[wisb] Horicon Marsh, etc
- From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 17:37:14 -0500
I spent the better part of the day birding south and then along Lake
Michigan. Starting at Horicon Marsh (Hwy 49) I was surprised to find
the pond east of the pumphouse "crawling" with shorebirds---excellent
habitat. Unfortunately there is an immature Peregrine Falcon also
hanging in the area. However it soon moved west along 49, low in
Fond du Lac co, enabling the shorebirds to settle down. I was really
pleased to find 15 species, with some impressive numbers, especially
for October. For example there were 110 Black-bellied Plovers, 125
Stilt Sandpipers, 190 Long-billed Dowitchers (some of these were on
the last pond on the Auto Tour Rt), about 200 combined Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs. Other species seen in much smaller numbers
included Am Golden Plover (1), Semip. Plovers (2), Semip. and Least
Sandpipers, Dunlins (15), Pectoral Sandpipers (15), single White-
rumped and Baird's Sandpiper, 3 Killdeer and Short-billed Dowitcher
(1). There is an increasing variety of ducks appearing along the road.
Lake Michigan was extremely rough with 3-5 foot waves and a STRONG
northeast wind. At Harrington Beach SP there were no passerines
except for an imm. Red-headed Woodpecker and Y-b Sapsucker and 8
White-cr. Sparrows. On the lake were Com and Red-br Mergansers,
Greater Scaup, Buffleheads, Horned Grebes and a Surf Scoter. All
were seen only when flying.
Sheboygan and Cleveland were very quiet. Collins Marsh had Canadas
and Sandhill Cranes and a few ducks.
For the day about 100 species.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI
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