I went down to the Horicon Marsh area for apples this morning at one of the orchards along Hwy 49. I ended up spending a good two hours birding along 49 mainly. Surprising was that the east pond from the pumphouse has very limited water, making for excellent shorebird habitat. There were 12 species here plus 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES on the east side of the pond across from the historic sign. By the pumphouse the shorebirds were 2 Black-bellied and 25 Am. Golden Plovers, 2 Killdeer, 1 Greater Yellowlegs (but there was about 10 on the Auto Tour), 60+ Lesser Yellowlegs, 5 Sanderling, 1 Semip and 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 White-rumped and 1 Baird's Sandpiper, 125 Pectoral Sandpiper, 15 Stilt Sandpiper (initially there was only 2). The birds after some time took flight for no apparent reason and continued uneasy for some time. I came back later and several of the above species were no longer present. Three Trumpeter Swans were present; a Forster's Tern was feeding on the north side of 49; and when I returned about an hour later a SNOW GOOSE (a sure sign of fall) was with Canadas on the aforementioned east pond. A Peregrine Falcon was cruising over the Auto Tour road. Hundreds!!! of Tree Swallows were moving on both sides of 49. It probably pays to check the 49 area, especially the south side, for some time. Good luck. Daryl Tessen Appleton, WI #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn