No new birds, but...

I did document the first ever co-occurrence of Razzle Dazzle (DASL) and the Chaplain (JOKA). They were negotiating the terms of a major fireworks sale, as Razzle hoped to smuggle a shipment back to OH and Chappers needed the money (the fireworks market slows down with the economy, who knew?).

Note the extreme height difference between these two specimens, as well as the eBird bumper sticker (DASL ought to have this design tattooed to his forehead, based on how insanely committed he is to the cause).

In all seriousness, we did have a helluva time, including (thanks to Joe) an awesome motorboat survey of Ogontz Bay and its large Black Tern colony, the largest in MI. Unfortunately, the Little Gull pair which had been seen as recently as a couple weeks back, was no longer present. We had hoped to confirm the first Great Lakes nesting in 25 odd years.