UP Rare Bird Report for April 24, 2008

[theowlranch at aol.com]

UP Rare Bird Report for April 24, 2008

 

 

Highlights

 

Black Scoter

American White Pelican

Swainson’s Hawk

Golden Eagle

Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Boreal Owl

Black-backed Woodpecker

“Oregon” Dark-eyed Junco

Western Meadowlark

 

 

Keweenaw County

At least 1, possibly 2 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were observed in Westcoat Fields in Copper Harbor on April 20th. A GOLDEN EAGLE and 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were observed at Brockway Mountain on April 24th.

 

Houghton County

Max Henschell reported a flock of 8 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS flying over the MTU campus on April 17th. 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were observed flying over MTU on April 21st. 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS were at Arnheim on April 19th.

Joe Youngman and Lynn Murphy reported an OREGON JUNCO at their home south of Chassel on April 13th.  Nancy Leonard found a LONG-EARED OWL along M-41 in the Sturgeon River Sloughs on April 10th.

 

Baraga County

Joe Youngman reports that he is now up to 21 pairs of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS in the Baraga Plains burn. Joe also had a TRUMPETER SWAN at the head of the Keweenaw Bay on April 14th. A male CANVASBACK was at this location on the 19th. Max Henschell had 5 SPRUCE GROUSE on the Baraga Plains on April 17th. Max also reported 2 RUDDY DUCKS at the Baraga Sewage Ponds on April 24th.

 

Marquette County

A BLACK SCOTER and EASTERN TOWHEE were present in Marquette’s lower harbor on April 17th. 

 

Delta County

Carol Heckman reported 3 AMERICAN WHTE PELICANS flying west over Saunder’s Point in Gladstone on April 16th. 

 

Alger County

Scott Hickman had a GOLDEN EAGLE at the Tourist Park, just west of Munising on April 17th. Jim & Jody Patton reported a GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL in Grand Marais on April 12th. 

 

Chippewa County

Migration is really picking up at Whitefish Point with high numbers of both hawks & owls being recorded in the last week. A rufous-morph SWAINSON’S HAWK was seen on April 22nd. Other recent highlights on the hawk-watch of late included 161 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and 1306 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS on the 22nd, as well as near daily sightings of NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and GOLDEN EAGLES. Chris Neri reports that WPBO recorded their highest ever number of owls banded on April 21st, with 7 BOREAL OWLS, 122 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, 2 LONG-EARED OWLS, and a BARRED OWL. A SHORT-EARED OWL was reported on April 24th. Charlene Brennan reported 4-5 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on April 20th. Betty Maxson had a SHORT-EARED OWL along M-123 east of Trout Lake on April 17th.

 

Mackinac County

Betty Maxson had another SHORT-EARED OWL along M-123 east of Moran on April 17th. 

 

 

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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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