The Plovers of Home
After a few days in Michigan's Upper Peninsula for my friend Clayton's wedding this July, I had just a few days at home in Leelanau County before returning to the Philippines. Most of this was occupied by work, since even though I wasn't in the Philippines I was still working remotely. However, I did have one free day that I was able to spend visiting some of my favorite local birding places, as well as running errands of course. My first stop was at Little Glen Park, an area next to a small pond near to the Sleeping Bear Dunes. It's a rather unassuming spot, but wth over 200 species of bird recorded there it's one of the best single birding areas in Northwestern Lower Michigan. Unfortunately, it was almost completely silent by the time I got there, probably because of the strong winds that kept any birds that were there hidden away in the bushes. A family of Trumpeter Swans in the pond was nice to see, as was a lone Beaver , but afte...