[wisb] Lark Sparrow, etc

From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:58:27 -0500
It looks like most of what I saw today has already been reported so  
will fill in just a few things.  On Breezy Pt Rd and 151 there were  
10 Pectoral Sandpipers and 20 Wilson's Snipe.
While the Franklin's Gull was not at Harvey/60, it was at Schoeneberg  
Marsh this morning, sitting on the flooded road running east.   
Bonaparte's Gulls were also present.  There was one pair of Red- 
necked Grebes, plus the Eared Grebe.  It was more straight out, near  
the Red-neckeds this morning.

V pond had both yellowlegs, 35 Pectoral Sandpipers and 1 Dunlin.   
There were several hundred Bonaparte's Gulls, along with various  
waterfowl, and one Bald Eagle.

Pheasant Branch was very quiet, except for some Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Arena boat landing was even more quiet!

Spring Green Preserve had a Lark Sparrow sitting near the kiosk.   
There were quite a few Field Sparrows, 1 Vesper Sparrow, both  
meadowlarks;  the Western was along the west trail near where the  
Mockingbird sang.  (It only sang a few times.)

The most enjoyable spots today were Schoeneberg Marsh, V pond and  
Spring Green Preserve.

A side note:  when I got to Baxter's Hollow, I discovered that the  
road is closed, right at the beginning.  Does anyone know if they  
intend to open it later this spring?

For the day about 104 species, and it was great to see grass and  
soil, with no snow covering all of it!

One last thought:  it is hard to believe that the White River Marsh  
trip is a week from this Sat, while the Horicon Marsh festival is a  
week after that and still a week later is the WSO La Crosse  
convention.  We need some real spring weather that lasts so the  
migrants can start pouring in!

Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI





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