[wisb] Re: Milwaukee Lakefront, 4/21/11 - 19 Caspian Terns, waterfowl "odd couples"
- From: "Judith Huf" <judith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:23:14 -0500
At Bradford Beach yesterday, I saw 2 FOY Rough-winged Swallows.
Judith Huf
Milwaukee County
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From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 5:12 PM
To: "wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Lakefront, 4/21/11 - 19 Caspian Terns, waterfowl
"odd couples"
> The weather was *almost* beautiful today. :-)
>
> No new BIGBY species, but still some highlights:
>
> * Caspian Tern. Counted 45 yesterday on the Lakeshore State Park (LSP)
> south lawn. Today there were 19 terns. A big group of birds flew away
> minutes before I got there, so there may have been more earlier.
>
> * Tree Swallows. Many birds, checking out every nest box in LSP. Love
> their twittering sounds and vibrant colors in the sunshine.
>
> * Eastern Bluebird. Singing behind the art museum. First time I've had a
> bluebird there.
>
> * A couple of waterfowl "odd couples". Whitey the Mallard was hanging out
> with a female Red-breasted Merganser behind the art museum. And a Horned
> Grebe was attentively following another female Red-breasted Merganser
> about 100 feet to the north.
>
> * Red-breasted Merganser numbers were down significantly from yesterday. I
> counted 100+ birds yesterday. Just a half dozen today.
>
> * Horned Grebe numbers were up a bit from yesterday. 10-12 birds
> yesterday, 20+ today.
>
> * Seems to be a Mallard shortage on the lakefront. I counted five today
> (including Whitey). This winter there were hundreds. Maybe they disperse
> inland in the spring, looking for better nesting sites?
>
> * North Point (north of Bradford Beach) was as dead as I've ever seen it.
> Three female Buffleheads and a couple of Ring-billed Gulls.
>
> Bernie Sloan
> Milwaukee
>
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