Directions to the Ludington Sewage Treatment Facility, the South 
breakwall, and First St. beach (Manistee) are at the end of this 
Email.

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From:             FWMX74A@prodigy.com ( JIM   LESSER)
Date sent:        Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:54:58, -0500
To:               Turaco2@aol.com, birders@umich.edu, basurfscot@aol.com, bbowman@umich.edu,
Subject:          Shore birds away from Mouillee

-- [ From: James Lesser * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --

Aug 26, 1996      10:45 pm
To: Michigan Listers Network
From: Jim Lesser

RE: Western Michigan Shorebirds

To All:

Brian Allen wants to remind us that there are shore birds away from Pt.
Mouillee:

>>What it's like away from Pt. Mouliee:

Took a day off today and ventured out in the am to First St. beach in
Manistee, the Ludington Sewage Treatment Facility, and the south
breakwall at Ludington.  Had 17sps. suprisingly w/o Ruddy Turnstone or
Black-bellied
plover.  List:

(Piping plover no longer at First St. beach)
Semipalmated plover
Killdeer
Am. Golden Plover
WILLET 1 at s. breakwall, Ludington, disappeared to the south.
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary sandpiper
Spotted sandpiper
Short-billed dowitcher
Stilt sandpiper  (unusual ind. no longer present)
Common snipe
Sanderling
Semipalmated sandpiper
Least sandpiper
Baird's sandpiper
Pectoral sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 2 still at First St. Beach in Manistee.

The Buff-breasted sandpipers are still fearless.  We sat on the pier
and watched them clean insects off the ea-rocket at about 2-3 feet
away.

The Ludington Sewage T.F. still has excellent habitat.  It is open to
birding 7 days a week from 8-4.  Check in at the office first before
you make the short 75 yard trek out to the best observation spot on the
west pond.  The LSTF is 1/2 mi E of old US 31 on Sixth St. which is
well marked and about 1/2 mi S of the intersection of US
10 and old 31 in Ludington.

The South breakwall (Willet spot) looks promising.  To bird it take
Iris Rd. west from US 31 just south of the Pere MArquette River bridge
and turn left (north) on Lake Shore to the end of the public road at
the gate of the condo development (of course).  Park in the gravel lot
on the east side of the road and walk the sandy path down to Lake
Michigan. There are a few ponds near the breakwall with good habitat.

First St. beach in Manistee (Buff-breasted sandpiper) is easily reached
by taking First St. in the city of Manistee (second stop light going
north) west to its' end in a parking lot at the lake.  <<

Regards,
Jim