Fog on Lake Superior this morning left the ships talking to each other, which we all enjoy listening to.
The woodland edges were filled with sparrows and a few warblers. These are two Savannah Sparrows of the many we found.
Another common sparrow this morning were White-crowned Sparrows.
But then I was easily distracted by lichens like this little patch (perhaps 5cm x 5cm) of Cladonia. After lunch the sky cleared and we decided to go to Tahquamenon Falls.
We spent the early afternoon at the Lower Falls where we had lots of warblers instead of all of the sparrows that were at Whitefish Point.
Among the interesting plants that we found was a little patch of Striped Coralroot. Our first flowering orchid of the season in Michigan.
The most numerous warbler that we found was Common Redstart. We also had Black-throated Green Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Northern Parula, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Tennessee warbler and Northern Waterthrush.
Now on to the virus front. Yesterday the first recent case of monkeypox virus in the US was confirmed. The virus has also been found in several other countries. Will this be the next epidemic/pandemic? Who knows.
More tomorrow…
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