Muskegon Co. Purple Sandpiper ect. 12/15

[David Pavlik]

Birders,

Today, my grandma, Rosemary Pavlik and I went to Muskegon County. We first 
stopped at the South break wall where we found a Purple Sandpiper on the 
beach just off from the rocks. The waves were crashing over the rocks which 
pushed him to the beach. We also saw a Peregrine Falcon swoop by the break 
wall. We scanned for ducks, with all the normal stuff including LT Ducks and 
6 White-winged Scoters.

We then went to the Wastewater plant where we found mainly Northern 
Shovelers with some Black Ducks, Gadwall and some Mallards. We had at least 
5 Rough-legged Hawks with 1 being dark phase. 1 Northern Harrier was 
cruising the center dike. There were Snow Buntings with 1 Lapland Longspur 
mixed in. Could not find any "winter gulls".

At P.J. Hoffmaster State Park we saw a flock of 4 "small gull sp." and 
another flock of 3 "small gull sp." just a tad too far out to ID for 
certain, although probably just Bonaparte's Gulls.

Good Birding,
David Pavlik

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