[wisb] Re: reeve-schumacher rd - Dane Co - Yes
- From: "Korducki" <korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx>, "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 17:35:44 -0500
Thanks for the report John. Did Chris get any photos of it?
Mark Korducki, New Berlin
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From: "john romano" <cajunbirder@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:41 PM
Subject: [wisb] Re: reeve-schumacher rd - Dane Co - Yes
>I got to Schumacher Rd about 3:15 PM sunday afternoon. Chris West was still
>there and had just seen the Reeve in the back end of the west pond.
>Fortunately the bird flew closer to the road to a spit of mud about 1/2 way
>out in the flooded field, and Chris relocated it.
> The light was still good and I had some great looks at a this interesting
> shorebird.
>
> The Reeve was noticably taller and bulkier than the Lesser Yellowlegs all
> around it. Its legs were much duller in color than the yellowlegs and
> bulker looking. The leg color was a dull green. The bill was noticably
> shorter and thicker, slightly decurved and all black in color. The face
> was whitish in color and it had a noticable black band on the side of the
> neck.
> The back of the neck was all black from the nape going into the back.
> Plumage on the back and was blackish. For some reason I did not make note
> of whether there was any streaking on the sides or belly as the other
> features seemed so striking on the bird. It was not an exact match for any
> of the female Ruff in either Sibly or Nat Geographics due to the leg
> color, whitish face and prominent back on the back of the neck.
>
> John Romano
> Madison Wis
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> --- On Sun, 5/9/10, Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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> From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [wisb] reeve-schumacher rd
> To: "[Wisb]" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 2:23 PM
>
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> Hi all, i am currently watching a reeve at schumacher rd. It is in the
> pond on the west side of the road. -Chris w, richland county
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