[wisb] Re: MKE (Wed) - WILLETS and more...
- From: "Judith Huf" <judith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <kmjrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 07:48:24 -0500
I was in Lake Park Yesterday morning as well. The White-crowned Sparrows
were the most numerous species--I estimated at least 70. I did see the two
(probably a pair) of Redheaded Woodpeckers. They were frequenting the big
trees in the field to the southeast of the the feeder in the woods (which
they also visited regularly). There were at least 7 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
and 4 Baltimore Orioles also visiting the feeder. The Orioles were feeding
from suet, the first time I have ever seen that behavior. I also had a
singing Wood Thrush, a Scarlet Tanager (which shone like a beacon in the
dark canopy over the road at Locust Ravine), and a number of warblers.
Warblers: Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Yellow-rump, Palm, Black-throated Green,
Am. Redstart, C. Yellowthroat, Blackburnian, Nashville, Black-and-White,
Blackpoll. Also notable was a gloriously blue Indigo Bunting. And four
skulking Lincoln's Sparrows.
Judith Huf
Milwaukee
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From: "Karen Johnson & Jim Toth" <kmjrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:48 AM
To: "WISBIRD" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] MKE (Wed) - WILLETS and more...
> At 10:45AM I found myself "a day late and a dollar short" on the Little
> Gull found by John Idzikowski Tuesday! In fact there were NO Caspian
> Terns or Bonaparte's Gulls left on the beach at South Shore Park!
> Noon in Lake Park featured 4 species of bird songs everywhere! AMERICAN
> ROBINS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (of course!) and, the
> big surprise, BROWN THRASHERS (I'd never heard so many singing in any one
> area before this!)!
> Warblers of note: BLACK-THROATED BLUE, BLACKPOLL, GOLDEN-WINGED and a
> probable MOURNING. The big disappointment though was not being able to
> locate even one of the Red-headed Woodpeckers in any of the ravines.
>
> At the MCGI at around 1:00PM I found 8-10 WILLETS in the "front 40". Also
> GADWALLS,
> BLUE-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN SHOVELERS, MALLARDS and KILLDEER were present.
> In the "back 40" about 50+ CASPIAN TERNS lounging around but the
> Bonaparte's Gulls had departed. (No Avocets either!).
>
> Boy....those chores have fallen by the wayside
>
> Happy Birding! Karen
>
>
> Karen Johnson and Jim Toth
>
> Milwaukee (SE)
>
> BayView area
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