[wisb] New Years scouting- Lake Michigan

From: tom prestby <jjprestby@xxxxxxx>
To: Wisbird <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:44:36 -0600
Andy Paulios, Quentin Yoerger, and I birded Lake Michigan today. The following 
should serve as a good scouting report for many birders who will be starting 
out next year with a trip to the lake:

In Sheboygan the nice concentration of large winter gulls is still present. At 
least 20 Great Black-backeds and 15-20 Glaucous were present-- mainly at the 
beach just south of North Point. The Harlequin Duck was present just off the 
North Point parking lot and the male Barrow's Goldeneye was in the river mouth. 
It could only be viewed from the Blue Harbor resort since it was tucked in to 
the NW part of the harbor (not viewable from the Pennsylvania Ave dead end). 2 
Canvasbacks were present with the goldeneye here as well. 

Harrington Beach had a lot of Scaup and Red-breasted Mergansers and an adult 
Glaucous Gull but nothing unusual. The Kittiwake was with the Ring-billed Gulls 
off the restaurant in the north end of the Port Washington Harbor. A female 
Canvasback was with the Mallards. 

We saw 2 Snowy Owls on Six Mile Rd-- one on the west side of the road just 
south of Jay Rd and one about two miles south of here on the east side of the 
road. Several Rough-legged Hawks in the area as well. 

Ice is filling the McKinley Marina and the gull flock is much smaller than last 
week. All open water in the Marina could be gone by the weekend. At South Shore 
we found a Snowy Owl actively hunting the docks at about 3:30pm-- probably the 
same bird that has been in the area because we did not see it from the Hoan 
Bridge at the end of the Petro. Pier as we were leaving. 

Happy New Year!

Tom Prestby
Milwaukee
                                          
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