[wisb] Lake Michigan
- From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:18:33 -0600
Covered Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Sheboygan today. At South
Shore Park/Marina there was a Redhead, Thayer's Gull and a probable
adult California Gull. The latter was sitting on the ice on the
north end of the Marina, along with Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.
All the ID points could be seen except that it was sitting so leg
color could not be determined. (Had this gull been on the ice in the
harbor, as hundreds of gulls are, forget it. They are just too far
out. The only positive ID I had in the latter sight was a 2nd/3rd
year Lesser Black-backed Gull on the river and an adult Iceland Gull
on the ice towards the breakwall.) In this general area was a Coot
and several Hooded Mergansers. (Bradford Beach had only the usual
birds.)
Port Washington was very quiet. The only things of note were 2 Ruddy
Ducks and 2 Hooded Mergansers.
Harrington Beach was also very quiet with standard diving ducks on
the lake.
Kohler/Andrae had a Surf Scoter plus standard ducks. Very few gulls
were present.
South of the Sheboygan power plant a White-winged Scoter was
present. In the Sheboygan harbor a Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck and
Coot were present. Also there were 2 Glaucous and 2 Great Black-
backed Gulls. At the parking lot by North Point 2 more Glaucous
Gulls were among the Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. Neither the
Harlequin or Barrow's were seen.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI
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