The first outing in a 2-part field trip exchange with Oakland Bird Alliance will be taking place in West Michigan and will begin at Lane’s Landing in Muskegon at 8:30am. We will look for Bitterns, secretive marsh birds, warblers and any other migratory birds that may still be hanging around the Muskegon River floodplain. Afterwards, we will make a quick pass through the south farm section of the MCRRC in search of any hawks or grassland species that have either newly arrived or are late in leaving the breeding grounds. Once we have seen everything that’s there we will head up to the main lagoons at the MCRRC and look for waterfowl and shorebird species.

Afterwards, we may meet up in Grand Rapids for a social lunch if time allows before the Oakland Bird Alliance members have to head back home. You may want to bring a snack, coffee or water to hold you over until we get back home. We will be driving to several different locations - and you may want to carpool with other club members who are attending. We can leave any additional vehicles at Lane’s Landing and carpool from there throughout the Muskegon County Resource Recovery Center as well.