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Sandhill cranes recovery is a success (opens the original)
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On Aug. 21, Barry Young of Oronoko Township submitted a photo of two sandhill cranes that appeared next to his pond. During the mid-20th century, the sandhill crane was an endangered species. Today, it is one of the success stories of the Endangered Species Act. At the time of European settlement in Michigan (1830s), the sandhill crane could be found nesting throughout both peninsulas. It was also a common spring and fall migrant. As the human population increased, marshes and bogs were drained,
Swallow-tailed kites seen in two locations (opens the original)
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On Aug. 20, Ashley and Cassie Amicarelli of Weesaw Township located a swallow-tailed kite along Three Oaks Road, just north of Elm Valley Road in Chikaming Township. A day later, a second swallow-tailed kite was seen accompanying the first bird along Avery Road in Three Oaks Township by Joe Puzycki of Stevensville. Both kites have been seen through at least Aug. 26, mainly within a half-mile of the intersection of Three Oaks and Elm Valley Roads. Remarkably, on Aug. 24, after leaving the site of
Fledgling Screech Owls photographed with adult (opens the original)
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Beth Wolf of St. Joseph Township was lucky to see four fledgling eastern screech owls in her backyard on July 1. Wolf was able to photograph two of the four, in addition to an adult, which is likely one of the parents! The eastern screech owl is the most common owl in Southwest Michigan, as well as across a large portion of eastern North America. It is found over the entire Lower Peninsula of Michigan, but is most abundant over the southern half. It is rare or absent in the Upper Peninsula, with
Fledgling Screech Owls photographed with adult (opens the original)
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Beth Wolf of St. Joseph Township was lucky to see four fledgling eastern screech owls in her backyard on July 1. Wolf was able to photograph two of the four, in addition to an adult, which is likely one of the parents! The eastern screech owl is the most common owl in Southwest Michigan, as well as across a large portion of eastern North America. It is found over the entire Lower Peninsula of Michigan, but is most abundant over the southern half. It is rare or absent in the Upper Peninsula, with
Hudsonian godwit sighted along New Buffalo shoreline (opens the original)
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July is the month that interesting shorebirds start to show up on Southwest Michigan beaches! Some shorebirds, such as the willet and marbled godwit, are already done nesting, and are now migrating at a leisurely pace towards their wintering grounds on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Both the willet and marbled godwits are large shorebirds that nest in the âprairie potholeâ regions of the Great Plains. They are considered uncommon âfallâ migrants in Southwest Michigan, but are being report
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