[wisb] RBA Madison, WI 02 Apr 11
- From: "Delia Unson & Charles Heikkinen" <deliachuck@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: BirdCntr <BIRDCNTR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lennie Lichter <lennieandmaria@xxxxxxxxx>, WisBirdN <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:09:00 -0500
-RBA
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 02 April 2011
* WIMA110402
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@xxxxxxxxx)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
Common Loon
Red-breasted Merganser
Canvasback
Glaucous Gull
TRUMPETER SWAN
Greater White-fronted Goose
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Wood Duck
Horned Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Fox Sparrow
American Coot
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Northern Shoveler
Hooded Merganser
Eastern Phoebe
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Hermit Thrush
Bald Eagle
Cackling Goose
American Pipit
ROSS’S GOOSE
Pied-billed Grebe
Mute Swan
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Field Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Harrier
Rough-legged Hawk
Short-eared Owl
LOCATIONS MENTIONED-
Pleasant Springs boat landing near Kegonsa State Park
Fish Camp boat landing
Lower Mud Lake
Hwy 113 pond, near Stoughton
Flooded fields on Star School Road
Lake Farm County Park, Madison
Cherokee Marsh, Madison
Harvey Road/County DM ponds, Columbia County
Junction of Patton and Oak Roads
Whalen Grade, Columbia County
Middleton
Bakken’s Pond, Sauk County
Peck Marsh, Sauk County
This is the birding hotline report of the Madison Audubon Society for
Saturday, April 2nd.
A birder yesterday at the Pleasant Springs boat landing near Kegonsa
State Park counted 41 COMMON LOONS and watched courting RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS. At the Fish Camp boat landing, he noted CANVASBACKS near
shore and an adult GLAUCOUS GULL. He also reported that Lower Mud
Lake still has plenty of waterfowl and the immature TRUMPETER SWAN was
still present. He found GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE still near
Stoughton - 35 were in the Highway 138 pond. In addition he spotted
both BLUE-WINGED and GREEN-WINGED TEAL plus WOOD DUCKS in the flooded
fields on Star School road.
Another observer yesterday went to Lake Farm Park south of and from
the boat launch saw nine COMMON LOONS and four HORNED GREBES (three in
breeding plumage) plus several hundred RING-BILLED and HERRING GULLS.
Along the lakeside path he found lots of SONG SPARROWS, AMERICAN
ROBINS, as well as a few FOX SPARROWS. From the railroad trestle, he
and another birder watched several thousand AMERICAN COOTS, numbers of
LESSER SCAUP and BUFFLEHEADS, plus a few NORTHERN SHOVELERS. In the
channel by the little marsh west of the trestle, they found a pair
each of WOOD DUCKS and HOODED MERGANSERS. On the way back to the
parking lot appeared an EASTERN PHOEBE. A final scope check of the
lake revealed a pair of COMMON GOLDENEYES, lots of COMMON MERGANSERS
and a few RUDDY DUCKS. A sprinkling of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and
COMMON GRACKLES rounded out the trip.
On March 29 a birder at Cherokee Marsh in Madison found a HERMIT
THRUSH and a mature BALD EAGLE.
A birder on the 28th spent a large part of the day in Columbia and
Dane Counties. He had 15 duck species at the Harvey/DM pond in
Columbia County along with about 300 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a
large number of CACKLING GEESE. On the west side of the road there he
also spotted 8 AMERICAN PIPITS. At the junction of Patton and Oak
Roads, there was a ROSS’S GOOSE. From the boat landing at Lake Farm
Park in Madison, he noted 14 duck species plus 5 COMMON LOONS, 20
PIED-BILLED GREBES and 5 HORNED GREBES. Whalen Grade, finally had 11
duck species plus 3 MUTE SWANS on the east side. Far to the west were
at least 5 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, and 25 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS
in addition to several BALD EAGLES.
A FIELD SPARROW was spotted near a Middleton resident’s home on the 27th.
Also on the 27th a birder went to Bakken’s Pond and Peck Marsh. In
addition to many duck species at Bakken’s Pond, at Peck Marsh he
observed about 70 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 100 or so AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS,
around 15 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and about half a
dozen SHORT-EARED OWLS.
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The next Madison Audubon field trips will be on:
Saturday, April 9 - Spring Birding at Lake Farm. Spring has sprung!
This field trip focuses on birding the Lake Farm County Park area and
nearby open water. Lake Waubesa and Upper Mud Lake should have a
variety of ducks. On the trails we may find Yellow-rumped Warblers,
phoebes, thrushes and a variety of sparrows. Bring a scope for viewing
the lake. This trip will be from 9-11 a.m. Meet at the No. 1 shelter
parking lot. Take South Town Rd. south from the Beltline to Moorland
Rd. and turn left. Continue to Libby Rd. and turn left again. The
shelter lot is a few blocks up on your left. Call Pat Ready at (608)
873-1703 for more info.
Saturday, April 9 - Beginning Birding. Each spring, MAS sponsors many
birding field trips, and though the leaders attempt to help new
birders, it is not always possible to answer all of their questions.
Picnic Point will be the site for beginners to get their questions
answered. This area, at the west end of the UW campus, offers varied
habitats and a good opportunity to observe a variety of waterfowl and
small birds. We will meet next to the bus shelter in the parking lot
by the 1918 Marsh (across from the entrance to Picnic Point) at 7:30
a.m. Questions? Call Allen Holzhueter at (608) 238-0546. Also offered
April 23.
Good Birding!
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