CMU waxwings / Maple River

[Dmcwhir513 at aol.com]

Folks -

   I was glad to see Susan Clark re-found the waxwings at CMU and posted to 
mich-listers.  We had a smaller flock at a different site on campus earlier in 
the day (9:25-9:30) for about 5 minutes and then they all flew up and 
disappeared on us.  

   The trees we had seen them at on Saturday were indeed stripped bare by 
this morning.  They are a voracious horde!  I saw only 6-8 more trees on campus 
with apples, but one very full tree was adjacent to trees they had picked 
clean, so maybe there are some apples they won't eat. (??)

   Both species of waxwing were lifers for Alan, a birder on a 6 month 
sabbatical from Israel.  New family for him, too.  I wouldn't think too many birders 
would be able to claim both as lifers on the same day.

   On the way back down to Lansing, we worked the north edge of Maple River 
along Ranger and Taft roads.  We had the usual shrike on Taft, an immature 
harrier in very colorful plumage, and another lifer for Alan - a nice immature 
Rough-legged Buzzard, er, Hawk.

Pleasant day to be out.        - Doug



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