[wisb] Alert: Hudsonian Godwit - La Crosse County
- From: "Dan Jackson" <DanJackson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "WisBirdN" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:25:44 -0500
Late this afternoon, I took a hike on the bike trail starting at Midway (at the
intersection of CTH OT and CTH ZN). I headed northwest toward Trempealeau.
About ¾ mile up the trail, I found a flooded field on the west side of the
trail (it is on the back corner of the Halfway Creek Marsh). When I noticed a
couple of Greater Yellowlegs, I made a point to walk in on a small trail that
goes to an overlook over that field / pond. The overlook is bordered by a
split rail fence and has a bench on it.
From that vantage point, I was able to scan the edges of the water with my
binoculars. I spotted at least 50 shorebirds which were mostly Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs. However, I also spotted a distant bird that I was pretty
sure was a Godwit. I ended up going back to my car to get my scope. With the
scope, I was able to confirm that the bird was a Hudsonian Godwit. I also
found 2 Dunlin in the with the Yellowlegs. The Godwit appears to be a juvenile
and is almost entirely in winter plumage. It was starting to show some black
feathers on the scapulars and I was also able to confirm the ID when the bird
raised its wings and showed black underwings. The birds were still present at
about 6:30 when I went back with a couple of other area birders.
At Goose Island County Park this morning, I also found my first Northern
Waterthrushes and Swamp Sparrows of the year. With the high water in the area,
it has been hard to find the Swamp Sparrows.
Good Birding,
Dan Jackson
Chaseburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Near La Crosse)
www.pbase.com/dejackson
community.webshots.com/user/DanielEJackson
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