The 2020 Quarantine 5MR
Well, last year's 5MR Challenge was fun, but now with quarantine in full force I'm back in Michigan instead, restricting myself to walks around my house. Definitely a bummer for my travel plans, but it is a great excuse for another 5MR list! The advantage to coming home is that I have miles of trails I can walk or bike without a soul in sight. The disadvantage is that it's still bloody cold here, at least as of early April. Ah well.
Key:
Birds in bold are new birds for my Michigan 5MR (i.e. not seen in any years past)
Birds that are underlined are birds that are lifers for me
Birds with an exclamation point (!) were rare or surprising enough to set off an eBird alert.
Birds with a (Y) are birds I've seen in my yard.
Birds with a (H) are birds I've only heard so far.
March 16:
1. Pileated Woodpecker (Y)
2. Blue Jay (Y)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (Y)
4. American Robin (Y)
5. Dark-eyed Junco (Y)
6. Canada Goose (Y)
7. Rusty Blackbird (Y)
8. Ring-billed Gull (Y)
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Y)
March 17:
10. American Crow (Y)
11. Red-winged Blackbird (Y)
March 18:
12. Mourning Dove (Y)
13. Downy Woodpecker (Y)
14. Common Grackle (Y)
15. Northern Cardinal (Y)
16. Rock Dove
17. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Y)
March 19:
18. Red-shouldered Hawk
March 20:
19. American Goldfinch (Y)
March 21:
20. Mute Swan
21. Mallard (Y)
22. Redhead
23. Greater Scaup
24. Bufflehead
25. Common Goldeneye
26. Red-breasted Merganser
27. American Herring Gull
28. House Finch
March 22:
29. Brown Creeper
30. Cedar Waxwing (Y)
31. Tufted Titmouse (Y)
March 23:
32. Common Starling
March 24:
33. Common Merganser
34. Hairy Woodpecker
35. White-breasted Nuthatch (Y)
March 26:
36. Cackling Goose (!)
37. Gadwall
38. American Wigeon
39. Ring-necked Duck
40. Hooded Merganser (Y)
41. Killdeer
42. Golden-crowned Kinglet
March 27:
43. Song Sparrow
44. Lesser Scaup
45. Common Loon
46. Turkey Vulture (Y)
April 1:
47. Northern Shrike
April 2:
48. Northern Shoveler
49. American Kestrel
50. Sandhill Crane
51. Eastern Phoebe
April 3:
52. Northern Harrier
53. Red-tailed Hawk
54. Northern Flicker
April 4:
55. Wild Turkey
56. Ruddy Duck
57. Bald Eagle
58. Brown-headed Cowbird
April 5:
59. Northern Raven
April 7:
60. Wood Duck
61. House Sparrow
62. Eastern Meadowlark
April 8:
63. Sharp-shinned Hawk
April 9:
64. Cooper's Hawk
65. Tree Swallow
66. American Tree Sparrow (Y)
67. Blue-winged Teal
68. Pied-billed Grebe
April 10:
69. Merlin
70. Eastern Bluebird
April 11:
71. Double-crested Cormorant
72. Red Fox Sparrow (Y)
April 12:
73. Ruffed Grouse (Y)
74. Greater Yellowlegs
75. Eastern Screech Owl (H) (Y)
April 17:
76. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
77. Winter Wren
April 19:
78. Red-necked Grebe
79. Savannah Sparrow
80. Myrtle Warbler (Y)
April 23:
81. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Y)
April 24:
82. Horned Grebe
April 26:
83. Chipping Sparrow (Y)
84. White-throated Sparrow
April 28:
85. Barn Swallow
86. Palm Warbler
April 29:
87. Brewer's Blackbird
April 30:
88. Lesser Yellowlegs
89. Belted Kingfisher (Y)
May 1:
90. Swamp Sparrow
May 2:
91. Chimney Swift
92. Spotted Sandpiper
93. Caspian Tern
94. Green Heron
95. Western Osprey
96. Broad-winged Hawk
97. Sedge Wren
98. Purple Finch
99. White-crowned Sparrow
100. Pine Warbler
101. Great Blue Heron (Y)
May 3:
102. Wilson's Snipe
103. Vesper Sparrow
104. Blue-headed Vireo
105. Carolina Wren (H)
106. Hermit Thrush
107. Black-and-white Warbler
108. Great Horned Owl (H)
May 5:
109. White-winged Scoter
110. Warbling Vireo
111. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
May 6:
112. Brown Thrasher
May 7:
113. Baltimore Oriole
114. Virginia Rail
May 9:
115. Nashville Warbler
116. Black-throated Green Warbler
117. Common Yellowthroat
118. Sand Martin
May 12:
119. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Y)
May 13:
120. American Yellow Warbler (Y)
May 14:
121. American Redstart
122. Least Flycatcher
123. Lincoln's Sparrow
124. Eastern Towhee
125. Ovenbird
126. Northern Waterthrush
127. Orange-crowned Warbler
May 15:
128. Eastern Kingbird (Y)
129. Grey Catbird (Y)
130. Least Sandpiper
131. Solitary Sandpiper
May 16:
132. Swainson's Thrush
133. Tennessee Warbler
134. Northern Parula
135. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
May 18:
136. Black-throated Blue Warbler
May 20:
137. Magnolia Warbler
138. Great Crested Flycatcher
139. Indigo Bunting
May 22:
140. Sora
141. American Woodcock
142. Eastern Wood Pewee
143. Red-eyed Vireo
144. Wood Thrush
145. Chestnut-sided Warbler
146. Blackpoll Warbler
May 24:
147. Blackburnian Warbler
148. Scarlet Tanager
149. Clay-colored Sparrow
May 25:
150. Yellow-throated Vireo
151. Olive-sided Flycatcher
152. Alder Flycatcher
153. Canada Warbler
154. Wilson's Warbler
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| My new 5MR, centered on my house in Suttons Bay, Leelanau County |
Birds in bold are new birds for my Michigan 5MR (i.e. not seen in any years past)
Birds that are underlined are birds that are lifers for me
Birds with an exclamation point (!) were rare or surprising enough to set off an eBird alert.
Birds with a (Y) are birds I've seen in my yard.
Birds with a (H) are birds I've only heard so far.
Birds
March 16:
1. Pileated Woodpecker (Y)
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| Pileated Woodpecker, Popp Road Ponds |
2. Blue Jay (Y)
3. Black-capped Chickadee (Y)
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| Black-capped Chickadee, Leelanau Trail |
4. American Robin (Y)
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| American Robin, Leelanau Trail |
5. Dark-eyed Junco (Y)
6. Canada Goose (Y)
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| Canada Geese and goslings, Leelanau Trail |
7. Rusty Blackbird (Y)
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| Rusty Blackbird, Popp Road Ponds |
8. Ring-billed Gull (Y)
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| Ring-billed Gull, Suttons Bay Marina |
9. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Y)
March 17:
10. American Crow (Y)
11. Red-winged Blackbird (Y)
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| Red-winged Blackbird, Popp Road Ponds |
March 18:
12. Mourning Dove (Y)
13. Downy Woodpecker (Y)
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| Downy Woodpecker, Leelanau Trail |
14. Common Grackle (Y)
15. Northern Cardinal (Y)
16. Rock Dove
17. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Y)
March 19:
18. Red-shouldered Hawk
March 20:
19. American Goldfinch (Y)
March 21:
20. Mute Swan
21. Mallard (Y)
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| Male Mallard, Leelanau Trail |
22. Redhead
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| Redheads, Suttons Bay Boardwalk, March 21 2020 |
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| Greater Scaup, Suttons Bay Marina |
24. Bufflehead
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| Bufflehead, Leelanau Trail |
25. Common Goldeneye
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| Common Goldeneye, Suttons Bay Boardwalk, March 21 2020 |
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| Red-breasted Merganser, Suttons Bay Boardwalk, March 21 2020 |
27. American Herring Gull
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| American Herring Gull, Suttons Bay Marina |
28. House Finch
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| House Finch, Suttons Bay Marina |
March 22:
29. Brown Creeper
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| Brown Creeper, Leelanau Trail |
30. Cedar Waxwing (Y)
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| Cedar Waxwing, Suttons Bay Marina |
31. Tufted Titmouse (Y)
March 23:
32. Common Starling
March 24:
33. Common Merganser
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| Common Merganser, Suttons Bay Marina |
34. Hairy Woodpecker
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| Hairy Woodpecker, Herman Park |
35. White-breasted Nuthatch (Y)
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| White-breasted Nuthatch, Jarvis home |
March 26:
36. Cackling Goose (!)
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| Cackling Goose, Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds, March 26 2020 |
38. American Wigeon
39. Ring-necked Duck
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| Ring-necked Duck |
40. Hooded Merganser (Y)
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| Hooded Merganser, Leelanau Trail |
41. Killdeer
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| Killdeer, Herman Park |
42. Golden-crowned Kinglet
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet, Leelanau Trail |
March 27:
43. Song Sparrow
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| Song Sparrow, Leelanau Trail |
44. Lesser Scaup
45. Common Loon
46. Turkey Vulture (Y)
April 1:
47. Northern Shrike
April 2:
48. Northern Shoveler
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| Northern Shoveler, Popp Road Ponds |
49. American Kestrel
50. Sandhill Crane
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| Sandhill Crane, Popp Road Ponds |
51. Eastern Phoebe
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| Eastern Phoebe, Leelanau Trail |
April 3:
52. Northern Harrier
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| Northern Harrier, Popp Road |
53. Red-tailed Hawk
54. Northern Flicker
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| Northern Flicker, Herman Park |
April 4:
55. Wild Turkey
56. Ruddy Duck
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| Ruddy Duck, Popp Road ponds |
57. Bald Eagle
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| Bald Eagle with nesting material, Leelanau Trail |
58. Brown-headed Cowbird
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| Brown Headed Cowbirds, Popp Road Ponds |
April 5:
59. Northern Raven
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| Northern Raven, Leelanau Trail |
April 7:
60. Wood Duck
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| Wood Ducks, Popp Road ponds |
61. House Sparrow
62. Eastern Meadowlark
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| Eastern Meadowlark, Herman Park |
April 8:
63. Sharp-shinned Hawk
April 9:
64. Cooper's Hawk
65. Tree Swallow
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| Tree Swallow, Leelanau Trail |
66. American Tree Sparrow (Y)
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| American Tree Sparrow, Suttons Bay Marina |
67. Blue-winged Teal
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| Blue-winged Teal, Popp Road ponds |
68. Pied-billed Grebe
April 10:
69. Merlin
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| Merlin, Popp Road Ponds |
70. Eastern Bluebird
April 11:
71. Double-crested Cormorant
72. Red Fox Sparrow (Y)
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| Red Fox Sparrow, Jarvis home |
April 12:
73. Ruffed Grouse (Y)
74. Greater Yellowlegs
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| Greater Yellowlegs, Popp Road Ponds |
75. Eastern Screech Owl (H) (Y)
April 17:
76. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Herman Park |
77. Winter Wren
April 19:
78. Red-necked Grebe
79. Savannah Sparrow
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| Savannah Sparrow, Suttons Bay Marina |
80. Myrtle Warbler (Y)
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| Myrtle Warbler, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
April 23:
81. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Y)
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Leelanau Trail |
April 24:
82. Horned Grebe
April 26:
83. Chipping Sparrow (Y)
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| Chipping Sparrow, Leelanau Trail |
84. White-throated Sparrow
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| White-throated Sparrow, Suttons Bay Marina |
April 28:
85. Barn Swallow
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| Barn Swallows, Suttons Bay Marina |
86. Palm Warbler
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| Palm Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
April 29:
87. Brewer's Blackbird
April 30:
88. Lesser Yellowlegs
89. Belted Kingfisher (Y)
May 1:
90. Swamp Sparrow
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| Swamp Sparrow, Leelanau Trail |
May 2:
91. Chimney Swift
92. Spotted Sandpiper
93. Caspian Tern
94. Green Heron
95. Western Osprey
96. Broad-winged Hawk
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| Broad-winged Hawk, Leelanau Trail |
97. Sedge Wren
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| Sedge Wren(!), Leelanau Trail |
98. Purple Finch
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| Purple Finch, Jarvis home |
99. White-crowned Sparrow
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| White-crowned Sparrow, Leelanau Trail |
100. Pine Warbler
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| Pine Warbler, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
101. Great Blue Heron (Y)
May 3:
102. Wilson's Snipe
103. Vesper Sparrow
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| Vesper Sparrow, Popp Road ponds |
104. Blue-headed Vireo
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| Blue-headed Vireo, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
105. Carolina Wren (H)
106. Hermit Thrush
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| Hermit Thrush, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
107. Black-and-white Warbler
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| Black-and-white Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
108. Great Horned Owl (H)
May 5:
109. White-winged Scoter
110. Warbling Vireo
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| Warbling Vireo, Popp Road ponds |
111. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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| Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Leelanau Trail |
May 6:
112. Brown Thrasher
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| Brown Thrasher, Leelanau Trail |
May 7:
113. Baltimore Oriole
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| Baltimore Oriole, Popp Road ponds |
114. Virginia Rail
May 9:
115. Nashville Warbler
116. Black-throated Green Warbler
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| Black-throated Green Warbler, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
117. Common Yellowthroat
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| Common Yellowthroat, Popp Road ponds |
118. Sand Martin
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| Sand Martin, Suttons Bay Marina |
119. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Y)
May 13:
120. American Yellow Warbler (Y)
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| American Yellow Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
May 14:
121. American Redstart
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| American Redstart, Leelanau Trail |
122. Least Flycatcher
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| Least Flycatcher, Leelanau Trail |
123. Lincoln's Sparrow
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| Lincoln's Sparrow, Leelanau Trail |
124. Eastern Towhee
125. Ovenbird
126. Northern Waterthrush
127. Orange-crowned Warbler
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| Orange-crowned Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
May 15:
128. Eastern Kingbird (Y)
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| Eastern Kingbird, Leelanau Trail |
129. Grey Catbird (Y)
130. Least Sandpiper
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| Least Sandpiper, Popp Road ponds |
131. Solitary Sandpiper
May 16:
132. Swainson's Thrush
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| Swainson's Thrush, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
133. Tennessee Warbler
134. Northern Parula
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| Northern Parula, Provemont Pond Rec Area |
135. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
May 18:
136. Black-throated Blue Warbler
May 20:
137. Magnolia Warbler
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| Magnolia Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
138. Great Crested Flycatcher
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| Great Crested Flycatcher, Leelanau Trail |
139. Indigo Bunting
May 22:
140. Sora
141. American Woodcock
142. Eastern Wood Pewee
143. Red-eyed Vireo
144. Wood Thrush
145. Chestnut-sided Warbler
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
146. Blackpoll Warbler
May 24:
147. Blackburnian Warbler
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| Blackburnian Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
149. Clay-colored Sparrow
May 25:
150. Yellow-throated Vireo
151. Olive-sided Flycatcher
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| Olive-sided Flycatcher, Leelanau Trail |
152. Alder Flycatcher
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| Alder Flycatcher, Leelanau Trail |
153. Canada Warbler
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| Canada Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
154. Wilson's Warbler
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| Wilson's Warbler, Leelanau Trail |
It is just so amazing to me that you see all of this! I look at all of these photos and listed birds and laugh out loud because of it. Now our kids read your blog and check out the photos. The artistry in Nature is spectacular. Thanks for bringing all of this to us with your travels, determination, unending fascination, your keen eye, good camera, wonderful writing and lovely photographs. Much appreciated and many thanks! I won't comment on each blog so as not to embarrass you but we will be enjoying them, for sure!
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