Photo of the Week: Piping Plovers Along Lake Michigan Shoreline

small shorebird with narrow black band around neck, black-tipped orange bill sits on sand next to Lake Michigan

What a special treat to end June by seeing the Piping Plover on the shore of Lake Michigan this weekend!

I’ll always remember June 2018, since I saw three of the rarest Michigan birds in one month: Continue reading Photo of the Week: Piping Plovers Along Lake Michigan Shoreline

Photo of the Week: Kirtland’s Warbler in Northern Michigan

small yellow and gray warbler sits on branch of Jack Pine tree

It’s not that Kirtland’s Warblers are shy birds that makes them a bird every birdwatcher wants to add to their life list.

Kirtland’s Warblers are one of the most vocal birds in the spring and are often seen singing on a top, outside branch of a tree or shrub.

It’s that they’re one of the most rare songbirds to find in North America. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Kirtland’s Warbler in Northern Michigan

Photo of the Week: Baltimore Oriole at Belle Isle Nature Zoo

bright orange and black bird perched on top of bird feeder

While everyone else I knew was fast asleep on an early Sunday morning, I was up at 5:45am to head out the door for a morning of birdwatching at Belle Isle State Park in Detroit, Michigan. I joined 13 other birders (people who watch birds) in peering through my binoculars at the 50 to 75 foot… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Baltimore Oriole at Belle Isle Nature Zoo