Lake Michigan Pelagic

Berrien County, MI
17 August 2014


Route:

 

Birds:

Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Canada Goose 12                       14
Mallard 37                       68
Double-cr. Cormorant 1                     1 2
Great Blue Heron 1                        
Killdeer 1                        
Spotted Sandpiper 2                       2
Least Sandpiper 7                        
Ring-billed Gull 535 36 4 7 2 2     1     2 39
Herring Gull 3 4 24 56 37 28 16   4 4 16 11 72
Caspian Tern                         2
Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Black Tern                 5        
Common Tern   1       2             4
Forster's Tern   4                      
Rock Pigeon 6                       1
Mourning Dove                         2
Barn Swallow 14                   14 7 33
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher                         1
Northern Cardinal                         1
House Sparrow                         14
Species 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

 

Highlights:

Black Terns.

Remarks:

On this outing, we encountered a low fog over much of the center portion of the lake. Visibility was poor, and we hadd difficulty in keeping gulls in the chum line behind the boat.


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