[wisb] Update WGLBBO Water Bird Watch, Harrington Beach SP
- From: Calvin Brennan <vermivora@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birds <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 17:31:14 -0300
Hello all,
Waterfowl numbers continue to build slowly here at the watch with some good
days recently to go along with quite a few rather slow days. An abundance of
west and/or south wind lately is perhaps not ideal for large numbers of
migrating waterfowl.
However, there has been an obvious and maybe predictable increase in certain
species. Red-breasted Mergansers are now one of the dominant birds, as a
migrant and as a rafting species with considerable numbers seen daily. Horned
Grebes continue to show well and can be seen most days in small to medium-sized
feeding groups on the water. A handful of Red-necked Grebes have been spotted
this week as well. Common Loons are moving daily in small numbers and have been
joined by a few Red-throats in the last few days. Dabbler numbers are building,
particularly Mallard and Green-winged Teal. Divers are represented well in
terms of diversity but numbers of most are still very low but have included
this week the season's first Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Long-tails as
well as all three scoters. Just today, there were considerable numbers of Ruddy
Ducks seen, many flying north-bound, presumably to some unknown staging area.
Altogether, over 44 thousand migrants have been tallied at the watch this fall
representing 145 species.
Below is a summary of the Top 10 migrants to date (all species).
Double-crested Cormorant 22,685
Canada Goose 8,270
Red-breasted Merganser 2,580
Ring-billed Gull 2,015
Barn Swallow 1,097
Yellow-rumped Warbler 840
Horned Grebe 762
Tree Swallow 743
Blue-winged Teal 660
Mallard 589
Calvin Brennan
WGLBBO Water Bird Technician
Belgium, Ozaukee County
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