[wisb] Re: Jaegerfest Talk -- Jaeger slam!!
- From: "Tom Schultz" <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:36:52 -0500
Joe's post covers well the excitement that often occurs during Jaegerfest --
with remarkable birds and spectacles frequently being the norm (even though
one has to exercise patience during the frequent lulls). We'll definitely
miss seeing him up there this year.
Joe's post is also very timely, as I just got off the phone with Daryl
Tessen.
Daryl went up to Wisconsin Point a day earlier than he had planned, and he
was very glad he did. Peder Svingen (from Minnesota) was also there on the
Point, along with a few other Wisconsin birders. Daryl reported that they
had ALL THREE species of jaegers today:
1 Pomarine -- adult, seen around noon, and again about 1:30.
4-5 Parasitics -- 3 adults, 1 sub-adult, and one dark-morph juvenile.
1 Long-tailed -- maybe around 4:30 PM.
Several of these birds were photographed, and all were seen from the beach
near the first parking lot.
Also spotted were 5 Sabine's Gulls, 2 Franklin's Gulls, and 1 Pacific Loon.
So, as you can tell, things are really hopping on the Point!
Some recent Minnesota photos from Park Point can be seen here:
http://moumn.org/cgi-bin/recent.pl
Tom Schultz
Green Lake Co.
WSO Field Trips co-chair
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From: "Schaufenbuel" <schaufenbuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 7:30 PM
To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Jaegerfest Talk
> I have to miss Jaegerfest this year for the first time in four years.
> Why birders from nearby states don't flock to experience Jaegerfest is
> understandable. However, they should with Hawk Ridge and North Country
> birding in the mix.
>
> As a Midwest birding opportunity there are few spots that rival what you
> may expect at the birder's dreamscape of Wisconsin Point in the latter
> half of September. The big draw is repeated close and distant views of
> multiple ages/plumages of Parasitic Jaegers which is valuable experience
> usable if a suspected Long-tailed or Pomarine Jaeger comes into view.
>
> Sabine's Gull and Black-legged Kittiwake are Larids encountered with
> occasional multiple birds seen. Shorebirds, passerines and ducks too
> concentrate and spill down Lake Superior's North Shore to be viewed from
> the sandy shore off "Parking Lot #1." Raptor numbers can sometimes be a
> treat with Merlins, Peregrines and other raptors short-cutting briefly
> over water arriving head-on to greet birders.
>
> Images of past Jaegerfests:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferdavid/3941208684/
>
> One of the astounding observations from Wisconsin Point was watching a
> distant Peregrine approach over water only to encounter a Parasitic
> Jaeger. Now what do you think happened when these two top aerialists
> collided? It was no contest. The Peregrine was forced down low to the
> water with the Jaeger in pursuit. In this instance the king of the sky
> was no match for "The Hunter." But that was not the end of misery, as
> the Peregrine limped along another Parasitic came in and the falcon had
> to contend with two Jaegers making passes. The powerful Peregrine
> "Master of the Sky" with a big asterisk. -- it was almost hard to watch.
>
> Stuff (birds) of every make and model can fly by with odd results.
> Another time while scoping, alerted by others of an approaching Jaeger,
> I picked up a Red-necked Phalarope and a White-winged Scoter plus the
> Jaeger all three in scope view for a few seconds. At other times,
> American Pipits, Lapland Longspurs mix with flybys of warblers. Scan
> the shore and Sanderlings come into view. If you check the distant
> waters species of loons and grebes are to be found.
>
> In the past few weeks Long-tailed and Parasitic Jaegers have been
> popping up all over the Great Lakes Region as have Sabine's Gulls from
> Iowa to Michigan. Hopefully there are plenty of birds left as
> Jaegerfest weekend approaches with a chance of rain though no strong
> wind or cold is predicted. I am a fair weather birder and feel warm
> temps, little wind and no rain are best for my tastes(!) So an early
> Jaegerfest date to catch on average a warmer period (one of the three
> variables) gets my vote. So with the appearance of many good birds
> early that's when I wish Jaegerfest would be: the closer to September
> 20th, or earlier, the better.
>
> Has there ever been a vote on when to have Jaegerfest by WSO members?
> It would be interesting to compare dates and species/numbers to find if
> any correspondence exists twit early versus later dates.
>
> Best of birding,
>
> Joe Schaufenbuel
> Stevens Point,
> Portage Co., WI
>
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