Below is the list from my second Red-shouldered Hawk survey yesterday in the Chequamegon National Forest west of Mellen in Ashland County. The early warblers have reached us in numbers with lots of Ovenbirds and Nashvilles filling the woods now. Also had an especially early Golden-winged Warbler. Ruffed Grouse numbers are great this year. Back in Ashland, a Greater White-fronted and Cackling Goose continue to frequent a lawn on Hwy 13 just north of Hwy 2 in Bayfield County. Here's a photo: http://www.pbase.com/rbrady/image/124243559 Anyone passing through Ashland should pay close attention to the Long Bridge area west of the Best Western hotel as there's been plenty of exposed sand and lots of dynamic bird action here. Still many ducks on Chequamegon Bay as well. Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady ------------------------------- Location: RSHA Route - Mellen Observation date: 5/4/10 Number of species: 43 Canada Goose 5 Ruffed Grouse 20 Common Loon 6 American Bittern 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Sandhill Crane 1 Mourning Dove 3 Barred Owl 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 37 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue Jay 23 American Crow 10 Common Raven 5 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 14 Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Winter Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Hermit Thrush 7 American Robin 21 European Starling 1 Golden-winged Warbler 1 Nashville Warbler 16 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 12 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Ovenbird 16 Northern Waterthrush 5 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 15 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Purple Finch 9 Pine Siskin 1 American Goldfinch 8 Evening Grosbeak 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/wi) #################### 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.