To add to what Max has said, my company from Seattle and myself also saw a Franklin's Gull in the pond east of Harvey Rd, just north of Hwy 60, and returning from Goose Pond about 3 PM to Harvey and Wangness Rd, we saw a Perigrine Falcon chasing shorebirds on the westside of Harvey Rd - this was on sunday. John Romano Madison Wis --- On Mon, 9/14/09, Max Witynski <birdmax922@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Max Witynski <birdmax922@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [wisb] Harvey, Wangsness, Kronke, and Goose Pond Yesterday To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 7:18 PM Wisbirders- Sorry for the lateness of this post, but it is the first time I have been able to use a computer since birding from about 12:30 - 2:30 yesterday in southern Colombia County. The reports of an Avocet and Buff-breasted Sandpipers drew me out to Harvey and Wangsness for my first time yesterday, and I was rewarded with four life birds. At Harvey Road there were several Pectoral, Least, and Stilt Sandpipers, as well as numerous Killdeer and Lesser Yellowlegs. I found the AVOCET right away before my car had even stopped moving, and only stayed long enough to see Sandhill Cranes, 2 Double-crested Cormorants, and other standard birds. Unfortunately, I missed the Franklin's Gull. At Wangsness Road I looked for a very long time at the drying pond on the right side of the road and listened to the farmer's dogs bark at me, until the lifting of a wing to preen the under-wing feathers alerted me to the presence of two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, which had been in my plain sight the whole time. I watched my second lifebirds of the day until they were joined on the mud by 2 Bobolinks, then proceeded to Kronke Road to look for the WHOOPING CRANES. Sure enough there they were, with 2 Great Egrets who looked tiny next to them. My final stop was Goose Pond, where I soon found one AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, among other standard shorebirds and ducks. Good Birding, Max Witynski Madison, Dane #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn. #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.