[wisb] UW Arboretum, Dane County

From: "Charles Henrikson" <ckhenrikson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:56:06 -0500
Finally, it was a beautiful, sunny day to go birding!!
I started at 6:00am and couldn't tear myself away until 11:00am.  It was only 
35 degrees at the start but got warmer as the morning progressed.  There was no 
wind.  

One memorable moment occurred just as the sun rose and struck the trees whose 
branches dipped low to reach the open water of Gardner Marsh.  Within 20 feet 
of each other sitting on those branches were 13 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, 
2 Barn Swallows, 1 Tree Swallow, 1 Green Heron and 1 Belted Kingfisher, all 
enjoying the warmth of the rising sun.

I arrived at the Big Spring at 9:00.  The sun had awakened the flying insects 
and Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers as well as Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a lone 
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher were feasting on them.

At Teal Pond were 4 Blue-winged Teals, several dragonflies and 4 turtles on 
logs sunning themselves.

My eBird report is appended below.

Good birding to all,

Chuck Henrikson
Madison, Dane County


Location:     UW-Madison Arboretum
Observation date:     4/29/11
Number of species:     56

Canada Goose     11
Wood Duck     10
Gadwall     1
Mallard     13
Blue-winged Teal     6
Northern Shoveler     3
Redhead     4
Ring-necked Duck     2
Lesser Scaup     10
Wild Turkey     7
Pied-billed Grebe     4
Green Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     2
Cooper's Hawk     1
hawk sp.     1
American Coot     30
Sandhill Crane     3
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     3
Chimney Swift     4
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     5
Downy Woodpecker     4
Hairy Woodpecker     2
Eastern Phoebe     8
Blue Jay     15
American Crow     11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     17
Tree Swallow     5
Barn Swallow     3
Black-capped Chickadee     10
Tufted Titmouse     4
White-breasted Nuthatch     4
House Wren     2
Winter Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     5
Eastern Bluebird     2
Hermit Thrush     1
American Robin     15
Brown Thrasher     3
European Starling     1
Cedar Waxwing     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     12
Palm Warbler     1
Chipping Sparrow     5
Song Sparrow     5
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     22
Northern Cardinal     10
Red-winged Blackbird     80
Common Grackle     5
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
House Finch     16
American Goldfinch     10
House Sparrow     4

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