There has been a Sora Rail in and out of a patch of cattails in the retaining pool at Stricker Pond in northwest Madison. We've seen it early evenings on the mud flats just past the drain grate as you walk the path towards Middleton from Longmeadow Rd. The pond is active with from four to ten Green Herons, two Great Blue Herons, a few assorted shorebirds, a frequent Osprey, a few early evening night hawks, and a large number of young Wood Ducks, one recently seen defending and successfully swallowing a rather large frog. Douglas and Karen Hill Madison - Dane Co. #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn