[wisb] Re: Thank the roads?
- From: tom prestby <jjprestby@xxxxxxx>
- To: Wisbird <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:31:01 -0500
I noticed something very similar to Tom while driving back to Madison along I39
through heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain thunderstorms today (a drive I
definitely would not make again if I could do it over). I saw multiple groups
of Robins, Red-winged Blackbirds, and Killdeer not just on the shoulder but in
the middle of the interstate, something I have never seen before. After the 4
inches or so of snow that hit the north woods over the weekend, most forest
roads were covered with Hermit Thrushes, Fox Sparrows, and Robins for the past
few days. Spring will win out eventually, even if its technically summer by
then...
Tom Prestby
Madison
> From: schaefertrees@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] Thank the roads?
> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:14:52 -0500
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Driving around today in the snow I discovered many birds on the shoulders,
> and in the road itself (as I'm sure many have seen with late season snows).
> But I've never had better diversity than today. At one spot I have come to
> learn is good for vesper sparrows, I was watching said sparrows (4-5)
> feeding in the shoulders and cornfield edge. Soon, however, it attracted
> some friends. Eventually I had in a 20' stretch 5 vespers, 2 savannahs,
> single chipping and tree, juncos, and a pair of Lapland longspurs- the male
> decked out in full breeding attire (may have been the latest I've seen them).
> Horned larks were out there too but they didn't co-mingle.
>
> Many robins and killdeer were in the path of traffic but I didn't see any
> casualties. I also had a hermit thrush in the roadway.
>
> Birds had tough time feeding today with iced up layers of snow, hail, ice
> pellets, and rain so I simply scattered on that hard surface and they seemed
> to enjoy that.
>
> And I haven't seen a tree swallow since Saturday. Several bluebird nests are
> fully complete awaiting eggs. They seem to be aware of these common April
> cold snaps and delay egg laying. It's the May cold snaps that spell doom for
> many first broods.
>
> Tom Schaefer
> Hartford
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