Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Lake Park Bird Sightings 4/25-26

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:56:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/26/10

Mike Goodman- south Milwaukee


Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 4/26/10
Number of species: 23

Ring-billed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 5
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 40
Northern Cardinal 8
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Sparrow 2

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 4/25
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:29:46 -0500

In spite of the cool, damp weather, Lake Park was hopping this morning.
White-throated sparrows, chipping sparrows, eastern towhees, and
ruby-crowned kinglets were singing everywhere. I had at least 7 eastern
towhees, 5 males and 2 females (maybe more, hard to tell whether I was
seeing different birds as the morning went on). Also saw 4 brown
thrashers
and two YB sapsuckers. High point was a MERLIN hunting for lunch in
Locust
Ravine.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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From: "Judith Huf" <judith@huf-roth.net>
Subject: [wisb] Bittern, Lake Park, Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:44:24 -0500

I ran into Sam Corbo in Lake Park today. He had just flushed an Am.
Bittern
from Locust Ravine near the iron bridge. Together we searched for
about 20
minutes before we relocated it perched in a tree on the south side of
the
path just west of the wooden bridge not far from the feeder in the
woods.
It did not flush despite a man and his little boy walking just under the
branch where it perched. Sam managed to get a reasonably good photo
with
just his cell phone. The bird was still in place when we left about
1:30
pm.

Judith Huf
Milwaukee County


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From: Petherick Chris <cpetherick@me.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Cty Birding
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:55:34 -0500

Hello,

I headed down to Lake Park later this afternoon and could not relocate
the Am. Bittern that was reported. What I did see was:

Eastern Towhees - 2
Brown Thrashers - 2
Northern Flickers - 7
Swamp Sparrows - 5
Song Sparrows - 1
White Throated Sparrows - at least 75
Chipping Sparrows - 20
Robins, starling - lots

I ran in to someone else who had spotted an Oriole at the feeders on
the south side of the ravine. i couldn't find it later.

....

Chris Petherick
Fox Point, Northeastern Milwaukee County

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:19 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Prothonotary Warbler, Lake Park, Milwaukee
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I birded the Milwaukee lakefront today. Overall, fairly quiet
(except for
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls from McKinley Marina north to Lake
Park). I
was walking north through Locust Ravine at Lake Park around 6 PM when
I saw
a flash of bright yellow drop into the trailside creek. I was very
surprised when I threw up my binoculars and saw that it was a
PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER. The bird bathed in the creek for about 30 seconds, before
continuing preening in a nearby bush for about another minute. I was
unable
to relocate the bird after that.

Good birding!!!
Sam Corbo

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:52:51 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee today
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

On a walk down at Lake Park this morning, there was some activity,
Blue Gray
Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow Rumps and Ruby-crowned Kinglets to name a
few.
A link to see the images:

http://picasaweb.google.com/JimEdlhuber/
LakeParkMilwaukeeApril222010#5463126011292752738


Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

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Fwd: 4/24 Warbler Walk report

Lake Park birders,

Sorry for the delayed report of the second of six Warbler Walks for
spring 2010 which took place on Saturday, April 24. Despite the cool
temperatures and increasing drizzle, about 18 birders joined. Though
I (Paul Hunter) was the official leader, the other leaders, Jym
Mooney and Dennis Caspers, were also able to attend. Dolores
Knopfelmacher and Steve Morse from Lake Park Friends also attended
and updated us on the re-planting of oak saplings and progress on the
stone work in Waterfall Ravine.

The birds weren't bad either. See the list below. We spent most of
the time around the wooden Rustic Bridge in Locust Ravine near the
Warming House. We saw all 3 species of warblers near there (Pine,
Myrtle, and Palm) all of which sang a little. Only Judith Huf and I
saw the bluebird and the Pine Warbler. Sam Corbo pointed out the
late Red-breasted Nuthatch in the tamaracks along Locust Ravine.
Fewer birds frequented Ravine Road Ravine and the Pavilion-Restaurant
area. Several White-throated Sparrows sang near the feeder near the
Wolcott statue at the southeast corner of the golf course as the
drizzle turned to a steady rain and birders dispersed.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH,
May 22 JM
Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jym Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper
- Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House near the tennis courts
on the north end of the park.
- Cancelled if weather forecast calls for thunderstorms or steady
winds of over 20 mph
- These free, informal walks are open to the general public of all ages.
- Recreational birders familiar with Lake Park volunteer to lead
people of all skill levels to the best birding spots in the park.
- Beginning birders are especially welcome. Camaraderie and
discussion of diverse environmental issues are encouraged.
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Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 25
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 22
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 3

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Warbler Walk 4/17/10 , Jym's report

Lake Park birders,

See Jym Mooney's report of the Warbler Walk today that I am forwarding below.

I look forward to seeing you next Saturday for the second of our six weekly Warbler Walks this spring.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH, May 22 JM
Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jim Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper
- Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House near the tennis courts on the north end of the park.
- Cancelled if weather forecast calls for thunderstorms or steady winds of over 20 mph
- These free, informal walks are open to the general public of all ages.
- Recreational birders familiar with Lake Park volunteer to lead people of all skill levels to the best birding spots in the park.
- Beginning birders are especially welcome. Camaraderie and discussion of diverse environmental issues are encouraged.
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Begin forwarded message:

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: April 17, 2010 12:22:22 PM CDT
To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@freelists.org>
Cc: "Paul Hunter" <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: FW: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/17/10 - Milwaukee

This morning two dozen hardy birders gathered for our first Lake Park
Warbler Walk of the year.  (Some birders were hardier than others.  In spite
of the rather brisk wind, two showed up in shorts!)  We did not spot a
single warbler, but we did see good numbers of cooperative hermit thrushes.
A ruby-crowned kinglet posed and sang vigorously on a low bush, giving folks
an opportunity to study its song.  Other early migrants included eastern
phoebe, song sparrow, brown creeper, yellow-bellied sapsucker, and a soaring
turkey vulture.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

(The list below includes some species...ducks, gulls, cormorant, grackle,
chipping sparrow, and flicker...than I found before the main group
gathered.)

-----Original Message-----
From: do-not-reply@ebird.org [mailto:do-not-reply@ebird.org] 
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:12 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/17/10



Location:     Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date:     4/17/10
Number of species:     30

Bufflehead     2
Red-breasted Merganser     50
Double-crested Cormorant     25
Turkey Vulture     1
Cooper's Hawk     2
Ring-billed Gull     12
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     2
Downy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Eastern Phoebe     3
American Crow     6
Black-capped Chickadee     12
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Brown Creeper     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Eastern Bluebird     2
Hermit Thrush     10
American Robin     15
European Starling     1
Chipping Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     4
Northern Cardinal     8
Common Grackle     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     12
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     6
House Sparrow     8