[Mich-listers] 14 sp of shorebirds at MWW / Ottawa Co. Amer golden plovers GONE

[John Will]

Muskegon Waste Water  /  Sat morning through mid-afternoon / joined by Lorna
Bordewyk

Shorebirds / in most easterly, nearly dry, long cell; along north edge of
west pond; and in grassy wet cell just north of cement cells:
 1 BB plover / juv
 3 semi-palm plover
 _ killdeer
 2 Amer avocet / juv
 1 grtr yel legs
 _ less yel legsin
 1 solitary s p
 1 spot s p
 2 sanderling / adt molting
 2 pectoral / adt breed
 5 Baird's / juv
 4* semi-palm s p / juv
35*  least s p / most juv
 2 stilt s p / juv

Other sp
 1 eared grebe / east pond
 1 bald eagle / adt  --- just no of SE entrance / west of Swanson

Re  Ottawa Co fields off 80th:  About 9 am, first looking directly into the
sun and then from the south, we found 2 Amer golden plover in adult plumage
among some 60 birds (Pluvailis?).  With the birds still ignoring the farm
owners lawn cutting -- much closer to them than were we, they suddenly took
flight, gained significant altitude and headed NW beyond our view.  All in a
few minutes -- GONE!  Nor had they returned by mid-afternoon.  Could easily
have been the Amer golden plover seen yesterday.

* easily more
_ lots

Good birding!

John Will
Wyoming, MI 49519
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