[wisb] TWO Red-throated Loons at Sheboygan
- From: jdx14@xxxxxxx
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:55:02 EST
Hi all,
Rick Fare and I made a tour of the lake front, then up to De Pere,
then back to Milwaukee on Monday.
Before sunrise we had the Black-legged Kittiwake soaring above the
harbor and gazebo area in Port Washington.
We then stopped at the house with the Harris's Sparrow and it came
to the feeder at 7:30 AM sharp.
Then off to Sheboygan for the Barrow's Goldeneye and Harlequin
Duck. We could not find the Barrow's in the river or the river mouth. We then
went to the North Point parking lot and Rick spotted the male Barrow's
Goldeneye south of the parking lot. So either the bird from the harbor that
Daryl T. saw went north or there are two Barrow's in the area. We then made
our way to the gazebo. Halfway there Rick spotted TWO Red-throated Loons
swimming about 300 yards out.
I then walked along the ice right next to the shore and spotted
the female Harlequin Duck as it swam out into the lake midway between the
gazebo and the parking lot. There was one Black Scoter mixed in with the
Scaup at the parking lot also. Two Great Black-backed Gulls and two Glaucous
Gulls were there also.
We then were off to Shirley Road and W for the Gray Partridge. As
Michael Sears reported in his post we were greeted with heavy fog and poor
visibility. We stayed in the area for about an hour and came up empty
handed.
Then it was off to Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park for the
Carolina Wren. The wren came to the feeders almost immediately and put on a
great show for the next 30 minutes.
Our last stop was at Betsy Abert's for the Eurasian Collared-Doves
and they did not disappoint. There were five perched in the tree right in
front of Betsy's house.
So it was a great end to a great day of birding!
John Dixon
Brighton Township, Kenosha Co.
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