[wisb] Interesting weather...interesting birds
- From: "Rhonda Schrab" <rdzs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:14:57 -0500
Even with casual snooping around the area the last couple days had a nice
mix of species in spite of the weather. Had FOY great egret today and brown
thrasher yesterday. The thrasher was belting out his abstract, noisy song
early a.m. high in a tree in a brush fence. Had flyover bonaparte's gulls
and hawks I couldn't Id because of distance and lighting. Spotted several
great blue herons as well. Stopped on a quiet country road to check out a
kestrel and heard an eastern meadowlark singing. Glassed the bare green
field and there was a male evidently courting a female. He was standing
tall pointing his beak skyward doing his best to show off his bright yellow
breast and throat. Also had what appeared to be courting activity between
2 blue jays and 2 muskrats in a ditch. Two pair of bluebirds this
afternoon. Ruddy ducks on L. Sinissippi this morning. Earlier in the week
had FOY barn swallow and chipping sparrows. Also had male and female rusty
blackbirds mixed in with redwings right here at home. And it wouldn't be
spring without the gaudy tom turkeys strutting their stuff for the hens.
Almost forgot, had a lone horned lark today. Do horned larks nest in
southern Dodge Co.?
Dave Schrab
Hustisford
Dodge Co.
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