Photo of the Week: Common Loon at Newburg Lake

Common Loon

What a treat! Seeing the Common Loon at Newburg Lake was a FOY (first of year) find for me. Check out the bright red eye and the white collar, distinguishing marks for the Common Loon. If I hadn’t read about the sighting in our Michigan birding email list, I would never have known the loons… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Common Loon at Newburg Lake

Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year

Sandhill Cranes on snow-covered trail

I may not have found Sandhill Cranes when I took a road trip to mid-Michigan the weekend before Christmas.

But I was thrilled to see these two birds New Year’s Day on the Nature Center trails at Kensington Metro Park near Milford, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sandhill Cranes for the New Year