Warbler Walk, September 26, 2009

Lake Park birders,

Sorry for the delay in getting Dennis Casper's report out.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
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From: Dennis J Casper <dcasper@uwm.edu>
Date: September 26, 2009 10:09:15 PM CDT
To: phunter1@wi.rr.com
Subject: Warbler Walk, September 26, 2009

Paul,

Here is the list from this morning's walk. A pretty good day, as you
can see, despite the gloomy weather. A smaller group today but all
interested and avid and appreciative. Thanks for continuing to
organize these walks. They mean a lot, I think, to a good number of
people. Jean and I will be gone for a couple of weeks. We're off
tomorrow for Hawk Mountain and Cape May! Hope the migration numbers
hold up! See you after we get back.

Peace,

Dennis

Lake Park Fall Warbler Walk (#6) September 26, 2009

Thirteen birders joined together this morning for the sixth and last
Lake Park Warbler Walk of the 2009 fall season. The day was cool,
cloudy, and damp. It had rained earlier, and there was still a sense
of moisture in the air. These weather conditions led to some low
expectations for the quality of birding we were likely to enjoy. But
these expectations were, to our great joy, decisively dashed! The
birding was excellent from the beginning. We began by birding along
the west side of the locust St. ravine and among the trees between
the ravine and the ball field. The trees were active with warblers
and other birds, so we wound up spending a good bit of time in this
area. Then after a brief sojourn around the old road bridge over the
ravine, we moved down the east side of the ravine toward the
pedestrian bridge over Ravine Rd. There was much activity on both
sides of the path, both in the trees on the east side of the ravine
and in the trees along the bluff, and we were continuously turning
one way, then the other to catch the latest warbler to be
discovered. After a short time on the pedestrian bridge, we moved to
the head of the Grand Staircase where there was a flurry of activity
and forged on to the Wolcott Statue, with stops on the way along the
Girl Scout Ravine and the edge of the golf course. Once more, around
the statue, there was ample bird life to keep us busy. The walk
ended at the statue around 10:30 with eight to ten highly satisfied
birders parting company at that point. Jym Mooney and Dennis Casper
returned to the Warming House to work up the list for the morning.

Today's was the last Warbler Walk of the current season. Lake Park's
winter monthly Duck Watches down on the lakeshore will begin in
November. Stay tuned!

Thanks to all who joined our walk today.

Dennis Casper

Total Species: 40

4 Canada Goose
25 Mallard
5 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Cooper's Hawk
6 Sanderling
45 Ring-billed Gull
6 Herring Gull
25 Chimney Swift
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

4 Downy woodpecker
12 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Blue-headed Vireo
8 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
30 Black-capped Chickadee
6 White-breasted Nutcatch
1 Brown Creeper
1 House Wren

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Eastern Bluebird
1 Swainson's Thrush
1 Golden-winged Warbler
5 Nashville Warbler
1 Northern Parula
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
4 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler

3 Black-throated Green Warbler
3 Palm Warbler
3 Blackpoll Warbler
4 Black-and-White Warbler
6 American Redstart
12 White-throated Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3 Common Grackle