Fwd: RN Phalaropes at Lake Erie Metropark

[Karl Overman]

This is a notable record for Wayne County by a visiting birder so I  
am forwarding it to Mich-listers.

Karl Overman
Farmington Hills, Mi.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde at utk.edu>
> Date: September 17, 2007 6:51:30 PM PDT
> To: martineoverman at earthlink.net
> Cc: K Dean EDWARDS <kde at utk.edu>
> Subject: RN Phalaropes at Lake Erie Metropark
>
>
> Karl,
>
> I'm a visiting birder from TN up in Detroit on business.  I've been
> following the SE Michigan and Michigan Listers listservs from
> birdingonthe.net which is where I got your email address.
>
> I wanted to alert someone about a couple of Red-necked Phalaropes
> that I found at the Lake Erie Metropark Monday night (17 Sept 2007).
> One adult and one juvenile working a weedline about 100yds offshore
> from the Cove Point Picnic Area.  Not sure how rare that is here
> in MI but it would be a RBA-starter in TN.  The birds were far
> off-shore but I got good looks with Kowa 82mm scope w/ 20-60x zoom.
> Adult was in basic plumage, very light color overall with black
> smudge/line through the eye and dark on the crown and nape. The
> juvenile was tanish in color overall.  Both had the fine needle
> bill of RN Phalarope rather than the stubby bill of a Red Phalarope.
>
> Not much else of note... adult Bald Eagle, Osprey, Palm Warblers,
> a single female Bufflehead, Blue-winged Teal, a few AM Wigeon
> and N Shoveler, and a fly-by Greater Yellowlegs.
>
> Feel free to report to the listservs if you deem it noteworthy.
> Hope others get to see the birds.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Dean Edwards
> Knoxville, TN... currently Plymouth, MI
>
>

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