[wisb] Bong Recreation Area, Racine County: Short-eared Owls and Horned Larks
- From: Zachary Sutton <zaksutton2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:08:20 -0600
I headed to down to Richard Bong Recreation Area yesterday (2-4) to try for
Short-eared Owls and I was not disappointed!
On my way just a mile east of Bong, I noticed a few birds off in a field
and pulled over. I soon discovered a mass of HORNED LARKS feeding on a
stripe left by a track that turned up snow, grass, and dirt for them. I
began estimating and my lowest estimation came in at 250!! Ebird flagged
it as a high count but I really took my time and tried to do an honest job
of estimating.
I then carried on and after cruising the roads at Bong for half an hour, I
found 5 SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting in a field with 4 NORTHERN HARRIERS at
around 4:30. The owls were lifers for me and landed on posts several
times, affording great views! They often chased the Harriers and I saw one
owl catch a mouse and then swallow it.
Also of note was a group of 25 COMMON REDPOLLS found in the same field
earlier.
Zak Sutton
Waukesha, Waukesha Co
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