It was a brutally cold February day on the shore of Lake Michigan. Along with a dozen other hearty souls, we stood and scanned the choppy waters just offshore, hoping to catch sight of our target. Earlier that morning I met up with two other birders at the parkn- ride near Clare and made the drive up to the Sleeping Bear Dunes area in Leelanau County. For the previous six days in early February...
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