[wisb] Snowy Owl/Fond du Lac County
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:02:14 -0500
Like Bernie and his Long-tailed Duck, I thought I had seen my last Snowy Owl
until December. Before heading out to Old Marsh Rd. at Horicon Marsh, I
slowly drove along STH49, looking mainly out over the water. Suddenly a
large white bird with brown markings flew up from the right side of my car.
My brain shouted, Glaucous Gull?, so I jumped out of the car and observed a
Snowy Owl fly back east about 30 yards and land on some stones surrounding
a water control pipe right alongside the road. I returned at noon and it
was gone, so it is probably not relocatable.
I walked about 2/3 of the way out on Old Marsh Rd. from the Point Rd.
entrance and saw a lot of birds, but nothing unusual. The shorebird habitat
is excellent
up to the pumping station, but all I saw were yellowlegs (many). Around the
marsh today I had 3 personal first-of-year birds which included House Wren
(first visual),Palm Warbler, and Bank Swallow. I was surprised by the number
and variety of ducks still present.
Like Dave Schrab experienced the other day, I did not see Purple Martins
from the DNR station on Palmatory Rd., but by hiking the nature trail I was
able to see a few. I think when the winds are high , all the swallows
concentrate on hunting over water which may hold the highest density of
insects.
Thomas Wood,Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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