[wisb] Horicon Marsh area this afternoon

From: "Rhonda Schrab" <rdzs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:49:15 -0600
Drove around on the east side of the Marsh later this afternoon and was 
enjoyable as always. Although not a lot of species seen was still a nice 
little variety. I saw horned larks in quite a few locations. Had a lone 
snow bunting on Rockvale Rd., a kestrel on Hwy TW. Saw a good-sized flock 
of turkeys running and flushing and flying into a little wooded fence 
corner. They all huddled together in there as a mature bald eagle flew over 
but showing no interest in them. On Point Rd. South saw 2 rough-legged 
hawks, 1 being a dark morph. On Ledge Rd. saw a male harrier and on the big 
curve on Hwy Z had a flock of common redpolls on the roadside. As I was 
sitting watching them an owl flushed out of a small wooded area near the 
road and into another small wooded area farther back, I assume it was 
either a barred or great horned but didn't get good enough look to tell. 
Also saw 2 more harriers, 1 male, 1 female but can't recall exactly where. 
On the way home on Hwy TW had another kestrel and 4 sandhill cranes in a 
harvested cornfield. At Ledge Rd. and Point Rd. I saw 4 pheasant roosters. 
I realize these possibly were released birds but they acted wild as I drove 
up and stopped and they had very long tail feathers. At any rate they were 
a beautiful sight against the snow.
In Hustisford there is maybe a couple hundred yards of open water above the 
dam and is very slowly working it's way out towards the lake. I have been 
checking for ducks the past few days but nothing yet except for a few 
Canada geese.
Dave Schrab
Dodge Co WI



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[wisb] Horicon Marsh area this afternoon

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