November 7, 2015 Indiana Dunes
A Stockbridge Audubon field trip brought nine birders to four locations on the Lake Michigan lakefront. Our best bird was a Common Tern at Michigan City harbor. Also notable was eight Fox Sparrows at Indiana Dunes State Park feeders. Other locations we visited were Beverly Shores, including Beverly Drive and the National Lakeshore area, and West Beach.
Michigan City Harbor (MC), Beverly Shores (BS), Indiana Dunes State Park (SP), West Beach (WB), along the way (W, not counted)
Canada Goose BS 4, W
Mute Swan WB 4
Wood Duck WB 3
Mallard MC 2, BS 7, WB 4
Northern Shoveler BS 2
Green-winged Teal BS 6
Canvasback WB 2
Scoter sp BS
Bufflehead BS 4
Hooded Merganser BS 7, WB 1
Merganser sp BS
Pied-billed Grebe BS 1, WB 1
Double-crested Cormorant MC 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk BS 1
Cooper’s Hawk W
Red-tailed Hawk W
American Coot 100
Ring-billed Gull MC 30, W
Herring Gull MC 30
Common Tern MC 1 Black bill; forehead white; black crown extending through eye; face white; gray back and wings -- rather worn appearance; black carpal bar at bend of folded wing; black legs
Rock Pigeon W
Mourning Dove W
Red-headed Woodpecker BS 1, W
Red-bellied Woodpecker BS 1, SP 1
Downy Woodpecker SP 1
Blue Jay BS 6, W
American Crow W
Black-capped Chickadee SP 2
Tufted Titmouse SP 3
White-breasted Nuthatch BS 1, SP 2
American Robin W
European Starling W
American Tree Sparrow BS 2
Fox Sparrow SP 8
Song Sparrow BS 1
White-crowned Sparrow BS 1, SP 2
Dark-eyed Junco BS 1, SP 2
Northern Cardinal SP 1
Red-winged Blackbird W
Purple Finch SP 2
American Goldfinch SP 10
House Sparrow BS 6, SP 4
Ed Powers, Sandy Schacht
Michigan City Harbor (MC), Beverly Shores (BS), Indiana Dunes State Park (SP), West Beach (WB), along the way (W, not counted)
Canada Goose BS 4, W
Mute Swan WB 4
Wood Duck WB 3
Mallard MC 2, BS 7, WB 4
Northern Shoveler BS 2
Green-winged Teal BS 6
Canvasback WB 2
Scoter sp BS
Bufflehead BS 4
Hooded Merganser BS 7, WB 1
Merganser sp BS
Pied-billed Grebe BS 1, WB 1
Double-crested Cormorant MC 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk BS 1
Cooper’s Hawk W
Red-tailed Hawk W
American Coot 100
Ring-billed Gull MC 30, W
Herring Gull MC 30
Common Tern MC 1 Black bill; forehead white; black crown extending through eye; face white; gray back and wings -- rather worn appearance; black carpal bar at bend of folded wing; black legs
Rock Pigeon W
Mourning Dove W
Red-headed Woodpecker BS 1, W
Red-bellied Woodpecker BS 1, SP 1
Downy Woodpecker SP 1
Blue Jay BS 6, W
American Crow W
Black-capped Chickadee SP 2
Tufted Titmouse SP 3
White-breasted Nuthatch BS 1, SP 2
American Robin W
European Starling W
American Tree Sparrow BS 2
Fox Sparrow SP 8
Song Sparrow BS 1
White-crowned Sparrow BS 1, SP 2
Dark-eyed Junco BS 1, SP 2
Northern Cardinal SP 1
Red-winged Blackbird W
Purple Finch SP 2
American Goldfinch SP 10
House Sparrow BS 6, SP 4
Ed Powers, Sandy Schacht