[wisb] New Birds in the La Crosse Area

I did not do much active birding this weekend but was in the woods and
did notice a few new birds.  I did spend an hour in Myrick Marsh
yesterday afternoon.  Bird activity definitely picked up a few notches.
This should be a wild week.

Highlights in Vernon County were (FOY in caps):
VESPER SPARROWS
RUFFED GROUSE drumming
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS (arrived Friday, everywhere by Sunday)
SWAMP SPARROW (in my yard which is nowhere close to water - I believe
that this is the second time that I have had one in my yard)
Savannah Sparrows
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks (2 arrived Friday)
White-throated Sparrows (many, many, many)
Eastern Towhees
Brown Thrashers
Yellow-rumped Warblers (everywhere - on even checked out the feeders to
see what everybody else was interested in)

At Myrick:
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (5-6)
PALM WARBLER (1)
LINCOLN SPARROW (1)
CHIMMNEY SWIFTS (3)
GREEN HERON (1)
Sora (1 calling)
Great Egrets (10 along Hwy 16 at Myrick this morning)
Swamp Sparrows (all along the East Avenue trail)
Northern Rough-winged Swallows (flocks)
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Yellow-rumped Warblers (many...)

Yesterday, during a break in the rain it was interesting to watch 6-7
Turkey Vultures trying to dry their wings on the ridge opposite our
house.  They were sitting in the trees near the top of the ridge with
their wings spread looking quite a bit like a flock of Anhingas.  After
awhile they would try to soar.  Most came back to do some more drying.
 
Dan Jackson
Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin
(Near LaCrosse)
http://community.webshots.com/user/DanielEJackson

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