Winds today started out moderate from the west and grew stronger and more northerly as the day progressed. Given the direction, I was suspecting more duck activity and diversity, but the opposite was interestingly the case. Several mergansers and teal were around, but most of the movement I saw was from Red-necked Grebes and Common Loons. Common Loons were flying east over the upper peninsula for the first couple of hours after sunrise, and small groups of Red-necked Grebes were moving through the straits throughout the day.
Canada Goose – 3
Green-winged Teal – 2
Common Merganser – 7
Red-breasted Merganser – 4
Common Loon – 15
loon sp – 1
Red-necked Grebe – 26
Double-crested Cormorant – 100
Ring-billed Gull – 11
Herring Gull – 6
Bald Eagle – 3
American Crow – 2
Common Raven – 1
