2011 09 17 Warbler Walk #5 for Fall

Lake Park Birders,

See my report below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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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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14 birders started off as usual near the wooden Rustic Bridge over
Locust Ravine on the northern end of Lake Park. At the feeders a
Savannah Sparrow presented significant challenges in identification.
Several American Redstarts flitted among the leaves flashing all
shades of yellow and orange. A Northern Parula was a challenge, but
confirmed it's identity with one weak song. The foot bridge over
Ravine Road was quiet as were the bushes near the Wolcott statue,
except for a dozen House Sparrows. We had nice looks at a couple
Ruby-throated hummingbirds and an Empidonax flycatcher from the Lion
Bridge over the North Light House Ravine. We tried walking down the
South Light House Ravine for the second time ever, but this time
found very little. No algae mat was present on the shore of Lake
Michigan at North Point, so no sandpipers were present, but we did
notice that at least one Ring-billed Gull was already in its basic
(winter) plumage, with its streaked nape. Walking back up Locust
Ravine yielded a pair of Eastern Wood-Pewees (possibly parent and
young by call and behavior), a skulking Northern Waterthrush, a Black-
throated Green Warbler, a couple more Northern Parulas, a Swainson's
Thrush and a tawny Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
There was a steady easterly breeze off Lake Michigan.
Temperature's rose steadily from mid 50s to low 60s.

Lake Park - Locust Ravine, Milwaukee, US-WI
Sep 17, 2011 8:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Warbler Walk 2011 Fall #5 of 6
31 species (+2 other taxa)

Canada Goose 9
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Ring-billed Gull 45
Herring Gull 10
Chimney Swift 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Empidonax sp. 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
Catharus sp. 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 9
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 12

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