Lake Michigan
November 3,2018
Six birders from Stockbridge Audubon enjoyed a fine crisp day on the lakefront.
We started a Michigan City Harbor. None of us is a lakewatch expert, so some very distant duck flocks went unidentified. One surprise was the unusually large number of Sanderlings. A resident Peregrine Falcon occupied its niche in the power plant smokestack.
Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 8:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
Comments: 37 F, partly cloudy, moderate wind
9 species
White-winged Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Sanderling 12
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 10
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658024
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Beverly Drive was rewarding, but a reported Northern Shrike was elusive. We encountered Jeff McCoy, who had seen it 15 minutes earlier, but hadn't seen it since. We searched for some time, with no luck. We tried again on our way back east, and dipped again.
Beverly Shores--Beverly Drive West of Broadway, Porter, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 9:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
30 species
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 20
Green-winged Teal 3
Sandhill Crane 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 25
American Tree Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 11
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Northern Cardinal 1
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658209
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
After lunch we visited Miller Beach at Lake Street, finding little.
Miller Beach, Lake Street, Lake, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 12:25 PM - 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
4 species
Horned Grebe 10
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658263
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Long Lake at West Beach added a few to our day list. Rather than go on to the shore, we decided to spend our time looking again for the Northern Shrike, with results noted above.
Indiana Dunes NL--West Beach, Porter, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: 53 F, partly cloudy, light wind
10 species
Wood Duck 3
Pied-billed Grebe 4
American Coot 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658417
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Ed Powers & Eric Helfrich
November 3,2018
Six birders from Stockbridge Audubon enjoyed a fine crisp day on the lakefront.
We started a Michigan City Harbor. None of us is a lakewatch expert, so some very distant duck flocks went unidentified. One surprise was the unusually large number of Sanderlings. A resident Peregrine Falcon occupied its niche in the power plant smokestack.
Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 8:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
Comments: 37 F, partly cloudy, moderate wind
9 species
White-winged Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Red-breasted Merganser 10
Sanderling 12
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 10
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658024
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Beverly Drive was rewarding, but a reported Northern Shrike was elusive. We encountered Jeff McCoy, who had seen it 15 minutes earlier, but hadn't seen it since. We searched for some time, with no luck. We tried again on our way back east, and dipped again.
Beverly Shores--Beverly Drive West of Broadway, Porter, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 9:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
30 species
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 20
Green-winged Teal 3
Sandhill Crane 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 25
American Tree Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 11
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Northern Cardinal 1
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658209
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
After lunch we visited Miller Beach at Lake Street, finding little.
Miller Beach, Lake Street, Lake, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 12:25 PM - 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.2 mile(s)
4 species
Horned Grebe 10
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658263
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Long Lake at West Beach added a few to our day list. Rather than go on to the shore, we decided to spend our time looking again for the Northern Shrike, with results noted above.
Indiana Dunes NL--West Beach, Porter, Indiana, US
Nov 3, 2018 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: 53 F, partly cloudy, light wind
10 species
Wood Duck 3
Pied-billed Grebe 4
American Coot 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49658417
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
Ed Powers & Eric Helfrich
