Sunday, January 3, 2010

Pictorial Highlights

Following are some highlights that were captured on camera.

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Turkey Vulture = this species has become a regular on the Clinton CBC, having been found on 7 of the last 8 CBCs. Numbers have ranged from 2 to 78 individuals.
This was one of seven individuals observed approximately 1.5 miles west of Manchester along Austin Road on 12/20/09.

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Merlin = this species has been observed three times on the Clinton CBC
This individual was observed along Horning Road, west of Arnold Road in Jackson County on 12/14/08.

This individual was observed near the intersection of Paragon and Wisner Roads in Lenawee County on 12/16/01.

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White-winged Crossbill
= this species has only been observed once on the Clinton CBC. The winter of 2008/09 saw a huge influx of this species into southern Michigan.
These are two of eight individuals found along Buss Road in Washtenaw County on 12/14/08.

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