[wisb] Re: Jaegerfest Talk
- From: "Korducki" <korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:39:01 -0500
Watch for a frigatebird too! One was photographed just offshore today in SW
Michigan.
Mark Korducki, New Berlin
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From: "Schaufenbuel" <schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 7:30 PM
Subject: [wisb] Jaegerfest Talk
>I have to miss Jaegerfest this year for the first time in four years.
> Why birders from nearby states don't flock to experience Jaegerfest is
> understandable. However, they should with Hawk Ridge and North Country
> birding in the mix.
>
> As a Midwest birding opportunity there are few spots that rival what you
> may expect at the birder's dreamscape of Wisconsin Point in the latter
> half of September. The big draw is repeated close and distant views of
> multiple ages/plumages of Parasitic Jaegers which is valuable experience
> usable if a suspected Long-tailed or Pomarine Jaeger comes into view.
>
> Sabine's Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake are Larids encountered with
> occasional multiple birds seen. Shorebirds, passerines and ducks too
> concentrate and spill down Lake Superior's North Shore to be viewed from
> the sandy shore off "Parking Lot #1." Raptor numbers can sometimes be a
> treat with Merlins, Peregrines and other raptors short-cutting briefly
> over water arriving head-on to greet birders.
>
> Images of past Jaegerfests:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferdavid/3941208684/
>
> One of the astounding observations from Wisconsin Point was watching a
> distant Peregrine approach over water only to encounter a Parasitic
> Jaeger. Now what do you think happened when these two top aerialists
> collided? It was no contest. The Peregrine was forced down low to the
> water with the Jaeger in pursuit. In this instance the king of the sky
> was no match for "The Hunter." But that was not the end of misery, as
> the Peregrine limped along another Parasitic came in and the falcon had
> to contend with two Jaegers making passes. The powerful Peregrine
> "Master of the Sky" with a big asterisk. -- it was almost hard to watch.
>
> Stuff (birds) of every make and model can fly by with odd results.
> Another time while scoping, alerted by others of an approaching Jaeger,
> I picked up a Red-necked Phalarope and a White-winged Scoter plus the
> Jaeger all three in scope view for a few seconds. At other times,
> American Pipits, Lapland Longspurs mix with flybys of warblers. Scan
> the shore and Sanderlings come into view. If you check the distant
> waters species of loons and grebes are to be found.
>
> In the past few weeks Long-tailed and Parasitic Jaegers have been
> popping up all over the Great Lakes Region as have Sabine's Gulls from
> Iowa to Michigan. Hopefully there are plenty of birds left as
> Jaegerfest weekend approaches with a chance of rain though no strong
> wind or cold is predicted. I am a fair weather birder and feel warm
> temps, little wind and no rain are best for my tastes(!) So an early
> Jaegerfest date to catch on average a warmer period (one of the three
> variables) gets my vote. So with the appearance of many good birds
> early that's when I wish Jaegerfest would be: the closer to September
> 20th, or earlier, the better.
>
> Has there ever been a vote on when to have Jaegerfest by WSO members?
> It would be interesting to compare dates and species/numbers to find if
> any correspondence exists twit early versus later dates.
>
> Best of birding,
>
> Joe Schaufenbuel
> Stevens Point,
> Portage Co., WI
>
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