[Mich-listers] Long-billed Dowitcher - Oakland Co 11-7

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Listers,
 
Today on the way back home from seeing the Livingston County Cattle Egret  
flyby the corner of M-59 and Latson Rd I stopped in the Highland Hills 
Trailer  Park on M-59 and found a lone Long-billed Dowitcher at the sewage ponds 
at the  back of the property. Highland Hills is on the north side of M-59 in 
the extreme  west edge of Oakland County. I parked in the back right 
(northeast) corner of  the park and walked the trail to the north to the ponds. 
There were 4 duck  species on the west pond and the Dowitcher was on the north 
side of the east  pond. All of the birds except 2 Gadwall flushed and 
disappeared when a couple of  hunters walked up from the northwest. These ponds 
are visible in the Delorme  Atlas and I have been interested in checking what 
appear to be the only  remaining sewage ponds in Oakland County for quite 
some time - looks like I  lucked into a good day for it! I am unaware of any 
previous records of  Long-billed Dowitcher in Oakland.
 
Good Birding,
 
Scott Jennex
Ferndale
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