While birdwatching wasn't our main purpose (relaxation was!), my husband
and I did enjoy seeing some migrants this past weekend. Here are a few
takeaways:
1. Believe it might be very interesting to check out the recently rebuilt
60 ft tall tower and accessible canopy walkway at Peninsula State Park
during migration periods. It affords views of passing migrants that are
truly at the bird's-eye level. We didn't spend a ton of time there on 9/7,
but still enjoyed knockout, close views of a small flock of warblers and
our only PHILADELPHIA VIREO of the Fall season.
2. A quick stop at Ferdinand Hotz Park on 9/6 (on the Lake Michigan side)
produced a couple of HORNED GREBES and an active family of BLACK-THROATED
GREEN WARBLERS still feeding young ð¯. I checked out the Breeding Bird
Atlas website for confirmed breeding reports in September and only found
one later date from Atlas I back in 1997.
3. In general, despite favorable NW winds overnight, we both felt
migration was lacking at what should be a "close to peak" migration time of
year. Again, we didn't spend all of our energy looking for birds, but only
tallied 14 species of warbler. Of interest was a complete lack of Palm
Warblers and Common Nighthawks - we literally did not see a single one!
Enjoy the remainder of the Fall season!
Andrea Szymczak
Waukesha Co, WI
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