[wisb] Bobwhites at Killsnake W.A. (Calumet Co.)
- From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:02:30 -0500
On the way to Lake Michigan yesterday, Dan Doeppers, Jim Schwarz and I stopped
at the Killsnake Wildlife Area in far southeast Calumet County. We found that
Aebischer Rd. was closed both east and west of Lemke Rd., due to high water.
Dan drove down the hill past the barricade a ways to the curve to turn around,
and we stopped to listen to the Bobolinks, Sedge Wrens and Clay-colored
Sparrows. I heard an odd two-note call, and eventually heard a distant but
clear "bob-white". I heard the call again, and then another bird in the
opposite direction, and heard a couple more "bob-white" calls. I believe there
actually were three birds.
The main question is whether these are released birds that somehow made it
through a brutal winter? I heard a Turkey gobble from the direction of the
only farm in the area, so I suppose the farmer could raise and release birds.
Anyone have any idea of their status in that county?
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
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