[wisb] Gov Nelson Thrasher

From: Paul Noeldner <paul_noeldner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 05:36:24 -0500
Beautiful Brown Thrasher singing its heart out in a big oak and thicket at the 
edge of the Gov Nelson St Park prairie, across from the bench on the trail that 
goes along the hill and woods, also a couple Eastern Meadowlarks, lots of Field 
Sparrows, and heard one Song Sparrow, on Sunday noon walk - Paul and Barb 
Noeldner, Maple Bluff
Paul Noeldner 608-698-0104
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From: Peter Fissel [pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Received: Sunday, 08 Apr 2012, 9:46pm
To: Wisconsin Birding Network [wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: [wisb] Horicon Marsh today


I got a rather late start this morning, so only had time for a quick drive 
around Horicon Marsh on my way up to Oshkosh.  Dike Rd. was actually pretty 
dead, although I only went out as far as the dead tree.  There were a few 
(White) Pelicans out on the impoundment, but not all that much else.  The 
flooded spot on W. Point Rd. was just about dried up and only had Canada Geese. 
 Bud Cook had been burned west of the road, so nothing there.   Hwy 49 had more 
No. Shovelers than I think I've ever seen on the north (Fond du Lac Co.) side, 
along with quite a few Bonaparte's Gulls.  I noticed a few Yellowlegs of both 
species on the south (Dodge Co.) side east of the pumphouse, and then saw that 
there were quite a few more shorebirds farther out, so I got the scope out.  
The light was horrible and I was looking at silhouettes, but all appeared to be 
GYLs, LYLs, and Pectoral Sandpipers.

Took a quick spin around the Auto Loop - fairly quiet in the wind, but there 
were some Scaup on the second-to-last pond that I'm pretty sure were Greaters - 
heads looked round and bills looked large.  If I hadn't been in a bit of a 
hurry, I'd probably have worked those birds a little harder to be sure.   There 
was another group that were definitely Lesser Scaup a ways away from the others.

Peter Fissel
Madison WI
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