Fwd: recent UP trip results

[Karl Overman]

I am forwarding Tom Bartlett's report of birding in the eastern U.P.  
given the paucity of reports from that area this winter.

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Tom Bartlett" <tomb at tiffinohio.com>
> Date: January 28, 2007 7:28:42 PM PST
> To: "'Karl Overman'" <martineoverman at earthlink.net>
> Subject: recent UP trip results
>
> Karl,
>
> 	Below is a copy of a report I just put on northbirding.com and
> thought it should go on Mich-listers also.  However, I am not on that
> listserv.  Can you post the results for me.  You can also use them on
> SE-Michigan listserv if you want.  Thank you.
>
> 	I haven't seen many reports from the UP this winter and wondered
> what was going on.  The UP rare bird was last posted Jan 15.  In  
> February I
> hope to have time to chase the Magpie, Rosy-finch, and Eurasian Tree
> Sparrow, if they are still around.
>
> Tom Bartlett
> Tiffin, Ohio
> tomb at tiffinohio.com
>
> 	This weekend, Steve Henthorne of Newark, Ohio and myself traveled to
> the UP to see what was around.  For the weekend we ended up with 44  
> species
> observed in the eastern UP.  Saturday was spent driving roads south  
> of the
> Soo, Dunbar Research Center, Pickford area, Rudyard area, and north  
> back to
> the Soo.  Sunday we drove to Hulbert Bog area and then south back  
> to Ohio.
> Saturday weather was not great with snow showers much of the day.   
> Sunday
> was better but much colder.  Most regular feeders were empty and  
> more than
> half those with feed were dead.  It was very strange for the  
> eastern UP in
> winter.  Chickadees didn't seem to be as common but goldfinch were
> everywhere and Blue Jays were above normal.  Glaucous and Iceland  
> Gulls were
> observed at the Drafter Dump on Saturday.  Viewing these birds was  
> very
> difficult because it was snowing hard and they were sitting down in  
> the
> dump.  We first caught sight of them when an eagle got all the  
> gulls up.
> The 2nd birds were easy to pick out in flight and Iceland/Glaucous  
> were
> separate by size with the Glaucous equal to or larger than the  
> Herring and
> the Iceland noticeably smaller.  We observe 3 Iceland and 2  
> Glaucous the
> first time an eagle got them up and then 3 each the second time.   
> With a
> scope we were able to find only 2 Glaucous sitting in the flocks.   
> There may
> well have been other ages of these species or even other species of  
> gulls
> but conditions weren't rigt and the dump was closed.  We attempted  
> to keep
> track of species number and those are listed below.
>
> 2     	Mute Swan
> 2	American Black Duck
> 55	Mallard
> 20	Common Goldeneye
> 8	Common Merganser
> 14	Bald Eagle
> 1	Red-shouldered Hawk - 1st year bird at feeder on Bay Road about 100
> yards
> 				    before crossing I-75
> 4	Red-tailed Hawk
> 37	Rough-legged Hawk
> 1	American Kestrel - at silo intersection of  5 Mile and Shunk
> 1	Merlin - north of intersection of 3 Mile and Ridge
> 1	Ruffed Grouse - Forrest Road south of 6 Mile
> 13	Sharp-tailed Grouse - 1 on 5 Mile east of Seymore Rd;
> 12 behind # 3835  5 Mile Road
> 15	Wild Turkey
> 12+	Ring-billed Gull - Drafter Dump
> 150+	Herring Gull - Drafter Dump
> 3	Glaucous Gull - all 2nd year birds; adults may have been there
> but viewing was not good
> 3	Iceland Gull - all 2nd year birds; adults may have been there
> but viewing was not good
> 60	Rock Pigeon
> 26	Mourning Dove
> 3	Snowy Owl - all east of Rudyard
> 4	Downy Woodpecker
> 3	Hairy Woodpecker
> 2	Pileated Woodpecker
> 1	Gray Jay - Hulbert Bog
> 56	Blue Jay
> 69	America Crow
> 101	Common Raven
> 84	Black-capped Chickadee
> 2	Red-breasted Nuthatch - Hulbert Bog
> 1	Golden-crowned Kinglet - Hulbert Bog
> 3	Northern Shrike
> 486	European Starling
> 17	American Tree Sparrow
> 1	Dark-eyed Junco
> 538	Snow Bunting
> 3	Pine Grosbeak - Tilson Road
> 4	Purple Finch
> 6	Red-crossbill - Hulbert Bog
> 81	White-winged Crossbill
> 4	Common Redpoll - 3 at Hulbert Bog; 1 a feeder Maple Ridge Restaurant
> 24	Pine Siskin
> 358	American Goldfinch
> 6	Evening Grosbeak - feeder at 37252 Basnau Road south of Hulbert
> Corners
>
> No House Sparrows; where does one find them in winter on the UP  
> (Please
> don't email me directions!!!)	
>
> Tom Bartlett
> Tiffin, Ohio
> tomb at tiffinohio.com
>
>
>

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