Wastewater Shorebird Report - July 23

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The report below is from the July 23 Wastewater Shorebird Survey.  August should be a good time to see shorebirds at the Muskegon Wastewater System. Note that observers need to check any crude covered surface areas on aerators as the peeps and other small shorebirds are feeding on such.

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- Carolyn Weng

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Muskegon Wastewater System, Muskegon, US-MI

Jul 23, 2011 4:35 PM - 9:00 PM

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Comments:     temp 86-78 degrees F; 10%-50%-5% cloud cover; WSW 8 mph - calm; Aerator 2 still drawn down with muddy and shallow water shoreline; Aerator 3 with 1/8th surface covered with consolidated floating crude used for feeding by birds; Aerator 5 half full with some muddy shoreline; flooded field with a narrow strip of water in lowest area; only one infiltration basin with shallow flooding; most mowed; shorebirds very skittish but in aerators and lagoons usually returned to area where they were after flushing. Observers - Carolyn Weng and Brian Johnson
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12 species

Killdeer  37     Aer5/6 Aer3/5 Aer2/3 EL/7 Center DikeE/2 Center DikeW/3 Swanson N/2 White Rd/2 FloodedField/6 Clay Pond/1
Spotted Sandpiper  92     EL/62 WL/6 Center DikeE/12 Center DikeW/12
Solitary Sandpiper  2     Aer2/2
Greater Yellowlegs  2     Aer3/2
Lesser Yellowlegs  93     Aer3/24 Aer2/20 Center DikeE/35 Center DikeW/1 EL/5 WL/2 FF/6
Upland Sandpiper  4     Swanson N/1 White Rd/3 (in cut alfalfa field on SW corner of White and Swanson N Rds)
Sanderling  1     Aer3/1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  9     Aer3/9
Least Sandpiper  65     Aer3/57 Aer2/7 EL/1
Pectoral Sandpiper  12     Aer2/12
Stilt Sandpiper  2     Aer2/2 adults
Short-billed Dowitcher  1     Aer2/1 seen; bird vocalized confirming ID

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2.

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