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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:01:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee lakefront, 11/4-11/5 - Wilson's Snipe,
ducks, first o
...
Highlights from Friday, 11/5:
* Lots of duck activity off of Bradford Beach and North Point. Both
Scaup species, Buffleheads, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Ring-
necked Duck. And, of course, lots of Mallards. Given the weather
conditions, I was surprised by how much flying in and flying out was
going on. There was quite a bit of turnover as I watched. I was also
surprised to see sleeping ducks riding the rough surf with heads
tucked under their wings.
* Ring-necked Duck was MilWALKee BIGBY species #170, and 2010 combo
BIGBY #210.
* Black Scoter was MilWALKee BIGBY species #171, and 2010 combo BIGBY
#211.
* First really wintry day I've experienced this fall. And I saw
several first-of-season snowflakes! I was out for 3+ hours with the
temps in the mid-30s, and wind chills in the mid-20s. Lake Michigan
was pretty rough, with some pretty big waves. I remember thinking
"you could almost surf on these waves". Right on cue, when I got to
Bradford Beach there was someone in the surf with a small (maybe 8-
foot) board, trying to catch some waves. It chilled me to the core
just to watch! This photo might give you a sense of how rough the
lake was: http://bit.ly/dyaADK.
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:35:32 -0500
From: Peter Fissel <pfissel@library.wisc.edu>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Milwaukee lakefront, 11/4-11/5 - Wilson's Snipe,
ducks,
Bernie -
Were there any Common Goldeneye nearby? The males make a "peent"
that sounds exactly like a Nighthawk when they're displaying to
females. (Not that I've ever been fooled by that myself, cough,
cough...)
Peter Fissel
Madison WI
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