Michigan City Area
November 5, 2016

  A dozen members of Stockbridge Audubon Society traveled to the Michigan City area today, visiting Michigan City Harbor, Miller Beach, Marquette Park, and Indiana Dunes State Park. We counted the following 36 species, some of which were along the drive there and back.  Trip Leaders: Stephanie Wagner and John Winebrenner.
 
Canada Goose  30
Mallard  25
Northern Pintail  1
Green-winged Teal  20
Ring-necked Duck  25
Greater Scaup  30
Lesser Scaup  50
Red-breasted Merganser  25
Wild Turkey  6    Flew across the road on the way home
Red-throated Loon  1    Miller Beach
Common Loon  3
Horned Grebe  12
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Rough-legged Hawk  1    Light morph - Miller Beach
Killdeer  2
Bonaparte's Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  300
Herring Gull  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
American Kestrel  2
Peregrine Falcon  1    Adult - Michigan City Harbor
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  10
Horned Lark  6
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
American Robin  4
European Starling  100
Dark-eyed Junco  6
American Goldfinch  7
House Sparrow  20


John Winebrenner
Fort Wayne