[wisb] Shorebird Migration Update!
- From: Andy P <andypaulios@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:54:31 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Folks,
Jason Fleener (WI-DNR) and I have updated our shorebird google map for your
birding pleasure!
http://ebird.org/content/wi/news/managed-mud-fall-2012-guide-to-finding-shorebirds-on-wi-wildlife-areas
Just click on the google map in the eBird story above. Keep those eBird and
wisbirn reports coming and we'll update the map every week or so. Just
perusing the eBird high counts from this Summer it looks like we have some
really impressive numbers of adult shorebirds that stopped over at Horicon NWR
and other locales (1200 Lesser yellowlegs at Horicon!).
My advice for finding shorebirds in Southern Wisconsin is NOT; I repeat NOT to
look where you would normally look for shorebirds. We're in a drought people!
Instead, go to more permanent wetlands at DNR Wildlife Management Areas or
USFWS Waterfowl Production Areas. These places are undergoing a natural
drawdown due to the drought and often have very good mudflats. Aaron's Rose
lake update is a case in point. Sheepskin Marsh WPA just west of Edgerton is
also a great example of this phenomenon.
Happy shorebirding!
Andy Paulios
Madison, WI
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