[wisb] My BBS routes

From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:50:27 -0500
Hurray.  I finished my last BBS route today.  Doing them on  
consecutive days is challenging, but the weather forecast for the  
next week sounds terrible!!!   Only in the 50s for the next several  
days, although we certainly need the rain---again.
On Wed I ran the Oconto Falls count, which will be my last time with  
it.  39 years is enough!  Any one interested in doing this next year  
should contact Mark, the state coordinator.  It starts southwest of  
Oconto Falls, runs west, eventually ending in Menominee county.  This  
year I tallied 87 species.  The main news was the weather.  Stop one  
the temp was 41, soon dropping to 37 for several stops.  It was  
COLD!!!!!

On Thur I ran the Manawa count.  This count started a "little"  
warmer---44 degrees, but quickly dropped to 40 and held there for  
quite some time.  Ouch!  This count tallied 93 species, with  
interesting sightings including an Olive-sided Flycatcher in a small  
swamp.  It was perched on the wire as I got to the stop and continued  
in the area for about 2 minutes.  Also interesting was a Black-thro  
Green Warbler and Orchard Oriole, plus a family of Ravens and 2 pairs  
of Red-br. Nuthatches.  The latter looked like they were on territory.

Today I did the Omro count.  This usually is the quietest of the  
three counts and it proved so again this year.  Only 80 species were  
tallied, with amazing numbers of pelicans and gulls, all flying by  
the stops, especially between Omro and Winneconne.  What a difference  
a few years makes.

Now to start catching up on yard work and etc.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI





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