[wisb] Mockingbird, etc

From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:56:45 -0500
I spent several early hours this morning checking out the Shiocton  
area.  The dikes on Van Patten Rd are open, plus the fields to the  
north are also flooded.  12 species of ducks were in here, plus a few  
Canada Geese, a Pied-billed Grebe and a flock of 125 Tundra Swans  
that flew over while I was there.  State Rd runs north from Hwy 54  
with Brandt Rd going to the right, and then a deadend road branching  
to the left.  On this latter road there was a variety of ducks at the  
end by the swamp.  As I started back a Northern Shrike was working an  
area near a home.  A little further on a N. Mockingbird came out of  
some conifers, crossed in front of me and continued on to the south,  
a real surprise!
On Lower River Rd that extends north from Hwy 54 west of Shiocton, a  
Phoebe was calling in the swamp and about 20 Fox Sparrows were  
feeding along the shoulder of the road (both FOY).  A little farther  
east hundreds upon hundreds of Canada Geese were feeding in the  
fields.  It took some careful looking but a single Ross's and Snow  
were among them.  On the shoulder and adjacent field 100 Lapland  
Longspurs were feeding.

Curiously I have seen more N. Shrikes this month than all of the  
winter.  Also in my yard, the redpolls left on Monday while the pair  
of siskins are still present.

Daryl Tessen
Appleton, WI





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