UP Rare Bird Report for August 27, 2007

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UP Rare Bird Report for August 27, 2007



 



 



It is beginning to feel a little more like fall. The nights
are cooler, the color in the leaves are turning, and of course, there is a big
increase in the number of migrants being seen and reported. Shorebird numbers and diversity
is peaking right now, and warblers should be in another week. A declining
species, Red Knots have been widespread in the last week with several individuals
reported. “Winter” Finches are present in low numbers in appropriate habitat
with reports of Red & White-winged Crossbills as well as Evening Grosbeaks in the last week.
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory personnel are posting sightings on couple of excellent
daily blogs. The blogs can be linked to be visiting www.wpbo.org 



 



 



Highlights



 



LARK SPARROW*



Red-throated Loon



Whimbrel



Hudsonian Godwit



Red Knot



Buff-breasted Sandpiper



Wilson’s Phalarope



Jaeger species



 



 



Keweenaw
 County



Zach Gayk & Laurie Binford had an adult LARK SPARROW* at Hebard
Park along the rocky shoreline of Lake
Superior on August 23rd. Hebard
Park is few miles west of Copper Harbor.
Also in Copper Harbor, Zach reported a FIELD SPARROW in
Westcoat’s Field in the parking area.



 



Marquette
 County



A juvenile LARK
SPARROW* was found at the Presque Isle Park Bog Walk in the City of Marquette on the 24th.




 



Delta
 County



A RED KNOT along with 18 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS & 1 STILT
SANDPIPER was at Peninsula Point on August 17th. 1 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER was present at this location on the 23rd. Portage
Marsh remains as the shorebird hotspot of the UP this fall. A BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER was present on the 17th. Other highlights from Portage include 228
LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 38 STILT SANDPIPERS on the 17th; 1 juvenile
WILSON’S PHALAROPE & 25 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on the 18th; and 27
STILT SANDPIPERS on the 23rd.  



 



Alger
 County



Scott Hickman found a HUDSONIAN GODWIT just north of the
Anna River Fishing Dock in Munising on August 22nd. Scott has also
reported a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on the 16th and a RED KNOT on the
26th, both at the Cleveland
 Cliffs Basin.
Scott also reported a 1st year GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL at the mouth
of the Au Train River on the 24th. 



 



Chippewa
 County



Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
has had a strong start to the season already. Waterbird Counter Cory Gregory had
79 HUDSONIAN GODWITS fly by on the 22nd. This is a record high count
for this species in Michigan.
Other highlights from the point this season include single unidentified JAEGERS
by on the 24th, 25th, and 26th; 1 WHIMBREL on
the 27th; 1 WHIMBREL and 2 RED KNOTS on the 25th; SURF
& WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 5 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 RED KNOT and 5 BLACK TERNS
on the 24th; 4 RED KNOTS on the 22nd; and 2 WHIMBREL on
the 20th. BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS have been reported on a daily basis. Chris
Neri reports that the summer owl banding season at Whitefish will be wrapping
up in a few nights and that over 600 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS have been banded,
over 500 which have been juveniles!



 



 



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All birds
marked with an asterisk “*” in the report are review species in the State of Michigan and should be
documented with photos or a written description. Please send documentation to
Adam Byrne at the Michigan Birds Records Committee at either 11771 Rachel LN,
Dewitt, MI, 48820 or by email at Byrnea”AT”msu.edu



For further
information about the Records Committee, please visit: http://www.michiganaudubon.org/mbrc/mbrc_home.html



 



 



To report
rare birds, please email me at the 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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