[wisb] Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co today

Took a short ride around the Prairie du Chien area this afternoon.  Not the 
best time for bird activity but I found a lot of fun bird watching activity.  
At La Riviere Park on the southeast side of town the titmice were busy at the 
feeders on the east side of the maintenance building.  The Carolina Wren was 
near the ditch crossing on the White-tail Trail while the E. Towhee is present 
behind the rental house.  He also comes to the feeders but not today.  Song 
sparrows were found in the city brush pile near the compost site (you have to 
walk in) but the white-throated sparrow found during the CBC was not found.  
Mallards, black ducks, and a trumpeter swan were found in St. Feriole Slough 
between the Blackhawk Ave bridge and the Washington St. bridge.  The Villa 
Louis pond has a lot of mallards as usual for this time of year.  EC Doves were 
found at several locations in town, including near St. Peter's Lutheran Church 
off US 18 westbound but most doves were found on Cty Road K @/near the farm at 
fire number 33658.  On Mill Coulee off St. Hwy 35 several song sparrows and 
blue birds were found.  No belted kingfisher today.  He was last seen two weeks 
ago.  Eagles were found near open water, by the two bridges mentioned above, 
west of downtown Prairie du Chien, at the Winneshiek Marina, near the nest 
sites along Cty Rd K and in Mill Coulee, and at Cty Rd N and St Hwy 27.  The 
eagles at N and 27 were feeding on field spread commercial fisherman fish 
carrion or in adjacent trees.  With the visit being near 3 p.m. not a lot of 
eagles were present.  Counted 18.  I would suspect more eagles at mid morning 
after they come off roost.  Also saw two kestrels and a northern shrike on 
wires along Cty Rd N.  Not a bad day for a short ride around the area.  
Dennis and Alice Kirschbaum 
1505 E. Parrish St
Prairie du Chien, Wi 53821
608-326-2718
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