[wisb] Willets, etc. Kenosha
- From: Max Witynski <birdmax922@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:51:25 -0500
It finally feels like spring here in Kenosha! I birded the lakefront
from Alford Park to Southport Park - there was a cool breeze coming in
off the lake but it was sunny and 57 degrees.
Alford Park: The best birds were a pair of western - type WILLETS on
the beach slightly closer to Carthage College than the Pike River. A
state bird for me, I believe. Also in the area were:
1 Killdeer
1 Spotted Sandpiper
45 Cormorants flying up the lake
2 TVs
2 Mourning Doves
1 Northern rough-winged Swallow
1 Tree Swallow
10 Barn Swallows
Simmon's Island:
4 Caspian Terns
1 Belted Kindfisher
4 Greater Scaup
1 Purple Martin (In the big Sibley, Purple Martin is listed as a
"falcon imposter." I didn't think I would ever fall for it, but this
bird looked like a Merlin to me from a distance!)
10 Cormorants
Southport Park:
285 Bonaparte's Gulls! (I counted by fives. Three large groups were
resting on the lake)
60 Cormorants (Bringing the day's total to 115)
Red-winged Blackbirds, Starlings, Grackles, House Finches, etc.
Good Birding!
-Max Witynski
Kenosha, Kenosha (Normally Madison, Dane)
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