[wisb] Horicon Marsh today
- From: Dave Freriks <dhfreriks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 20:18:53 -0500
Hi All, Birded the Horicon area today. Ended up with 106 species.... guess
that isn't too bad for a miserable day weatherwise. Horicon Marsh was very
slow for passerines except for Yellow Warblers......they were everywhere.
There were a few Yellow-throated Vireos in the woods by the DNR building in the
city of Horicon. BN Stilts were seen on Hwy 49 and the pair previously
reported on Rockvale Rd were also seen. I had no luck finding any on Dike Rd.
itself though. 2 Ibises were seen on Hwy 49 but too far out and in too dim of
light to tell for sure which flavor they were. A nice sight was 7 or 8 Wilson's
Pharalopes west of the pumphouse in the shorebird spot. Coming back through
this evening I was treated to an adult Bald Eagle making a close in pass along
Hwy. 49. It also was seen hovering over a spot farther back in the marsh a bit
later.... looked to be maybe trying to catch a diving duck. The Whooping Crane
was present as well behind the pumphouse. Best spot for warblers and other
small migrants was at Ledge Co. Park just east of the city of Horicon. Nice
numbers and variety of warblers, including nice looks at a Black-throated
Blue, a Blackburian and a beautiful Cerulean. This park is well worth the visit
if in the Horicon area. Agree with others on the county in the headline
issue. It's pretty much worthless to me..... much better able to know where
sightings are by naming cities and birding areas. Outside of SE
Wisconsin....... I pretty much have no idea which counties are where and what
cities/areas to associate with them. Last time I was required to know where
all of them were was probably back in 5th grade!
Dave FreriksChesapeake OH/ part-time SE Wisconsin
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