UP Rare Bird Report for July 7, 2007

Sat Jul 7 23:38:15 EDT 2007

UP Rare Bird Report for July 7, 2007

Again sorry for the delay in reports, but I have had quite the computer snafu this week that has only just been corrected (hopefully!). Fall migrants have begun their usual trickle back into the UP in the last couple of weeks. Both Lesser Yellowlegs and Least Sandpipers have been reported from a few counties, and a few migrant warblers have also been noted. The next update of this report should have more to say about incoming shorebirds. Both Red & White-winged Crossbills have been reported in several locations across the UP, as have scattered reports of Evening Grosbeaks. 

Highlights

COMMON EIDER*

Canvasback

American White Pelican

Least Bittern

Rough-legged Hawk

Black-backed Woodpecker

Northern Mockingbird

Boreal Chickadee

Cerulean Warbler

Dickcissel

Orchard Oriole

Western Meadowlark

Exotics

European Goldfinch

Ontonagon County

Ryne Rutherford reported an impressive total of 9 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS, along with 2 DICKCISSELS and a GREAT EGRET near White Pine on July 7th. 

Keweenaw County

Zach Gayk had a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER near Lac Labelle on June 28th.

Houghton County

Tom & Nancy Auer had a LEAST BITTERN at the Arnheim Sloughs near the pumphouse on June 20th. 

Baraga County

Joe Youngman reported that up to 10+ BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS with 3 different nests were on the Baraga Plains from June 26th-29th in a recent burn north of Covington. A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was south of Pelkie in late June as well.  Louie Taccolini and Ray Sischo had a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD at the parking area of the Arnheim Sloughs on June 30th. 

Iron County

A SRUCE GROUSE, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES and a TENNESSEE WARBLER were present near Perch Lake on June 22nd. A WESTERN MEADOWLARK was south of Iron River on June 21st. 

Dickinson County

Greg Cleary reported a DICKCISSEL just east of Iron Mountain on June 24th. 

Marquette County

A flock of 10 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were in Partridge Bay in the City of Marquette on June 20th. Greg Cleary had a singing TENNESSEE WARBLER near the Sands Station on July 3rd. Greg also reported a new CONNECTICUT WARBLER along with a SPRUCE GROUSE in the Cyr Swamp on June 23rd. Greg also had a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO at the Northwoods Hunt Club. A EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH was at Conway Lake in the Huron Mountain Club on June 21st. 

Menominee County

3 CERULEAN WARBLERS were found singing along the Menominee River in the Shakey Lakes north of the Oxbow area on June 24th. 2 DICKCISSELS and several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were also present in the Shakey Lakes area. A male ORCHARD ORIOLE was observed feeding young north of the City of Menominee on the 24th. Also in Menominee on the 24th were 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 4-5 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS, WILLOW FLYCATCHER in 4 locations, several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and a family of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS. A very high total of 293 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were observed along Green Bay between Menominee and Cedar River on June 23rd. 

Delta County

3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were at the mouth of the No-see-um Creek on June 24th. 

Alger County

A female COMMON EIDER* was present along the Grand Marais breakwall from June 29-July 1st. Efforts to relocate this bird have not been successful since. Scott Hickman had a BOREAL CHICKADEE in Shingleton on June 23rd. 

Schoolcraft County

A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was present just off of M-94 south of Shingleton on July 4th. Also on the 4th, several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were in the farm country just west of Indian Lake. 

Luce County

Jason St. Pierre reported a late ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK just west of the Lake Michigan State Forest Campground on June 20th. A WILSON’S WARBLER was singing at the outlet for Betsy Lake on June 27th. 

Chippewa County

Doug McWhorter reported a singing CONNECTICUT WARBLER 3.4 miles in along Forest Road 3344 near Trout Lake on July 1st. Doug also reported 2 singing TENNESSEE WARBLERS at Whitefish Point on the 1st- probable early fall migrants! Pattie & Jerry Calvert reported 2 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS at the FR RD 3344 location on the 1st. They also reported a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on July 2nd in Dryburg on H-40. 6 singing WILSON’S WARBLERS were along the north end of Sheepshead Lake in the Tahquamenon Falls State Park on June 27th. Amanda Ingraham had 3 CANVASBACKS along with 2+ LEAST BITTERNS while kayaking in the Munuscong Bay Flooding on June 25th. Sean Fitzgerald reported a SPRUCE GROUSE, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, GRAY JAY on Forest Road 3145, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and CONNECTICUT WARBLER on FR RD 3344, and BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER nest west of Paradise all on the 23rd of June. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was at Clark’s Lake on June 26th. 

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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 withy 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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