GBBG at Stearns Park & Long-tailed Ducks
Birders, This morning around 9:40 a.m. I noticed the 1st cycle Great Black-backed Gull still present at Stearns Park beach for about four...
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allenf427
Mar 191 min
New American Wigeon Maximum ! + Snowy Owl
Birders, Just past noon today Brian Brosky texted me that he had counted at least 126 American Wigeons on upper Hamlin Lake off Victory...
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allenf427
Mar 161 min
Early Cliff Swallow !
Birders, This morning around 10:10 a.m. Brian Brosky saw an early swallow circling over Stearns Park beach by the old wave runner rental...
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allenf427
Mar 41 min
Black Scoters, Killdeer, Northern Harrier, Song Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, & Common Grackle
Birders, With way above normal temps and strong southerly winds today, it's not surprising to see new or nearly new birds reported for...
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allenf427
Feb 201 min
Fw: Golden-crowned Kinglets & Red-shouldered Hawks, etc.
Birders, Around 11:30 a.m. this morning I parked near the Nurnberg Road boat launch and noticed a group of 4 or 5 Golden-crowned...
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sarab106
Feb 91 min
Ludington State Park
Ludington State Park will be closing for major renovations beginning September 3, 2024 to July 2025. More information coming as this...
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sarab106
Feb 91 min
Window safety
SDAS member Shiela Preston shared this information regarding bird window collisions. Message: I discovered something amazing this summer....
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allenf427
Feb 51 min
Harlequin Ducks, White-winged Scoter, Snowy Owl, Townsend's Solitaire, and White-winged Crossbills
Birders, It was a nice sunny day filled with great bird sightings ! HADUs were photographed by Mark Wloch and Randy Doughterty. Mark...
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allenf427
Feb 31 min
Harlequin Duck & Common Loon
Birders, Today Dr. Knoer found an adult male Harlequin Duck near the south pier at Ludington Harbor. That is the 1st adult male HADUÂ seen...
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allenf427
Jan 261 min
White-winged Scoter & Gray Catbird
Birders, This morning Randy Dougherty got a nice photo of the adult male White-winged Scoter at Ludington Harbor around 11:30 a.m. An...
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allenf427
Jan 171 min
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Summit Twp. !!
Birders, I was informed by Justin and Mariette Bortell that they have had a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at their Summit Township...
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allenf427
Jan 151 min
What is a Songbird?
Birders, I got this email a while ago and thought it is an interesting article. Check it out. Fred Allen, Sec'y...
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allenf427
Jan 151 min
Pied-billed Grebe & White-throated Sparrow
Birders, Yesterday, as well as today (at the city marina), Dr. Cooney again located the Pied-billed Grebe that has eluded me again and...
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allenf427
Jan 81 min
Townsend's Solitaire #2 for LSP !!
Birders, On December 16, 2013, I discovered the 1st Townsend's Solitaire at LSP in grape-covered jack pines southwest of the park toll...
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allenf427
Nov 22, 20232 min
Harlequin Ducks & Purple Sandpiper
Birders, Around 12:15 p.m. today I began walking the south pier again, but the sight of a fellow with a loose dog was not a good omen....
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allenf427
Nov 13, 20231 min
Harlequin Duck, 20 Black Scoters, Purple Sandpiper, & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, etc.
Birders, This morning I heard from Mark Wloch who found a female/juvenile Harlequin Duck in Lake Michigan around 8:14 a.m. Then around...
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allenf427
Nov 2, 20231 min
NA Bird Names to Change in 2024
Birders, A major earthquake hit the ornithological world today when it was announced that the American Ornithological Society will be...
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allenf427
Oct 31, 20231 min
Oregon Junco in Sherman Twp.
Benjamin Wilson reports that an adult female Oregon Junco was found yesterday by Jared Wilson near his grandmother's feeders in Sherman...
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allenf427
Oct 12, 20231 min
American Coots, Am. Golden-Plover, Rough-legged Hawks, Horned Larks, Lapland Longspurs, etc.
Birders, There was a lot of bird movement today ! This morning I first went to LSP near the dam around 11:50 a.m. and saw two dozen...
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allenf427
Oct 11, 20231 min
Early Evening Grosbeaks & Late Northern Waterthrush
Four days ago on October 6th Van Burmesiter found a late Northern Waterthrush that was six days beyond the previous late departure of...
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