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I’ve probably walked by dozens of mudflats with Wilson’s Snipes in them, without realizing I should have lifted my binoculars to my eyes to peruse the piles of mud in search of the shorebird.
While Wilson’s Snipes are considered a widespread shorebird in North America, they can be hard to find.
Why? Continue reading Photo of the Week: the Inconspicuous Wilson’s Snipe
The sounds of Red-winged Blackbirds filled the marsh in the early morning at Sterling State Park in Monroe, Michigan for the first official weekend of spring in Michigan.
Along with blackbirds, you could hear the territorial song of American Robins and the loud calls and squeals of Ring-billed Gulls as they foraged for food in the pond.
Double-crested Cormorants kept flying into the marsh as hundreds of Red-breasted Mergansers swam in the blue water of the ponds.
Soon the mergansers will continue their migration north as the cormorants settle in to the marshy area until fall.
Somehow we’ve managed to have true spring weather for the first weekend.
Sunny, blue skies, and temperatures in the 50 and 60 degree Farenheit made for a great weekend to enjoy being outside.
This red-crowned Sandhill Crane is one of a group of cranes that overwintered in Michigan at nearby local park where I go birding.
I saw it foraging for food near the open water of the lake shoreline.
The majestic Sandhill Cranes are an incredible sight to see, as the large gray birds with long neck and legs slowly make their way across the trails and marshes.
Despite our warmer weather this week, the majority of the lake remains frozen from the deep freeze temperatures we had in late February.