Date: August 27, 2011 11:40:16 AM CDT
To: wisbirdn@freelists.org
Subject: Milwaukee Lake Park - Stilt Sandpiper
Jym Mooney, Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, and I by consensus and process
of elimination determined that the fairly long-legged, fairly slim
sandpiper probing the muddy lakeside edge of the "algae" mat north of
Bradford Beach this morning was a Stilt Sandpiper. While the legs
were somewhat yellow they weren't quite as long as either Yellowlegs
species in relation to the body. The bill was definitely not
upturned. Judith felt it was slight down-curved. I noticed a dark
wide line above the eyes after Judith pointed it out. It did not
quite have a sewing machine probing action like a dowitcher, but it
was definitely more methodical in its feeding and less nervous than a
Yellowlegs.
According to my "official" checklist of birds seen in Lake Park,
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirdcheck.html , the
Stilt Sandpiper is a new species for the park. In fact, I have it on
the "wish list" as of 10/9/2008. If any of you fellow Wisconsin
birders have also seen a Stilt Sandpiper at Lake Park or Bradford
Beach, I would like to add your sightings in a note on the checklist.
--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
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Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Fall 2011: Aug 20, Aug 27, Sept 3, Sept 10, Sept 17, Sept 24
Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House
near the tennis courts on the north end of the park
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