[wisb] Port Washington to Sheboygan this afternoon (Glaucous Gull, Surf Scoter and Harlequin Duck)
- From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
- To: "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:22:32 -0600
Hi all,
After lunching in Port Washington, I headed north to Harrington Beach. There
were quite a few birds off the County D access. Lots of Horned Grebes, Greater
Scaup and an adult Glaucous Gull.
My next stop was Town Line road in Oostburg. There were several Bonaparte's
Gulls there along with more Bufflehead, Scaup, several C Goldeneye, quite a few
Red-breasted Mergs, and one, lone Surf Scoter. Surprisingly, the only Scoter I
saw all day. There was also a flock of Canada Geese out on the lake. I could
not, however, turn any of them into Cacklers.
Sheboygan harbor was dead. Only a few mallards. At first, North Point seemed
pretty dead too. Then I noticed the female Harlequin Duck working her way south
along the rocks. That made the whole trip worthwhile. :D
I ended up with 4 pretty decent species for Nov in WI and a whole slew of
others. Not much in the way of passerines though. I doubt I saw more than 15
species of Passerines the whole day. Best was an Eastern Phoebe at Lion's Den.
All in all though, it was a beautiful day on the lakeshore. If I didn't live 3
hours away, I'd do it more often.
Hope to see some of you on Sat at the Lansing Loop trip! Hopefully we'll have
another beautiful day!
Happy Birding! --Chris W, Richland County
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