tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post8851282461890141705..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Nettie Bay, Michigan: May 2014!Jim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-68895720203985407322013-12-22T13:09:56.710-05:002013-12-22T13:09:56.710-05:00You must know the area well, Larry! You're of ...You must know the area well, Larry! You're of course exactly correct - no real chance of the Gray Jay or Boreal Chickadee south of the UP, at least insofar as I know (other than perhaps small winter incursions to the northern Lower Peninsula. No Spruce Grouse in the Presque Isle County area that I know of, either. Elk are in the area, but there aren't many and we have yet to see any on our forays.Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-64226981176701051292013-12-22T08:09:19.293-05:002013-12-22T08:09:19.293-05:00There is quite a bit of mis-info in the above post...There is quite a bit of mis-info in the above post. The area is over 250 miles north of Toledo and there is no similar habitat in northern Ohio. As Jim stated, you need to go north of the bridge for any realistic shot at the boreal species, not just north of Standish in the Saginaw Bay region.The eastern range of the elk herd actually reaches within 15 miles of the lodge and there are elk in the woods between Onaway and Atlanta where I believe Jim goes for the Kirtland's.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-28555925193634665892013-12-19T23:40:50.167-05:002013-12-19T23:40:50.167-05:00What I love about this blog is the level of detail...What I love about this blog is the level of detail you give to greater Michontarhio with suitable Appalachian references thrown in. While your excursion here seems to include distant boreal elements, it is only a hundred miles north of some very similar Ohio scenery. <br /><br />Jared, there is an Elk breeding range near Gaylord in the central northern lower peninsula but no moose. The moose in the upper peninsula, in fact, were themselves imports from Algonquin a few decades ago (they got shot out of the place in the preceding century). You will definitely find the jays, chickadees, and even some grouse in lower areas north of Standish. Look for black spruce and they are never far away. You will find an abundance of all of the above north of the Mac, with moose being heavily concentrated near Newberry. Brent Krydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456956932831123524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-48988423274510810532013-12-18T22:25:55.766-05:002013-12-18T22:25:55.766-05:00Hope you can make it someday, Bonnie! Jared, We...Hope you can make it someday, Bonnie! Jared, We're just a bit south for the jay and chickadee. Spruce Grouse are very spotty and local in lower peninsula; don't know of any in Presque Isle County. Nor moose. On the upside, we've got Kirtland's Warbler, Brewer's Blackbird, Least Bittern... The following post has a complete list of bird species from 2011: http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2011/05/birds-of-presque-isle-county-michigan.html<br />Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-67951037399274371442013-12-18T19:20:51.538-05:002013-12-18T19:20:51.538-05:00Agreed. Sounds awesome. I was thinking about pla...Agreed. Sounds awesome. I was thinking about planning a trip to Algonquin in Ontario in late spring, but this sounds good, too. If gray jay, boreal chickadee, spruce grouse, or moose occur here, too, then I have something to think about...jaredmizaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105608831486294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-9546320704148944872013-12-18T10:45:10.474-05:002013-12-18T10:45:10.474-05:00Wow, does that ever sound awesome. Something for m...Wow, does that ever sound awesome. Something for my lifetime to-do list!Bonnienoreply@blogger.com