Fwd: 8/30 Lake Park sightings

Lake Park Birders,

I am forwarding a few messages posted on Wis Bird Net last week.
Several warblers and a Merlin were seen.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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From: Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:34:04 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee

I went to Lake Park in Milwaukee this morning and there was quite a
bit of
movement. I walked around for a few hours with Brian Hansen, Dave
Frericks,
and John (forgive me, I forgot his last name). Quite a few warblers
moving
through; American Redstart, Nashville, Black-throated Green, possible
Blackburnian, Magnolia, and I have a photo of what is probably a
Prothonotary or Blue-winged. I'm leaning towards the former. We saw
both a
Red-eyed Vireo and a Philadelphia. Brian picked out a nice Canada
Warbler
that gave some nice, but shaded views. I'm probably missing something.
Hopefully one of the other guys can post a more complete list.
Here's a link to five photos of birds we saw this morning. The first
photo
is the Prothonotary or Blue-winged. http://www.flickr.com/photos/
bookguy/

Paul Sparks
Glendale
Milwaukee County
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www.paulcsparks.com

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lake Park Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:58:56 -0500

I must have just missed you guys in the park this morning! I had nine
warblers (Tennessee, Nashville, blue-winged, magnolia, redstart,
chestnut-sided, blackpoll, black-and-white, and Wilson's), and Todd
Wilson
and I saw a flyby merlin. Very nice change from yesterday's quiet
showing!

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:50:01 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lake Park Milwaukee
From: Jesse Ellis <calocitta8@gmail.com>

Paul-
That mystery CFW looks like a Wilson's by shape and color to me.
Perhaps a
first-year female to explain the lack of a cap.

--
Jesse Ellis
Madison, Dane Co, WI
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From: "Evan Barrientos" <ebarrientos@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] MERLIN at Lake Park yesterday
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:41:48 -0500

Yesterday morning there was an adult Merlin at Lake Park perching and
flying about. I did manage to get photos.
www.ebarrientos.smugmug.com/nature/wisconsinbirds
Evan B.
Milwaukee
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Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:04:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dennis Casper <denncasp.bird@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Urban Ecology Center Bird Walk, August 27, 2009

Urban Ecology Center Bird Walk
Location: Riverside Park/Urban Ecology Center
Observation date: 8/27/09
Number of species: 24
Number of birders: 15
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 6
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 4
European Starling 80
Cedar Waxwing 3
American Redstart 1
warbler sp. 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Common Grackle 12
American Goldfinch 31
House Sparrow 6