[wisb] Re: new Crawford-Vernon CBC today
- From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
- To: <iltlawas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:45:35 -0600
Hi all,
Barb Duerksen and I ran the southern section of the count today. Our best bird
was also a Golden Eagle interestingly enough. Other than that, it was fairly
slow species-wise. 25 species total for the day including 2 Rough-legs, 18
Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Pileated Woodpecker, 1 Flicker, 1 Song Sparrow and several
Titmice. We also had one possible suspect "Pink-sided" Junco.
Some interesting misses were: Kingfisher Purple FinchSnow Bunting Lapland
Longspur Am Robin Eastern BluebirdMourning Doveand finally N Shrike.
The Mississippi river at Ferryville is completely frozen except for a small
"duck-less" section where Sugar Creek runs into it. I was (and still am)
surprised at the amount of open water on most of the creeks and smaller rivers
though.
We also saw a juvie Golden Eagle above Boaz in Richland County on our way home.
I would not be surprised if the third count party also got at least one Golden
Eagle. The count circle is positioned in prime wintering grounds for Golden
Eagles. My survey route for the National Eagle Center's Jan 16th Eagle survey
runs through the northern section of the count circle.
Happy Birding! --Chris W, Richland County
http://swallowtailedkite.blogspot.com/
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"The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first
material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the
composer; but when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no
more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be
again."
(From William Beebe's "The Bird: Its Form and Function," 1906)
> From: iltlawas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] new Crawford-Vernon CBC today
> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:28:26 -0600
>
> The new Crawford-Vernon CBC today had kind of a rough start - out of the 15
> field birders originally signed up to do it, only 7 made it; the others
> either were ill, had to work at the last minute, or chose other things to
> do instead. This meant the remaining three parties had to cover much larger
> areas of the count circle, which is much less effective. But this new count
> circle definitely has excellent possibilities. One subadult Golden Eagle
> was my best bird of the day, but other uncommon-in-winter finds were a
> kingfisher, and six Eastern Bluebirds. A gray-morph Eastern Screech-Owl
> peering at me from a hollow in a silver maple in mid-morning was also a
> nice surprise. The Driftless Area landscape of western Crawford and Vernon
> counties is gorgeous at this time of year! More results to follow when the
> other parties turn in their data...
>
>
> William P. Mueller
> Milwaukee
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