[wisb] Re: Buena Vista: 40 GP Chickens, 100+ snow buntings
- From: Seth Spencer <sfspencer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: stratton.douglas@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:46:09 -0600
Hi all. Large flock of greater prairie chickens regions at 9:30 in the same
field as last week just west of e.g. rough legged hawk as well.
Seth Spencer
Necedah wi
On Feb 9, 2013 7:04 PM, "Douglas Stratton" <stratton.douglas@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Spent a few hours today at Buena Vista Grasslands (just south of steven's
> point off I 39) and thanks to some tips from Rob Pendergast and Dan Jackson
> I got two lifers. I got the snow buntings right away (about 9 am). over
> 150 in a single flock. They were on taft road halfway between W and
> lake. 3 hours later, just as I was leaving the area, going south on W
> towards the I, just before the cell phone tower I catch a few spots on the
> white snow off to my right( west of W). I should have just flown right by
> them, after all they were a long ways off. 40 ! I pulled off and stayed
> about 45 minutes. The photos won't be great but at least you can tell they
> are GPCs ! I'm surprised they would be right out in the open since I did
> see several hawks. In fact 2 or 3 right in that general area. After
> that I checked out steven's point. Drove around checking lots of trees and
> feeders but only found a few ducks and pigeons by the dam. All in all I
> was very happy with the two lifers, and such big flocks and I got pictures.
> Greater Prairie Chickens
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chemteacher60/8460195344/
>
> snow buntings
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chemteacher60/8459076827/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chemteacher60/8460179546/
> --
> Douglas R Stratton
> Onalaska, La Crosse County
>
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