29 Sep 2010 Sloan BIGBY

Lake Park birders,

See the message 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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Subject: Milwaukee Lakefront, 9/29 - White-crowned Sparrow (first of
season)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:13:20 -0700 (PDT)

I added a new Milwaukee walking BIGBY species today, bringing my
total to 144 species for 2010. It's been almost a week since BIGBY
species #143. Hopefully things will start to pick up again soon with
waterfowl migration.

A few highlights:
* Several White-crowned Sparrows in Lake Park. Various locations.
BIGBY species #144. I really like the vividly contrasting black and
white stripes on the crown. Perhaps my favorite sparrow.
* Dark-eyed Junco. One bird. In the ravine under the iron bridge in
Lake Park. It's funny... I saw a small flock of juncos almost a week
ago in Veterans Park and assumed I'd be seeing them regularly now.
Today's bird is the first junco I've seen since last Thursday.
* Two Brown Creepers working on the same tree trunk in Lake Park.
That may be the first time I've had multiple Brown Creepers in sight
at one time.
* At least a half dozen Savannah Sparrows foraging on the rocky shore
just to the north and south of Bradford Beach. Maybe the most
Savannah Sparrows I've ever had in a single outing.

...

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

Warbler Walk 2010 Sept 25

Lake Park birders,

See my report from the last Warbler Walk of 2010 that I am forwarding
below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2010: Oct 23, Nov 13, Dec 4
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
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About 15 birders enjoyed an extended, last Warbler Walk of fall on
9/25/10 at Lake Park in Milwaukee. Several of us ended at the
Warming house shortly before noon. A few of us started shortly
before the official 8:30 start time. The sun shone intermittently as
a brisk northerly wind pushed the warblers and sparrows down into the
ravines and the bases of the bluffs.

After a peek at a Red-bellied Woodpecker from the wooden bridge, we
found a few Yellow-rumped Warbler and White-throated Sparrows near
the prairie planting just south of Locust Ravine near the baseball
diamond. On the way to the iron bridge, we struggled to identify a
Blackpoll Warbler, and had an easier time finding a Rose-breasted
Grosbeak and a Gray Catbird. At the iron bridge we looked down on a
Black-and- White Warbler and more sparrows. At the footbridge over
Ravine Road, a Red-eyed Vireo and Red-breasted Nuthatches gave us
fairly close up, nearly eye-level views. As we passed the lawn
bowling courts, a runner from the Badger Striders pointed out a
Cooper's Hawk that had just attempted catching a squirrel.

On the golf course, we saw Bluebirds, Goldfinches, a Brown Thrasher
and drab flycatchers, but the apple tree in which Dennis Casper had
seen Golden-crowned Kinglets shortly before the start of the Walk.
A couple dozen House Sparrows gobbled up seed at the feeder near the
Wolcott Statue, apparently moving in from the neighborhood a block
west where a long-time feeder was removed. A gray-cheeked Swamp
Sparrow bathing in the creek in Waterfall Ravine allowed us all long
looks and the time to debate the identification by a process of
elimination. The couple dozen Chipping Sparrows at the base of the
bluff between Waterfall Ravine and the Grand Staircase were less
cooperative. The streaked Savannah Sparrow hiding among its Chipping
cousins showed itself only briefly. The Semi-palmated Plover that
Judith Huf saw before the Walk had been chased off by Boy Scouts
cleaning up the lake shore, but the 12 Sanderlings just moved to the
algae mat a little farther north.

For several of us the Walk ended with a flurry of sightings in Locust
Ravine from Ravine Road to the Warming House. Winter Wrens skulked
like coffee-brown mice under fallen logs. A couple Swainson's
Thrushes hid in underbrush. A Black-throated Green Warbler gave an
extended and clear, but distant view. Close up views of a male and
female Magnolia allowed comparison of the chest streaking. The
highlight was the couple of fairly clear views of a male Black-
throated Blue near the very end of our walk.

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 9/25/10
Notes: Warbler Walk
Number of species: 55

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 23
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 20
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 3
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 1
Sanderling - Calidris alba 12
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 25
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius 9
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 7
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus [auratus
Group] 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens 1
Empidonax sp. - Empidonax sp. 3
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 3
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 4
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis 4
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 6
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana 3
Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 12
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 2
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus 3
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 3
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 3
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 3
Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina 3
Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata 1
Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla 1
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 40
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 4
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 6
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 3
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 5
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 10
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 1
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 25
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 1
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 2
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 35
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/
carolinensis 6
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus 5
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 5
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 20
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 25

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

Mooney Sept 26

Lake Park birders,

See the message 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
---------
Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2010: Oct 23, Nov 13, Dec 4
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
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From: "Jym Mooney" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 9/26
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:41:43 -0500

It was a fabulous morning in Lake Park today. Highlights included 19
Sanderlings, a flock of 10 American Pipits on the field by the old
running
track, a Gray-Cheeked Thrush, Ovenbird, Golden-Winged, Black-Throated
Blue,
and Myrtle Warblers, at least three (and possibly four or five) Winter
Wrens, and a nice selection of sparrows: White-Throated (many),
White-Crowned, Harris's, Lincoln's, and Savannah.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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Warbler Walk report 9/18/10, Lake Park in Milwaukee

Wisconsin and Lake Park birders,

Below is my report on the Warbler Walk today.

--- 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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About seven moist birders tramped around and into Locust Ravine near
the wooden and iron bridges. We struggled against poor light
conditions to identify active, apparently hungry warblers before the
sky darkened and thunder rumbled at 10:15 AM. The Golden-winged
Warbler was definitely the highlight and a life bird for some of us.
Just to make things particularly difficult Blackpoll and Pine
Warblers were the most common warblers.

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 9/18/10
Notes: Warbler Walk: Peter Lor, Gordon Marshall, Suzy Holstein,
Jim Habeck
Number of species: 25

Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 7
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 1
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 2
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 3
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) - Colaptes auratus [auratus
Group] 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens 1
Empidonax sp. - Empidonax sp. 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5
Brown Creeper - Certhia americana 1
Catharus sp. - Catharus sp. 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 6
Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera 1
Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 4
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 1
Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus 4
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 1
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 4
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 5
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/
carolinensis 2
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 3
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 4

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

9/5/10 Prairie Warbler in Lake Park

Lake Park birders,

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
---------
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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From: "Tom Schultz" <trschultz@centurytel.net>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lake Park Milwaukee bird image ID please
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:13:22 -0500

Hi Jim,

Just saw your mystery bird photos, and I believe it is an immature male
Prairie Warbler. Note the fairly distinctive facial pattern -- with the
pale eye crescents, the dusky eye-stripe, and the dusky moustachial
crescent. This resembles the facial pattern of an adult male Prairie,
except in that case the pale areas are yellow, and the dark markings are
black or blackish.

Your bird even shows the small dark marking on the side of the neck
that is
also typical of this species. I believe it is likely an immature
male, due
to the blackness of the side/flank streaks.

Very nice find in the fall in WI!

Tom Schultz
Green Lake
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Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:59:59 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee bird image ID please
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

Greetings,
I'm not sure on the ID on this bird image taken at Lake Park Milwaukee
Sunday Sept 5th. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Here is a link to the image:

http://picasaweb.google.com/109038919513758014473/
BirdIDLakeParkMKE#5513968700523678690

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

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9/4/10 Lake Park Warbler Walk Report

Lake Park birders,

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
---------
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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From: "Judith Huf" <judith@huf-roth.net>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Lake Park Bird Walk Sept 4
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:41:57 -0500

The Saturday Lake Park Bird Walk split into 2 groups. Our group spent most
of the time on the east side of Locust Ravine where the sun was shining on
the trees. We then walked over to the Walcott Statue where the birds at the
feeder were rather disappointing. On the way back to the Warming House we
spotted an immature Bald Eagle flying over.

This is the list as well as I can remember it. If you were on the walk and
can offer additions/corrections please let me know.

Judith

Number of species: 44

Canada Goose 20
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Bald Eagle 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 4
Chimney Swift 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Cliff Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 15
Tennessee Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Pine Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 15
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 15
Northern Waterthrush 1
Wilson's Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 5

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Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:59:59 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee bird image ID please
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

Greetings,
I'm not sure on the ID on this bird image taken at Lake Park Milwaukee
Sunday Sept 5th. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Here is a link to the image:

http://picasaweb.google.com/109038919513758014473/
BirdIDLakeParkMKE#5513968700523678690

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

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