It was good to hear Daryl's news about the Hwy A & Miller Road pond (Green
Lake Co.) having water again this year. As he alluded to, the last time
this area had water was in 2008, and unfortunately it has been dry every
year since then. As Daryl said, there was a Ruff present at this site in
2008, but he forgot to mention the SNOWY PLOVER that also showed up there
that year!
Yes, hopefully this site will continue to hold water this spring, and be
good for shorebirds.
Tom Schultz
Green Lake Co.
-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl Tessen
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 2:49 PM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] 4/19 birding
I spent part of the day checking various spots. Starting at High Cliff SP
were FOY Rough-winged Swallows and Brown Thrashers. Also present were 25
Turkey Vultures and an Osprey building its nest near the marina.
Church Rd pond had only ducks and gulls.
Horicon Marsh had its usual birds. However the board walk pond has been
drawn down, making excellent shorebird habitat. I spent quite some time
there with 7 species present. FOY were Black-necked Stilt, Solitary and
Least Sandpiper, plus Killdeer, both yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpipers.
The Breezy Pt/Jersey ponds are had standard species, with water levels
dropping.
Lake Maria and Maria Rd pond had the usual species.
As I headed home I "rediscovered" the excellent pond at the junction of
A/Miller Rd in Green Lake county, north of Hwy 44. Good numbers of
Bonaparte's Gulls and a few ducks accompanied shorebirds. Greater
Yellowlegs predominated but there were at least 25 Pectoral Sandpipers, and
3 Dunlins along with several other standard species. This pond if it holds
water into May can attract some good shorebirds, like the Ruff that was
there a number of years ago.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton,, WI
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