Wastewater Shorebird Survey, April 17

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For the second 2012 Shorebird Survey at Muskegon Wastewater, on April 17, Carolyn Weng and I encountered six species:

Killdeer 12 (including one performing a distraction display)

Spotted Sandpiper 1 (fairly early)

Lesser Yellowlegs 16

Upland Sandpiper 1

Pectoral Sandpiper 32 (a fairly good spring count)

Dunlin 4

We also made a detailed survey of the south (grasslands) unit and took select counts around the lagoons. Highlights include:

Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (adult)

American Coot 1,024 (my best ever count for Muskegon County)

Eared Grebe 3 (same count as April 3; we did not count Horned Grebes)
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- Brian Johnson
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