A Good Morning in Grand Haven

I spent a few hours this morning at Flahive Park (East Grand River Park) and Harbor Island (Linear Trail, parts sadly whacked away along the power line easement).  I met Dave Elbrecht and his wife, Feller and Charlie DeWitt, and 50 species of birds.  Sixteen were Michigan Year Birds; I'm now at 130, with the DeWitts way ahead.  But who's counting?

Highlights at Flahive included Spotted Sandpiper, Northern Waterthrush, American Redstart, Palm Warbler and Black-throated Green Warbler.  The island provided Green Heron, Cooper's Hawk, Virginia Rail, Sora, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Least Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Brown Thrasher, another Northern Waterthrush ! , Northern Parula, Wilson's Warbler, White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows and this Lincoln's Sparrow:

Earlier in the parking lot my car received poop damage from this horrific attack by a crazed Black-capped Chickadee:

- Ric