Birds of Mackinac County, Michigan:
A Photo Album

                                                                                           
Introduction
All of the photographs, except those included in the "Wish List," which is at the end, were taken in Mackinac County.  They are given in alphabetical order according to the birds' general names -- e.g., Rusty blackbird is listed as Blackbird, Rusty.  Dates when and places where the photographs were taken are listed for each photograph.  This information provides information about one of the kinds of environments where the species may be expected to be seen and its appearance at the given time of the year.  Photographs, except for those attributed to others, are © Dick Dietrich.

If any viewer of this web site has photographs of birds taken in the Mackinac County (see maps at end), I would be happy consider including them in this  "photo album."  The caption for each one will include the name of the photographer and the location and time the photograph was taken.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any photograph(s) that you think might be good additions to this album.

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Blackbird, Rusty (Euphagus carolinus)

                   15 October 2009, near Rogers Monument, north of St. Ignace.

Bunting, Snow (Plectrophenax nivalis)

            27 October 2009, Five, of a flock of about 40,
               in a parking lot on the waterfront, St. Ignace

Chickadee, Black-capped (Poecile atricapillus)

                    18 October 2009, Gros Cap

Coot, American (Fulica americana)

               25 October 2009, Cedarville waterfront

Eagle, Bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
                 
    27 October 2009, south side of Rte. 2, ~6 miles west of St. Ignace

Finch, Purple (Carpodacus purpureus)

  18 October 2009, Gros Cap:  Top pair and bottom -- Left, male; Right, female.
                                               Bird behind female in bottom view is a goldfinch.

Golden-Plover, American (Pluvialis dominica)
          
   17 October 2009, along Boulevard west of St. Ignace

Goldfinch, American (Carduelis tristis)

                                       25 October 2009, Gros Cap

Grebe, Horned (Podiceps auritus)
        
20 October 2009, offshore from Boulevard west of St. Ignace
 

Gull, Herring (Larus argentatus)

        22 October 2009, offshore from Boulevard west of St. Ignace
          (The above herring and the following ring-billed gull are shown at the
               same scale.  Note especially their beaks;  the overall sizes of these
               gulls, though different, are not easily discernible for many observers.)

Gull, Ring-billed (Larus delewarensis)
                 
                                        18 October 2009, Gros Cap

Jay, Blue (Cyanocitta cristata)

                                            24 October 2009, Gros Cap

Junco, Dark-eyed (Junco hyemalis)

                22 October 2009, Gros Cap

Lark, Horned (Eremophila alpestris)

                   17 October 2009, along Boulevard west of St. Ignace
                                                            (No horns now -- sorry about that!)

Mallard (Anas platyrynchos)

       Above: Female
       Below: Male
           Both, 22 October 2009, St. Ignace waterfront,north of Indian Village
  

Merganser, Common (Mergus merganser)

               4 November 2009, St. Ignace waterfront, along board walk

Merganser, Hooded (Lophodytes cucullatus)
      
5 November 2009, north of Rte. H37, in southeast part of Lake Brevort
           (This composite shows photos of  members of a ~30-birds flock.)

Nuthatch, White-breasted (Sitta carolinensis)

                       22 October, 2009, Gros Cap
    (The above white-breasted nuthatch and the following
          red-breasted nuthatch are shown at the same scale.)

Nuthatch, Red-breasted (Sitta canadensis)

                       18 October 2009, Gros Cap

Pipit, American (Anthus rubescens)

            20 October 2009, Along walk at Indian Village, State Street, St. Ignace


Raven, Common (Corvus corax)

                 10 October 2009, near shore of Lake Michigan, southeast of Epoufette. 

Redhead (Aythya valisineria)

           20 October 2009, offshore near Indian Village in St. Ignace

Siskin, Pine (Carduelis pinus)

            3 November 2009, Gros Cap:  This one is shown with a
                 goldfinch, on the left, for comparison -- poor light(!).

Sparrow, Song (Melospiza melodia)

        27 May 2009, east of Hessel

Sparrow, White-crowned (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

                     24 October 2009, Gros Cap:  Left, adult; Right, immature

Sparrow, White-throated (Zonotrichia albicollis)

         24 October 2009, Gros Cap:  Immature

Starling, European (Sturnus vulgaris)

     18 October 2009, South side of State Street, St. Ignace

Swan, Mute (Cygnus olor)

        28 May 2009, from Boulevard west of St. Ignace

Vulture, Turkey (Cathartes aura)
                      
        Juvenile: Summer 2008, Gros Cap (photo © Curtis Cheeseman)

Warbler, Yellow-rumped ["Myrtle"] (Dendroica coronata)

  26 May 2009, east of Hessel (photo © Krista Brown)

Waxwing, Cedar  (Bombycilla cedrorum)

                             2 November 2009, Gros Cap

Woodpecker, Downy (Picoides pubescens)

                                     18 October 2009, Gros Cap
     (The above downy, a male, and the following hairy woodpeckers
        are shown here at the same scale.  Note especially their beaks -
       - their different sizes and relations to the birds' heads.)

Woodpecker, Hairy (Picoides villosus)

                                   Male:  18 October 2009, Gros Cap


                                         Female:  22 & 25 October 2009, Gros Cap  
Woodpecker, Pileated ♀ (Dryocopus pileatus)
           
                                                2 November 2009, Gros Cap
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Wish List (Birds I hope to photograph in Machinac County in the future.)
Grosbeak, Eveining (Coccothraustes vespertinus)

                               20 October 2009, Whitefish Point, Chippewa County
[In the past, I have seen but not photographed Evening Grosbeaks in Mackinac County.]

Pelican, American White (Pelicanus erythrorhynchos)
                                
      10 October 2009, Bear River Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Utah
                                                          (photo © Susan Lindenberger)
[During the last few years, the number of these birds seen in the midwest has
been increasing.  A white pelican was seen on the golf course on Mackinac
Island in 2008.]   
                       
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