[wisb] Re: Milwaukee Lakefront
- From: Chris Petherick <cpetherick@xxxxxx>
- To: chimneyswift1@xxxxxxxxxxxx, wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:27:46 -0500
Oh, one last note, it was on its own, no other mergansers around that I could
find.
Chris Petherick
Fox Point, Milwaukee County
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Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 10:19 PM
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Subject: [wisb] Re: Milwaukee Lakefront
Hello Chris and all,
A year ago July there was at least one, probably two, Red-breasted Mergansers
on Rock Lake here in Lake Mills. We believe they NESTED here.
A friend of mine took a photo July 1, 2012, that shows what looks like a
recently fledged bird on their shore at Elm Point (this would be just
northwest of the trestle at the south end). Here's a link to the photo:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102295740065781614442/RockLakeBirds?authkey=Gv1sRgCOD0jbumz8uJ3gE#5771880248078302258.
There was also a Common Loon in nonbreeding plumage on the lake last year
(photo on link above) and one again this year.
Actually, there was quite an intriguing mystery last year, which I posted to
Wisbird August 1, 2012. Besides the merganser, someone reported a
"dull-colored" loon (smaller than the ones up north) with 3 babies on board on
July 22. Despite many attempts to find any such birds on the lake and
appealing to the public through the local paper for any info at all, we failed
to solve the mystery.
Karen
Karen Etter Hale
Lake Mills
Northwest Jefferson Co.
On 7/9/13 12:02 PM, Chris Petherick wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was at Veteran's Park this morning and came across a female Red-Breasted
> Merganser. According to eBird, it's rare for this time of year. As I looked
> at it, it appeared to be a little smaller than what I would have expected, so
> I am wondering if it's maybe a hybrid of some sort. It's appearances seemed
> pretty normal otherwise. It had the red/orange bill with 1/3rd of it darker
> at the end, dark body, reddish head. The other aspect that seemed different
> was that the head feathers were not "messy", rather they were tight to the
> head, showing a rounded profile rather than the normal, less neat, off the
> back showing. How's that for scientific! I'd be curious to see if anyone
> else saw it and get their thoughts. Thanks!
>
> Chris Petherick
> Fox Point, Milwaukee County
>
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