[wisb] UW Arboretum, Dane County

  • From: "Charles Henrikson" <ckhenrikson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 14:33:22 -0500

I birded from 10:00am - 12:30pm.  Initially there was a good south or southeat 
wind but it diminished over the time I was there.  The sky was totally cloud 
covered and I got dripped on a couple times but nothing substantial came down.  
The temp was 45-50 degrees.
Highlights:

When I first got there two flocks of Double-crested Cormorants flew over, 30 in 
one flock and 35 in the other for a total of 65.

My FOY bird was a lone Golden-crowned Kinglet feeding on or around the 
bloom/buds of a maple tree.  It was hanging out with a couple Black-capped 
Chickadees.

There was one large mixed group of 18 Wild Turkeys at one end of Longenecker 
garden.  That group had eight males displaying.  At the other end of 
Longenecker garden was one lone bachelor.  He was displaying too.  He either 
had a tree fetish or was practicing because there were no other Turkeys in 
sight.  

Off topic - I heard my FOY frog over at the boardwalk.  It had a low, slow 
croak.  I've been meaning to learn my Wisconsin frogs for the last ten years!

My eBird report is appended below.

Good birding to all,

Chuck Henrikson
Madison, Dane County


Location:     UW-Madison Arboretum
Observation date:     4/3/11
Number of species:     26

Canada Goose     3
Mallard     6
Wild Turkey     19
Double-crested Cormorant     65
Great Blue Heron     2
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     3
Eastern Phoebe     2
Blue Jay     8
American Crow     9
Tree Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     15
White-breasted Nuthatch     3
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Eastern Bluebird     5
American Robin     15
Fox Sparrow (Red)     1
Song Sparrow     1
Dark-eyed Junco     3
Northern Cardinal     8
Red-winged Blackbird     15
Common Grackle     6
House Finch     11
American Goldfinch     7


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