Ontario and Michigan Trip ~ May 26, 1983

I went to the Michigan D.N.R. Field Office in Grayling to join one of their tours into the warbler's habitat area. A small group of us followed the leader into an area of Jack Pines that ranged from 8-15 feet tall.

A sign designating the Kirtland's Warbler habitat area near Grayling, Michigan.

We heard one persistently singing, but it took a while before the bird actually came out into view. There, near the top of a 10-foot tall pine, sang a Kitrland's Warbler. Notable birds found in the habitat and the surrounding areas included Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, Eastern Kingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Solitary Vireo, Nashville, Magnolia, and Wilson's Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rufous-sided Towhee, and Vesper Sparrow.

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