See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
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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Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Fall 2010: Aug 21, Aug 28, Sept 4, Sept 11, Sept 18, Sept 25
Meet at the Warming House on the north end of the park.
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:09:40 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee this morning and North Point last night
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>
I really wish I would have got my rear end out of bed a little earlier this
morning. I didn't get to the park until about 8:30 and there was a really
nice push happening. It slowed down a lot after an hour or so but I
managed 11 Warbler species - Blackburnian, Black and White, Cape May,
Chestnut-sided, Nashville, Bay-breasted, Mourning, Northern Waterthrush,
American Redstart, Magnolia and a Black-throated Green. I also had a couple
of those tough to id ones. The Bay-breasted had very obvious rust colored
flanks in the sunlight so it was pretty easy. Other birds of note were
Philadelphia and Red-eyed Vireos - both singing profusely. There were also
many young Chipping Sparrows that kept me busy thinking they were Warblers
from a distance and the usual residents.
I checked north point last night and the Ruddy Turnstone was still there
along with a fairly large group of semi-palms, a few Spotted Sandpipers and
2 Sanderlings. While trying to blend in with the rocks on the edge of the
algae mat and before I was completely over come by the stink, I had a
Semi-palm feeding within 5 feet of me. Easily the closest I've ever come to
a shorebird.
Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:26:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
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I woke up early this morning inspired by the passage of last night's
cold front. I left my apartment at 5:30AM, while visions of migrants
danced in my head. I hit Bradford Beach, the algae mats north of
Bradford Beach, and Lake Park. Let's just say the morning's birding
did not meet up with my expectations. I did have three new Milwaukee
walking BIGBY species, but other than that the birding was
surprisingly quiet. A couple of Lake Michigan birders on the Indiana
birding list also have talked about how the front didn't really bring
in anything new today.
A few highlights:
* In a posting earlier today, Brian Hansen reported seeing 4 or 5
shorebird species last night at the algae mats north of Bradford
Beach. I had high hopes that the cold front had brought some
additional BIGBY shorebird species for me. I hung out in this area
for quite awhile this morning and only saw a half dozen Spotted
Sandpipers and one Semipalmated Plover. It's almost like most of the
shorebirds left this spot with the front last night, and no new birds
came in with the front.
* I had a Swamp Sparrow as BIGBY species #87. At the far north end of
Bradford Beach there is a small kind of wet area with native plants.
I stop by this spot every day looking for sparrows, but haven't seen
anything. Today some movement in a couple of plants made me think
there might be a bird down low. After watching for a couple of
minutes, a Swamp Sparrow popped up and sat at the top of a plant for
several seconds before it flew off.
* Up in Lake Park I saw a Philadelphia Vireo in an open area in one
of the ravines. There may have been two. BIGBY species #88.
* In the same area as the Philadelphia Vireo I saw a hummingbird that
seemed to have a personal vendetta going against a Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher. When I first saw them the hummer was pursuing the
gnatcatcher. The gnatcatcher flew into some thick leafy cover. The
hummer perched on a bare branch. When the gnatcatcher emerged from
the cover, the hummer attacked the gnatcatcher again. This happened a
couple more times. Made me wonder what got the hummer so riled up?
* Speaking of hummingbirds, I saw several over a five minute period
while watching the jewelweed in the ravine north of the lighthouse.
* As I was leaving Lake Park I checked out the ravine south of the
lighthouse and got a brief glimpse of what I'm pretty sure was a
Yellow-throated Vireo. BIGBY species #89.
* Finally, I had a real treat as I hit the lakefront before sunrise.
I heard a coyote howl plaintively twice. I'm used to hearing coyotes
in other places, but it was a different experience hearing one in a
city. Gave me goose bumps.
Well, I'm getting another early start tomorrow morning. Maybe some
more migrants will show up.
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
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