[wisb] UW Arboretum, Dane County

From: "Charles Henrikson" <ckhenrikson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 14:36:50 -0500
I birded the arboretum from 6:00am til noon.  It was a sunny, clear day.  The 
temp started at 40 degrees and warmed a bit but was still cool.  There was no 
wind when I started but a cool breeze picked up later in the morning.
Even though I saw 12 species of warblers I had to work hard for most every one. 
 There never was a wave of warblers passing through.  There were mostly singles 
and doubles scattered throughout the arboretum.  I did have small groups of 4-5 
 Yellow-rumped Warblers at a time.  

The warblers I saw were:
1.  Yellow-rumped Warbler - 32, here and there
2.  Yellow Warbler - 6, three in Gardner Marsh, one at Curtis Prairie, one at 
Big Spring and one at the Boardwalk over Teal Pond Marsh
3.  Nashville Warbler - 6, five at Lost City Forest at end of Carver Road and 
one in Gallistel Woods near the boardwalk
4.  Blue-winged Warbler - 2, one at Lost City Forest at end of Carver Road and 
one foraging on the ground in Gallistel Woods
5.  Northern Parula - 2, both at Lost City Forest at end of Carver Road
6.  Black-throated Green Warbler - 1,  at Lost City Forest at end of Carver 
Road 
7.  Palm Warbler - 3, one at Lost City Forest at end of Carver Road, one at Big 
Spring and one at Teal Pond Marsh
8.  Common Yellowthroat - 2, one at Big Spring and one at the boardwalk
9.  Black-and-white Warbler - 2, both along north path of Wingra Woods
10.  Tennessee Warbler - 1, high in blooming tree in Wingra Woods
11.  Golden-winged Warbler - 2, one high in blooming tree in Wingra Woods and 
one foraging under dead, curled leaves hanging from branches near ground
12.  Blackburnian Warbler - 1, high in blooming tree in Wingra Woods 

Other highlights:

2 Sandhill cranes were foraging in Teal Pond Marsh right next to the boardwalk. 
 They were there yesterday, Sunday, May 1, providing great views for all the 
visitors who ventured out to the boardwalk.  I don't know if they are trying to 
nest there.

There are 7 Blue-winged Teal appropriately on Teal Pond.

I've never seen so many Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (7) in one day.

New arrivals to the arboretum (at least for me) are Gray Catbirds, Great 
Crested Flycatchers, Least Flycatchers and White-crowned Sparrows.

My eBird list is appended below.

Good birding to all,

Chuck Henrikson
Madison, Dane County


Location:     UW-Madison Arboretum
Observation date:     5/2/11
Number of species:     69

Canada Goose     5
Wood Duck     4
Gadwall     1
Mallard     6
Blue-winged Teal     9
Redhead     2
Lesser Scaup     10
Wild Turkey     3
Pied-billed Grebe     2
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Great Blue Heron     4
Turkey Vulture     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     3
American Coot     20
Sandhill Crane     9
Ring-billed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     4
Red-bellied Woodpecker     6
Downy Woodpecker     5
Hairy Woodpecker     3
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Least Flycatcher     6
Eastern Phoebe     2
Great Crested Flycatcher     2
Blue Jay     13
American Crow     7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     7
Tree Swallow     13
Barn Swallow     8
Black-capped Chickadee     17
Tufted Titmouse     5
White-breasted Nuthatch     7
Winter Wren     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Eastern Bluebird     1
Hermit Thrush     3
American Robin     30
Gray Catbird     5
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     1
Cedar Waxwing     10
Blue-winged Warbler     2
Golden-winged Warbler     2
Tennessee Warbler     1
Nashville Warbler     6
Northern Parula     2
Yellow Warbler     6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     32
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Blackburnian Warbler     1
Palm Warbler     3
Black-and-white Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     2
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     3
Song Sparrow     4
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     20
White-crowned Sparrow     4
Northern Cardinal     12
Red-winged Blackbird     40
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     5
Purple Finch     1
House Finch     7
American Goldfinch     9
House Sparrow     3




  

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