hi Emily!
I have not reported the Sanderling; i forgot about that site, i will do that
soon, thank you for reminding me! Also, thank you for letting me know you also
think odd plumage pigeon & for the conformation on the Coopers & the Merlin.
You are the only one to give me feedback about the hawk ID & i appreciate it
very much.
have a great day!!
-Tracy Chiconas
Mil Co
tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Friday, August 31, 2018 9:38 AM, Emily Weiser <emily.l.weiser@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Tracy,
Very cool to see that you found a banded Sanderling! Have you reported it
to the Bird Banding Lab? www.reportband.gov The green flag means it was
banded somewhere in the U.S., and I'm sure the original bander would love
to get the report via the BBL. You'll also get the information back about
where/when it was banded and whether it's been seen since then. If you
don't get information back right away, it may be that it was recently
banded (the band and flag do look very fresh) and the bander has not yet
supplied the data to the BBL. If that's the case, and if you're interested
in hearing where the bird came from, I'd be happy to reach out to some
shorebird networks to get in touch with the bander. Sightings of banded
shorebirds are rare, so banders are always excited to hear about one,
especially with such great photos!
I checked out your photos before reading Tom's replies and I agree with him
on all of them, including leaning toward odd pigeon on the mystery
"shorebird" in flight. I think your IDs are good on the Merlin and Cooper's.
Cheers,
Emily
Emily Weiser
La Crosse, WI
Emily.L.Weiser@xxxxxxxxx
https://sites.google.com/site/emilylweiser/
http://birding-by-bike.blogspot.com
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 6:49 PM tracy chiconas <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thank you for the warbler identification Tom! ... & thank you for pointing
out ID points. I have little experience with them, so it can be quite
challenging for me to ID them.
The mystery "shorebird" ... ok. the mystery bird i saw over the shore...
Pigeon is interesting, thank you again. Earlier in the day i saw a dove at
McKinley Beach that kept flying out over the water, then back to where it
came from. Because of this, i did compare mystery bird with a dove, it
didn't fit obviously, but it did have me thinking. I am quite fond of
pigeons but it didn't occur to me to consider one.
thank you again!-Tracy ChiconasMil. Co.tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Thursday, August 30, 2018 12:04 PM, Tom Schultz <
trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I can't be sure about your mystery "shorebird", but to me it looks like
an
odd-plumaged pigeon. As you say, there's nothing nearby for a size
comparison, but shape-wise, that seems to fit.
Tom Schultz
Green Lake Co.
-----Original Message-----
From: tracy chiconas (Redacted sender "tchiconas" for DMARC)
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 11:04 AM
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [wisb] please help w/Id
hi, i have 2 birds i would really appreciate a positive Id on from my
yesterday checklists. One is a warbler & the other is a hawk.
At McKinley Beach yesterday i saw a warbler. While researching it
yesterday i was delighted to come across this great article by Tom
Schultz!
Here is a link to it as it is a great time of year for this helpful
information! :
https://ebird.org/news/baypoll/
I thought the bird in question might be a "baypoll", but after reading the
article, i eliminated Blackpoll & Bay-breasted.
here is the checklist w/pics:
https://ebird.org/wi/view/checklist/S48169560
Next, at Bradford Beach i saw a bird, i have it currently listed as
shorebird sp. but i am just unsure. While the head looks familiar, it was:
1)flying higher then i have seen any shorebird/peep fly 2)the tail length,
&
underside wing shading are confusing me. Tail looks quite long to me &
underside wings & wing shape look not familiar to me.
Also what drew my attention to it in the first place: i was watching 2
Semipalmated plovers & they hunkered down a bit & looked sideways/up, i
looked at their "looking direction" & saw this bird. At the time i thought
more Kestrel (have seen in area); not because of its speed or shape; it is
just what i recall thinking it might be most at the time. It was a Piping
Plover day & i spent many more hours at the beaches then i should of &
much
time researching on the internet, & as a result my memory is a bit
'crunched
together" now.
What appears to be a strong neckband suggests shorebird/peep to me. It
appeared not "peep small" to me, larger, but i had no size comparison
available to me.
Also at BB i saw what i believe to be a Merlin go after a Piping Plover
over the lake. It left empty taloned this time. I have it listed as Merlin
on the checklist; if someone would give me an ID on this bird that would
be
awesome. The face markings & bill color (which are quite difficult to see
in
my pics) have me questioning Merlin. The tail markings, underside, wing
shape, size, & markings have me Id Merlin, but i think Sharp-shined is
possible.
Lastly, w/a non-Coopers being present, i am questioning my Cooper's Hawk
ID. If anyone has an ID either way, i would apperciate it!
BB checklist:
https://ebird.org/wi/view/checklist/S48170509
thanks so much in advance to any help that is offered!!!!
good birding!
-Tracy Chiconas
Mil. Co.
tchiconas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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