[wisb] Inca, Flycatcher,Phalarope - Yes

From: Kelly Rueckheim <rueckel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 05:40:11 +0000
Left Hillsboro at 7 AM with my sister Stacey with the hopes of seeing one, 
maybe two new state lifers.  I ended up with four.

We arrived at Wind Point Lighthouse in Racine and worked our way south from the 
lighthouse.  Thanks to fellow birders Jack and Brian we located the Red 
Phalarope in a little cove south the the golf course parking lot.  We all 
hunkered down behind some boulders and the Phalarope was kind enough to float 
right past us and provided us with some excellent looks.   I was also able to 
get several nice photos.   For a little added excitement, I thought I lost my 
keys on the rocky shoreline on the walk over.  It turns out that I had hidden 
them in the back seat of my car.

We headed on up to Concordia and found a group of birders watching the Inca 
dove perched on top of a rock pile north of the building.   Again Jack and 
Brian had the bird for us.  Thanks guys!  I was able to get some ok pictures. 
Also got my first state Mute Swans (I don't get to over to the lake very often).

On our way up to find the ST Flycatcher, we made a stop at Kohler Andrae State 
Park where the Says Phoebe had been seen earlier in the week and had a look 
around.  No luck there.  We continued up to look for the Scissor Tailed 
Flycatcher and had about 20 minutes of sunlight to enjoy the bird hanging out 
west of the road on the same small buildings reported previously.  We never saw 
it land on the tiny red shed.  Instead it was hawking from the old light post 
on the side of the barn and from the rusty air vent.  It was a bit difficult to 
see it well because it was backlit but we were able to see all the diagnostic 
marks.  As the sun was setting, I was able to get some nice backlit sillouete 
shots of the bird showing the long outer tail feathers.   What a great day of 
birding!!

Kelly Rueckheim - Hillsboro, Vernon  County####################
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[wisb] Inca, Flycatcher,Phalarope - Yes

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