[wisb] UW Arboretum, Dane County

From: "Charles Henrikson" <ckhenrikson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:15:13 -0500
With snow on the ground I couldn't drag myself out of bed to go early so I 
birded at the arboretum from 10:30am to 1:30pm.  The temp was high 30's without 
much wind.  The sky was completely overcast.  
Highlights:

About 20 Purple Finches were eating last year's crop of crab apples from one 
tree in Longenecker Garden.

There was actually a seldom seen Teal on Teal Pond.  It was a male, Blue-winged 
Teal.  

At Big Spring there were 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 2 Northern Rough-winged 
Swallows and 1 Barn Swallow flying back and forth over the water just north of 
the spring.

Three Ruby-crowned Kinglets were feeding in the tamaracks near the spring.

West of the Big Spreen in Wingra Woods I came across my FOY Blue-gray 
Gnatcatcher.  

I never saw one insect.  I hope the birds are finding something to eat.

My eBird report is appended below.

Good birding to all and let's hope for warmer weather soon!!

Chuck Henrikson
Madison, Dane County


Location:     UW-Madison Arboretum
Observation date:     4/20/11
Number of species:     42

Canada Goose     2
Mallard     1
Blue-winged Teal     1
Wild Turkey     4
Common Loon     1
Turkey Vulture     3
Osprey     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
American Coot     2
Sandhill Crane     9
Ring-billed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     5
American Crow     5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Tree Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     9
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Eastern Bluebird     3
American Robin     16
Brown Thrasher     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     8
Song Sparrow     8
Swamp Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco     7
Northern Cardinal     6
Red-winged Blackbird     20
Brown-headed Cowbird     4
Purple Finch     20
House Finch     14
American Goldfinch     17

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