[wisb] Madison area lakes today
- From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
- To: "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:47:39 -0600
Hi all,
I took advantage of having to be in Madison today and checked out Lake Mendota.
From Mckenna Park in Shorewood Hills, I counted 22 Common Loons out on the
lake. Also saw Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Coots and both Ring-billed and Herring
Gulls. Pied-billed Grebes were well represented as well. Didn't see any other
Grebes, but didn't spend a lot of time looking either.
Other locations along the lake provided the same story. University Bay had a
large number of Buffleheads mixed in with an even larger number of Coots.
Several Mallards and Lesser Scaup were also present. 6 Loons were diving out
towards the middle of the lake as well.
Frautschi Point had a flock of Chickadees with both Kinglets mixed in. I also
saw a lone fall female Tennessee Warbler. A few White-throated Sparrows gave
their presence away on the way out.
Lake Marion along County KP just outside of Mazo had 6 Cackling Geese mixed in
with at least 3 subspecies of Canadas.
Happy Birding! --Chris W, Richland County
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(From William Beebe's "The Bird: Its Form and Function," 1906)
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