[wisb] Snowy owl, others/Portage county
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:57:00 -0600
Today the Snowy Owl in the Buena vista grasslands was easily seen from CTH
W. In the morning it was on the south side of CTH W about .5 miles east
of Elm Road and about 4 P.M. this afternoon I saw it perched on a power pole
very near CTH W between Elm Road and Townline Rd (no binoculars needed!).
I was unable to find any Prairie Chickens after 4 hours of searching, but
there were other interesting birds in the grasslands including 2 Northern
Shrikes,
several Rough-legged Hawks, a Bald Eagle, a large flock of Wild Turkeys and
the many feeder birds at the home on Townline Rd. The thistle feeder at this
home was loaded with Common Redpolls. By driving a little south and scoping
back at the treeline which runs east from the backyard of the house I was
able
to see the Red-headed Woodpecker found by the WSO field trip last weekend.
I did swing over to Wood County to look for Golden Eagles but didn't find
any here or at Bear Bluff. There were a couple of suspects on Ball Rd. but
too
distant to ID even with the scope. I was pleased to see 11 White-winged
Crossbills along Ball Rd about .25 mi east of Cranberry Rd.
Not a good day for my two "target" species, but a beautiful day of birding
with pleasant weather.
Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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