Grosse Pointe Audubon

05/29/2026

GPS - Ford Cove
The Usual Suspects but minus an occasional Winter Visitor who got away. A Merganser. Thinking female Common.
Nice to see construction of a boardwalk on Bird Island from the path to the waterline. Nice to see workers putting in aquatic plants at the waterline.

Eastpointe- Spindler Park
A Scarlet Tanager on the 10th Disc Golf Hole. I do not remember ever seeing one in Grosse Pointe. Once I saw a Red-headed Woodpecker at Ford House.

My son-in-law send me the fascinating Audubon Migration Map.

05/28/2026

Madison Heights
Our Spring session comes to a close but sign up now for our Fall session. If you can print the application fine. If not just provide the information along with your check. If you prefer Venmo just provide info to the address.
Happy Summer Birding. Text me your Bird Photos to share. 313-319-1552

05/27/2026

GPC

FOY Monarch Butterfly
St. Clair Ave at Maumee

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Institute
The Cranbrook House & Gardens
comprise 40 acres of the total 319 acres
It was fun to watch the Rough-winged Swallows flying slow. Perfect for small ponds.
36 species including Chimney Swift

05/25/2026

Madison Heights
Red Oaks Nature Center
May 22, 2026
Went looking for the Yellow-billed Cuckoo and found it with a big assist from Kayla and Isaac. First time Kayla found it, she was looking straight up with her binoculars. Isaac got a photo of the underside of the bird. A birder came from the South end of the park and told us he just saw a Yellow-billed close to the ground. So we headed that way. Again Kayla found it. Fortunately it was not too far off the path. Took some patience waiting for it to move to an open spot. It seemed to go to the same under leaf spot on the plants. Saw and heard it clicking its beak. Pretty bird.
Our last Bird Walk of Spring Migration will be at Red Oaks.

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Harrison Twp
LSCMP
May 18
Nice photo album of our walk by Lauri. She captured the Yellow shafts of the Eastern Northern Flicker. Out West they are Red shafted Flickers.
I got the Snapping Turtle crossing our path. It was 4 inches neck to tail.
51 species recorded

05/20/2026

Madison Heights
Red Oaks - Yesterday
Easy, Peasy birding.
Canada, Tennessee, Scarlet Tanager and Swainson’s Thrush all continue. I saw them at the NC waterfall.
It was a pair of Tennessees. Friend Diane helped me with their ID.
The Scarlet Tanager was a treat. I have not seen one in a while. Now I want to get my Blues. An Indigo Bunting and a Blue Grosbeak.
Sweeny Park in GPW has been good for Thrushes. I had a Veery there.

05/19/2026

GPW

Night Hawks reported in two locations