[wisb] Re: 6TH AVE MARSH MADNESS
- From: tiger150@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: acadiantigerheron@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:47:12 +0000 (UTC)
After getting a text from Rob (thank you!), I got there around 6:30pm and
stayed until almost 8pm. I could not relocate the Willet nor the American
Avocets. I did see the Hudsonian Godwit (a juvenile from what I could tell),
the Red-necked Phalarope (a juvenile), and 5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers.
Unfortunately, some of the shorebirds flew away around 7:45pm (some went deeper
into the wetland) when some Sandhill Cranes and Great Egrets took over their
foraging spot. I also saw 2 Whooping Cranes (there were several others that I
didn't see), a flock of about 10 Black Terns, and a few lingering Sedge Wrens.
I also checked out Lost Creek Wetland yesterday, which is just outside of
Stevens Point in Portage County. There was nothing too unusual, although 2
Olive-sided Flycatchers, a few lingering Bobolinks and 10 Dickcissels, several
Gadwall, 1 female Ruddy Duck, and 7 shorebird species graced me with their
presence.
Good shorebirding!
Alyssa DeRubeis
Stevens Point, Portage Co.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Pendergast" <acadiantigerheron@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:27:12 PM
Subject: [wisb] 6TH AVE MARSH MADNESS
I spent about an hour at 6th Ave earlier this afternoon and the place was
hopping, 75 Stilt Sandpipers, 120+ Lesser Yellowlegs with a mix of other
common species (Least, Pectoral, etc). Also in the mix were a few more
uncommon species which include a WILLET, 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS, a HUDSONIAN
GODWIT, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, and 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. I tallied
17 species of shorebird in an hour at this location, by far the best I've
had this year. I will definitely keep checking this place on a regular
basis.
A cloud of 450+ Common Nighthawks flew overhead while I was at this
location.
Good Birding!
Rob Pendergast,
Town of Plover
Portage County
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