[wisb] Good day at Wisconsin Point/Douglas County
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 18:28:16 -0500
Today I found that a cool foggy day in late May makes Wisconsin Point a good
place to be, not for comfort, but for birding. Warblers were numerous,
particularly in the vegetation along Allouez Bay. I saw 19 species, none of
them rare, but many were at eye level or lower. I didn't find any of the
recent rarities that have been reported, but did enjoy more good looks at
Yellow-bellied
Flycatchers than I have ever had before, some only a few feet away. Cedar
Waxwings were a huge presence with several flocks of 50 or more. The only
unusual bird I found was a Willet, but Ted Keyel and Robbye Johnson couldn't
relocate it, so it may have flown. Other shorebirds were Sanderlings,
Dunlin, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, and Ruddy Turnstones.
Ted said a Wilson's Plover has bounced between Minnesota and the point at
least once, but I didn't find it.
I didn't see it, but Ted found and photographed his life Le Conte's Sparrow,
making this a special day for him.
Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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