Hudson Mills Metro Park ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The entrance to Hudson Mills is on No. Territorial Road about an eighth of a mile east of Dexter-Pinckney Road. This is perhaps three miles north of Dexter. Go to Dexter. Head west through town, passing through the tunnel. At the traffic light follow the road as it swings northward. You'll soon come to North Territorial Road. A way to go that's a bit more direct is to take Huron River Drive to Dexter. Continue on Huron River Drive instead of turning south into town. Huron River Drive eventually "T"s with No. Territorial. Turn left (west) and go about a quarter mile to the entrance to the park. A fee or permit is required for entrance except in the winter. > Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 07:10:28 -0400 > To: birders@umich.edu > From: karen.drabenstott@umich.edu (Karen M. Drabenstott) > Subject: Hudson Mills migrants > I've had two great days at Hudson Mills finding packs of migrating > warblers. They are usually among packs of singing/calling chickadees and > blue-grey gnatcatchers. Except for the Yellow and Wilson's, I've seen > several individuals of each species in the following list (R means the bird > is a Hudson Mills resident): > > Yellow (R) > Blue-winged (R) > Common Yellowthroat (R) > Ovenbird (R) > Bay-breasted > Black-and-white > Canada > Wilson's > Magnolia > Chestnut-sided > Redstart > > Without much work, I can pick up another 30 species at Hudson Mills. > Examples are: > > Bluebirds > Killdeer > Hairy Woodpecker (and lots of Downies) > Baltimore Oriole > Scarlet Tanager > Yellow-throated Vireo > Red-eyed Vireo > Red-breasted Grosbeak > Pewees > And lots of silent, difficult-to-identify flycatchers. > > Hudson Mills is a big place. I usually walk around the disc golf course > SOUTH of the nature trail. Disc Golfcourse holes 11 through 14 are usually > the best places for finding warblers. Also the big field north of hole 14 > should yield a Blue-winged or two! Walk slowly and look; if the warblers > aren't accompanied by noisy chickadees and gnatcatchers, they are silent > and you can usually see them flitting in the trees and bushes looking for > bugs.