[wisb] Re: Chipping Sparrow question; Northern Waterthrush spotted, MKE
- From: "Bettie R. Harriman" <bettie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdspazz@xxxxxxxxx,"wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:56:30 -0500
Jennifer,
The Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas work found fledgling Chipping
Sparrows into the first week of September. We had lots of fledglings
in August. Chipping Sparrows do have a second nest 12-24% of the
time. The fledglings you saw are a bit late, but too unexpected.
You can report this late date to the Atlas data base at:
http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/newbirddata.htm
Bettie
At 10:09 PM 9/22/2011, Jennifer Ambrose wrote:
>Hello again everyone,
>Today I went back to Humboldt Park. The only active birds I spotted
>were a Northern Waterthrush foraging underneath the Weeping Willow
>and the ever-vocal Belted Kingfisher flying around. Before I left my
>house, however, I spotted a Palm Warbler on my neighbor's fence,
>basically in my yard! I was very excited.
>
>
>On my walk back home, I saw several Chipping Sparrows feeding in a
>yard. Two were fledglings, comically following their parents on the
>ground and flying after them in trees with their mouths agape. It
>was enjoyable to watch this interaction, especially since earlier
>this summer I saw Chipping Sparrows feeding Brown-headed Cowbirds a
>few times! >:(
>
>I was wondering if it was rather late for Chipping Sparrows to have
>fledglings? I performed a quick Google search and two sites said
>that Chippers breed between April and July.
>
>
>Any insight would be appreciated--I can't find answers to questions
>like these in my bird guides!
>
>Thank you,
>
>Jennifer Ambrose,
>MKE County, Bayview
>
>
>http://www.welovebirds.org/profile/Jenthreat
>http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id0002213937504
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/49427613@N03/
>
>
>
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>wisbirdn Digest Sun, 11 Sep 2011 Volume: 04 Issue: 266
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>In This Issue:
> [wisb] Sandhills and Waxwings, Polk County
> [wisb] Zeloski, Sunday am
> [wisb] Connecticut Warbler: Door County
> [wisb] Sheridan Park, Milwaukee warblers
> [wisb] Re: No more Chimney Swifts in Milwaukee?
> [wisb] off-topic: bat monitoring workshop 2
> [wisb] Hummingbirds up north (Sawyer Co)
> [wisb] To SE Colorado and back-26 life birds
> [wisb] Wyalusing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
> [wisb] Sheboygan, North Point
> [wisb] Eastern Screech Owl Milwaukee
> [wisb] Warblers and more
> [wisb] Shorewood, Milwaukee County 425 swifts
>
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>
>Subject: [wisb] Sandhills and Waxwings, Polk County
>From: Jeff Virant <rainbow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:49:32 -0500
>
>Hi All,
> Just reporting some usual but noticeable activity here on
> Rainbow Pond. Many Cedar Waxwings in the big old dead pond tree
> every day and a flock/group/family/??? of 11 pleasantly noisy
> Sandhill Cranes vacationing in a nearby field for the last 2 weeks.
> Always such a strange and unusual chorus of sounds. Otherwise,
> still seeing hummingbirds (mostly a ruby-throated male) at our feeder.
> Actually, I'm writing this report from the mangrove swamps of
> Puerto Morelos on the Yucatan where we arrived yesterday. I, of
> course, completely forgot to bring my newly purchased Birds of
> Mexico book. May just have to observe/enjoy the birds without
> ID'ing them. Dear Lord! I guess there's always the internet!
>Best birding!
>
>Jeff Virant
>Deer Park, Polk County
>
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>
>From: "Steve Thiessen" <stevethiessen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Zeloski, Sunday am
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:29:23 -0500
>
>
>
>
>Ran into Aaron Stutz ,so we birded the northside together. Had 1 B-B
>plover, 6 Semi-Palmated plover and lots of Killdeer. Had my first
>Sanderling of the year. 2 imm. Long-billed Dowitchers and 3
>Buff-breasted's were nice. No Phalaropes! Around 50 Stilt
>Sandpipers, 3 Greater Yellowlegs and a fair number of Lessers and
>Pectoral's. No large amount of peeps, but had 2 White-rumped, 4
>Baird's and a few Least and Semi-palmated's.
>A field trip that was on the southside and heading north said they
>had a Peregrine make a few passes.
>And someone mentioned that a Black-necked Stilt was seen way down in
>the southwest pond area last Thursday. Not seen on Friday.
>I turned around on London road to see what I saw on the road. It was
>a hatchling snapping turtle. I put it off the side of the road, but
>it was 1/2 mile from any water.
>Steve Thiessen Stoughton Dane co.
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: "Charles Peterson" <suechick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Connecticut Warbler: Door County
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:16:25 -0500
>
>I saw a CONNECTICUT WARBLER this morning on the service road just as
>it ends at Blossomburg Cemetery in Peninsula State Park. It was
>wonderfully cooperative, moving slowly in the lower branches of a
>shrub, in a thicket of shrubs and trees. It was a fairly active bird
>morning. Nine species of Warblers, including a singing PINE WARBLER.
>It was in the pines near the Cemetery, and it's song was brief but
>it lead me to seeing two Pine Warblers. They nest in that area.
>Still quite a few Vireos in the Cemetery-Bike Path area also, mostly
>Red-eyed, and 1 Philadelphia seen.
>Sue Peterson
>Ephraim
>Door Co.
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Sheridan Park, Milwaukee warblers
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:45:43 -0500
>
>Quite active along the bluff just east of the pond. What I'm now
>calling, 'Townsend's Point' in honor of Bill Cowart.
>Bill called me up one fall October morning eager to go out in search
>of a rarity. We made Sheridan Park out first stop.
>I recall in the car, Bill mentioned in great irritation how he
>rarely finds anything good in fall. Ten minutes later, we were
>looking at a Townsend's Warbler below our feet.
>
>
>Sheridan Drive (Milwaukee Co), Milwaukee, US-WI
>Sep 11, 2011 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
>Protocol: Stationary
>28 species
>
>Canada Goose 9
>Mallard 12
>Blue-winged Teal 6
>Double-crested Cormorant 5
>Northern Harrier 1
>Spotted Sandpiper 1
>Mourning Dove 3
>Downy Woodpecker 2
>American Crow 4
>Black-capped Chickadee 5
>Northern Waterthrush 1
>Tennessee Warbler 7
>Nashville Warbler 3
>Common Yellowthroat 1
>American Redstart 2
>Cape May Warbler 2
>Northern Parula 1
>Magnolia Warbler 1
>Bay-breasted Warbler 1
>Blackburnian Warbler 1
>Yellow Warbler 1
>Blackpoll Warbler 6
>Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
>Palm Warbler 3
>Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
>Song Sparrow 2
>Northern Cardinal 1
>House Finch 1
>
>Steven Lubahn
>Cudahy
>Milw Co.
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:12:18 -0500
>Subject: [wisb] Re: No more Chimney Swifts in Milwaukee?
>From: Sandy Fuller <sfuller49@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Have you checked just before dusk? Madison and Mt. Horeb still have a good
>population, which were counted Friday night for A Swift Night Out. However,
>I've noticed that there are very few swifts to be seen during the daylight
>hours. They seem to come out of nowhere at about 7:15 pm., and head towards
>their roost. What puzzles me is where are they during the day?
>BTW, there's still one night left to count swifts for A Swift Night Out!
>
>Sandy Schwab
>Verona
>
>
>On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:47 PM, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I haven't seen/heard a single Chimney Swift on Milwaukee's east side since
> > the cold front came through about a week ago. Did they all decide that the
> > strong northerly winds offered a good opportunity to head south??
> >
> > Bernie Sloan
> > Milwaukee
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>
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:33:02 -0500
>Subject: [wisb] off-topic: bat monitoring workshop 2
>From: william mueller <wpmueller1947@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>A second bat monitoring workshop with staff from the Western Great Lakes
>Bird and Bat Observatory will be held at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve in
>Ozaukee County on Saturday evening, September 17th, starting at 6:45pm.
>Limited to ten participants. Bat presentation at 6:45, bat monitoring walk
>begins approx 7:30pm. Backchannel me to register.
>--
>William P. Mueller
>Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory
>Project Coordinator, Milwaukee BIOME Project
>wpmueller1947@xxxxxxxxx
>414-698-9108
>Milwaukee, WI
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>Blog:http://futureofbirds.blogspot.com/
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>
>
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>
>From: "Cathy Gagliardi" <patcatgags@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Hummingbirds up north (Sawyer Co)
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:02:20 -0500
>
>The Hummers are heading south---
>last Thurs. there were 9 of them at my feeders...
>today, I only saw one.
>
>I sure will miss those little gems!
> Cathy Gagliardi
> Birchwood, WI (Sawyer Co)
>
>
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>
>From: "Rhonda Schrab" <rdzs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] To SE Colorado and back-26 life birds
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:08:32 -0500
>
>Just got back from a 10 day trip to SE CO Comanche National
>Grasslands(CNG). First night stayed in Clay Center, NE and checked out
>Kissinger Basin. Had lifers 20+ w.f. ibis, 1 great tailed grackle and
>several e.c. doves in town. Also FOY 1 cattle egret and 4 snowy egrets.
>Next morning stopped at Harlan Co Lake in S central NE. Many birds there
>and had lifer several franklins gulls and spotted towhee. North of La
>Junta, CO near Adobe Creek Res. had 6 am. avocet. The actual purpose of the
>trip was antelope hunting so spend 5 days in a blind at a waterhole. There
>was a windmill, a large round watertank, a dug overflow pond and an old
>corral type fence so there was good structure for birds to relate to. Had
>extended, as close as 5' looks at many different species. The most notable
>species (for me at least) were curve-billed thrasher, sage thrasher and
>brewers sparrows. Had 2 y.h. blackbirds spend most of the day one day.
>There were many horned larks and lark buntings every day. A prairie falcon
>buzzed through one day but it happened so fast don't even know if he got
>one of the h. larks or not. Was thrilled to see a male and female lesser
>goldfinch at a spring creek bottom in southern unit of CNG. While scouting
>a spot one day we came across a prairie dog town and saw 3 burrowing owls,
>this was one of the birds I had really hoped to see. But for me the best
>bird of the trip was found at a small spring pond in Vogel Canyon in
>northern unit of CNG. From a distance saw flycatching and tailwagging so
>knew it was a phoebe, but when got closer was thrilled to see it was a
>black phoebe, no mistaking that combination of black and white. Walking out
>from last afternoon of hunt saw a 4" tarantula, that was very cool. Also on
>way home in central NE saw 2 gr. prairie chickens on shoulder of road.
>Turned around and went back slowly and drove practically right up to them.
>Following is a list of the 26 life birds I saw.
>white-faced ibis
>great trailed grackle
>Eurasian collared dove
>franklins gull
>american avocet
>lark sparrow
>lark bunting
>loggerhead shrike
>brewers sparrow
>sage thrasher
>curve-billed thrasher
>prairie falcon
>swainsons hawk (also had dark morph swainsons)
>western kingbird
>says phoebe
>black phoebe
>chihuahua raven
>lesser goldfinch
>spotted towhee
>canyon towhee
>western meadowlark
>scaled quail
>burrowing owl
>mississippi kite
>greater prairie chicken
>vesper sparrow
>
>Dave Schrab
>Hustisford WI
>Dodge Co
>
>
>
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>
>Subject: [wisb] Wyalusing Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:49:12 -0500
>
>Hey everyone,
>
>During our 11am cruise this morning, I spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk
>circling high above the river.
>Probably a migrant? Hard to tell.
>
>This evening, I spent a couple hours poking around Wyalusing State
>Park. Among a flock of Eastern Pewees, I found a single
>Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
>
>Along Long Valley Rd, there were two Acadian Flycatchers.
>
>
>
>--Chris W, Richland County
>Interpretive Naturalist
>Mississippi Explorer Cruises
>Sent from my iPod
>------------------------------
>
>From: Dave Freriks <dhfreriks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Sheboygan, North Point
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:06:27 -0500
>
>Hi all, I made a run up to Sheboygan late this afternoon hoping to
>find some shorebirds. It was a little slow but there were 7
>Sanderlings, 1 Semi-palmated Sandpiper and a Spotted Sandpiper at
>North Point and south. Of interest were hundreds of gulls flying
>about 50 -100 feet up feeding on some sort of insects. A few photos
>are at the beginning of this
>gallery. http://www.pbase.com/dhfreriks/new_photos
>Dave FreriksS. Ohio / Saukville, WI
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Subject: [wisb] Eastern Screech Owl Milwaukee
>From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@xxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:06:22 -0500
>
>I had crows making a racket all over a tree in my front yard this
>afternoon. I checked to see what they were after but couldn't see
>anything because of the leaves. Right after sundown I figured out
>why. An EASO started calling and serenaded my wife and I the whole
>time I was grilling and while we ate dinner. Actually the first
>one I've ever heard in the wild. I knew it right away from owl
>monitoring. What a haunting call.
>
>Brian Hansen
>Milwaukee east side
>------------------------------
>
>From: Rick Pertile <mugzy1960@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Warblers and more
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:20:36 -0500
>
>With the clear skies and almost full moon last night, this morning
>my back yard provided a pretty good show for warblers as well as
>some other species listed below:
>
>Cape May
>Magnolia
>Bay-breasted (most numerous)
>Black-and-White
>Chestnut-sided
>Golden-winged
>Tennessee
>Nashville
>Blackburnian
>Yellow- rumped
>Pine
>Black-throated green
>Northern waterthrush
>American redstart
>Yellow-throated vireo
>Blue-headed vireo
>Red-eyed vireo
>Philadelphia vireo
>Swainson's thrush
>Hermit thrush
>Red-headed woodpecker
>Turkey Vulture
>Coopers hawk
>
>
>Eastern bluebirds families are still frequenting the area and
>continue to come in for mealworms and superworms. Some of the young
>have now almost completely transitioned into their adult plumage and
>the 4 adults are also going through a noticeable molt.
>
>I also included a shot of this merlin perched high up in a dead
>aspen. After resting for about 15 minutes it stretched and then
>took flight in a southbound direction.
>
>http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/47952/2598920350104648965S600x600Q85.jpg
>http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/49337/2476127400104648965S600x600Q85.jpg
>http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/46451/2646080130104648965S600x600Q85.jpg
>
>Regards,
>
>Rick Pertile
>Sawyer County
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>From: Paul Hunter <phunter1@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [wisb] Shorewood, Milwaukee County 425 swifts
>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:13:44 -0500
>
>425 Chimney Swifts dived into the chimney at St Robert's school in
>Shorewood on Capitol and Maryland tonight 9/11/11 between 7 and 7:20
>PM. They stayed high till shortly before diving in, possibly to
>continuing feeding on this warm, calm, clear night with a rising full
>moon, possibly partly because of the large crowd of watchers, about
>30-40, including the science teacher from the school, the Urban
>Ecology educator, their students, and the parents of the students.
>
>--- Paul Hunter
>Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
> http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
>https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakeParkBirds/
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