Lotsa Good Birds Saturday

September 15 Email:

Hey Ric,

We birded the Muskegon area this morning and early afternoon. We started off the morning at Muskegon State Park at Snug Harbor where we had some decent migrants. Some highlights that we saw were Philadelphia Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Cape May Warbler, 12 other species of warbler, Purple Finch, and a Winter Wren. Most of the migrants that we saw were in or near the alders along the west end of Snug Harbor near the marsh.

At Muskegon Wastewater we also had some good birds including 8 Greater White-fronted Geese, a lone Snow Goose, 23 American Golden-plovers (a flock that we flushed off the center dike), 3 Black-bellied Plovers, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper (mixed in with the golden-plover), a Long-billed Dowitcher (SE corner of the east lagoon), and several Grasshopper Sparrows in the grassy cells north of the west lagoon.

Good Birding,

Kevin Welsh, Neil Gilbert, and Jonathan Lautenbach

Attached are poor pictures of the Long-billed Dowitcher, Greater White-fronted Goose and Snow Goose.  Thanks for posting.

Thanks for sending! - Ric