[wisb] Shorebirds, Geese, Whooping Crane, etc
- From: Daryl Tessen <bhaunts@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:21:24 -0500
I tried to beat the heavy rain and storms by checking out the Jersey Pond, and
then the Columbia/Dane ponds early this morning. There were about 100
Bonaparte's Gulls at the Jersey Pond, along with some ducks and a few geese.
Harvey/60 Pond had 6 White-fronted and 4 Cackling Geese. Harvey/DM Pond had 4
Least Sandpipers, plus snipe, Pectorals and various ducks. The DM/I Pond had
20 Pectoral Sandpipers, Lesser Yellowlegs and snipe. A Greater Yellowlegs was
at the WIBU/DM pond, along with 4 Tundra Swans.
The Ashton/K Pond had 6 shorebird species that included 1 Baird's Sandpiper,
that eventually took a bath, fairly close to the road. Also here were 4 Ross's
and 1 Snow (Blue) Goose, plus a nice variety of ducks.
At Indian Lake Park, among the numerous Tree Swallows were single Barn and
Rough-winged.
The heavy storms and rain hit around Beaver Dam on the way home. As it had
lessened a little when I got to Waupun, I decided to check out Horicon Marsh
along 49. On the west end a large white bird came out over the road and then
flew back to the south---an adult Whooping Crane! A pair of Trumpeter Swans
were on the last pond on the Auto Tour loop.
A surprising 91 species were seen.
Daryl Tessen
Appleton,, WI
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