November 1, 2014 Lake Michigan lakefront
It was cold, windy, and cloudy before dawn today, but nevertheless eight birders appeared for our field trip to the Lakefront, led by John Winebrenner and me (Ed Powers).
Our first stop was at Michigan City harbor. There was little there, except our bird of the day, a WESTERN GREBE.
We drove along Beverly Drive, and viewed the lake from that area. After lunch we visited the State Park. Watching the feeders and taking a longish trail hike took up too much time for us to venture further west. So we turned for home after a pleasant if not spectacular day.
Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: 32 F, partly cloudy, very strong northeast wind
5 species
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Western Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Ring-billed Gull 30
Snow Bunting 2
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Beverly Shores, Porter, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 10:35 AM - 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: 37 F, partly cloudy, very strong northeast wind
14 species
Red-breasted Merganser 6
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Snow Bunting 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
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Indiana Dunes SP, Porter, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.7 mile(s)
Comments: 42 F, clear, strong wind in exposed locations
22 species
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Snow Bunting 30
Fox Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
American Goldfinch 5 On one of them, its entire crown was completely white.
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Other birds seen along the way:
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
American Kestrel
American Crow
American Robin
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow
Sandhill Crane
Total species count, 40
Ed Powers, Allen County
Our first stop was at Michigan City harbor. There was little there, except our bird of the day, a WESTERN GREBE.
We drove along Beverly Drive, and viewed the lake from that area. After lunch we visited the State Park. Watching the feeders and taking a longish trail hike took up too much time for us to venture further west. So we turned for home after a pleasant if not spectacular day.
Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: 32 F, partly cloudy, very strong northeast wind
5 species
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Western Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Ring-billed Gull 30
Snow Bunting 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20407977
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Beverly Shores, Porter, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 10:35 AM - 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: 37 F, partly cloudy, very strong northeast wind
14 species
Red-breasted Merganser 6
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Snow Bunting 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20408041
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Indiana Dunes SP, Porter, US-IN
Nov 1, 2014 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.7 mile(s)
Comments: 42 F, clear, strong wind in exposed locations
22 species
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Snow Bunting 30
Fox Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 1
American Goldfinch 5 On one of them, its entire crown was completely white.
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S20408156
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Other birds seen along the way:
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Rock Pigeon
American Kestrel
American Crow
American Robin
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow
Sandhill Crane
Total species count, 40
Ed Powers, Allen County
