[wisb] Bobcats 3 Eider 0

From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:10:47 -0600
That should get everyone's attention!  The Lukes' told me where the  
King Eider had been seen on the Sturgeon Bay count.  I had a feeling  
it would not stay but I headed over this morning to Portage County  
Park, which is a little north of the lighthouse and canal.  There  
were almost no ducks present, so unfortunately my feeling was  
correct.  I headed home via Algoma and Kewaunee.  Algoma had a male  
Green-winged Teal and Hooded Merganser, but almost no gulls.
Kewaunee had no duck variety except the few basics.  There were many  
gulls there but only 1 Great Black-backed and 1 Thayer's.  No Ring- 
billeds were present, which is a bit unusual.

Now the Bobcat heading.  I helped on the Norske CBC yesterday.  I  
have not seen a count area that quiet in years!!!!!  Nothing heard or  
seen for most of the time.  And this was despite stop after stop in  
swamps and woods.  The one exception was near the junction of Cty PP  
and P in western Shawano county.  As I was pishing----not one bird--- 
suddenly a Bobcat appeared on the north side of the road.  It  
proceeded across, soon followed by two more Bobcats.  They remained  
along the shoulder for a few minutes (I was really enjoying them),  
until I resumed pishing.  They crossed the road and went into the  
swamp.  And that was the only highlight for the count---THREE BOBCATS!!
Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI





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