[wisb] Re: Red-throated Loon movement today

All that could be seen well enough to assess plumage features were still in 
basic/winter plumage, including the 4+ individuals that were seen on the water. 
 A good number of the northbound birds in flight were relatively close by Great 
Lakes standards and the white face and neck, small dark crown, and upturned 
bill could be seen, in addition to structural features and flight styles.  If 
someone had sat on the lakeshore at Harrington or Two Rivers/Manitowoc, they 
would have counted a few hundred throughout the day without doubt.  It was a 
real treat.  There was also a nice but much more distant flight of Long-tailed 
Ducks.
 
Re: the kittiwake, Tim Oksiuta saw and photographed it at its normal haunt on 
Friday morning so it was present until at least then.
 
Many thanks to everyone who attended the field trip.  Despite very windy 
conditions it was a great time.
  

Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady



> From: stevethiessen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: jjprestby@xxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] Re: Red-throated Loon movement today
> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:02:04 -0500
> 
> I was wondering if any of the R-T Loons were in breeding plumage. I realize 
> that they may have been out to far.
> Thanks, Steve Thiessen Stoughton Dane co.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom prestby" <jjprestby@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Wisbird" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:56 PM
> Subject: [wisb] Red-throated Loon movement today
> 
> 
>> The Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) had its volunteer 
>> appreciation field trip along Lake Michigan today.
>>
>>
>>
>> The highlight of the day was the number of Red-throated Loons that were 
>> seen riding the stiff SE tailwind. We saw 35-40 total with a breakdown of 
>> 8 at Harrington Beach State Park, 1 at Fisher Creek County Park in 
>> Manitowoc County, 10 from the Manitowoc Harbor near the Impoundment 
>> (including a group of 6), and 16 east of the McDonald's in Two Rivers. 
>> Only 2 Common Loons were seen (both at Harrington Beach) and a few other 
>> probable Red-throateds went by without an official ID. It makes you wonder 
>> how many would have been totaled if an observer scoped from one location 
>> for most of the day today...
>>
>>
>>
>> Other highlights were a flyover Red-shouldered Hawk at Harrington Beach, 
>> the female Harlequin Duck at North Point in Sheboygan, and 20+ Great 
>> Black-backed and about 10 Glaucous Gulls and a Thayer's (adult) east of 
>> the McDonald's in Two Rivers.
>>
>>
>>
>> Surprising misses for the day included all three scoters and the wintering 
>> Port Washington Kittiwake. It will be interesting to see if our friend has 
>> finally decided to move on...
>>
>>
>>
>> Tom Prestby
>>
>> Madison
>>
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