Rose Lake area on 31 May

[Dmcwhir513 at aol.com]

Folks -

Spent the morning re-acquainting myself with the Rose Lake area.  Although it 
was a bit windy, and even rained a little, there was plenty to be seen.  I 
started at Rose Lake and did a loop to Potter Lake, then Robson, Clark, and 
Peacock back to headquarters, checking Burke Lake along the way. Left by going 
north via Upton, Herbison, Hunter, Hollister - some nice wetlands along that 
route.

Birds included Least, Acadian, Willow and Alder flycatchers.  Marsh and Sedge 
wrens. Checked the fields north of headquarters for Henslow's and Sedge - 
neither was there.  The Sedge Wrens were on Herbison east of Upton in the 
traditional big wet field - which now has a stand of Phragmites in it.

Best birds were singing White-eyed Vireo and Hooded Warbler on the south side 
of Stoll west of Peacock and a first year Orchard Oriole singing along Hunter 
just before Cutler.

Butterflies:
   Black Swallowtail, Tiger Swallowtail
   Cabbage Butterfly
   Spring Azure
   Pearl Crescent
   Eyed Brown, Little Wood Satyr
   Silver-spotted Skipper, Dreamy Dusky Wing, Erynnis sp., Common Sooty Wing, 
Delaware Skipper, Hobomok Skipper,

Odonates:
   Dot-tailed Whiteface (juvies), Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Common Whitetail
   Ebony Jewelwing, at least two other damseflies

Doug McWhirter
10112 W Holt
Dimondale, MI 48821
517-646-8151


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