[wisb] birding close to home
- From: Thomas Schaefer <schaefertrees@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:47:43 -0500
Stayed within a 5 mile radius of home birding a couple areas. The probable
Pacific loon on Pike could not be relocated. Indeed, only one common was at
Pike Lake. I've seen at most 5 at one time this season which is really low.
Duck numbers still high but grebes are about half of maximum. 2 bonies and a
single Forster's tern were seen. Walked a bit of the slushy boardwalk. Only
thing of note were good numbers of hermit thrush. Went by some seeps and found
more hermits and many robins and towhees. A blob on the nearby lawn turned out
to be a woodcock looking really forlorn. South of Pike in a tiny flooded area
of a cornfield were 41 ducks- 4 mallards and 37 wood ducks! By far the largest
group I've ever seen. North to Wildlife Road first stopping at ponds. Decent
duck diversity with both teal, wigeon, hoodies, bufflehead, and mallards. 3 GB
herons as well. Went north on the road and parked. Walked the .5 mile
remainder. Nothing spectacular. Had 5 soaring turkey vultures, a pair of
red-tails, and a bonus broad-wing. Also had several groups of longspurs
heading north. Here too were good numbers of hermits.
Tom Schaefer
Hartford
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