15 Birders, 26 Species and a Former Student

On Thursday an article in the Muskegon Chronicle caught my attention.  It was an invitation to a bird walk this morning at Snug Harbor with several objectives, one "how to get connected with area Audubon Clubs."  As president of Muskegon's only Audubon club, I was curious because all names associated with this walk were unknown to me.  Question: How were we going to get connected?  Answer: I showed up.

The leader was Brian Zuber of the DNR, assisted by fellow staffer Phil Higgins and Grand Rapids volunteer Joe Kurnik -- great guys all!

What a fortuitous meeting!  Not only did all of us with similar objectives meet each other, not only did the eleven other participants (including four cool kids) meet us, not only did we share brochures and see a Great Egret and tell bird stories and enjoy a wonderful bird walk, but I also met Marie from my first 8th grade class at Oakridge Junior High School way back in 1967! 

- Ric

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Jul 13, 2013
Muskegon State Park, Snug Harbor
Traveling
0.5 miles
160 Minutes
Observers: 15
All birds reported? Yes
Comments:  DNR Bird Watching 101 - Brian Zuber, Phil Higgins, Joe Kurnik

2 Mute Swan
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
2 Bald Eagle
1 Mourning Dove
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
1 Pileated Woodpecker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Warbling Vireo
3 Red-eyed Vireo
2 American Crow
7 Barn Swallow
2 Black-capped Chickadee
2 Tufted Titmouse
4 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
3 Cedar Waxwing
1 Common Yellowthroat
3 Song Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
5 Red-winged Blackbird
12 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 American Goldfinch

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