[wisb] Dodge Co. & Horicon today

From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:22:22 -0500
I checked the Breezy Point/Jersey Rd. area this morning on my way up to 
Oshkosh.  Had the two Black-necked Stilts that Mike saw at Jersey and A, but 
missed the third one.  There were a few Lesser Yellowlegs farther north on 
Jersey, and a lot of Bonaparte's Gulls in the flooded field north of Mr. Bird's 
house.  I checked for Franklin's, but the ones that looked bigger were just 
Boni's sitting up higher on dirt clods. 
 
As I was heading east on Hwy 49 towards Horicon Marsh, I saw a big flock of 
birds circling high above the Auto Loop, so I pulled into the main parking lot 
to confirm that they were about 50 Am. White Pelicans, riding thermals.  A 
half-dozen DC Cormorants flew by below them.  Nothing too exciting along 49.  I 
was heading back west on N. Point Rd. towards the Bud Cook Hiking Area.  As I 
came down the hill from County Z, I could see a tom Turkey displaying out on 
the Old Marsh Rd.  There must have been some hens I couldn't see in the woods, 
unless he was just practicing...
 
Late this afternoon, on my way back from Oshkosh, I went to Horicon Marsh 
again.  Towards the end of the Auto Loop, in the large impoundment south of Hwy 
49, the two Trumpeter Swans are building a nest.  I noticed a Yellow-headed 
Blackbird sitting near them, then noticed more scattered around, and started to 
hear them.  Lots of Redheads along 49, especially on the north side.  
 
The rain let up, so I decided to drive out on the now-open Dike Rd.  Had a 
flyover pair of No. Harriers just past the gate, and a few Rusty Blackbirds 
along the wooded ditch.  Lots of Coot, Tree Swallows, and Ring-necked Ducks on 
(or over) the big impoundment to the north, along with a nice selection of 
other ducks.  Out on the dike, there seemed to be a pair of Coots every 20 
yards.  I flushed an American Bittern a couple of times as I came back east.    
I thought I heard a Sora once, but the Red-wings were doing a wide variety of 
odd calls, so I didn't mark it down.  
 
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
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[wisb] Dodge Co. & Horicon today

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