Saturday, August 20, 2011

Wilson's Phalarope, Great Egret at W.W.

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Charlie DeWitt, Carol DeWitt, Feller DeWitt, Karen Zipser, Carol Cooper, John Walhout, Connie Peoples, Pat Bazaney, Ken Sherburn, Kevin Dine, Dave Jacobs and Kathryn Mork (with a brief appearance by Rosemary Radius of Grand Rapids Audubon) followed Ric Pedler around various Wastewater locations this morning tallying 89 shorebirds of 8 species despite our late start (for which Ric was justifiably chastised).
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Aerator #3 provided the most shorebirds (49 of 5 species) but Aerator #5 the most shorebird diversity (9 individuals, but 6 species!): Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Baird's Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope.
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Besides the shorebirds reported to eBird below, our group also found a Great Egret at the Clay Pond and a Cooper's Hawk alongside Swanson south of White.
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Muskegon Wastewater System, Muskegon, US-MI
Aug 20, 2011 9:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:    Muskegon County Nature Club Shorebird Fieldtrip
8 species


Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)  1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  4
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  21
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  8
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  6
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  47
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)  1
Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)  1


This report was generated automatically by eBird v2. 

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