September 18 Email from Lizzy Kibbey:
Good afternoon Ric!
Came to report to you of all the great things we found at the Muskegon Wastewater yesterday. I will include some pics too!
First off, if you haven't already, you should plan on taking a trip to Coopersville and snag yourself that Black-necked Stilt at the Coopersville Wastewater Treatment Plant. It's a female and it's supposed to be in the northwestern cell but has been known to be in the southern cells too.
Mr. Fyfe, my brother and I saw her yesterday, but then got rained on.
My Muskegon County Wastewater species list with highlights in bold:
Canada Goose - 300
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 7
American Black Duck - 10
Mallard - 175
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Northern Shoveler - 250
Green-winged Teal - 4
Redhead - 15
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 10 (all female group in E. Lagoon; among many hundred Ruddy Ducks and Shovelers)
Hooded Merganser - 9
Common Merganser - 3
Ruddy Duck - 1,200
Wild Turkey - 30
Eared Grebe - 2 (First of the year for me!)
Wood Duck - 6
American Wigeon - 7
American Black Duck - 10
Mallard - 175
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Northern Shoveler - 250
Green-winged Teal - 4
Redhead - 15
Ring-necked Duck - 1
Bufflehead - 10 (all female group in E. Lagoon; among many hundred Ruddy Ducks and Shovelers)
Hooded Merganser - 9
Common Merganser - 3
Ruddy Duck - 1,200
Wild Turkey - 30
Eared Grebe - 2 (First of the year for me!)
Great Blue Heron - 3
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 50
Northern Harrier - 10 (Multiples everywhere. Most were juvs. Tried getting good photos but failed due to their excessive need to dip below the cornstalks.)
Bald Eagle - 2 (Two juvs.)
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
American Coot - 4
Sandhill Crane - 3
Black-bellied Plover - 2 (Center Dike. Flew off the edge and we got out and snuck up really close till we were completely parallel to where they were standing on the rocky coast below. Got good pics, and they didn't even seem bothered by our presence after that.)
Great Egret - 1
Turkey Vulture - 50
Northern Harrier - 10 (Multiples everywhere. Most were juvs. Tried getting good photos but failed due to their excessive need to dip below the cornstalks.)
Bald Eagle - 2 (Two juvs.)
Red-tailed Hawk - 4
American Coot - 4
Sandhill Crane - 3
Black-bellied Plover - 2 (Center Dike. Flew off the edge and we got out and snuck up really close till we were completely parallel to where they were standing on the rocky coast below. Got good pics, and they didn't even seem bothered by our presence after that.)
Killdeer - 10
Stilt Sandpiper - 1
Sanderling - 9
Baird's Sandpiper - 5 (All together in same cell)
Least Sandpiper - 10
Pectoral Sandpiper - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Solitary Sandpiper - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1,200
Herring Gull - 70
Rock Dove - 24
Mourning Dove - 9
Sanderling - 9
Baird's Sandpiper - 5 (All together in same cell)
Least Sandpiper - 10
Pectoral Sandpiper - 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Solitary Sandpiper - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4
Bonaparte's Gull - 1
Ring-billed Gull - 1,200
Herring Gull - 70
Rock Dove - 24
Mourning Dove - 9
Belted Kingfisher - 4
American Kestrel - 13
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 42
European Starling - 700
American Pipit - 9
American Kestrel - 13
Eastern Phoebe - 1
Blue Jay - 8
American Crow - 42
European Starling - 700
American Pipit - 9
Palm Warbler - 2
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 10
Song Sparrow - 2
Eastern Meadowlark - 1 (Surprised us by flying out of some tall grass)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
Mute Swan - 2
Horned Lark - 18
Total: 54 Species
Chipping Sparrow - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 10
Song Sparrow - 2
Eastern Meadowlark - 1 (Surprised us by flying out of some tall grass)
Brown-headed Cowbird - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
Mute Swan - 2
Horned Lark - 18
Total: 54 Species
- Lizzy Kibbey (Duck Wizard)
Lizzy, thanks for the report and all of the pictures. I've posted two of your photos (Black-necked Stilt and Black-bellied Plover).
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