[wisb] Stilts and Horicon

On the way to the WSO board meeting at Honey Creek, I stopped at  
Horicon Marsh in the early morning (certainly not during the return  
in the afternoon when strong storms were moving thru the area).   
There is good shorebird habitat along Hwy 49 west of the pumphouse.   
In this area were about 10 species that included 2 Short-billed  
Dowitchers, a Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Wilson's Phalaropes, 2 Pectoral  
Sandpipers, etc.
Along the Main Dike Rd across from the dam the Black-necked Stilts  
were active with their young.  There were three family groups  
consisting of 4, 4 and 1 young.  Almost no other shorebirds were  
present due to the aggressive nature of the adult stilts.  This even  
transferred to other birds yesterday when I watched a family group of  
Coots being "herded" across the mudflats by one of the parents.  Woe  
to any bird that comes to close to their young!

The Harvey/DM pond has very little water but there are shorebirds  
running around on the algae.  The most abundant were Killdeer (110+),  
but also present were 2 SB Dowitchers, and a Semip. Plover.

And last, the Trumpeter Swan family (2 adults and 5 young--good size  
already) were in the first pond west of the historical sign (south  
side of road at Horicon Marsh).
Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI





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