[wisb] Re: Langlade and Forest County birding; Hawk ID help needed
- From: Jennifer Ambrose <jenthreat@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Birders <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:02:37 -0500
The consensus is that my bird in the photo is a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk.
Thank you, all!
Jennifer
Milwaukee
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Jennifer Ambrose <jenthreat@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> Last week, I visited Langlade and Forest Counties. My second cousin lives
> in Pickerel, so were were there, and in Wabeno, outside of Crandon, and in
> Antigo (and Post Lake).
>
> I saw FEW birds--but heard quite a few. Heard only included E Wood-Peewee,
> Ruffed Grouse, Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow Warbler, Black-throated Green
> Warbler, and many more common birds.
>
> Birds I saw included: Alder Flycatcher (It said FREE BEER! FREE BEER!),
> several Eastern Kingbirds, only two Common Loons far out from Veteran's
> Memorial Park, a few eagles, all pretty high up/far away, a few American
> Redstarts (and I found a nest!!! How cool!), two Chestnut-sided Warblers,
> some Chipping Sparrows, robins, Trumpter Swans, two Northern Harriers,
> grackles, etc. We had a fleeting glimpse of a Pileated, only seeing its
> back/white feathers.
>
> I did not see a single Rose-breasted Grosbeak or Indigo Bunting. We saw
> only one male Purple Finch. We also SAW only one chickadee. We did not see
> ANY ducks besides a FEW mallards and we checked many
> ponds/lakes/rivers/flowages--I'm guessing that most birds were nesting.
>
> The coolest mammal sighting was a mink that had just caught a turtle off
> the Springbrook Trail in Antigo (a really nice trail--I bet it was hopping
> a few weeks earlier). Otherwise, we just saw several deer and two muskrats.
> No fawns or bears or anything else of note.
>
> When we were going to the Knowles Creek Impoundment (beautiful, but dead
> except for the two swans and lots of dragonflies and mosquitoes, and ticks!
> EW), we turned down the wrong road at first and the hawk pictured at the
> link below flew in front of our car and perched. Is it a young
> Broad-winged? I am terrible at young hawks.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/49427613@N03/14361220866/
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Jennifer Ambrose
> Bayview, Milwaukee County
>
--
Jennifer Ambrose
Bayview, Milwaukee County
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