Spring migration is in full swing in southeast Michigan, with songbirds, waterfowl, and shorebirds making their way through and from our area on their journey north.
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Photo of the Week: Semipalmated Sandpiper at Erie Marsh Preserve
We were into our second hour of birding this week at Erie Marsh Preserve before we found a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Once my birding friend and I found one, we discovered another two dozen (and possibly more!) Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in an adjacent mudflat at the marsh.
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A large brownish shorebird, almost 20 inches long, with a striped head, and dark eyeline, the Whimbrel found its way to the western shore of Lake Erie this week on its migration journey south. Which attracted a lot of birders who have never seen a Whimbrel before, including me! Whimbrels nest in the Arctic in… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Whimbrel