[wisb] Re: Horicon Marsh today, Dodge County/Fond du Lac County
- From: Betsyacorn@xxxxxxx
- To: tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx, Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:09:15 -0400 (EDT)
As with Tom Wood, I had my first Tree Sparrow this morning (in the yard).
And Winter Wrens again responding to my coughs as I walked the dogs.
(easy!)
Betsy Abert, So. Milw. SE Milw. Co.
In a message dated 10/25/2011 8:52:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I was away for 10 days, birding central California, so after completing my
morning obligations today, I decided to head for Horicon to see what has
changed in the past two weeks. I spent several hours there this afternoon
and noted that White Pelican and Great Egret numbers have crashed. I saw
only one White
Pelican and a handful of Great Egrets. However, Sandhill Crane and Canada
Goose numbers have increased. Swallows and terns were not to be found.
The shorebirds were still plentiful east of the pumphouse on the south side
of STH49. The sun glare was not a factor, but the cloud cover caused poor
lighting so I did not attempt to make counts of most species. I find it
difficult to separate Dunlin and Stilt Sandpipers without seeing leg color,
supercilium,
and scapular edging, so only those individuals close to the road were
identified. Likewise, Baird's and White-rumped Sandpipers can be
problematic, so only
the two close White-rumped Sandpipers were counted. Dowitchers can be
identified by silhouette, but only by experts as to Short or Long-billed.
Presumably, most if not all dowitchers this time of year are Long-billed,
but they were too far off to hear any calls. There were 170-200 of them.
Other
shorebirds seen were many Dunlin, a few Stilt Sandpipers, Pectoral
Sandpipers, Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, 1 Sanderling, 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (surprised to see no Greater Yellowlegs today), 10-12
Black-bellied Plovers, 1 A. Golden-Plover (Main Dike Road-none from STH49),
and a few
Killdeer.
What was that sparrow along the auto tour road? A portent of things to
come.
My personal first of season Tree Sparrow!
Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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