[wisb] Milwaukee Lakefront, 10/31 - Ducks, Siskin, Longspur, Lark, etc.

From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:40:49 -0700 (PDT)

Halloween was a good day to be out and about on the Milwaukee lakefront. Many 
first-of-season (FOS) birds. Very nice weather...

A few highlights:

* Several FOS Gadwalls near the shore at North Point. Here's a photo of one of 
them:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6306586743/in/photostream

* Other duck species popping up off of North Point as well:

- Common Goldeneye (FOS)
- Lesser Scaup (FOS)
- Greater Scaup (FOS)
- White-winged Scoter (FOS)
- Black Scoter
- Surf Scoter

* Several FOS passerine species along the shore:

- Lapland Longspur
- Horned Lark
- Snow Bunting

* There's a wildflower planting area in Milwaukee's Lake Park to the west of 
the Locust Street Ravine, pretty much due west of the park's Warming House. It 
was packed with birds on Monday! I'm estimating 70+ Dark-eyed Juncos and 40+ 
American Goldfinches. And one or two FOS Pine Siskins!! Looks like this area 
bears watching...

* Here's a photo of a few goldfinches at the Lake Park Warming House feeder:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6307138496/in/photostream

* Pretty cool rock sculpture on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Someone obviously 
knew what they were doing, and took a lot of time balancing these rocks: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6304012685/in/photostream

* These coloful leaves were floating on the surface of Lake Michigan just south 
of the Milwaukee Art Museum:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6304008643/in/photostream

* Finally, a Halloween photo. A spooky fish skull on Milwaukee's Bradford 
Beach. :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6300798622/in/photostream

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
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[wisb] Milwaukee Lakefront, 10/31 - Ducks, Siskin, Longspur, Lark, etc.

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