[wisb] Re: Long tailed duck wonderings
- From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:03:43 -0800 (PST)
From what I understand, the Long-tailed Duck breeds/nests in Arctic regions.
I think that Long-tailed Ducks are relatively common offshore of the Wisconsin
coast in winter, foraging on quagga mussells, but not so common along the Lake
Michigan shoreline.
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
--- On Thu, 2/23/12, betsyacorn@xxxxxxx <betsyacorn@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: betsyacorn@xxxxxxx <betsyacorn@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Long tailed duck wonderings
To: charir@xxxxxxxxxx, doorcobirding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:18 PM
Chari and all, Is Plum Island where the Long tails nest? I think that's what
you are suggesting(?) I understand that many many
are well out in the lake off of Milwaukee, and though we seem to have one
relative "resident" within the Lakeshore Park lagoon this year, along with
scattered sitings here and there, we see so few. I've often wondered where
these birds nest, that they can be so close.... and yet so invisible! I
wonder if others have thought that this solitary Lakeshore St Park visitor is
somehow injured, and that the injury has forced the bird to stay in protected
waters. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. Betsy Abert, So. Milwaukee
-----Original Message-----
From: Chari Rutledge <charir@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Door County Bird Group <doorcobirding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; wisbirdnet
<wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 11:58 am
Subject: [wisb] White-winged Scoter, etc.
Yesterday, when returning on the Washington Island ferry I was birding off
the Northport dock and saw a WHITE -WINGED SCOTER, my first sighting of this
bird in Wisconsin. One of the ferry captains said there had been a pair of
them around for a few days.
There was a large raft of GREATER SCAUP and quite a large group of COMMON
GOLDENEYES. When leaving the dock and entering the "Door" there were
thousands of LONG-TAILED DUCKS in the deep water. It is interesting that we
live right across from Plum Island and seldom see Long-tails in front of our
house which is probably not 2 miles away from the area that the long-tails
hang out. It must be something about the deeper water.
The ferry captain also said that a GLAUCOUS GULL had be spotted in a group
of Herring Gull a few days ago.
Chari Rutledge
Washington Island
Door County
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