[wisb] Re: Racine Co. Lakefront & Portage County

From: Malcolm Gold <malcolmgold@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:17:14 -0500
Unfortunately I missed Jenny and the other birders, but also spent a few
hours birding the lakefront during the late morning hours on Friday.  Shoop
Park was the best of a handful of locations we checked (I had a nonbirding
college student with as and was able to discuss how identifying marks can
help determine species) with 3 SURF SCOTERS and 1 BARROWS GOLDENEYE being my
highlights.  Other species at Shoop Park included many Caspian Terns,
Re-breasted Mergansers, DC Comorants, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.  A few
Mallards, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneyes, Spotted Sandpiper, House and
Gold finches, cardinals, brown thrashers, song sparrows, YR warblers, BG
Gnatcathers, Belted Kingfisher, Hering, Ring-billed, and Bonaparte's Gulls
mixed in increased the variety of species and definitely got student more
interested in birding with the Bonaparte's gull being a good challenge for
him to identify with Sibley's guide.
On our way back to Marshfield he allowed me to stop at Harvey Rd and Goose
Pond in Portage County.  Blue-winged Teal, Ruddy Ducks, Ring-necked Ducks,
Wood Ducks, Gadwell, and Canada Geese increased the daily variety for my
passenger with lesser yellow legs being the only shorebird we found.

 Malcolm Gold (Marshfield, Wood County)
http://mcmdgold.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/malcolmgold/
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Jennifer Wenzel <niddpidd@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>     Some of the Racine crew got together today to bird the lakefront.
> Highlight was 12 SURF SCOTERS and one RED-THROATED LOON to the far, far
> south from the south end of the piers at Shoop Park/Golf Course (south
> of Wind Point). Also seen along Wind Point were BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS
> AND FOY PALM WARBLERS, as well as a TOWHEE. Interestingly enough we
> didn't see any yellow-rumpeds. Lots of CASPIAN TERNS, a few FORSTER'S
> TERNS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS and many CORMORANTS flying through with
> RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
>
>     Carre-Hogle had 4 WILLETS on the far south break wall of rocks
> (needed a scope). Myers Park had my FOY SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
>
> Good Birding,
>
> Jenny Wenzel
> Caledonia
> Racine Co.
>
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