Sorry, but having grown up on the east side of Madison I am not familiar or heard of nine springs. I did not see other directions unless it went to my spam folder which happens. Thank you to those who have responded. Dawn Sun prairie Sent from my iPad > On Apr 22, 2014, at 8:38 AM, "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Since apparently a lot of people don't pay attention when directions are > posted to birding locations (sorry to sound peevish, but this is the second > request in two days for directions to Nine Springs, even though I have posted > specific directions several times,) here is a link to the Madison Audubon > Google Map of area birding hotspots: > > http://madisonaudubon.org/birding/hotspots/ > > You'll need to scroll down the list on the left side of the page, then click > on the marker for "MMSD (Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District) Wildlife > Observation Area." > > (Nine Springs is the generic local term that most of us use to refer to the > MMSD Wildlife Observation Area.) > > Peter Fissel > Madison, Dane Co. > >> On 4/21/2014 10:12 PM, Dawn wrote: >> Where is nine springs? >> >> Dawn >> Sun Prairie >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Apr 21, 2014, at 9:05 PM, James Schwarz <jfschwar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>> A quick stop at Nine Springs gave me a few year birds: >>> >>> Semipalmated Plover - reported yesterday. The Plover was on the second pond. >>> Black-crowned Night-heron - two people flushed the bird from a brushy path >>> just past the 4th pond. It flew up to the tall trees just past the 4th pond. >>> A pair of Solitary Sandpipers - on the south side of the main east/west >>> road. >>> Barn Swallows. >>> >>> Nothing else new there today. >>> >>> Jim Schwarz >>> Madison. >>> #################### >>> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding >>> Network (Wisbirdn). >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >>> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >>> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >>> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >>> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn >> #################### >> You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding >> Network (Wisbirdn). >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >> To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: >> //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn >> Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn >> >> #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn