[wisb] Black-necked Stilt, 5 Franklin's Gulls, etc
- From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:32:58 -0500
I spent the day birding various spots in Dane and Columbia county, plus Dodge
county. Highlights include a BLACK-NECKED STILT on Jersey Rd, south of Breezy
Pt Rd on the west side (across from Bird's farm, ahem). It was actively
feeding near the road. Also present were 10 duck species, a Gr. White-fronted
Goose and of course Canadas. A stop at the Nine Springs spot yielded the
Spotted Towhee after about a 10 minute wait.
The Ashton/K pond had 5 FRANKLIN'S GULLS amongst the few Bonaparte's and many
Ring-billeds. They were all in beautiful breeding plumage, complete with
pinkish breasts.
At the DM/Harvey pond, among the snipe, Killdeer and Pectoral Sandpipers was a
Baird's Sandpiper. Also 4 Cackling Geese were present.
A Great Egret was seen north of Waunakee, plus another on the east side of
Horicon Marsh. 2 Ospreys were on the nest by the education center for the
marsh.
On Point Rd the flooded field had 6 shorebird species including Killdeer,
Pectoral Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe, 2 Dunlins, 1 Am Golden Plover and a
Baird's Sandpiper. (This makes the 3rd Baird's I have seen already this
spring. It seems curious that this species is turning up so "often" in April,
especially considering the posts by other birders of this species.)
96 species.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton,, WI
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