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I was in Michigan the last two weeks, so wanted to see how things had
changed at the peat pits on Wilderness Rd. in Wayne Co. Before I left, no
pumping of the pond had been done by the peat company there. I was out
there this morning from 8:15 to 9:45am. That is the best time to be there
because it is cooler and because the light is behind you when looking west
across the ponds. I was pleased to see that active pumping was going on and
the large pond had been about 2/3 drained from what it was 2 wks ago. Good
shorebird habitat is there now and it should continue to improve in the
next 2 wks.
Aside from the regular bird species that can be seen there, I had 12
species of shorebirds, plus one Bonaparte's gull and four Caspian terns.
Shorebird species and best estimates of the numbers present are:
Black-bellied plover - 1 in partial moult
Killdeer - 100+
Semipalmated plover - 15
Greater yellowlegs - 1
Lesser yellowlegs - 18
Solitary sandpiper - 1
Spotted sandpiper - 20
Semipalmated sandpiper -2
Least sandpiper -100+
Pectoral sandpiper - 25
Stilt sandpiper - 3
Short-billed dowitcher - 2
Randy Rowe, Wooster
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