The birding community in Michigan and beyond is abuzz with the news that a rare sandpiper for North America was seen this weekend in southeast Michigan.
I should know, I’m as excited as everyone else who heard about it!
Along with hundreds of other birdwatchers, I made the journey early this morning to Washtenaw County in search of the reddish-legged Spotted Redshank.
Isn’t it a beauty? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spotted Redshank, Rare Bird in Michigan
Are you interested in a detour along the St. Clair River, I asked my husband as we drove south from the Upper Peninsula last week.
We had spent an extended weekend in the Upper Peninsula, birding and catching the beautiful fall colors along Lake Superior as well as some of our favorite back roads.
The St. Clair River is a good two hours out of our way to where we live in the western suburbs of Detroit, which meant we’d get home after dark, rather than late afternoon.
Why? he asked.
You won’t believe this, but there are half-dozen sea birds hanging out in a park in downtown Marine City. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Brants in Marine City
Wait, slow down a minute, I asked my husband yesterday as we drove down the paved road past Erie State Game Area near the Ohio/Michigan border.
I had seen two large splotches of white in the back of the pond and wanted a second look.
Could they be a pair of Trumpeter Swans? Continue reading Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swans