Cloudy. Windy. Rainy. High of 50. Wind chill in the 40's. Yep, we're still in Michigan this Memorial Day weekend.
We have logged 21 warbler species on this trip although photos have been hard to come by given the poor weather conditions and the relative uncooperativeness of the warblers which are busy feasting on worms and bugs to refuel for their remaining journeys northward.
Baltimore Orioles have been abundant.
Not new for the year... but I did manage to spot this Common Nighthawk snoozing about 50 feet up in a tree at Magee Marsh. I simply noticed a 'bump on a log' that didn't seem right.
This group of Whimbrels was passing by Michigan's Sturgeon Point Lighthouse on Lake Huron. The lighthouse was completed in 1870.
And, after much searching, we finally found a Scarlet Tanager to add to the 2025 list that now stands at 459.
We could not resist a quick stop and photo at the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox roadside attraction from the 1940s. Paul stands a bit over 13 feet. It's rumored that when Paul was three weeks old, he rolled around so much in his sleep that he destroyed four square miles of standing timber. These old attractions are true blue Americana.
Tomorrow, we wrap up our Ohio/Michigan swing, heading back to Key West on Monday where 88 degrees with 90% humidity should help us thaw out.
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