UP Rare Bird Report for April 30, 2007

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UP Rare Bird Report for April 30, 2007
 
 
Migration is still gearing up, and many new migrants have been reported in the last week, though we have yet to see a large push of sparrows back to the UP. Notable has been a good movement of Canvasbacks through the UP. Warblers are trickling in and include Palm, Black-throated Green & Orange-crowned. Other migrants back this week include American Bittern, Upland Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Blue-headed Vireo, House Wren, Brown Thrasher and White-crowned Sparrow. I have updated the 2007 photo gallery at www.UPBirders.org including a picture of the Eurasian Wigeon. 
 
 
Highlights
 
EURASIAN WIGEON
CHUCK’S-WILLS-WIDOW
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER
Canvasback
Spruce Grouse
Red-throated Loon
American White Pelican
Common Moorhen
Black-backed Woodpecker
Le Conte’s Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
 
Exotics
European Goldfinch
 
 
Houghton County
Joe Youngman & Joe Kaplan canoed to the mouth of the Sturgeon River on April 24th, and had many notable sightings including 58 TUNDRA SWANS, 25 CANVASBACKS and 28 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.
 
Marquette County
A very unexpected find within city limits was a male SPRUCE GROUSE in the Park Cemetery in the City of Marquette on April 30th. At least 4 singing LE CONTE’S SPARROWS, along with 2 TRUMPETER SWANS and an unidentified ASIO OWL were recorded in the James Jenske Sand River DNR Flooding over April 26-27th. A CANVASBACK has been present in the City of Marquette’s Lower Harbor since April 24th. Also on the 24th, were 3 more CANVASBACKS on Lake Independence in Big Bay. A RUDDY DUCK was seen on Lake Independence on April 28th. 
 
Delta County
A 1st year male ORCHARD ORIOLE and a FIELD SPARROW were at Peninsula Point on April 28th. Also on the 28th, was a COMMON MOORHEN at the Ogantz Bay DNR Boat Launch. 
 
Alger County 
The RUDDY DUCK at the Chatham MSU Farm Sewage Ponds was still present as of April 28th. 
 
Schoolcraft County
Bruce Ventura & Tina Hall had a EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH at their camp on Gemini Lake on April 29th. 
 
Luce County
Rick Baetsen reported a female AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER south of the mouth of the Two-hearted River at the intersection of County Roads 423 & 414, in a large jack pine clear-cut. Rick noted that there was a large amount of bark-flaking in the area and the bird could be still present. Rick also noted a few SPRUCE GROUSE in the area, including birds along County Roads 414, 423 & near Pike Lake. Also at Pike Lake were 3 GRAY JAYS, 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER & a BOREAL CHICKADEE. 
 
Chippewa County
Calvin Brennan heard a CHUCK’S-WILLS-WIDOW calling from across the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory’s headquarters/staff house at dawn on April 29th. The bird was not heard again on the 30th. Other birds to Whitefish Point this week included 44 RED-THROATED LOONS, and 2 GOLDEN EAGLES on the 29th, and a BOHEMIAN WAXWING on the 30th.  
Chris Scherwinski and Ashley Moerke had a SHORT-EARED OWL on a farm south of Brimley on the 19th. Brian Johnson reports that 3 LE CONTE’S SPARROWS have returned to Munuscong Bay on April 25th. 
 
Mackinac County
Jerry Ziarno found a male EURASIAN WIGEON in a flock of American Wigeons & Redheads off Point Labarbe on April 26th. Efforts to refind this bird have been unsuccessful. Louie Dombroski had a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON flying along the St. Ignace waterfront on the 29th. 
 
 
To report rare birds please email me at TheOwlRanch at aol.com or to Birdnet at UPBirders.org if you are a subscriber. If you are not on the net, call the Marquette Hotline at (906) 225-3886. For more information on Birdnet, or UP birds, please visit www.UPBirders.org
 
Till next time,
 
~Skye Haas
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