Next influx: May 14, more birds May 15

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Next influx: May 14, more birds May 15

Quick note on Sunday, May 12: Yesterday's good numbers and variety of birds are probably mostly pinned down by the chilly temperatures and northwest winds overnight. Today, they'll be concentrated low on the downwind (east) side of the woods.

According to current weather forecasts, we should have a new arrival of migrants overnight Monday night, making for a new mix of birds on Tuesday, My 14. But I expect that Wednesday, May 15, will be a much bigger day for numbers, with a lot of migrants coming in on higher temperatures and south winds.

American White Pelicans were seen over Magee again yesterday. Keep an eye on the sky for them to circle overhead any time, especially after the day warms up a little.

1 comment:

Jenny C said...: Wednesday! I'll be there!; May 12, 2013 at 10:17 AM

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Crane Creek, Magee Marsh, Black Swamp: where are we?

Birders all over North America have heard of "the boardwalk at Crane Creek" as a fabulous place to see migrants, while locals more often refer to "the Magee boardwalk." The confusion is understandable. The famous boardwalk is actually on the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, while the adjacent beach and half the parking lot were until recently part of Crane Creek State Park; the latter areas were turned over to the Ohio Division of Wildlife on May 1, 2008. The creek itself --Crane Creek--flows into Lake Erie just west of the boardwalk, on Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. Our bird observatory is named for the Great Black Swamp, which used to cover much of northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana. On these pages I refer to "the Crane Creek -Magee Region" as a general term for the Lake Erie shoreline between Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio.

Sunday, May 12, 2013