[wisb] Re: Ice out on Madison lakes
- From: Craig Brabant <brabant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:04:42 -0500
Our bird class visited Nine Springs this morning; at least one loon was spotted
on Lake Monona from John Nolen Drive on the way there.
Nine Springs was relatively quiet in terms of bird abundance, but we did see:
Canada Goose 60
Mallard 20
Northern Shoveler 12
Northern Pintail 2
Green-winged Teal 8
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 8
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 6
Killdeer 6
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 6
European Starling 30
American Tree Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 30
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird X
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
American Goldfinch 8
Craig Brabant
Madison, Dane County, WI
On Mar 26, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Peter A. Fissel wrote:
> I noticed the ice had vanished from Lake Monona yesterday afternoon, and
> I just went up to the 9th floor to check Lake Mendota. Except for a
> couple of large "islands" of ice on either side of Picnic Point, the
> latter is also open. Bring on the loons!
>
> Peter Fissel
> Madison, Dane Co.
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