[wisb] Snowy Egret - Columbia Co
- From: john romano <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:49:08 -0700 (PDT)
Was driving south from Hwy 60 on Kroncke Rd - there is a flooded area on
Kroncke Rd about a 1/2 mile north of CTH DM. The area is on the east side of
Kroncke Rd. It was all white this afternoon:
Am White Pelican - 53
Great Egrets 67
Snowy Egret - 1
Whooping Cranes - 3
The viewing is downhill and distant but I eventually noticed one egret that
turned out to be smaller - it eventually began to feed and was a very active
feeder, darting about here and there. There were some heat waves in addition
to the distance but I could eventually make out that the bill was blackish from
the tip to the lores, not 2 tone like a Little Blue. It flew up on a dirt mound
in the back of the flooded area a few time and it looks like it had greenish
legs and yellow feet.
Also had a single Merlin flyby a little north of this spot earlier.
7 shorebirds species on Harvey Rd just north of Wangness - wangness is just
about dry.
The farmer is pumping water fast.
John Romano
Madison Wi
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