffZ-9nSxpw-V81zHvMAfgGWeHxGXDoSzNgATG1O_p5fdp-A-zE-XuDxLEJhUERV3pCZOB-i7o6iyWaNWFsYKOeAWdX13Lw3zLGrBMPjwi9nPJk10gbu-D_5dMGZuRPYMybAi9LpSkSRDOyfrTfF3QAnRjJLaPPxA8X3Q2l3u3REiKiF1nVa1feRGuw/s320/5201%20Green%20Heron.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A pair of Red-shouldered Hawks flew around and screamed overhead. Other species included Wood Duck ...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp7i3iO3jvqoUncYrxVzTXl-pBw_tTWozfweBdg4H35RGwRuA9QX2Jz2va9Tr85VPnk9yi6pjkx6qhFFCtKqnnbDAmiqMnMSczDBdTK9EngUXjvHkxLuf0ZUArbsmaLqbOdjizEo8JO_vOK1xw3gJILg1f13wn7MX47LNdVpePHWEMMfiVLJ38TbrGNQ/s3368/5220%20WODU%20Pair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="3368" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzp7i3iO3jvqoUncYrxVzTXl-pBw_tTWozfweBdg4H35RGwRuA9QX2Jz2va9Tr85VPnk9yi6pjkx6qhFFCtKqnnbDAmiqMnMSczDBdTK9EngUXjvHkxLuf0ZUArbsmaLqbOdjizEo8JO_vOK1xw3gJILg1f13wn7MX47LNdVpePHWEMMfiVLJ38TbrGNQ/s320/5220%20WODU%20Pair.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">... Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Warbling Vireo, Cedar Waxwing and Common Yellowthroat.</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-84538552632757810942023-08-23T13:34:00.002-04:002023-08-23T13:38:34.224-04:00Another Rambi ?<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px;">A couple years ago we chronicled the adventures of Rambi, a Mourning Dove that Mike VanderStelt reared from a fledgling to an adult. Yesterday Mike found another abandoned fledgling, this Cedar Waxwing. </span></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AU9jxIZ8InMwPpTEH-siZuWQxbWYlZdiwZfC_rtqYmAfp-nacAtFgc-R8uzpS3keX06aI06mD5u4cki5RHnVEPZHo3as0ZtwBS7aDkPHGi1KIyCh9Jb4QnZaDuwaGTIj0484XyMS1ZOnMo7I84wrCIyp5cau5llV9tIiXXqT351eLFntrzYXDD7nVl8/s960/1692718063779blob.jpeg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AU9jxIZ8InMwPpTEH-siZuWQxbWYlZdiwZfC_rtqYmAfp-nacAtFgc-R8uzpS3keX06aI06mD5u4cki5RHnVEPZHo3as0ZtwBS7aDkPHGi1KIyCh9Jb4QnZaDuwaGTIj0484XyMS1ZOnMo7I84wrCIyp5cau5llV9tIiXXqT351eLFntrzYXDD7nVl8/s320/1692718063779blob.jpeg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If its parents don’t tend to it, Mike will try to keep it alive as he did with Rambi. We’ll keep you posted.</span></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-56987241297663147602023-08-18T08:10:00.002-04:002023-08-18T08:10:35.580-04:00Wednesday Birds at the Recovery Center<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Dan Lockard for these photos of a Great Egret, Sandhill Cranes and a juvenile Bald Eagle. He took them on Wednesday the 16th at the Recovery Center (Wastewater) properties.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJZ4PrZ-oClUU17UryFRxJB8tepmWDGUzjfbqGL8l8id9y4BJs4HdAnwxIwp1vHz_18ynW9KqFV_CFbxOmmP7c0CIvQumT1_PhjuukgedrEBKwuTnB1Mc4gYBOI-6DjUncnShgk_jtdmIVRCfg_8KIqTuk-1-7nrpLHCeKkBZWHdWJiEupJuuLnAyiLw/s1680/IMG_6523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJZ4PrZ-oClUU17UryFRxJB8tepmWDGUzjfbqGL8l8id9y4BJs4HdAnwxIwp1vHz_18ynW9KqFV_CFbxOmmP7c0CIvQumT1_PhjuukgedrEBKwuTnB1Mc4gYBOI-6DjUncnShgk_jtdmIVRCfg_8KIqTuk-1-7nrpLHCeKkBZWHdWJiEupJuuLnAyiLw/s320/IMG_6523.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWJFj_r5apXDUQOtzuTdvNkf_zUbWvVVSqB16TrwoPuv0hC6I9hTZP6OfgCK0R8558MTm86QvXUCs25QUiTf4fEoUnswTTNRBTvdSJd2_bvMJBe2q84vtyCOeWvzDvRJKT2McBLgHvzoKpvZ3wXTxBZib7dqYZa49Ug8ZVcH1lnn8U36so0x3HjH3si4/s1200/IMG_6546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1200" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWJFj_r5apXDUQOtzuTdvNkf_zUbWvVVSqB16TrwoPuv0hC6I9hTZP6OfgCK0R8558MTm86QvXUCs25QUiTf4fEoUnswTTNRBTvdSJd2_bvMJBe2q84vtyCOeWvzDvRJKT2McBLgHvzoKpvZ3wXTxBZib7dqYZa49Ug8ZVcH1lnn8U36so0x3HjH3si4/s320/IMG_6546.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVOdSVKjcX0y85RmI5lTn6V6SuM8tqF0TQK3kRXOZI0DgDeVvFG0kwxV3F-e_5iTMprAHzfbsDShSpMRJg17J1vpQdxqkFCProPLyUHdCcaJTffjhyflGvLrwWowLtgctPzHkoWUxvt8C3fZmk1koPhRShx6JR7zciN3GOtEKeM7QKhND1L17_2Lr5wk/s1200/IMG_6552-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1200" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVOdSVKjcX0y85RmI5lTn6V6SuM8tqF0TQK3kRXOZI0DgDeVvFG0kwxV3F-e_5iTMprAHzfbsDShSpMRJg17J1vpQdxqkFCProPLyUHdCcaJTffjhyflGvLrwWowLtgctPzHkoWUxvt8C3fZmk1koPhRShx6JR7zciN3GOtEKeM7QKhND1L17_2Lr5wk/s320/IMG_6552-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yf5fp2ivuVN8HVS7-bQfBIv3Nkdf5hDvcics2At-PI2qYMDNNOoBpknWekJPzSxUcjxf1tUFs29K_254rxIrqSd-v1IhiHrFkIoQoBGixfRLnTuSIMmaobjbM_hgTENYUQXhRpTJwhhnY4XoSW2b_4GuhP3fmz9ZbIF7ChJpAaqH9PNLAgmGhqXA0-E/s2128/IMG_6580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="2128" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yf5fp2ivuVN8HVS7-bQfBIv3Nkdf5hDvcics2At-PI2qYMDNNOoBpknWekJPzSxUcjxf1tUFs29K_254rxIrqSd-v1IhiHrFkIoQoBGixfRLnTuSIMmaobjbM_hgTENYUQXhRpTJwhhnY4XoSW2b_4GuhP3fmz9ZbIF7ChJpAaqH9PNLAgmGhqXA0-E/s320/IMG_6580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-45325499559713279312023-08-12T13:47:00.000-04:002023-08-12T13:47:13.506-04:00Hofma Preserve<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I birded Hofma Preserve this morning. The marsh was unfortunately beautiful with huge patches of purple loosestrife.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4DyV2nnMe8ThND7fBsrT2koir4jG90v-Qs-WhSF3vLnnAsqjHwqZXA2RL-ofRkQVkEifN5WXnuWRwgM2DpGQcVa6pNf9hoanax0c0-Su0JjcDo0PkNTdSXuxD4vmor2rixSVwW2lmnRoNuPluIPljfeiko8FXHnaP6g2V8NWai2F1S6nR8CNy-NV3lk/s4032/IMG_1053.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4DyV2nnMe8ThND7fBsrT2koir4jG90v-Qs-WhSF3vLnnAsqjHwqZXA2RL-ofRkQVkEifN5WXnuWRwgM2DpGQcVa6pNf9hoanax0c0-Su0JjcDo0PkNTdSXuxD4vmor2rixSVwW2lmnRoNuPluIPljfeiko8FXHnaP6g2V8NWai2F1S6nR8CNy-NV3lk/s320/IMG_1053.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found 17 bird species including Wood Duck, Green Heron, Great Blue Heron,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnGtVHBdSEmlt1VhT9DXQ4k8ggockfHtEUYoZ3wClB9kCAHQNTGnaJ58DBD0DLYB_vDiFObYarBJelv-zixtw0qP4M4dHt0z6HKVomuBvyMhNsB93kOnc5LnUuSaai2oibM26qr34dphLdugeKz7xToM6TmdWtwkGoNwVNRuPJG3Iqp4tmEPe3jmQFmk/s3979/5151%20GBHE%20at%20Hofma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="3979" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnGtVHBdSEmlt1VhT9DXQ4k8ggockfHtEUYoZ3wClB9kCAHQNTGnaJ58DBD0DLYB_vDiFObYarBJelv-zixtw0qP4M4dHt0z6HKVomuBvyMhNsB93kOnc5LnUuSaai2oibM26qr34dphLdugeKz7xToM6TmdWtwkGoNwVNRuPJG3Iqp4tmEPe3jmQFmk/s320/5151%20GBHE%20at%20Hofma.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cedar Waxwing, Swamp Sparrow and Yellow Warbler.</span></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-33903075925640275642023-07-16T09:44:00.000-04:002023-07-16T09:44:26.773-04:00Muskegon Peregrines Update<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below I've summarized many recent email and <i>Discord </i>(birding app) posts regarding Peregrine Falcons in downtown Muskegon. Here's a photo from Wildside Rehab of one of the juveniles that was "rescued" and is now in rehab prior to release.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGaqHVOM0KeuvvbQu46ymbY6NerlYH9AnGGY4gN7AdwsZ37X1fS_3fzU1LoGuOe5JC_Ul0Lc8zJQwOPbtZ3lxtHpxGQUHvqU4jT8g9ERy0hBZzLFEiNdjP0E9mp1Mup03IC79DbhP_oCMw_dc48BCFRN6OBJfhYtWveOFjQLu7N3qBtqzY_UBim4Almg/s1146/1689292354662blob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1146" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGaqHVOM0KeuvvbQu46ymbY6NerlYH9AnGGY4gN7AdwsZ37X1fS_3fzU1LoGuOe5JC_Ul0Lc8zJQwOPbtZ3lxtHpxGQUHvqU4jT8g9ERy0hBZzLFEiNdjP0E9mp1Mup03IC79DbhP_oCMw_dc48BCFRN6OBJfhYtWveOFjQLu7N3qBtqzY_UBim4Almg/s320/1689292354662blob.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As some of you may recall, peregrines successfully fledged numerous youngsters for several years using the nest boxes on what used to be the tallest object in Muskegon County, the smokestack of the B.C. Cobb plant.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those boxes were moved to the roof of the Shoreline Inn before destruction of the smokestack. Although the boxes were never used as nest sites, peregrines were sometimes seen on that roof killing pigeons and rearing young.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unlike the old Cobb Plant properties, ground level in downtown Muskegon is no place for a fledgling falcon.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Three juveniles, one last year, two this year, were recovered from the ground near the Huntington Bank Building and it's been confirmed that peregrines are using that rooftop ledge for nesting.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although there's nothing definite yet, it's possible that the Shoreline Inn boxes might be moved to the Huntington Bank building with future youngsters perhaps being banded as were the Cobb Plant young. </span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-83742390732611330982023-06-17T13:31:00.000-04:002023-06-17T13:31:23.864-04:00Black Lake Today; Oak Savanna Last Week<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">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:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzt7gz9j8fjYju1soh-156_4z26EENEWE-ELDBVnBBv0MW2HaPT4NXlFoZGdqSOHHlifpptl8ZCRzeU-3xm-mjDu0cNkajjkSl0P3AmO_gIUgxZsmcdGu5xIoCzvCmJU6lyvHB2ATnfCRpClNcr4vR60XIwk23EDByM3xE4ZBVP6tchMhWymTviie/s2525/5075%20Sandhill%20Crane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="2525" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzt7gz9j8fjYju1soh-156_4z26EENEWE-ELDBVnBBv0MW2HaPT4NXlFoZGdqSOHHlifpptl8ZCRzeU-3xm-mjDu0cNkajjkSl0P3AmO_gIUgxZsmcdGu5xIoCzvCmJU6lyvHB2ATnfCRpClNcr4vR60XIwk23EDByM3xE4ZBVP6tchMhWymTviie/s320/5075%20Sandhill%20Crane.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">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. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the Maple Island bridge, d</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">rive 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.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBfrubPTS3tFfSVZN1YWrZkVTlqEvZ-1DVb8O-la5PoYo6GDIV4IUD05KB9rRoygKXr_aRU_y9uMzp1peyzuZpVoOWmTeDI6U4Konh6RJAgGkC-1J5AWiagFRBbIqV2eD43hjtN55B6IZz7sKtnGi5sKlKAVVNUdPsGUkHuuZSXjPyAOMLp--qiEz/s1280/IMG_3404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1280" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBfrubPTS3tFfSVZN1YWrZkVTlqEvZ-1DVb8O-la5PoYo6GDIV4IUD05KB9rRoygKXr_aRU_y9uMzp1peyzuZpVoOWmTeDI6U4Konh6RJAgGkC-1J5AWiagFRBbIqV2eD43hjtN55B6IZz7sKtnGi5sKlKAVVNUdPsGUkHuuZSXjPyAOMLp--qiEz/s320/IMG_3404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-83696073294205493432023-06-04T09:49:00.002-04:002023-06-04T09:55:00.410-04:00June 3 Allegan Field Trip Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nine adults and four juveniles birded two sections of the Allegan State Game Area this morning. All told we found 59 bird species along the way. <i> (Photos below by Carol DeWitt.)</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We began with stops along the fields and woodlots of the farm unit. Notable species included many Dickcissels; Willow, Least and Great-crested Flycatcher; Bobolink; Ring-necked Pheasant; Green Heron; Brown Thrasher; Vesper, Field and Grasshopper Sparrow; Bobolink; Eastern Meadowlark; Red-tailed Hawk; Eastern Towhee; Orchard Oriole; Cedar Waxwing and American Redstart.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3hPfSiB81DfDJlwBF4_NrecFYTc0X81LmmtPwtszBYtuNFZZqNbSzdILY5fXwvwL_QMBVbFiVB_HRzEWVZAPTGjMjrBclJB-cmivgMkjt0devUCaCf6fcLdwLy6ynSVNYaLhaGCV1vL_9jEII8vE3s2GARPc3Hau3V_WylzTXq1HDhrkEbTUk3LL/s2400/2023-06-03%208829%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3hPfSiB81DfDJlwBF4_NrecFYTc0X81LmmtPwtszBYtuNFZZqNbSzdILY5fXwvwL_QMBVbFiVB_HRzEWVZAPTGjMjrBclJB-cmivgMkjt0devUCaCf6fcLdwLy6ynSVNYaLhaGCV1vL_9jEII8vE3s2GARPc3Hau3V_WylzTXq1HDhrkEbTUk3LL/s320/2023-06-03%208829%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_YSN1qO9HI_-oYfF4iQE47Ocw2-lqzHi202F9UxI1BArxS1EOkFry2_DctQLjFllfqnTOekUrf4sYxDh-H4r398qTPT1RRFxN2LqfokeQGZ3u_sC_Uq_NMZjVh8_IWfy7jtvcEVLc-kkXOQTAhdzxq157_yvk2cUb6OZJ2y-C3WAIPvGQGH8T3R9/s2400/2023-06-03%208832%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_YSN1qO9HI_-oYfF4iQE47Ocw2-lqzHi202F9UxI1BArxS1EOkFry2_DctQLjFllfqnTOekUrf4sYxDh-H4r398qTPT1RRFxN2LqfokeQGZ3u_sC_Uq_NMZjVh8_IWfy7jtvcEVLc-kkXOQTAhdzxq157_yvk2cUb6OZJ2y-C3WAIPvGQGH8T3R9/s320/2023-06-03%208832%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then we drove a few miles east of Fennville to bird the huge tract of woods in the eastern SGA. Bird species included Eastern Wood-Pewee; Ovenbird; Hooded, Cerulean and Blue-winged Warbler; Yellow-billed Cuckoo; Veery; Scarlet Tanager; Pileated Woodpecker; Acadian and Least Flycatcher; and Yellow-throated Vireo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFho53dBHLVDEDyXumFyeTFwO6Nu6LqYYZVScqTNNdYBbHSJZR5UHvLcWHY-1y3RXvXEOQn2brUf08hwQQTKF5YcJf0VmBpZsOh1heV7L0f35rbka0lseEGc_4uZYANDxvWHle5ID4w1r2utzT2kHIdufHOyEjt_aMLK7mmqoBRnTTnj35mZ4bVdT/s3368/2023-06-03%208834%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="3368" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFho53dBHLVDEDyXumFyeTFwO6Nu6LqYYZVScqTNNdYBbHSJZR5UHvLcWHY-1y3RXvXEOQn2brUf08hwQQTKF5YcJf0VmBpZsOh1heV7L0f35rbka0lseEGc_4uZYANDxvWHle5ID4w1r2utzT2kHIdufHOyEjt_aMLK7mmqoBRnTTnj35mZ4bVdT/s320/2023-06-03%208834%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxHDT55d_5o87bVeVMcJYWLWlF7zm8kRHegn8w03MyQvGAckFKs6IF4UFTbaiSP970io3n6qrXFVPj1dG1ktnOpYZqLemUytmpe4bIWo9eqn4VUQ9fW7EO5BDRzZXGEYzQvZftf3IwGmuppAGCYHNxMjRCDQE0B6nSrMkXuuaZ2FYPKfemzyAAcQE/s2400/1%202023-06-03%208831%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxHDT55d_5o87bVeVMcJYWLWlF7zm8kRHegn8w03MyQvGAckFKs6IF4UFTbaiSP970io3n6qrXFVPj1dG1ktnOpYZqLemUytmpe4bIWo9eqn4VUQ9fW7EO5BDRzZXGEYzQvZftf3IwGmuppAGCYHNxMjRCDQE0B6nSrMkXuuaZ2FYPKfemzyAAcQE/s320/1%202023-06-03%208831%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak with food for her family.</i></span> </div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We stopped birding around 12:30. Most of us then enjoyed a late lunch at the Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant west of Fennville before returning home.</span></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-35574384811031202082023-05-28T13:33:00.001-04:002023-05-28T13:33:42.019-04:00June 3 Field Trip to Allegan County<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;">Our monthly field trip is scheduled for </span><span style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;">this Saturday, June 3.</span><span style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"> We will bird the Allegan State Game Area in the morning and enjoy lunch at the Crane’s Pie Pantry Restaurant west of Fennville at midday.</span></span></p><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><div style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Allow about an hour of travel time from Muskegon to the US-31 / M-89 interchange south of Holland. We will meet at 8:30 in the parking lot of the Shell gas station a half mile east of the interchange where M-89 crosses the Blue Star Highway. From there we will drive to various places on the nearby farm properties of the Allegan State Game Area to look for whatever birds we can find. Having a walkie-talkie in your vehicle tuned to Channel 11, Subchannel 0 can be helpful, but is not necessary.</span></span></div><div style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br clear="none" style="outline: currentcolor !important;" /></span></span></div><div style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="outline: currentcolor !important;">Around noon we’ll drive to the Crane’s Orchard Pie Pantry Restaurant, 6054 124th Ave. (M-89), Fennville, MI. for lunch. Some of us may return to Muskegon with a stop at New Richmond Bridge Park </span><span style="outline: currentcolor !important;">along the north side of the Kalamazoo River </span>. </span></div><div style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br clear="none" style="outline: currentcolor !important;" /></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="color: #454545; outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="outline: currentcolor !important;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This trip is open to the public. Hope to see you there.</span></span></div></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-37692709031959572692023-05-23T10:08:00.002-04:002023-05-23T10:08:25.536-04:00Big Day Report<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Saturday our Big Day group found 121 bird species. <a href="http://muskegoncountynatureclub.blogspot.com">Click here for more details.</a></span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-35248267932147980742023-05-16T18:33:00.002-04:002023-05-16T18:33:15.934-04:00Chat on Lost Lake Trail<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>May 16 Email:</b></span></p><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I saw this <b>Yellow-breasted Chat </b>on the Lost Lake Trail on Tuesday afternoon. In the open stretch between the woods, about midway between the 2nd and 3rd bridges.</div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOn3y51czPDhWdHW2jBRVTwTv8Q-bBIXe-JW87i7kN3F2R9KLciIwWgtnFuAN376nBqRy0hDlgRv5j3eKnkY_qFJUsZsiYxCV8s_S0SKZVNi1GvnmEkTntd0wVhVbUKEp_DKMgeitcLdcwOiI3sWasP_TGyPgkiyYYGR5oldzDjG2FlxBAdlehUUw/s2196/EF4A5913a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2196" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOn3y51czPDhWdHW2jBRVTwTv8Q-bBIXe-JW87i7kN3F2R9KLciIwWgtnFuAN376nBqRy0hDlgRv5j3eKnkY_qFJUsZsiYxCV8s_S0SKZVNi1GvnmEkTntd0wVhVbUKEp_DKMgeitcLdcwOiI3sWasP_TGyPgkiyYYGR5oldzDjG2FlxBAdlehUUw/s320/EF4A5913a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>- Mike Boston</b></span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-42896591478709996542023-05-15T12:10:00.000-04:002023-05-15T12:10:10.938-04:00Black Lake Park Monday Morning<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I walked the south side of Black Lake Park this cool May morning. Among the 29 bird species were four warblers: Yellow, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart and Black-throated Green. Others included Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Towhee, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole and Sandhill Crane.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7awmmMyq_pCsq1lPM8N8ej618d0NtBXppDSzUhOBp0_P0sgQAcDfpuwJC0_qvQqMc77HK0vmiRRRJRAWFJSMsQIK9HyUYz8YWgtUSYYhwF6UgKfqydbP7CLOoHFQIzM3zwI0nhl2-oZ27G15OGFiTJwaM99T8iuFN8sYAO7vX5uTh2B-_OtZ72I9/s2307/5043%20Rose-Breasted%20Grosbeak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2307" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7awmmMyq_pCsq1lPM8N8ej618d0NtBXppDSzUhOBp0_P0sgQAcDfpuwJC0_qvQqMc77HK0vmiRRRJRAWFJSMsQIK9HyUYz8YWgtUSYYhwF6UgKfqydbP7CLOoHFQIzM3zwI0nhl2-oZ27G15OGFiTJwaM99T8iuFN8sYAO7vX5uTh2B-_OtZ72I9/s320/5043%20Rose-Breasted%20Grosbeak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Rose-breasted Grosbeak</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiS2RDaC6MSbongPnFSeYILIzZwqNTw3b8TT_vRxBR4HmANqwPdWXcgIKJDozNGabuqvUyvpZpGkeMu_1qipW6WulH0dw5lO9LOnke5oou4xu8HbdCjgyrKvKtbLJM1YqSgWrYILIuddnPckAmwK2VRAnQf_T7Cy_3f62ip0KSgj3qXZWAP_auCFG/s2286/5052%20American%20Redstart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2286" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiS2RDaC6MSbongPnFSeYILIzZwqNTw3b8TT_vRxBR4HmANqwPdWXcgIKJDozNGabuqvUyvpZpGkeMu_1qipW6WulH0dw5lO9LOnke5oou4xu8HbdCjgyrKvKtbLJM1YqSgWrYILIuddnPckAmwK2VRAnQf_T7Cy_3f62ip0KSgj3qXZWAP_auCFG/s320/5052%20American%20Redstart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>American Redstart</i></span></div><p></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-56857009411923311462023-05-06T14:41:00.002-04:002023-05-06T14:44:22.624-04:00Year Birds Saturday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two first-of-the-year species arrived in our back yard during pre-breakfast coffee this morning: Baltimore Oriole and Great Crested Flycatcher. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Later I birded East Grand River (Flahive) Park in Grand Haven. The bird radar last night had me hopeful that trees would be filled with warblers, but that was only true for Yellow-rumped's. They were everywhere. But two Palms and one Yellow were the only other warblers. My only other Year Bird was Warbling Vireo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I stopped briefly at Black Lake Park on my way home and found this first-for-my-year Rose-breasted Grosbeak singing atop a tree southwest of where Wood Road crosses the creek.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInvur6BdXbSIbLwweXMp3FjWxBamMi9Lwynkw3ZWv76XLkFIGFXtapuIpVos5c9trqwvP23m0-N81VzaVgTEt7gikFKSB4ufNkBAPrTmxwDR47fKOCvYN3XnF_IUuzGksG9EUZ5wjol0lc2CQQppOqTv6xNW_fLSmGdEmyooeMmd9wlw3QuvJCy6r/s1512/5028%20RBGR.jpg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1512" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInvur6BdXbSIbLwweXMp3FjWxBamMi9Lwynkw3ZWv76XLkFIGFXtapuIpVos5c9trqwvP23m0-N81VzaVgTEt7gikFKSB4ufNkBAPrTmxwDR47fKOCvYN3XnF_IUuzGksG9EUZ5wjol0lc2CQQppOqTv6xNW_fLSmGdEmyooeMmd9wlw3QuvJCy6r/s320/5028%20RBGR.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-79055749015098122732023-05-05T14:10:00.000-04:002023-05-05T14:10:23.332-04:00Black Lake Park Friday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Small flocks of White-throated Sparrows foraged around Black Lake Park this morning.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuUYEeX2qSrSTURpmYVoFEjlUNhpyV-ibG710yi5mCvkNPB5bFWSv-rUgx1CF38ufoce05UM4EVoh3dU5RNCgSklfGH_FBsxTOYyCUFcaPQnnohRIDYQ2vKsEiCdn1CrLjxN5W0_C81ac_rQNsPFLYAhDRhi9bvhBTF950SWNx-0LSyZegq_d0usL/s2265/5023%20WTSP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2265" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuUYEeX2qSrSTURpmYVoFEjlUNhpyV-ibG710yi5mCvkNPB5bFWSv-rUgx1CF38ufoce05UM4EVoh3dU5RNCgSklfGH_FBsxTOYyCUFcaPQnnohRIDYQ2vKsEiCdn1CrLjxN5W0_C81ac_rQNsPFLYAhDRhi9bvhBTF950SWNx-0LSyZegq_d0usL/s320/5023%20WTSP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Df9PkBEmXxgJokJfId2MRPaJKbljVEWYXnUGHzaW2AuESLQOccOMLZzq3bA5F15R3XbsYWdHKomukOA-1uWU4eXa0q3k3NwL2S2c_98PxIoFcq-Q91loFOpJu3gJaMrdY5C5ahWDWAfmtdjCPLysR1X5hIz86a7YNlA6xo87HhqJ5RMjWSX0IJPg/s2041/5007%20WTSPs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2041" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Df9PkBEmXxgJokJfId2MRPaJKbljVEWYXnUGHzaW2AuESLQOccOMLZzq3bA5F15R3XbsYWdHKomukOA-1uWU4eXa0q3k3NwL2S2c_98PxIoFcq-Q91loFOpJu3gJaMrdY5C5ahWDWAfmtdjCPLysR1X5hIz86a7YNlA6xo87HhqJ5RMjWSX0IJPg/s320/5007%20WTSPs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many other local and migrating birds also graced the park today. Notable among the 40 species I found were Bufflehead, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Least Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, House, Winter and Sedge Wrens, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee and Yellow Warbler.</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-4385546859632470732023-05-02T09:04:00.008-04:002023-05-02T09:05:28.190-04:00Spring Birds at Lane's Landing<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Glen Miller </b>took these beautiful pictures of a <b>Blue-gray Gnatcatcher</b> and <b>Yellow Warbler</b> at Lane's Landing on Sunday.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMDfV4mPnMd6Ej0FBaShk8brpmPb920dtvIxozyOU_Ab-gPhrBKDtwXWLij0NvuFf3Ow21wJ3tuIwyJheam9UXoY_IobKNm9ys5-5jpqKW6emtrUgj1GLWxS6Nf833xYy22IwynGu8cQ4KbDiU-C5sMjUydyco3HTXX-A3nf0_LiHGU3VruSnFClt/s991/GFM_5433-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="991" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMDfV4mPnMd6Ej0FBaShk8brpmPb920dtvIxozyOU_Ab-gPhrBKDtwXWLij0NvuFf3Ow21wJ3tuIwyJheam9UXoY_IobKNm9ys5-5jpqKW6emtrUgj1GLWxS6Nf833xYy22IwynGu8cQ4KbDiU-C5sMjUydyco3HTXX-A3nf0_LiHGU3VruSnFClt/s320/GFM_5433-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5GQBpZ0vQpw7-DEBqqJQlHWFBTDPkdCHe81n-KhamqajW_50kjSNMz5kUMv4g9NiRBaPJkg_BnO_smh84onP0CP8Y8YCsEDCGOaatKaZ9H2gCvqUS6X-nXwTtAwafFMM6tTaU7lWvXIkAcj8_8It06rjwvs7sAYVNHpZc_yWxEXknAQMqMklR-h7/s1579/GFM_5494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="1579" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5GQBpZ0vQpw7-DEBqqJQlHWFBTDPkdCHe81n-KhamqajW_50kjSNMz5kUMv4g9NiRBaPJkg_BnO_smh84onP0CP8Y8YCsEDCGOaatKaZ9H2gCvqUS6X-nXwTtAwafFMM6tTaU7lWvXIkAcj8_8It06rjwvs7sAYVNHpZc_yWxEXknAQMqMklR-h7/s320/GFM_5494.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-7468277905049804782023-04-22T12:49:00.004-04:002023-04-22T12:53:31.500-04:00Hofma Preserve Saturday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Walking the woods and boardwalk at Hofma Preserve south of Grand Haven this morning </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I found 21 bird species. Three were Year Birds: Trumpeter Swan (at least 1, probably 2, northeast of the boardwalk), Swamp Sparrow (several sprinkled around the marsh) and Sora (giving its whinny call). </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Noteworthy were the many Sandhill Cranes, Wood Ducks, and dead bluegills.</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-8270089115044861062023-04-21T13:36:00.002-04:002023-04-21T13:36:21.487-04:00Black Lake Park Friday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I walked Black Lake Park again this morning. It was quite cool, but the birds were out like spring. I found 33 species including two Year Birds: Winter Wren and Ring-necked Duck. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6fmkJFrmMzPDQTh-9-Rg6uODyxt20O894Zy8uwmZ4BA3dBQ1P8aQR3lJNzrEtjiTiD6Cyg7NYoPwFRhwNoktufefCyVYrFwcPr_qQ5P1PV5bzPDANhQSAVkKoy_1ojy2ZDGIbsgz_K_Ruo8gv26OKYx9g_6uoeWAP0P1D8HLjE7SfDDtmP_WD6XN/s1293/4977.%20RNDU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1293" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6fmkJFrmMzPDQTh-9-Rg6uODyxt20O894Zy8uwmZ4BA3dBQ1P8aQR3lJNzrEtjiTiD6Cyg7NYoPwFRhwNoktufefCyVYrFwcPr_qQ5P1PV5bzPDANhQSAVkKoy_1ojy2ZDGIbsgz_K_Ruo8gv26OKYx9g_6uoeWAP0P1D8HLjE7SfDDtmP_WD6XN/s320/4977.%20RNDU.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Two of the Four Ring-necked Ducks</i></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Others of note included Wood Duck, Gadwall, Ruddy Duck, Sandhill Crane, Killdeer, Belted Kingfisher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Brown Thrasher, Hermit Thrush, Field Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Eastern Towhee and Pine Warbler. Still no catbird yet this year.</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-43819407449146098662023-04-20T13:36:00.002-04:002023-04-20T13:37:06.255-04:00Purple Finch (Female or Immature)<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had this <b>Purple Finch</b> on our back feeder early this afternoon. As usual, it's here during migration season and it's not a raspberry-colored adult male.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vrC6choyXqSHoUjAS9x13FhWusRU536U-B5acxHI4az_sxV6l6ia5b3QV8XBMnvN6UY-KNSnynJMtOE1pymXcm_JU3GFAwuQh7M489XZC3-k9wRr6M1Kp4eFikC4or_ksIkYCxc5pDmT5ugc5Q-SX1U1O3QqmA1hlTiLhb-OQrbSmJTjkWFocnDw/s1932/PUFI%20Female.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="1932" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vrC6choyXqSHoUjAS9x13FhWusRU536U-B5acxHI4az_sxV6l6ia5b3QV8XBMnvN6UY-KNSnynJMtOE1pymXcm_JU3GFAwuQh7M489XZC3-k9wRr6M1Kp4eFikC4or_ksIkYCxc5pDmT5ugc5Q-SX1U1O3QqmA1hlTiLhb-OQrbSmJTjkWFocnDw/s320/PUFI%20Female.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Ric</span></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-4123645389947379692023-04-14T09:27:00.005-04:002023-04-16T12:12:44.948-04:00Black Lake Park<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYx78YN_9hLnAkzDXzynBm1cwxywfrfL-t86W4KcdPKl3USPAYbknBwTYta-enb1nkTU2WhrsifKy8dQ2yb9_2V5yhQEoZAUP0YtCXoRBGs-GS1hvIV3XZq-Ntat72YvBTRTLTQa7Zsr7Pfd_kaUeatgBHns7nhiG4OT9gVL3oOYzKxZfEuwgERfD/s3343/2023-04-14%20257%20copy%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3343" data-original-width="2698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYx78YN_9hLnAkzDXzynBm1cwxywfrfL-t86W4KcdPKl3USPAYbknBwTYta-enb1nkTU2WhrsifKy8dQ2yb9_2V5yhQEoZAUP0YtCXoRBGs-GS1hvIV3XZq-Ntat72YvBTRTLTQa7Zsr7Pfd_kaUeatgBHns7nhiG4OT9gVL3oOYzKxZfEuwgERfD/s320/2023-04-14%20257%20copy%20copy.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pine Warbler</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I birded Black Lake Park this morning. I got there at 6:15 hoping to hear an owl, but no luck. I just birded the parking lot until 8:00 picking up 18 species. This Pine Warbler was my best find!<p></p><p>- Charlie DeWitt</p><p><i style="text-align: center;">(The club's monthly field trip was here the next day. See a report <a href="http://muskegoncountynatureclub.blogspot.com">on our home page</a>.)</i></p>Charlie DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478450709005674525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-18843199001757488872023-03-24T08:47:00.003-04:002023-03-24T08:48:22.153-04:00Northern Lights<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>March 24 Email:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shot from my yard last night around 11:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>- Don Neumann</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTIYpOKm9P15TIJ5c3Wtxh1skFRxmzttetsHlq_66UL0jpBUK5NW2i5CGJ83MKffjFRc4fz_2w88Vhne6_aoxUK8EgWqa5Oy52-WNr4RRdkqNykoZmPfaDm60lMsnpr0PzkyjBTbXz4qdr61IX_7n6bqiwXA-DbMX1lVG4TIOdqjFWNCodSwvTTC1/s640/IMG_2263.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTIYpOKm9P15TIJ5c3Wtxh1skFRxmzttetsHlq_66UL0jpBUK5NW2i5CGJ83MKffjFRc4fz_2w88Vhne6_aoxUK8EgWqa5Oy52-WNr4RRdkqNykoZmPfaDm60lMsnpr0PzkyjBTbXz4qdr61IX_7n6bqiwXA-DbMX1lVG4TIOdqjFWNCodSwvTTC1/s320/IMG_2263.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><i>Wow! Thanks, Don!</i></p>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-48894424970344870232023-03-07T14:15:00.004-05:002023-03-07T14:18:58.192-05:00Spring Animals on the Muskegon River, Etc.<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>March 7 Email:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hi Ric:</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you have had a good winter so far. It is a beautiful day and I am about to hit the river. I just thought I would share some recent river pics: <b>Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawk, mink, </b>and<b> Belted Kingfisher</b>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hope that you are well! </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Best,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>- Kevin Feenstra</b></span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM4gKs-lKQiLOOWzfYateP6JK6bS_rBxtKUYeIkq40zDf7hlhmNrBhwh1tVsdCb8jkWADfCyoaAG1U1CBDZtM8sMK34qvfnLOgRaJMyrjSRNX37mlch0sque5i43vPz50d_ydeCyvRECxcMPpJOgi0SxbIz-8L5Z93NOXdgaWnguQo_ZqfB4RX2wh/s1500/bluebird.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIwBvtkI1pykfZlDaNAZlb7mNXCHtfHx9z12WNeTDd4qy8Rn-GW0Gi3dxitE7sWCNODcIEtnZ6dsPGzftrqO5Al21aPsMspSbkAKaHoGr4cFhDP3PkmtRy_AuA6n1Q6-8Tc5ElPCJBHO8TW-AYNfKPwfEKqQp5E4MazWDjOEn8lbrkEXLi97lNyAO/s320/kingfish%20(1%20of%201).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>Kevin, thanks for more great pictures! Yes, I'm doing well and it's been a good winter so far. Birds in my neighborhood are numerous and seem to think that it's spring already. Robins and blackbirds are singing everywhere, and the neighborhood bluebirds and red-shouldered's have been here for weeks already. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>- Ric</i></span></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962008478363545040.post-68730539240233170432023-03-06T13:17:00.002-05:002023-03-06T13:20:16.418-05:0041 Eagles and a Kingfisher at Mona Lake Sunday<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>March 6 Email:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I counted <b>41 Bald Eagles </b>at the east end of <b>Mona Lake Sunday</b> morning. The first photo shows 13 of the 41. The <b>Belted Kingfisher</b> made a visit also.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>- Don Neumann</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4g07Q95LCPufJzxfFaXG_fUaBYkpD64L-FoCs5fz7KqlNbughfQli_l_7FRgBrC94LhVRHjovWi7TGSMobTP3II_4JVrTxABQUAoIi6Q_-TSqEoRuhoSmt6kagKi-gODLfR1gqZRFIbDrxDd9eh0mHQb82IEsMtgvoschcTdKAS4cAx_WszdAg0V/s750/DSC_3837%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4g07Q95LCPufJzxfFaXG_fUaBYkpD64L-FoCs5fz7KqlNbughfQli_l_7FRgBrC94LhVRHjovWi7TGSMobTP3II_4JVrTxABQUAoIi6Q_-TSqEoRuhoSmt6kagKi-gODLfR1gqZRFIbDrxDd9eh0mHQb82IEsMtgvoschcTdKAS4cAx_WszdAg0V/s320/DSC_3837%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU1XUcL5I7DgQguDgDaEON3ZwlPRqYmx4984vZ6F2GJO1dpSSQOpYINx4eyxM9AEaGgSAqr91_MjNDtttIIiZ6U-mO5psk-xcM7wQcxcUnDnVuU6140fEogtaWbgKYz61tYUPuQmARHOaFwI07lt19eldtB5OYkD_15JJmHkVfjsGx_8a5lAvgg95/s750/DSC_3906%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU1XUcL5I7DgQguDgDaEON3ZwlPRqYmx4984vZ6F2GJO1dpSSQOpYINx4eyxM9AEaGgSAqr91_MjNDtttIIiZ6U-mO5psk-xcM7wQcxcUnDnVuU6140fEogtaWbgKYz61tYUPuQmARHOaFwI07lt19eldtB5OYkD_15JJmHkVfjsGx_8a5lAvgg95/s320/DSC_3906%5B1%5D.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTYhVGsGNwlwX6m8_T5HxqdWStHmNcNYiDgakkqMU2dbSNXrMTFC-aYAefzjHyZ6LAMhYwrTPPaZuDCEZdy8-2-hEwG3wa-m8tVge1peysMwCHGt7jrd8tke7ivVhuJiiV0_RySYRnqW_u0PWiJH7IKZ9bUqzxd6aXpx3FQ7OF9Nbc-g22W0kjghc/s750/DSC_3751%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTYhVGsGNwlwX6m8_T5HxqdWStHmNcNYiDgakkqMU2dbSNXrMTFC-aYAefzjHyZ6LAMhYwrTPPaZuDCEZdy8-2-hEwG3wa-m8tVge1peysMwCHGt7jrd8tke7ivVhuJiiV0_RySYRnqW_u0PWiJH7IKZ9bUqzxd6aXpx3FQ7OF9Nbc-g22W0kjghc/s320/DSC_3751%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LJznDyPH6ETvzrXZJVh5eSvhWNvNkvv61VgJRpXSnohYUbF1YtkTdcPgholUt-kZjvU_yUG7lPl6fGqLnFeZiiv0Ok0Tf-VHDpzltXiiewFfRLPCO6glnw9chbNnl4ojULRbpKqFMPV7mF-olOr4ur3sdXAcaIvLG-TBCSJurp6zQ1O28qxejOXo/s750/DSC_3435%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="750" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LJznDyPH6ETvzrXZJVh5eSvhWNvNkvv61VgJRpXSnohYUbF1YtkTdcPgholUt-kZjvU_yUG7lPl6fGqLnFeZiiv0Ok0Tf-VHDpzltXiiewFfRLPCO6glnw9chbNnl4ojULRbpKqFMPV7mF-olOr4ur3sdXAcaIvLG-TBCSJurp6zQ1O28qxejOXo/s320/DSC_3435%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624584189053477775noreply@blogger.com0