Bird Checklist for Pte. Mouillee State Game Area

Bird Checklist for Pte. Mouillee State Game Area

Last updated - April 9, 2011

Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is one of best birding sites in Michigan. It consists of approximately 3,000 acres of marsh, mud flats, and open water. Depending on season you will look here for marsh birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, and migrant passerines. Pointe Mouillee's thirteen units and cells are separated by dike roads. Additionally, there are north and south causeways that separate the area from Lake Erie. Pointe Mouillee is located (mostly) in Monroe County in southeast Michigan less than 30 miles south of Detroit at the northwest corner of Lake Erie. Pointe Mouillee, pronounced "moo-ee-yay" or "moo-yay," is French for "wet point." This birding site and its location are described at the bottom of this document.

Checklist of the Birds of Pte. Mouillee SGA
The checklist below has been constructed with input from experienced Michigan birders who are among the most frequent and regular visitors to Pte. Mouillee. The Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC) has reviewed and approved this checklist and has contributed a number of species to the list. Despite MBRC involvement this is not what could be called an official checklist. A small number of species for which clarification is needed are superscripted and explained in footnotes. This can be for a species for which the MBRC does not have documented/accepted records for Pte. Mouillee although a report deemed reliable exists. Other footnoted entries can be for species that were split after the last known record for Pte. Mouillee.

The checklist includes birds found in all of Pte. Mouillee State Game Area, including the relatively small area in Wayne County at the Headquarters.

English Name Scientific Name

DUCKS, GEESE, and SWANS Anatidae

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens

Ross's Goose [Casual] Chen rossii

Brant [Casual] Branta bernicla

Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Gadwall Anas strepera

Eurasian Wigeon [Casual] Anas penelope

American Wigeon Anas americana

American Black Duck Anas rubripes

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

Cinnamon Teal [Accidental] Anas cyanoptera

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Redhead Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

King Eider [Casual] Somateria spectabilis

Common Eider [Accidental] Somateria mollissima

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

Black Scoter Melanitta americana

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Barrow's Goldeneye [Accidental] Bucephala islandica

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

Common Merganser Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

PARTRIDGES, GROUSE, TURKEYS, and OLD WORLD QUAIL Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

LOONS Gaviidae

Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata

Common Loon Gavia immer

GREBES Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

BOOBIES and GANNETS Sulidae

Northern Gannet [Accidental] Morus bassanus

PELICANS Pelecanidae

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Brown Pelican [Casual] Pelecanus occidentalis

CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

BITTERNS, HERONS, and ALLIES Ardeidae

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Great Egret Ardea alba

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

Tricolored Heron [Casual] Egretta tricolor

Reddish Egret [Accidental] Egretta rufescens

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Green Heron Butorides virescens

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron [Casual] Nyctanassa violacea

IBISES and SPOONBILLS Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis [Casual] Plegadis falcinellus

White-faced Ibis [Casual] Plegadis chihi

NEW WORLD VULTURES Cathartidae

Black Vulture [Casual] Coragyps atratus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

KITES, HAWKS, EAGLES, and ALLIES Accipitridae

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

CARACARAS and FALCONS Falconidae

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Merlin Falco columbarius

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

RAILS, GALLINULES, and COOTS Rallidae

King Rail [Casual] Rallus elegans

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola

Sora Porzana carolina

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

American Coot Fulica americana

CRANES Gruidae

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

PLOVERS and LAPWINGS Charadriidae

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

Snowy Plover [Accidental] Charadrius alexandrinus

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

STILTS and AVOCETS Recurvirostridae

Black-necked Stilt [Accidental] Himantopus mexicanus

American Avocet Recurvirostra americana

SANDPIPERS, PHALAROPES, and ALLIES Scolopacidae

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Willet Tringa semipalmata

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Red Knot Calidris canutus

Sanderling Calidris alba

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Curlew Sandpiper [Accidental] Calidris ferruginea

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis

Ruff [Casual] Philomachus pugnax

Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata

American Woodcock Scolopax minor

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Red Phalarope [Casual] Phalaropus fulicarius

GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS Laridae

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Sabine's Gull Xema sabini

Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Black-headed Gull [Accidental] Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

California Gull [Casual] Larus californicus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

Least Tern [Casual] Sternula antillarum

Gull-billed Tern [Accidental] Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Arctic Tern [Casual] Sterna paradisaea

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

SKUAS and JAEGERS Stercorariidae

jaeger species Stercorarius ---

PIGEONS and DOVES Columbidae

Rock Pigeon Columba livia

White-winged Dove¹ [Casual] Zenaida asiatica

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

CUCKOOS, ROADRUNNERS, and ANIS Cuculidae

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus

BARN OWLS Tytonidae

Barn Owl² [Accidental] Tyto alba

TYPICAL OWLS Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

GOATSUCKERS Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

SWIFTS Apodidae

Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

KINGFISHERS Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

WOODPECKERS and ALLIES Picidae

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

TYRANT FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris

Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii

Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

SHRIKES Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

VIREOS Vireonidae

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons

Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

JAYS, MAGPIES, and CROWS Corvidae

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

LARKS Alaudidae

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

SWALLOWS Hirundinidae

Purple Martin Progne subis

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Cave Swallow [Accidental] Petrochelidon fulva

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

CHICKADEES and TITMICE Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor

NUTHATCHES Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

CREEPERS Certhiidae

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

WRENS Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

KINGLETS Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

OLD WORLD WARBLERS and GNATCATCHERS Sylviidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

THRUSHES Turdidae

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

Veery Catharus fuscescens

Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

American Robin Turdus migratorius

MOCKINGBIRDS, THRASHERS, and ALLIES Mimidae

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

STARLINGS and ALLIES Sturnidae

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

WAGTAILS and PIPITS Motacillidae

White Wagtail [Accidental] Motacilla alba

American Pipit Anthus rubescens

WAXWINGS Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

LONGSPURS and ALLIES Calcaridae

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

WOOD-WARBLERS Parulidae

Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera

Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina

Orange-crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata

Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Northern Parula Parula americana

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica

Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia

Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina

Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata

Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens

Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca

Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus

Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum

Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea

Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata

Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea

Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla

Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

TANAGERS Thraupidae

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea

NEW WORLD SPARROWS and ALLIES Emberizidae

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Lark Bunting [Casual] Calamospiza melanocorys

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum

Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii

"sharp-tailed" sparrow species³ [Accidental] Ammodramus ---

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

CARDINALS and ALLIES Cardinalidae

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

BLACKBIRDS and ALLIES Icteridae

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula

FINCHES and ALLIES Fringillidae

Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

OLD WORLD SPARROWS Passeridae

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

TOTAL SPECIES COUNT FOR PTE. MOUILLEE: 295
The above species count is for all birds in the list, including the species listed below.
¹White-winged Dove - Alan Ryff; August 13, 2007.
²Barn Owl - extirpated in the area; last reported by Jim Fowler, Tex Wells, Al Maley, Alan Ryff, and others in 1979
³"sharp-tailed" sparrow species - Joe Kleiman; December 27, 1975 // This sighting was documented and the record was accepted by the MBRC as Sharp-tailed Sparrow. This was before the splitting of Sharp-tailed Sparrow into two species, Nelson's and Saltmarsh--Ammodramus nelsoni and Ammodramus caudacutus. As there are presently no accepted records of A. caudacutus for Michigan, this bird was almost certainly what is now called Nelson's Sparrow.
MBRC Review List species are in blue. top

The above list is not an official checklist, but it can be considered a reliable guide to the birds that may be found at Pte. Mouillee State Game Area.

List Contributors

This list has been constructed with input from several birders who are among the most frequent and regular visitors to Pte. Mouillee, together with the Michigan Bird Records Committee. If you have a species in your Pte. Mouillee list that is not in the above checklist, you are invited to submit it for inclusion.

Location

The Pte. Mouillee State Game Area is near the town of Rockwood, Michigan, south of Detroit at the northwest corner of Lake Erie. It is approximately equidistant from Southfield, Ann Arbor, and Toledo--35 to 40 miles driving distance. Pte. Mouillee is just a few miles south of Grosse Ile along (and east of) a road known and marked as both W. Jefferson Ave. and U.S. Turnpike. It is about a mile south of Lake Erie Metropark.

See location maps.

Directions

I-75 South (from the Detroit area)

Take I-75 south to the South Huron River Drive exit (Exit 26). At the top of the exit ramp, turn right (east) and follow South Huron River Drive for 2.9 miles to its end at a T- intersection with U.S. Turnpike (labeled W. Jefferson Avenue on some maps). Turn right onto U.S. Turnpike and go 0.2 miles to Sigler Road. [From A Birder's Guide to Michigan (2004). See reference below.]

The Sigler Road parking lot is 0.3 miles to the left (east) on Sigler Road. The Mouillee Creek entrance is 1.0 miles past Sigler Road. Roberts Road is another 0.2 miles. (There is a small cement block building at Roberts Road.) Turn left and follow Roberts Road two miles to its end, where you will find a parking lot and the third entrance to Pte. Mouillee SGA.

If you wish to go to Pte. Mouillee Headquarters, turn left at the South Huron River Drive "T" with U.S. Turnpike and go 0.9 miles to Campau Road. It will be on your right. Follow Campau Road 1.2 miles to its end.

I-275 South (from western suburbs)

Take I-275 south to the Will Carleton Road exit (Exit 8). At the top of the exit ramp, turn left (east) and follow Will Carleton for 4.4 miles to a T-intersection at Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) in the town of Flat Rock. Turn left (north) and go just 0.2 miles before turning east again (your first right). Continue east for 2.8 miles to I-75 (you will be on Huron River Drive, not the South Huron River Drive referenced above in the I-75 directions). Pass under I-75 and continue for another 2.2 miles to a T-intersection at W. Jefferson Avenue (U.S. Turnpike). You will pass through the town of Rockwood. The entrance to Lake Erie Metropark is 0.15 miles left on W. Jefferson. Turn right (south) to go to Pte. Mouillee. It is 1.1 miles to Campau Road and 2.0 miles to the South Huron River Drive T-intersection with W. Jefferson/U.S. Turnpike referenced in the I-75 directions above. From South Huron River Drive go another 0.2 miles to Sigler Road or continue past to either of the other entrances to Pte. Mouillee SGA--1.0 miles to the Mouillee Creek entrance or 1.2 miles to Roberts Road (and then left and another two miles). If you wish to go to the Pte. Mouillee Headquarters, turn left on Campau Road and follow it 1.2 miles to its end.

(Note: If you jog right at Telegraph Road and continue through, you will be on South Huron River Drive. This route will also take you to U.S. Turnpike/W. Jefferson Ave., where you will be half a mile to the south of Campau Road, for Pte. Mouillee SGA HQ, instead of north.)

Maps

Location maps
Pte. Mouillee maps

Description

The following short description was excerpted, with permission, from the seven pages on Pointe Mouillee State Game Area in A Birder's Guide to Michigan (2004), by Allen T. Chartier and Jerry Ziarno.

Pointe Mouillee, one of the top birding sites in Michigan, should be on any birder's "must see" list.
In 1945, the State of Michigan acquired 2,604 acres of marsh for Pointe Mouillee SGA from the Pointe Mouillee Shooting Club. Over the years, an offshore barrier island, which protected the marsh, eroded and eventually disappeared, leading to the destruction of the marsh by the rising waters of Lake Erie. Restoration of the marsh was made possible when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needed a disposal site for contaminated dredge material. This 700-acre facility was built offshore roughly in the shape of the barrier island that formerly protected the Pointe Mouillee Marsh. This man-made island--3.5 miles long and 1,400 feet wide at its widest--was immediately dubbed "The Banana". The Banana is comprised of five cells, numbered from south to north, that are being filled with dredge material.
There are some logistical considerations you need to make before setting out to bird Pointe Mouillee. The road system of the dikes is closed to private vehicles. This leaves two options: walking or biking. The latter is the most popular choice among local birders. Given the scale of the place, a scope is required. In the summer be prepared for long spells in the sun, as there is no shade on the dikes. Keep an eye out for lightning, as you are likely to be the tallest object around. Fortunately, despite the marsh setting, biting insects are rarely a problem.
There are three access points: the Sigler Road entrance, the Mouillee Creek entrance, and the Roberts Road entrance. [See Pte. Mouillee maps and the map in A Birder's Guide to Michigan.] ... Where you chose to enter depends on where the best birding is; check local rare bird alerts. [See Michigan birding listserver lists and RBAs.]
When parking at any of [the] parking areas, be security-conscious. The shattered safety glass in the parking lots bears witness to the fact that these places are sometimes favored by thieves, so unless you are a strong proponent of redistributive justice, do not leave any valuables in plain sight. The Mouillee Creek entrance, being on a main road, is perhaps less prone to this problem than the other entrances.

A Birder's Guide to Michigan describes Pte. Mouillee's units and cells in detail with information about what birds to look for, and where, in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Access

Pte. Mouillee SGA is open to non-hunters year round except during open seasons for snipe, rails, ducks, mergansers, coots, and moorhens. This period in 2007, for example, was September 15 through December 2 plus January 5 and 6, 2008. The dates vary a little bit each year, but the "no birders allowed" period is always September 15 through approximately the end of November plus the first weekend in January. Pte. Mouillee is not closed to non-hunters during early, regular, or late Canada Goose season except as those seasons overlap with the aforementioned seasons. The rest of the time the area is open to non-hunters and hunters (during legal hunting seasons). The last legal day for small game hunting is March 31. After that date you should not see many people out wearing blaze orange and carrying guns. For more information see the Michigan Waterfowl Hunting Guide at http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10859---,00.html.

There has been an early goose season at Pte. Mouillee, September 1 through the 15th, every year since 1987. The hunting pressure usually dies off after the first couple of days, and most goose hunters are done goose hunting by 9:30-10:00am. Bird watchers and hikers are still allowed anywhere in the area until September 15.

Motor vehicles are not allowed on the dike roads. You must park in one of three parking lots provided and walk (or bike) in past the locked yellow gates. The shortest birding walk you will ever take here is about two miles and the longest probably about 10 miles. There is no protection from the sun out on the dike roads, so for shorebirding in August it is a good idea to wear a hat and sunscreen and to carry drinking water.

Many birders get around Pte. Mouillee by bicycle. Mountain bikes, or other wide-tired bikes, are required because of the rocky, uneven, and sometimes rutted dike roads.

Call the Pointe Mouillee SGA office at 734-379-9692 for additional information or email Joe Robison, Wildlife Biologist, at robisnj@michigan.gov.

Bruce M. Bowman, 2150 Spruceway Ln., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 / (734) 994-5398

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