Harlequin Duck

A local Michigan birder found a first year male Harlequin Duck last Saturday in Michigan Center, Jackson County. I drove down with a friend on Sunday to find it but as it turns out we were looking at Center Lake and the duck had moved below the dam where it was feeding with some Mallard Ducks in the shallow rapids. We did not find the duck on Sunday so my sister asked if I would meet up with her yesterday and look for the little guy one more time. We pulled in to the Party Store parking lot and walked behind it where the river was and he was right there less than 30 ft away. Here are a couple of pics. More photographs from the trip to Center Lake and close by Thorn Lake can be seen here.
Thanks to R Green for finding the Harlequin Duck and posting directions on where to find it.

Harlequin Duck

Harlequin Duck