[Mich-listers] Purple Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl, Allegan Co.11-1-09

[Rick Brigham]

Greetings,

A single Purple Sandpiper was at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River this
evening. It was feeding in the rocks of the channel at the base of the north
breakwall as viewed from the south breakwall. An adult Lesser Black-backed
Gull was also present here.

During this morning's lake watch from the Douglas Public Beach a nice
movement of birds was seen. A Short-eared Owl fly-by was one of these.
Others of interest:

White-winged Scoter 43
Surf Scoter 17
Black Scoter 14
dark-winged scoter 8
Com. Loon 31
Red-throated Loon 8
unidentified loon 43
Horned Grebe 27
Red-breasted Merg 1115
Greater Scaup 490
Lesser Scaup 585
Redhead 280
Bufflehead 170
Harlequin Duck 2
Long-tailed Duck 2
Snow Bunting 19

The last report to me of the Western Grebe was a sighting from 1pm on Weds,
10-28-09.

Good birding,
Rick Brigham
Douglas MI
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