[wisb] Re: Private Grasslands Birding Opportunity in Columbia County
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "karen.etter.hale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <karen.etter.hale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:25:42 -0600
Daryl Christensen reports the following:
"Saw 16 Dickcissels this morning at Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms
just west of Fall River. The grassland was teeming with Bobolinks,
Eastern Meadowlarks, grassland sparrows including Henslows. Also
Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Marsh Wrens and Least Bitterns on the restored
prairie pothole. This is a 290-acre organic working farm, but
birders are welcome. Please call first to set up an appointment. 920-948-7925
or
920-484-3618. Thank you to John and Dorothy Priske for their hospitality
at this incredible prairie.
-Daryl ChristensenMarquette co."
Sounds like southern Wisconsin birders have scored a fine new birding area!
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> From: karen.etter.hale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:18:06 -0500
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] Re: Private Grasslands Birding Opportunity in Columbia County
>
> For those of you unfamiliar with the Priskes and their Fountain Prairie
> Farms, they were pioneers in farming sustainably. They spent years
> transforming a "sea of corn" to restored wetland and tallgrass prairie,
> on which they graze Highland beef cattle (the cattle will be in a
> different, fenced part of the farm!). For more, see
> http://www.fountainprairie.com/
> Besides entering your data into eBird if you visit, I would encourage at
> least some of you to do a "survey" of birds on the grasslands, down to
> the edge of the wetlands. John thought this would be fairly easy to do
> by making one trip down the middle of the grasslands (which he will mow
> if he knows someone's coming).
>
> John thought this would be an especially good opportunity for new
> birders to see Bobolinks and other grassland birds close up and to see
> that sustainable farming can be compatible with bird conservation.
>
> The farm is 5 miles NW of Columbus, just west of Fall River.
>
> Karen
>
> Karen Etter Hale
>
> Chair, Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative
>
> Citizen Science Coordinator, Madison Audubon Society
>
> NEW: 1400 E. Washington, Suite 170
>
> Madison, WI 53703
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> On 6/26/2014 10:23 AM, Ryan Brady wrote:
> > John & Dorothy Priske of Fountain Prairie Farms are offering access for
> > birders to their 280-acre farm in Fall River, Columbia County, which lies
> > approximately 35 miles northeast of Madison. They report a 60-acre portion
> > of grassland and wetland is currently hosting good numbers of Bobolinks, E.
> > Meadowlarks, and other species they are unable to identify (although they
> > did also mention Dickcissel).
> >
> > The address is W1901 State Road 16 and THEY ASK VISITORS TO CONTACT THEM
> > FIRST TO ARRANGE A VISIT. Their phone is 920-948-7925 and email is
> > priske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. If you bird there, please enter your observations
> > into eBird so we can reward their generosity with a list of species found
> > on their property. Thanks.
> >
> > Ryan Brady
> > Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
> > http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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