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Photo of the Week: Wilson’s Phalarope at Lake Erie Metropark

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Brown and white shorebird with long black bill partially hidden in the tall, wet green grasses.

Along with dozens of other birders in southeast Michigan and beyond, I traveled to Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township, Michigan in late May to look for the slender Wilson’s Phalarope, a rare shorebird for Wayne County, Michigan.

Smaller and more slender than a Killdeer, the Wilson’s Phalarope has a needle-thin black bill, cinnamon colored neck, white breast, broad black strip on the gray back, with lanky black legs during breeding season. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Wilson’s Phalarope at Lake Erie Metropark

Photo of the Week: Mississippi Kite, an Unexpected Visitor in Southeast Michigan

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Gray slender raptor with white patches on dark gray wings with dark eye patch perches on tree snag.

News spread quickly in the southeast Michigan community this week when a Mississippi Kite was sighted at a local birding hotspot. Typically seen in south-central United States, the slender, gray raptor seems to be enjoying meals of cicadas in the nature preserve. And attracting birdwatchers from all over the state, including me, who are traveling… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Mississippi Kite, an Unexpected Visitor in Southeast Michigan

Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

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Brilliant red bird with brownish-red wing, smaller than an American Robin, perches on a tree branch.

As you might imagine, a brilliant red bird will catch your eye whether you’re on a trail in the Michigan woods or looking at the crested Northern Cardinal at your bird feeder.

When the bird is a Summer Tanager, a bright red or orange-red bird that typically breeds further south than southeast Michigan, you can imagine the excitement of birders in our area when they learned one had been sighted this spring! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

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