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With temperatures above 50 degrees Farenheit this weekend (southeast Michigan flirted with 60 degrees this morning before the cold front moved through), we finally have some tree buds bursting besides maple trees.
I noticed our neighbor’s magnolia buds are getting fuller, can’t wait to see them in bloom soon!
What signs of spring are you seeing in your yard?
The Ross’s Goose is a rare bird to find in Michigan.
But that’s not what it seems like this year, as I’ve seen one in each of the first three months of 2020!
In three different counties. What a treat!
With its breeding grounds in the Arctic, the Ross’s Goose migrates through central Canada and through the central United States, west of the Mississippi River.
Seeing one this far east, near the Great Lakes, is pretty special.
Seeing three in three months in three different counties, amazing! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Ross’s Goose in Michigan, Third Month in a Row
Much to the delight of Michigan birders, we’ve had a good winter for vagrants in our area.
Vagrants are birds that show up in areas far from their regular migratory, breeding, or non-breeding area.
It seems each week another local birder reports a rare bird, a first or second sighting for a county or the state.
Which sets off a bit of frenzy in the birding community, as local bird chasers head off into the woods, shoreline, or someone’s property in search of the bird.
I know, I’m one of them! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-Headed Grosbeak in Michigan