While biking home this evening around 8pm, I heard what I'm pretty sure was a
Merlin calling from a deciduous tree behind 210 Park Place. Without binoculars
I never sighted the bird. It was calling very continuously, with a few breaks
in between and some "chink" calls reminiscent of grosbeak.
It is a ittle premature to count my eggs before they hatch, but ... .
Last year at this time 2 of seven Merlin nests in our area had failed, probably
predation.
This year 5 of 5 are still going strong, including the easily accessed nest in
the top of a white Pine on South Titus St. behind
At least 4 males seen at north end Scofield rd, Lansing, east side grassy area
of road, then more just around corner north of Buck Rd. in grassy areas.
Donna Scott
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Motivated mostly by a desire to check in on the breeding Blue-headed
Vireos, I visited the East Trail in Sapsucker Woods again on Wednesday
morning. I found neither bird of that pair, but did hear a singing
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO.
I also
Riding my bike through Michigan Hollow this morning, I encountered singing
Acadian Flycatchers in two locations:
42.30680°N 76.48124°W
42.31141°N 76.48191°W
-Geo
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A SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 2 DUNLIN, and 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were on the
spit at Myers Point, but all took off to the north before 6 am. It is worth
checking this spit as many times as possible during these last days of May.
Ken
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