Birds of Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2011 09 24 Warbler Walk #6 Fall - waterspout

2011-09-25T10:21:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from Jym Mooney who lead
the last Warbler Walk of the fall. See you in a month at the first
Duck Watch of "winter".

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakeParkBirds/
---
Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2011: Oct 22 , Nov 12, Dec 3
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
In the second hour, carpools will convoy to nearby birding hotspots.
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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Warbler Walk, Milwaukee 9/24
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:09:14 -0500

It was a quiet morning in Lake Park today, with eight birders
scouring the
trees and ravines for any signs of movement. We ended with 26 species,
mostly singletons of each. Cooper's Hawk and Gray Catbird gave nice
shows.
We had only five warblers (including a Black-Throated Blue that I found
before the walk started), but the last was a humdinger: a Connecticut
Warbler moved in and out of the brush of the Lighthouse Ravine, allowing
everyone to get a look at it. Three different Eastern Peewees were
sunning
themselves on snags, allowing nice views of this bird that is much more
often heard than seen.

We cut the walk short at 10:00, as a thunderstorm approached from the
south.
We all marveled at a big waterspout that appeared out over the lake just
east of the park.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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Lake Park - Locust Ravine, Milwaukee, US-WI
Sep 24, 2011 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
26 species

Canada Goose 4
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 30
Chimney Swift 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
Connecticut Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 3

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Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Waterspout!! (photos)

There was a cool waterspout on Lake Michigan off of Milwaukee's
Bradford Beach!! Like a tornado over water!!! Made me completely
forget about birding!! :-)

Here's a nice photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6178436246/in/photostream

At one point there were two of them. The one on the left is
dissipating, while the one on the right is gaining strength:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6178438268/in/photostream

There were dozens of people pulling over along Lincoln Memorial Drive
to take photos.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

2011 09 13 Warblers, Thrushes

2011-09-18T23:13:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakeParkBirds/

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 9/13
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:38:18 -0500

Locust Ravine in Lake Park was active late this afternoon, with multiple
Ovenbirds, Swainson's Thrushes, Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds, and
Waterthrushes. Two were Northern Waterthrushes, but a third appeared
to be
Louisiana Waterthrush, with an unstreaked throat, broad white
supercilium,
and whitish underparts. Also found Lincoln's Sparrow and Gray-Cheeked
Thrush, and other warblers: Wilson's, Common Yellowthroat, Nashville,
American Redstart, and Magnolia.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:09:07 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Nice morning - Lake Park Milwaukee
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>

I knew it was going be a good morning when I opened my eyes in bed and
saw warblers in the tree right outside my window. I headed to Lake
Park and it was actually a little quiet at first but found a nice wave
on the west side of the first bridge that is just north of the light
house. Good close looks at quite a variety of warblers - see below.
For those that head to Lake Park, there is a Mulberry tree on the
south side of that bridge on the north east corner of the light house
lawn. It was full of Swainsons, Cedar Waxwings, Robins and Cardinals
pigging out. You can stand 20 feet away and watch them feed. Also
there are two juvenile Coopers Hawks near the lawn bowling. I have
seen or heard them every morning now for a couple of weeks while
walking my dog and they are not people shy at all. They seem to love
to chase each other around and make a lot of noise. One followed my
dog and I for about 200 yards yesterday. It would fly almost right up
to us and land on the nearest branch, then repeat as we walked way.
At one point is was maybe 10 feet over my head while stood there
talking to it. Couldn't get it to come home with us though :)

Photos maybe coming later. Didn't even have a chance to look at them
as I was way late for work.

Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side

Lake Park - General, Milwaukee, US-WI
Sep 13, 2011 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
35 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 20
Cooper's Hawk 3
Ring-billed Gull 3
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Empidonax sp. 2
American Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 5
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 12
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
American Redstart 8
Cape May Warbler 2
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 10
Northern Cardinal 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 14

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2011 05 14 Warbler Walk #3 for Spring

2011-09-18T19:59:00.001-05:00

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 5/14/11
Notes: Lake Park Warbler Walk #3/6
Number of species: 27

Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 35
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 1
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 3
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 4
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 12
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 2
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica 1
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 2
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 3
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca 1
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 3
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 1
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 5
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 12
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 4
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 6
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 2
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 12
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 4
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 8

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2011 05 21 Warbler Walk #5 of 6 for Spring

2011-09-18T19:58:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the list of birds below we saw on 5/21/11.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 5/21/11
Notes: Warbler Walk #5 of 6 for Spring 2011
Number of species: 40

Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 2
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 4
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 2
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4
Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 1
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 200
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 4
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 12
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 4
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 1
Catharus sp. - Catharus sp. 1
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 6
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 3
Nashville Warbler - Oreothlypis ruficapilla 1
Northern Parula - Parula americana 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica 12
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 10
Cape May Warbler - Dendroica tigrina 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 2
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca 4
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 1
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 8
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 2
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla 2
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 4
Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii 1
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 1
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 4
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 4
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea 2
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 12
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 7
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 6
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 4

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2011 02 12 Duck Watch

2011-09-18T18:25:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

Mike Goodman led this Duck Watch for me. See his checklists below.

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:41:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lakeshore SP/Harbor Island ,
2/12/11/Texas A

Mike Goodman- South Milwaukee

Location: South Shore Marina & Texas av
Observation date: 2/12/11
Notes: Duck watch-Lake Park group
Number of species: 10

Canada Goose 2
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 10
Redhead 4
Greater Scaup 40
Common Goldeneye 50
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Herring Gull 8

Location: Lakeshore SP/Harbor Island
Observation date: 2/12/11
Notes: Part of Duck Watch -Lake Park group
Number of species: 10

Canada Goose 20
Mallard 40
Greater Scaup 40
Common Goldeneye 50
Red-breasted Merganser 20
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 70
Thayer's Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 6
American Crow 2

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2011 09 17 Warbler Walk #5 for Fall

2011-09-18T17:32:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See my report below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakeParkBirds/
---
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

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2011 09 17 Warblers 10 species

2011-09-18T16:46:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .
- eBird Alerts, http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/subscribe-to-
ebird-alerts

Subject: Chimney Swifts Milwaukee County
From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729 AT wi.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011

To continue the Chimney Swift discussion, this morning at Lake Park
in Milwaukee there were Chimney Swifts in view until about 11 A.M.
Later I went to Sheridan Park and experienced a similar migration for
about two hours. For a few minutes there were Chimney Swifts that
could be seen in all directions as far as I could see. In the
afternoon it was clear and these birds were spectacular against the
blue sky. It had me wondering, where did they all come from and how
did they all get together?

Warbler migration was slow. I found 16 species at various places
between Shorewood Nature Preserve and Warnimont Park (best spot Lake
Park with 10 species) but they were hard to come by with very few
individuals.

Thomas C. Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County

2011 09 16 Warblers, Sparrows, Thrushes

2011-09-18T11:41:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .

Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee - New lifer mammal, two new
BIGBY birds, n

After a couple of weeks of (unexpected) fall doldrums, I finally had
a nice day in Milwaukee's Lake Park. Fair number of migrants, two new
birds to add to my 2011 walking BIGBY list, and a new lifer mammal
species.

More highlights:

* The last thing I expected on today's visit to Lake Park was to add
a new mammal to my life list. ... Didn't know there were Red
Squirrels on Milwaukee's eastside. Pretty cool!!

* Gray-cheeked Thrush. Walking BIGBY species #196 for 2011.
* Veery. Walking BIGBY species #197 for 2011.
* Swainson's Thrush
* Hermit Thrush
* Wood Thrush
* Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Three birds.
* Chimney Swifts. Five birds.
* Northern Parula
* Magnolia Warbler
* Yellow-rumped Warbler
* American Redstart. 15-20 individuals.
* Palm Warbler. 4-5 individuals.
* Blue-winged Warbler
* Yellow Warbler
* Wilson's Warbler
* White-throated Sparrow. One immature.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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2011 09 04 Turnstone, Peregrine

2011-09-18T11:24:00.001-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Date: September 11, 2011 10:36:01 AM CDT
Subject: Fwd: Milwaukee Birds: 9/4-9/10

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakeParkBirds/
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:08:21 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Bradford Beach - Milwaukee
From: Tim Hahn <thahnbirder@gmail.com>

A sizable algae mat persists at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee. [Note
from Paul Hunter: The algae mat and shorebirds described herein where
not present on 9/10/11.] In a brief moment there over lunch I found
two Least Sandpipers, two Ruddy Turnstones, and about 25 Sanderlings
along with the gulls. Not a great variety now, but the location
still has good potential, so it warrants frequent monitoring.

Tim Hahn
New Berlin, WI
(Waukesha Cty)

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Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 21:29:40 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Bradford Beach North, Milwaukee Lakefront 9/4, some
images
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

I took a run to Milwaukee's Lakefront this morning. It was a
beautiful day
early. Most species have already been posted today for North of Bradford
Beach where I was at. I did get some images of a Ruddy Turnstone,
Peregrine
Falcon, Spotted Sandpipers, Sanderlings, Semipalmated Plover and I think
Semi and Baird's SP. If I have some ID's incorrect please let me know.

One of the highlights of the day was meeting a couple of groups of the
"Pro-birders" from the Madison area and local area too. Always nice
to have
a face to go with a name.

A link to some of the today's images:
https://picasaweb.google.com/109038919513758014473/
BradfordBeachNorthMilwaukeeLakefront94

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

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2011 08 27 Stilt Sandpiper

2011-09-18T11:19:00.001-05:00

From: Paul Hunter
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/

---
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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2011 08 21 Shorebirds & Mourning Warbler

2011-09-18T11:07:00.001-05:00

On Aug 22, 2011, at 9:23 PM, Paul Hunter wrote:

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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[wisb] Shorebirds, Milwaukee 8/21
• From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@xxxxxxxxxx>
• To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:49:14 -0500

This morning there was a small flock of peeps on Bradford Beach, with
Semi-Palmated Plovers, Semi-Palmated Sandpipers, and a couple of
Baird's Sandpipers. Also had a Spotted Sandpiper on the rocks nearby.

I caught a glimpse of one warbler, a Mourning Warbler, in Locust Ravine.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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2011 08 15 Sanderlings

2011-09-18T11:03:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:03:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Lakefront, 8/15/11 - some migrants

Another beautiful day for birding along Milwaukee's lakefront. I put
in eight miles of walking and came up with a few migrants....

* About 20 Sanderlings working the algae mat just off of the North
Point Snack Bar parking lot just south of Bradford Beach (8/15).
Here's a photo of a half dozen of them: http://bit.ly/rea44p

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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2011 08 12 Turkey, Least Sandpiper, Sanderlings

2011-09-18T11:00:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:56:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Urban Wild Turkey in Milwaukee (photo)

There was a Wild Turkey foraging in someone's front yard about 7:25
this morning. The bird was near the intersection of Prospect and
Newberry, which is a few blocks from the main entrance to Lake Park.
There have been several turkey sightings in that park this year.

Here's a cell phone photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14463444@N07/6035188767/in/photostream

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: August 14, 2011 10:23:41 AM CDT
To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@freelists.org>
Subject: ALERT - possible WESTERN SANDPIPER Bradford Beach, Milwaukee

I have just been observing what I think might be a WESTERN SANDPIPER
at the
Northpoint snack bar, on the south end of Bradford Beach in Milwaukee.
First seen at 0630, and still there when I left at 0930. It has been
consistently hanging tight with a Semi-Palmated Sandpiper. When I
first saw
it, I assumed Least SP, but when I came back after walking around
Lake Park,
I noticed that the bill seemed long and had a droop to it. Closer study
showed that this bird was slightly longer and more robust than the
Semi-Palmated; the bill was longer than the Semi's, thick at the base
and
tapering to a drooped point; legs were not what I would call yellow-
green,
but were paler than Semi's; rufous brightest on crown and upper
scapulars,
but also on edges of the rest of wing and tail feathers; stance was
consistently upright, never crouching like a Least; chin was pale,
breast
slightly dingy but unstreaked and definitely not brown or buffy; and the
side of its neck had dark streaking with a buffy undertone. There
was also
a Spotted Sandpiper in the immediate vicinity, which allowed another
size
comparison, that the possible Western SP was smaller than the Spotty.

The possible Western and the Semi-Palmated often were seen feeding or
resting side by side, frequently on top of a log (best views I have
ever had
of the Semi's partial foot webbing!). They were feeding on a
cladiphora mat
located on the north end of the Northpoint snack bar parking lot, on the
south end of Bradford Beach.

I was able to reach Brian Hansen and he came down and took several
pictures,
which he hopes to get posted tonight.

Good luck to anyone who looks for this bird. I hope that Brian's photos
confirm my tentative ID.

Also seen this morning, a group of nine Sanderlings on the beach, and my
first fall warbler, a Waterthrush (probably Northern, didn't get the
best
look, but the throat appeared streaked) in Locust Ravine in Lake Park

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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From: "Tom Prestby" <notification+idcz=oee@facebookmail.com>
Date: August 15, 2011 10:17:22 AM CDT
To: Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn@groups.facebook.com>

I was home for the weekend so I checked on this bird around noon
yesterday. I easily foud the two peeps Jym was refering to and
although light was tough I was able to watch them at a close
distance. The bird didn't seem like a Western to me-- although the
bill is suggestive the overall tones of the body seemed too brown,
the rufous in the scaps (although a little bit is present) didn't
seem strong enough, and the bird didn't seem as long and bulky as a
Western should. I must say that it seemed the same size or even
slightly larger than the Seimpalmated it was with which made things
very confusing. Adding up the structure of the bird, the overall
brown tones and limited rufous pattern, and flesh colored legs, I
would call this a large Least Sandpiper
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From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Lakefront
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:30:36 -0500

Bradford - 7 Sanderlings in the middle of the beach. ...

Steven Lubahn
Cudahy

2011 07 21 Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers

2011-09-18T10:48:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

=====================================================

Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:42:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>

* I've seen two shorebirds this week on the algae mats north of
Milwaukee's Bradford Beach: Spotted Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper.
Since I haven't seen any shorebirds there this summer, I'm thinking
maybe these guys could be early migrants?

2011 06 22 Turkey, Red-headed Woodpecker

2011-09-18T10:38:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:43:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee, 6/22/11 - Turkey, Red-headed
Woodpecker

I went birding in Lake Park today after the morning rains stopped.
Beautiful weather after a rather gray bout of rainy weather. Ran into
a friendly birder from Washington State and she and I birded together
for a bit.

A few highlights:

* Caught a brief glimpse of a Wild Turkey hen after the Washington
birder and I parted ways near the Warming House. The turkey was in
the same area as my other turkey sightings. Locust Street Ravine,
general vicinity of the iron bridge.

* Saw a Red-headed Woodpecker at the suet feeder by the Wolcott
statue. It was there when I first came to the park, and there again
when I left.

* Saw/heard a Killdeer pass overhead. First one I've seen in awhile.

* Looks like lawn bowling season is underway at Lake Park. :-) See:
http://bit.ly/ma3kyP

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Wild Turkey this morning

My wife was running in Milwaukee's Lake Park early this AM (5:30) and
spotted a Wild Turkey hen. The bird was on the golf course near Lake
Drive, by the north lighthouse ravine.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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2011 08 29 RED KNOT - Bradford Beach

2011-09-17T06:09:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

See the message below that I am forwarding from
- the Wisconsin Birding Network, http://www.freelists.org/list/
wisbirdn .

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:50:23 -0500
Subject: [wisb] RED KNOT - Bradford Beach - Milwaukee
From: Tim Hahn <thahnbirder@gmail.com>

I took a quick jaunt to Bradford Beach over my lunch break to check for
shorebirds. I didn't anticipate the crowds of people hanging out at the
beach, but I also didn't anticipate that a flock of 75 or so shorebirds
would tolerate these crowds. The south end of the beach, just in
front of
the parking lot of the North Point Snack Bar, has a pretty good algae
mat
going, and the birds were so concentrated on eating that they
couldn't care
less about the people on the beach who were no more than thirty
away. The
flock was made of at least half Sanderlings, with the other half being
mostly peeps (Semipalmated, Least, and Baird's (1) SPs) and Semipalmated
Plovers. Also hanging out with this crowd was one RUDDY TURNSTONE
and one
juvenile RED KNOT. The human crowd was growing throughout the hour
I was
there, so who knows how long the birds will stay in this spot. They
didn't
seem to perturbed by the crowds though, only spooking a couple times, so
perhaps they'll stick around for the grub.
--
Cheers!

Tim Hahn
New Berlin, WI
(Waukesha Cty)

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Bradford Beach 8/29 - Red Knot, Ruddy Turnstones YES
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:13:07 -0500

I checked the south end of Bradford Beach at 5:30 this evening. Amazing
numbers of shorebirds on the algae mat! I counted at least 85
Sanderlings,
a Baird's SP, plus Semi-Palmated Plovers, Semi-Palmated SPs, the
juvenile
Red Knot, and two Ruddy Turnstones. As reported, all birds are fairly
oblivious to the people enjoying the beachfront.

I checked the rocks north of the beach, where there had been an
extensive
algae mat over the weekend, but it has all been washed away. No
wonder the
shorebirds are all clustered at the south end of the beach today.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

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Subject: [wisb] Juvenile Red knot @ Bradford beach Milwaukee
From: Carl Schwartz <cschwartz3@wi.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:49:47 -0500

Still there @ 6:45 pm in company of numerous peeps, semiplovers,
sanderlings & 4 turnstones

Carl Schwartz
Fox Point
Milwaukee County
Sent from my iPhone
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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:36:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Bradford Beach, Milwaukee, 8/29/11, AM - Shorebirds
galore!!

I hit Bradford Beach relatively early (for me) this morning, at about
8:30AM. I had the beach pretty much to myself at this time. There
were shorebirds everywhere along the edge of the beach! They were
quite noisy.

As Jym Mooney and Tim Hahn have reported, today there was a really
nice algae mat at the south end of Bradford Beach. On my walk past
the algae mat and northward along the beach I'm estimating there were
at least several hundred shorebirds. I took some photos, but most
didn't turn out very well because of the sun's glare (my camera only
has an LCD viewfinder). But I did manage one sort of blurred shot
that shows 30+ shorebirds on just a small section of the beach. This
shot was taken to the north of the algae mat: http://bit.ly/qGsmIh.
The birds were much thicker on the algae mat to the south.

Most of the birds I saw were Sanderlings, followed by Semi-palmated
Plovers, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers (and other unidentifiable peeps).

Here are the highlights:

* Two Baird's Sandpipers.
* Several Least Sandpipers.
* Several juvenile Ruddy Turnstones. 2011 BIGBY species #183.
* At least two juvenile Red Knots. 2011 BIGBY species #184, and new
life bird!
* At least one Greater Yellowlegs. 2011 BIGBY species #185.
* At least one Lesser Yellowlegs. 2011 BIGBY species #186.

I should mention that a work crew showed up today to clear away the
Bradford Beach algae mat. So I'm not sure how long the mat will be
there (it's kind of a slow process). But I talked to the work crew's
supervisor briefly this AM (he was observing the shorebirds with a
small pair of binoculars), and he mentioned that he hadn't seen that
many shorebirds on Bradford Beach algae mats before.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

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2011 09 11 Shorewoord 425 swifts

2011-09-11T22:13:00.002-05:00

425 Chimney Swifts dived into the chimney at St Robert's school in
Shorewood on Capitol and Maryland tonight 9/11/11 between 7 and 7:20
PM. They stayed high till shortly before diving in, possibly to
continuing feeding on this warm, calm, clear night with a rising full
moon, possibly partly because of the large crowd of watchers, about
30-40, including the science teacher from the school, the Urban
Ecology educator, their students, and the parents of the students.

2011 09 03 Warbler Walk #3 for Fall

2011-09-11T11:39:00.002-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

I just realized that I had not sent out a report on the 3rd Warbler
Walk this fall on 9/3/11. See it below.

Lake Park - Locust Ravine, Milwaukee, US-WI
Sep 3, 2011 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Lake Park Warbler Walk #3 for Fall 2011
42 species

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 25
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 3
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 1
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 5
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 26
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 5
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 45
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 6
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 4
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 3
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 4
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 6
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 10
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Tennessee Warbler (Oreothlypis peregrina) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 3
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 1
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 1
Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) 4
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 20
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 7
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 7
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4

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

2011 09 10 Warbler Walk #4 for Fall

2011-09-10T14:58:00.003-05:00

Wisconsin Birders,
About 10 birders, including a few novices, enjoyed a mild sunny
stroll in Lake Park in Milwaukee this morning. After perfecting our
identification of Blackpoll Warblers on 4 cooperative individuals in
a large oak tree between Locust Ravine and the baseball diamond, we
passed the Indian mound on our way to the golf course where we had
nice looks at Palm Warblers, a couple yellow-shafted Northern
Flickers, and an adult, chirping Cooper's Hawk with prey in its talons.
For a change of location, we stopped by the North Point
Lighthouse where we struggled with light and leaves to identify a
Nashville Warbler and yellow American Restarts. For the first time,
I recall for a Warbler Walk, we clambered down the South Light House
Ravine. There we saw a Ruby-throated Hummingbird among the jewelweed.
Unfortunately, the rest of the walk (along Lake Michigan at North
Point - north of Bradford Beach, up Waterfall Ravine, past the
Wolcott statue, over the Ravine Road footbridge and back to Locust
Ravine) yielded little. Barry Moerke and a few others saw an
immature Red-headed Woodpecker after the official end of the walk,
the first report I have heard about for the past few months.

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 5
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 4
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 15
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 4
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 4
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 3
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 8
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 3
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 10
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 3
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 7
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 14

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

2011 08 27 Warbler Walk #2 for Fall

2011-08-27T16:15:00.002-05:00

Fellow Lake Park Birders,

See my report from this morning's Warbler Walk below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/

13 birders enjoyed a mild, sunny day with a pleasant northerly
breeze. We added a species to the checklist at Lake Park, Stilt
Sandpiper. Confusing fall warblers took us a long time and much
discussion to sort out around the Wolcott Statue. The heavy leaf
cover made finding birds difficult.

Lake Park - Locust Ravine, Milwaukee, US-WI
Aug 27, 2011 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Warbler Walk
44 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 17
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 4
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 4 One adult had green plastic
band on left leg
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 11
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) 10
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 4
Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) 1 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.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 10
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 4
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 2
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 1
Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 6
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 5
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 4
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 12
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 4
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) 1
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 15
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 6
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 12
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 6

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

2011 06 06 Hooded Warbler

2011-08-21T17:01:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

Another old post.

Paul Hunter

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[wisb] Re: Hooded Warbler Lake Park Milwaukee (2011 BIGBY #185)
• From: "B.G. Sloan"
• To: wisbirdn
• Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:14:27 -0700 (PDT)

I can't believe I forgot about the Hooded Warbler! I saw it yesterday (Monday) afternoon in this same general location, towards the lake bluff part of this ravine. I guess I was so pumped up about my close-encounter-of-a-turkey-kind in Lake Park that I blanked out about what I saw after that encounter!

The Hooded Warbler is species #185 on my 2011 Milwaukee walking BIGBY. (What's a BIGBY? See: http://bit.ly/iDHq3D). Shows how much I love turkeys. A bird already on my 2011 BIGBY list (Wild Turkey) made me temporarily forget an interesting new addition to the list (Hooded Warbler). :-)

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
---

On Tue, 6/7/11, Judith Huf wrote:
From: Judith Huf
Subject: [wisb] Hooded Warbler Lake Park Milwaukee
To: "wisbird"
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 8:47 AM

There is a singing Hooded Warbler in the South Ravine between the golf course and the light house right now.

Judith Huf
Milwaukee
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2011 05 13 Prothonotary Warbler

2011-08-21T16:53:00.002-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

Another old post below...

Paul Hunter

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[wisb] Prothonotary Warbler Lake Park Milwaukee - plus todays sightings and photos
• From: Brian Hansen
• To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 00:36:45 -0500

I had a really fun day that was capped off by a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER near the statue in Lake Park about a half hour before sunrise. Lifer! ...

I started the day at Lake Park of course with some good looks at a Northern Parula and a Yellow Warbler on the ground. Lots of sparrows including Savannah, Field and Clay Colored. Philadelphia, Warbling and Blue-headed Vireos, 3 male Scarlet Tanagers - never got a decent shot - and a female Scarlet that posed nicely. ...

I ended the day at Lake Park with Prothonotory, Wilsons, another Canada, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, both Black-throateds, tons of Common Yellowthroats and the typical more numerous Warbs. For the 6th day in a row Blue Jays were flying through in groups from 4 to 20. I'm too tired to do my ebird right now but I would say close to 20 or just over on the Warblers.

Here's the Prothonotary http://www.pbase.com/bhansen/image/134660280

Here's the rest including the Canada Warblers. The first 4 rows are from today.
http://www.pbase.com/bhansen/spring_2011

The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher with the honeybee is my favorite shot of the spring so far. One of my favorite birds. I watched it spend a few minutes knocking the stinger off and then down the hatch.

Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side
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2011 06 06 turkey

2011-08-21T16:38:00.005-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

I just noticed that I have posted any updates to this blog since November 2010 about recent sightings, so I will be adding old sightings here and there.

Paul Hunter
==============

[wisb] Lake Park Wild Turkey!!! (Milwaukee, 6/6/11)
• From: "B.G. Sloan"
• To: wisbirdn
• Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:52:44 -0700 (PDT)

... I decided to head to nearby Lake Park ... near the end of my walk, at about 1:15PM, I turned a corner on a Lake Park sidewalk and came face to face with a female Wild Turkey! The hen had come up out of the Locust Street Ravine and was checking out some gone-to-seed dandelion heads. She didn't seem particularly concerned by my presence. Eventually I got within about 15 feet and started "talking turkey" (quiet noises that approximate gobbling...it's worked for me in past turkey encounters). The turkey cocked her head from side to side and looked at me quizically for several minutes. Then she grew bored, crossed the sidewalk, and entered the woods on the Lake Michigan bluff. Within seconds I lost sight of her.

This was the closest encounter I've had with a Wild Turkey since I had a small flock of turkeys frequenting my Urbana (IL) neighborhood from 2005-2007 (I memorialized these birds in an op-ed piece in the local newspaper there. See: http://bit.ly/cDEHIU).

Interestingly, this isn't a new Milwaukee BIGBY species for me: I had a quick glimpse of one south of Lakeshore State Park in April, and I'm pretty certain I'd heard a hen call in the Locust Street Ravine in Lake Park after that. But this interaction was way cooler!! :-)

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
####################

2011 08 20 Warbler Walk #1 for Fall

2011-08-20T21:12:00.002-05:00

Warbler Walk Report: 8/20/11, Led by Paul Hunter
The first walk of the fall was under threat of thunderstorms, and was
cut short by a half hour when rumbling thunder began. Otherwise the
70 degrees and intermittent light sprinkles were not unpleasant for
our small group of seven die-hards. We tolerated the moderate stench
of the decomposing Cladophora "algae" along the lakeshore, but were
not rewarded by any migrating shorebirds, however we did learn how to
identify juvenile Mallards by their bill color and white-margined,
blue specula. We almost thought a spirited grayish songbird with
white-edged tail was a junco, but it turned out to be a gnatcatcher.

Aug 20, 2011
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
14 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 8
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 15
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 5
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 5
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 10
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 5
swallow sp. (Hirundinidae sp.) 5
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 10
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 8
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 10

2010 11 05 Ducks

2010-11-06T06:37:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
---------
Join Lake Park Friends: http://www.lakeparkfriends.org/LPFmembership.pdf
=====================================================
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

2010 Oct 23 Harlequin FoxSparrow

2010-10-31T09:36:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:01:48 -0500
From: Todd Wilson <maxpaul@earthlink.net>
Subject: [wisb] Harlequin Ducks, North Point, Milwaukee

A little before 8 this morning I found 2 female Harlequins a short
distance off of the rocks at North Point. I watched them through my
scope for about 5 minutes and then they took off, flying south, past the
North Point parking lot.
Other waterfowl present:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Bufflehead

Also a slightly late Blackpoll in with a small flock of yellow-rumps
working the trees by the soccer field.

Todd Wilson
Milwaukee Co.

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:22:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine/
general , 10/23/10

Mike Goodman-- very nice day with the rain
Finches & B.Birds seen at golf course
Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine/general
Observation date: 10/23/10
Number of species: 21

Ring-billed Gull 5
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 45
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 10
Northern Cardinal 1
Purple Finch 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 6

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

2010 Oct 27 28 Franklin Lincoln BlackBack

2010-10-31T08:58:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee lakefront, 10/27 - Franklin's Gull

Just wanted to quickly report my big highlight of the day today:
Franklin's Gull. If you know the area north of Bradford Beach where
the algae mats are, this bird was a little farther north of that. It
was hanging out near shore with quite a few Herring and Ring-billed
Gulls.

I'll post something later about a couple of other new BIGBY birds I
saw over the course of the day.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee
------------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Northpoint, Milwaukee 10/28
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:10:46 -0500

Checked the Lake Michigan shoreline between Bradford Beach and the
sewage
treatment plant this afternoon. Nothing fabulously rare, but still fun.
Had a flight of a dozen snow buntings, plus single fox, savannah, and
Lincoln's sparrows and a few juncos and American tree sparrows.
Gadwalls,
greater scaup, buffleheads, and a single ruddy duck on the water. No
unusual gulls. A purple finch and five tree swallows flew over.
There was
also a marsh wren skulking in the rocks!

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------
From: Peter Lor <peterjlor@gmail.com>
Date: October 28, 2010 10:26:27 PM CDT
To: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Duck Watch rescheduled to FRIDAY 10/29, 10-noon; rare
vagrants likely this week?
Reply-To: PeterJLor@gmail.com

Hi Paul

No problem. Because of the rain I think I was the only birder to
pitch. While I was there a man and a boy arrived to look at birds,
but he seemed surprised when I approached him and was apparently not
aware of the Duck Watch. They left after about 10 minutes. It was
raining so I stayed only about 20 minutes. During that time I saw:

Double-crested Cormorant: 1 (or 2)
Mallard +- 10
Greater Scaup +- 20
Bufflehead 4
Herring Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull +1 15
Greater Black-backed Gull (1st year) 1 (identified not by me but by
the other person, who seemed knowledgeable about gulls)
American Crow 7-8

There were other ducks out on the lake, but too far for me to
identify. I need to invest in a scope...

Peter

Duck Watch Report 2010 Oct 29

2010-10-29T13:54:00.001-05:00

Due to my schedule and the possibility of rare vagrants blown to the
shore of Lake Michigan by the high winds on October 26-28, I
rescheduled the Duck Watch starting in Lake Park from Saturday,
October 23, 2010 to Friday, October 29 from 10 AM to noon. The
weather was too pleasant (sunny, calm) for ducks, but seven of us
birders enjoyed it.

Shortly after scoping the Gadwalls and Buffleheads near the shore of
Lake Michigan just north of Bradford Beach, a small flock of swallows
caught our eye. We pointed our binoculars up at the tops of the
trees on the bluff in Lake Park and struggled to follow their weaving
flight. Buff rumps on two individuals got our hearts racing with the
possibility of Cave Swallows, but we never got a good enough look to
see the throats or foreheads. Chasing the swallows up the bluff
through Waterfall Ravine to the Wolcott statue, we got a few better
looks a the Barn Swallows and a Fox and Tree Sparrow and the feeder
as we sat on my parents' memorial bench.

Moving on to east side of Juneau Lagoon, we saw a sleepy Redhead
among Canada Geese of various sizes. Thanks to Dennis Gustafson's
experienced eye, three of us saw a Cackling Goose for the first time.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
---------
Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2010: Oct 23 (Rescheduled), Nov 13, Dec 4
Gather EAST of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford Beach.
=====================================================
Location: Bradford Beach - North Point
Observation date: 10/29/10
Notes: Unknown swallow of the genus Petrochelidon (Cave or Cliff).
Dennis Gustafson saw Common Loon and Bonaparte Gulls while rest of us
walked up to Wolcott Statue to pursue the swallows.
Number of species: 7

Gadwall - Anas strepera 38
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 16
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola 45
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 2
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 20
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 1
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 5
swallow sp. - Hirundinidae sp. 2

----------------------------------------------

Location: Lake Park--Wolcott Statue & Golf Course
Observation date: 10/29/10
Notes: Lake Park Duck Watch
Number of species: 15

Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 4
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 3
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa 6
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 2
American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) - Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria 1
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 1
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 3
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 8

----------------------------------------------

Location: Juneau Lagoon
Observation date: 10/29/10
Notes: Lake Park Duck Watch. Dennis Gustafson found the Cackling
Goose, which was a lifer for Peter Lor, Suzy Holstein and me.
Number of species: 16

Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii 1
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 350
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 8
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 24
Redhead - Aythya americana 1
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 1
American Coot - Fulica americana 2
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 12
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 4
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa 2
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) - Passerella iliaca iliaca/zaboria 2
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 5
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 2

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

==================
Subject: Northpoint, Milwaukee 10/28
From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon AT milwpc.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Checked the Lake Michigan shoreline between Bradford Beach and the
sewage treatment plant this afternoon. Nothing fabulously rare, but
still fun. Had a flight of a dozen snow buntings, plus single fox,
savannah, and Lincoln's sparrows and a few juncos and American tree
sparrows. Gadwalls, greater scaup, buffleheads, and a single ruddy
duck on the water. No unusual gulls. A purple finch and five tree
swallows flew over. There was also a marsh wren skulking in the
rocks! Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Lapland Rusty Field 2010 10 03 07

2010-10-08T23:31:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net and eBird alerts.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) (1)
- Reported Oct 06, 2010 07:55 by Dennis Gustafson
- Lake Park (general), Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Oct 07, 2010 by Chris Petherick
- Bradford Beach--North Point, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
----------------------------------------------
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 17:26:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee lakefront, 10/2-10/4 - Three new BIGBY
species, plus

... * Field Sparrow. BIGBY #147. In Lake Park today, near the North
Point lighthouse.

* Gulls in a hackberry tree, eating hackberries. Today. South end of
Bradford Beach. I've never seen a gull perched in a tree before. But
three of them were awkwardly balancing themselves in a smallish
hackberry tree and dining on the berries.

* Golden-crowned Kinglets. Everywhere, from Veterans Park to Lake Park.

* Palm Warblers. All over the place at North Point (north of Bradford
Beach). In fact, they were the only species near the North Point
algae mats. No gulls. No shorebirds. No Harlequin Duck. Heck, not
even any algae mats.

* Dark-eyed Juncos. Many in Lake Park. One flock had 50+ birds.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

------------------------------
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (1)
- Reported Oct 03, 2010 by Chris Petherick
- Bradford Beach--North Point, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Scoters Harlequin 2010 Oct 3 Mooney

2010-10-04T01:25:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages below which I am forwarding from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net .

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================
From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 10/3 - Surf Scoters, Harlequin
Duck, Lapla
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 19:54:00 -0500

This evening I spotted a group of nine Surf Scoters on the lake just
north
of Bradford Beach. I also found the Harlequin Duck which was reported
yesterday. It was swimming just ten feet offshore along the rocks
north of
Bradford Beach. The face is largely off-white, which leads me to
think that
this is a juvenile bird.

This morning Todd Wilson and I found a Lapland Longspur between the
rocks
and the soccer field.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Harlequin Lapland Rusty 2010 Oct 1 3

2010-10-03T21:31:00.001-05:00

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
=====================================================
From eBird alerts:
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) (1)
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) (2)
- Reported Oct 03, 2010 06:30 by Todd Wilson
- Reported Oct 03, 2010 07:00 by Jym Mooney
- Bradford Beach--North Point, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

============

Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Bradford Beach - North Point , 10/2/10
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835 AT sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:15:12 -0700 (PDT)

Michael Goodman-South Milwaukee

Location: Bradford Beach - North Point
Observation date: 10/2/10
Notes: Harlequin- female along shoreline across from soccer field
Number of species: 5

Harlequin Duck 1
Ring-billed Gull 75
Herring Gull 10
American Crow 1
American Goldfinch 1

-----------------
Subject: View from my Lake Park sparrow spot
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010

At the very southern tip of Milwaukee's Lake Park there's a bluff
filled with foxtails.

I've been checking this spot on a regular basis during migration,
with fairly decent results: White-throated, White-crowned, Savannah,
Song, Swamp, and Lincoln's (only one of the latter). It can be a
challenging spot since you're looking down a steep hill...it's not
like checking out a level plot of grasses. Sometimes there's nothing.
Other times you can hear the darned birds chirping down in the
foxtails, but you never really see anything. But every now and then
patience pays off.

Anyway, the other day I was trying to get a visual of some chirping
birds and I looked up and was struck by how beautiful this spot can
be. Funny how sometimes we can be focusing on the small details of
birding and miss the big picture.

Here's a photo I took with my cell phone: http://bit.ly/cyc3xS

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

Mooney 2010 Sept 26

2010-10-03T21:07:00.001-05:00

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
=====================================================

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

Scoters Passerine 2010 Sept 13 16

2010-10-03T20:56:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] White-wing scoters- Milwaukee
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:35:23 -0500

Despite the distance, I am confident there were 20 White-wing Scoters
off of Bradford beach yesterday. This seems a bit early.

Steve Lubahn
Cudahy
------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:57:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee lakefront, 9/13 and 9/14 - Nine new BIGBY
species

Spent a lot of time birding in the beautiful Monday and Tuesday
weather. I was out for eight hours yesterday alone, starting at
5:30AM. I located nine new Milwaukee walking BIGBY species, bringing
my 2010 count to 135 species. (What's a BIGBY? See: http://bit.ly/
cn3cbv).

It's kind of funny how sometimes a simple thing can affect you
psychologically. On Monday I saw my first-of-season White-throated
Sparrow hanging out with a mixed flock of birds by the Lake Park
tennis courts. Didn't think anything about it at the time. Yesterday
the WTSPs were all over the place...including a single flock with
30-40 birds, with several singing snippets of their sweetly haunting
songs. The presence of so many winter sparrows made my brain shift
subconsciously into winter mode, and I was cold for the next half
hour or so.

Here are the Monday bird highlights (an especially birdy day):
...

* Lots of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, including one who burst into song
by the North Point Lighthouse.

* Six thrush species in Lake Park: Hermit, Wood (BIGBY #127),
Swainson's, Gray-cheeked, Robin and Bluebird).

* Five woodpecker species in Lake Park: Flicker, Sapsucker, Downy,
Hairy, Red-bellied.* Both nuthatch species, including 3-4 Red-
breasted. I don't know why it is, but when I see my first RBNU
migrants in the fall, my gut reaction is "chickadee". Maybe it's the
black and white pattern on the head. Then, a couple of seconds later,
it registers in the old brain.

* Fifteen warbler species. No new BIGBY species, but fun none the
less. This is the most warbler species I've ever had in one outing.
Most were in a flock by the Lake Park tennis courts: Cape May,
Tennessee, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Palm, Bay-
breasted, Black and White, Redstart, Yellow-rumped, Nashville,
Blackburnian, Wilson's, Pine, and Common Yellowthroat.

* Blue Jay. Only the third one I've encountered in my six weeks
birding the lakefront.

* Turkey Vulture. Milwaukee walking BIGBY species #128, high overhead.

* Ruby-crowned Kinglet. BIGBY #129. Lake Park.

* White-throated Sparrow. BIGBY #130. One in Lake Park Monday.
Everywhere on Tuesday.

* Lincoln's Sparrow. BIGBY #131. South end of Lake Park, where the
upper part of the lake bluff is thick with foxtails.

And here are Tuesday's highlights:

* Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. BIGBY #132. Lake Park. As my Peterson's
says: "a wash of yellow from throat to belly." Eye ring had a slight
yellowish tint as well.

* Brown Thrasher. BIGBY #133. Flew by as I looked for sparrows in the
foxtails at the south tip of Lake Park.
...
Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

Warbler Walk Report 2010 Sept 11

2010-10-03T20:49:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the report of the Warbler Walk 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.
=====================================================
A soggy group of 5 birders tolerated a slowly increasing drizzle for
about an hour as we shuffled around the rim of Locust Ravine between
the wooden and iron bridges. Unfortunately we saw no warblers, but
we did see a few hummingbirds and white-throated sparrows. Jym
Mooney boosted the species total with his pre-walk survey of northern
Bradford Beach and shorebirds he saw there.

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 9/11/10
Number of species: 23

Mallard 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Sanderling 16
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 5
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2

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

Sloan 2010 Sept 8 and 9

2010-10-03T20:45:00.001-05:00

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
=====================================================

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:17:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>

Here are the highlights from Wednesday, September 8:

* Savannah Sparrow. BIGBY #122. Saw it in a sandy patch of tall
native grasses and wildflowers at the north end of Bradford Beach. I
had seen some movement when I first got there, so I stood there
patiently for about 20 minutes and eventually the bird came into view
for a bit.

* Lots of Chimney Swifts above the Lake Park bluffs. Maybe as many as
1,000. I was down below the bluffs and had a vantage point where I
could pretty much see the whole stretch of Lake Park bluffs from
North Avenue to Kenwood. The swifts were swarming like crazy. I'm
guessing that the trees at the top of the bluffs are the first to be
warmed by the morning sunlight and the insects are most abundant
there in the early morning. After a half hour or so they were pretty
much gone. Next day I saw one bird.

* There were also about 12-15 Barn Swallows over the rugby field at
North Point. Haven't seen any since.

* While watching the swifts and swallows, some movement out over the
lake caught my eye. Adult Bald Eagle, headed in a southerly
direction. BIGBY species #123.

* Lake Park was pretty active with warblers (no new BIGBYs) and quite
a few migrating Northern Flickers. Also had a Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Here are the highlights from Thursday, September 9:

* Watched two Sanderlings fight on the North Point algae mat. Never
seen Sanderlings have an argument before. They would stand toe-to-toe
and flap their wings, chest-bumping and vocalizing agitatedly. They
did this several times. Each time the bird to my right would
eventually back down. Must have been some choice tasty morsels on
that stinky spot of algae.

* Hermit Thrush. BIGBY #125. In a Lake Park ravine.
* Gray-cheeked Thrush. BIGBY #126. In a Lake Park ravine.

And two non-nature highlights:

* On Wednesday I walked past the old Edmund Fitzgerald house just
north of Lake Park. The ship in Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 song "The
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was named after the guy who once
lived in this house.

* On Thursday in Lake Park I stumbled onto the opening ceremonies of
the lawn bowling "North American Challenge", pitting the best lawn
bowlers of the U.S. against their Canadian counterparts. They even
had a bagpiper. I think that was the first time I've ever been
serenaded by bagpipes while birding. :-) If you're curious about this
event, see: http://bit.ly/cAvWsE.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

Lake Park birds 9/3 - 9/7

2010-10-03T20:35:00.001-05:00

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
=====================================================

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:23:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee, Labor Day weekend - Osprey, Peregrine
Pair, 7 new BI

... I started out the extended Labor Day weekend on Friday, with a
trip to Lake Park. Not much activity at the North Point algae mats
(couple of Semipalmated Plovers and Sanderlings), but I picked up
four new BIGBY species up on the bluff in Lake Park:

* Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Milwaukee walking BIGBY species #114.
* Orange-crowned Warbler. BIGBY #115.
* Scarlet Tanager. BIGBY #116.
* Eastern Towhee. BIGBY #117.

... I made a trip to Lake Park early this morning. The wind was
starting to pick up, so it was hard to find birds. But there were a
few interesting things, including BIGBY species #120. The highlights:

* The North Point algae mats were in fine shape. Lots of gulls...150
+. Lots of shorebirds...40+ birds. But nothing new: Sanderlings,
Spotted Sandpipers, and Semipalmated Sandpipers and Semipalmated
Plovers.
* I'd seen only a couple of Barn Swallows over the past several days.
But this morning there were 12-15 foraging over the grassy area just
south of the water filtration plant.
* Maybe 150 Chimney Swifts flying around above the bluff.
* BIGBY species #120 (Veery). I was at the top of the bluff and some
brief motion caught my attention in the woods. I waited for a bit. My
patience paid off.

Bernie Sloan
Milwaukee

------------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010

... this evening a group of 10-11 Sanderlings remained on the algae
mat on
the rocks north of Bradford Beach, along with a couple of Semi-Palmated
Plovers (all of which I had first seen early this morning). Early this
morning I also had three Baird's and one Least Sandpiper on Bradford
Beach,
with three more SP Plovers.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------

From: "Mike Duchek" <mikeduchek@hotmail.com>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lake park Milwaukee (ID help?)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:20:50 -0500

For anyone who was wondering, 1-5 were magnolia (mostly the same
bird), 6-7 blackpoll (should have looked at the feet) and Nashville
(I read they should have a white throat but maybe just not visible in
this one).
Thanks again,

-Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co.

------------------------------
From: Paul Sparks
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 4:02 PM
To: mikeduchek@hotmail.com
Cc: wisbirdn@freelists.org
Subject: Re: [wisb] Lake park Milwaukee (ID help?)

I didn't leave right away, instead I walked down to the bridge near
Lake Park Bistro and didn't have too much luck. I saw pretty much the
same birds as Mike. Although while watching a Redstart try to eat a
rather large insect I saw a Great Crested Flycatcher try to swoop in
an steal it. He was unsuccessful. There was plenty of activity but
like Mike said, not a lot of light. I haven't looked at my photos yet
but I don't think there's anything remarkable. Maybe tomorrow will be
better with the sun.

Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

------------------------------
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Mike Duchek <mikeduchek@hotmail.com>
wrote:

I went to lake park in Milwaukee this morning from about
9:30-11:30 AM. Had never been there much before so I was kind of
exploring. I picked a crappy day though. The weather started out
promising with a little sun at one point, but it got progressively
cloudier and windier with big gusts at times. Still a lot of birds,
but made things a lot more difficult both for visibility and taking
photos.
Went down into the ravine trail where I saw Paul Sparks. He went
to try to photograph up above but I think he must have left shortly
thereafter as I couldn't find him again. Tons and tons and tons of
redstarts (including 2 adult males, redstarts probably made up 85% of
warblers I saw), some black and whites - I was just a few feet from
one B&W at one point but so dark that could not get a good photo.

Also some I couldn't ID right away though I think I know the
magnolia. See photos, here are my guesses (and I promise I am slowly
getting better at this). You can click view full size to blow these up:

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/578511138kEGLDx

1. ??? on left (magnolia?) and magnolia on right?
2-5. same bird - magnolia?
6-7. same bird - bay-breasted?
8. Tennessee? Don't see a supercilium which the guide shows, but
eyering looks complete.

Also at least a couple thrushes (Swainson's for maybe one of
them. Just got a fleeting glance, looked cold/gray with a spotted
collar), numerous hummingbirds in the ravine, ? flycatchers including
at least one pewee (but did not see any yellow-bellied, are the
mystery ones likely least FCs in this location?), and of course the
usual suspects.

If you have crappy weather like I did, I recommend checking out
the little flower garden next to the ravine (between the ravine and
the baseball diamond). It had a better mix than the ravine itself
and some of the warblers seem to feed in there, and there will be a
bit more sun there than in the ravine itself. The ravine was laregly
flycatching redstarts.

-Mike Duchek, Waukesha, Waukesha Co.

29 Sep 2010 Sloan BIGBY

2010-09-29T23:37:00.001-05:00

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
=====================================================
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

2010-09-28T00:24:00.001-05:00

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
---------
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.
=====================================================
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

2010-09-28T00:19:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------

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

2010-09-18T13:10:00.002-05:00

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
---------
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.
=====================================================
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

2010-09-08T00:32:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

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
------------------------------------------------------------

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

------------------------------

9/4/10 Lake Park Warbler Walk Report

2010-09-07T23:54:00.002-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

------------------------------

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

------------------------------------------------------------

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

------------------------------

Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park, Milwaukee 8/28/10

2010-08-31T22:59:00.001-05:00

Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park, Milwaukee 8/28/10

At 8:30 AM about 20 birders gathered on the wooden Rustic Bridge over
Locust Ravine eager for the challenge of confusing fall warblers.
Jym Mooney took the advanced birders on a stroll overlooking Locust,
Ravine Road, and Waterfall Ravines; while I (Paul Hunter) strided
along with beginning birders across the Indian Mound, past the Lawn
Bowling greens, to Wolcott Statue, down through Waterfall Ravine and
along the lake shore to hedge just south of the Linwood Water
Treatment Plant.

Including Jym's birding for an hour or so before 8:30 we tallied a
total of 50 species, though most birders saw only 30 - 40 species
themselves. The warblers seemed concentrated in three places: Locust
Ravine between the wooden and steel bridges, Waterfall Ravine near
its outlet near Lincoln Memorial Drive, and Milwaukee's Miniature
Magic Hedge just south of the water treatment plant. Jym's group
specialized in Redstarts, while mine saw several Palm and Myrtle
Warblers. Cathy Dermody saw the Golden-winged Warbler when she split
off from my group near Waterfall Ravine.

The weather may have been the most pleasant of any Warbler Walk with
clear skies, a very light wind, seasonably warm temperatures, but
fairly dry air and very few biting insects.

Location: Lake Park
Observation date: 8/28/10
Number of species: 50

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 8
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 20
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 2
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius 1
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 15
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 4
Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia 1
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 4
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens 2
Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus 1
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus 2
Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius 1
Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus 1
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 5
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 3
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 6
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 10
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 6
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea 6
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 2
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus 2
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 20
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 1
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 12
Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera 1
Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina 3
Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla 1
Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia 5
Cape May Warbler - Dendroica tigrina 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 5
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 1
Pine Warbler - Dendroica pinus 2
Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum 3
Bay-breasted Warbler - Dendroica castanea 1
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 2
Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia 4
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 14
Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla 1
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla 2
Canada Warbler - Wilsonia canadensis 1
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 6
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 9
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 8
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 2

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

Lake Park Sightings 8/25

2010-08-26T01:19:00.002-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

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

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:26:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2@yahoo.com>
Subject: [wisb] =?utf-8?B?
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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

8/21 Warbler Walk at Lake Park in Milwaukee

2010-08-26T00:21:00.001-05:00

Report of Warbler Walk on 8/21/10 at Lake Park in Milwaukee
by Paul Hunter

Six birders enjoyed pleasant, dry, sunny conditions and even saw a
few warblers on this first of six Warbler Walks for the autumn of 2010.

For the more intense birders, the small mixed flock of sandpipers on
the northernmost part of Bradford Beach was the highlight. Just
prior to that we ran into a small flurry of activity and the eastern
end of Waterfall Ravine, high in the trees at the base of the bluff.
The Great Crested Flycatcher sat in the open in good light for quite
a while, but a scruffy dull Indigo Bunting and a couple warblers
flitted high among the leaves. The other warblers were scattered
with a couple on the footbridge over Ravine Road and a couple in the
hedge row just south of the Linwood water treatment plant.

A small flock of Eastern Bluebirds fluttered down from the scattered
trees to the lawn south on the rugby field and east of Lincoln
Memorial Drive. A few flocks of Cedar Waxwings whistled in the
treetops as they ate berries and sallied out for flying insects.
Hundreds of Chimney Swifts swirled high above the bluffs during the
whole walk.

We started at the Warming House near the tennis courts at 8:30 AM and
returned there at about 10:30 AM.

-------------------

Location: Lake Park
Observation date: 8/21/10
Number of species: 38

Canada Goose 14
Mallard 15
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Ruddy Turnstone 2 1 in summer plumage, 1 in winter plumage
Sanderling 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 1
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 8
Caspian Tern 2
Chimney Swift 300
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Empidonax sp. 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
American Crow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 7
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 60
Yellow Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Indigo Bunting 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 8

2010-05-31T00:33:00.000-05:00

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
---------
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>
Subject: [wisb] Hooded warbler lake park Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:42:10 -0500

Right now by the wood footbridge by the feeders singing like crazy

Brian Hansen
Milwaukee

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Ruby Throat 5/22

2010-05-25T14:53:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Judith Huf that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
---------

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Judith Huf" <judith@huf-roth.net>
Date: May 25, 2010 6:42:52 AM CDT
To: <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [wisb] Warbler Walk report 5/22

Paul,

I forgot to tell Dennis on Saturday, that I had seen a Ruby-throated
Hummingbird earlier about 8 am. buzzing a Gnatcatcher in trees near
the soccerfield.

Judith Huf
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Warbler Walk report 5/22

2010-05-24T22:58:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the report from Dennis Casper 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
Spring 2010: April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22
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.
=====================================================

Lake Park Warbler Walk (#6)
May 22, 2010
by Dennis Casper

Close to thirty birders turned out for the final Warbler Walk of the
2010 spring season. The day was lightly overcast and foggy, with
moderate temperatures in the 60's. There were a number of new faces
in the group, several of whom were excellent birders who provided
much-appreciated assistance in locating and identifying birds for the
group as a whole. The walk began in the usual spot just to the north
of the wooden rustic bridge over Locust St. Ravine. Not much activity
was observable from that area or from the bridge itself, so the group
quickly moved out into open area south and west of the ravine,
between the ravine and the baseball diamond. There, lo and behold!,
the activity in the trees was frenetic. Many warblers were spotted
and enjoyed, several vireos as well, and birds of numerous other
species. As a result, much of the walk was spent in this area. And it
was here that the crowning glory of the day's birding was achieved.
Someone's sharp eyes ferreted out amidst the leaves high in a treetop
a Yellow-billed Cuckoo and then just a bit later high in another
treetop a Black-billed Cuckoo! The birds stayed put for some time,
allowing most if not all to get a look at them. What a remarkable,
unusual "double-play"! Finally dragging ourselves away from this
area, we continued along the ravine, across the pedestrian bridge,
past the pavilion and the golf course, to the Wolcott statue. There
was much less activity throughout this stretch, though new birds were
added periodically all along. Then a final flurry of activity was
discovered in the trees behind the maintenance shed across from the
statue, and the dozen or so remaining birders enjoyed some more time
spotting busy warblers and vireos. The walk ended at that point about
10:30. Those still present helped work out the day's check list, and
then the group disbanded.

Thanks to all who participated and helped out. I hope that everyone
had a satisfying morning of birding and that those who were new to
our walks or to Lake Park will want to come again. Thanks also to
Paul Hunter for organizing the season and leading several walks and
to Jym Mooney for also leading walks and helping out on most others.
Fall warbler walks will begin in late August, so stay tuned. Have a
great summer and happy birding!

Birds Observed, May 22, 2010: Total Species=60

3 Ring-billed Gull
1 Caspian Tern
1 Mourning Dove
1 Black-billed Cuckoo
1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1 Common Nighthawk
3 Chimney Swift
2 Red-headed Woodpecker
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker

1 Hairy Woodpecker
3 Eastern Wood-Pewee
4 Least Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
3 Great Crested Flycatcher
1 Blue-headed Vireo
4 Philadelphia Vireo
10 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Blue Jay
4 American Crow

2 Tree Swallow
7 Black-capped Chickadee
4 White-breasted Nuthatch
2 House Wren
8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Eastern Bluebird
10 American Robin
3 Gray Catbird
4 European Starling
2 Cedar Waxwing

1 Golden-winged Warbler
1 Tennessee Warbler
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Nashville Warbler
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler
5 Magnolia Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
4 Blackburnian Warbler
1 Palm Warbler

2 Bay-breasted Warbler
10 Blackpoll Warbler
4 Black-and-White Warbler
10 American Redstart
1 Mourning Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Wilson's Warbler
4 Canada Warbler
1 Scarlet Tanager
5 Chipping Sparrow

3 White-throated Sparrow
3 White-crowned Sparrow
4 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
6 Indigo Bunting
5 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
3 House Finch
8 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow

5/20 Mourning Warbler at Lake Park

2010-05-21T14:38:00.002-05:00

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Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 21:14:44 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park - Milwaukee
From: Katie Zientek <katiezientek111@gmail.com>

Nice birdy day at Lake Park this afternoon, despite a loud picnic going on..
must they play rap music? But anyway, got a MOURNING WARBLER almost
immediately. Wonderful bird, very active too. Also saw Common Yellowthroats
everywhere, American Redstarts, Canada, Wilson's, Black-throated Green,
Magnolia Warblers, Swainson's Thrushes, Veery, Lincoln's Sparrow.. also what
I think was a Willow Flycatcher.. can someone help ID? Also a Great Crested
Flycatcher made an appearance. Overall an excellent walk in the
Ravine. LakePark never disappoints!
Willow Flycatcher? :

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4625922540_4ac84ee166_b.jpg

Katie Zientek

New Berlin - Waukesha County

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Fwd: Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park - Milwaukee , 5/15/10

2010-05-21T05:08:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

I am not sure whether I sent the report below to you all already.

Dennis Casper will be leading the last vernal Warbler Walk of 2010
tomorrow. After that the walks start again in fall on August 21st.

--- 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
Spring 2010: April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22
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.
=====================================================

Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/15/10

About 20 birders gathered on the wooden Rustic Bridge at 8:30 AM.
About 15 minutes into the walk we crossed paths with Scott Diehl
leading several beginning birders from the Wisconsin Humane Society.
Scott noticed a Northern Mockingbird flying over the treetops and
pointed it out to all of us. The white-wing patches and long tail
clinched the identification, though a brief sighting never completely
satisfies the desire to savor such a rare bird. Later we completed a
"mimic thrush slam" by seeing a Brown Thrasher and a Gray Catbird.

Warblers spread themselves in small numbers throughout the park, but
some allowed good looks. One drab yellow warbler defied exact
identification, however. Most birds sang meekly, but fortunately the
flycatchers identified themselves by calling fairly frequently.

After the official end of the Walk, 10 AM, several of us carefully
scanned the shades of the primaries of the dozen or so small terns
patrolling Lake Michigan about 30 - 40 meters offshore to find both
Common and Forster's Terns, along with their larger, loud cousins,
the Caspian Terns.

We then continued north along the lake shore to find the Song and
Savannah Sparrows skulking among the bushy, rocky shore line. In the
hedge row just south of the Linwood water treatment plant, we saw 2
Baltimore Orioles, a handful of warblers, Red-winged Blackbirds, 2
Eastern Bluebirds and the Gray Catbird -- not quite as productive as
Chicago's "Magic Hedge", but productive nonetheless.

Jym Mooney started birding in Lake Park at about 6 AM. He saw
several species not seen by the rest of the group, as noted with "JM"
on the list below.

2 Mallard- JM = Jym Mooney before Warbler Walk
20 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Cooper's Hawk Dolores Knopfelmacher: Captured small
songbird on ground under shrub on golf course.
4 Spotted Sandpiper- JM
2 Sanderling Fly by on lake shore. Large wing stripe, no
breast spots.
40 Ring-billed Gull
15 Herring Gull (American)
8 Caspian Tern
10 Common Tern gray wings
2 Forster's Tern frosty wings
1 Mourning Dove- JM
10 Chimney Swift
1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Steve Morse: Near M Coles
Community Room at top of Grand Staircase.
2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)- JM
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - JM
2 Least Flycatcher Che-bek!
1 Eastern Phoebe
2 Great Crested Flycatcher
30 Blue Jay Migrating north in small flocks at treetop level
3 American Crow
2 Tree
Swallow

in nest box on NE
corner of lawn bowling court
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10 Barn Swallow
100 swallow sp. flying low over Lake Michigan about 100 meters
offshore
8 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet- JM
10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 Eastern Bluebird 1 at lawn bowling court. 2 near Linwood
water treatment plant
10 American Robin 0
1 Gray Catbird near Linwood water treatment plant
1 Northern Mockingbird with Scott Diehl's group. Flew over
Locust Ravine
1 Brown Thrasher at Wolcott Statue feeder
5 European Starling
1 Nashville Warbler- JM
2 Yellow Warbler near Linwood water treatment plant
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
4 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Blackburnian Warbler- JM
10 Palm Warbler mostly near Linwood water treatment plant
2 Black-and-white Warbler
2 American Redstart at Rustic (wooden) Bridge over Locust Ravine
2 Ovenbird Seen, not heard
3 Common Yellowthroat
1 Wilson's Warbler- JM
1 warbler sp. Female yellow vs female Wilson's, near Linwood
water treatment plant
1 Scarlet Tanager- JM
1 Chipping Sparrow
2 Savannah Sparrow Along lake shore near rugby field
2 Song Sparrow Along lake shore near rugby field
1 Lincoln's Sparrow- JM
1 Swamp Sparrow- JM
20 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3 Indigo Bunting At Locust Ravine feeder
12 Red-winged Blackbird near Linwood water treatment plant
1 Common Grackle - JM
15 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
6 House Finch
10 American Goldfinch
2 House Sparrow

5/14 warblers

2010-05-21T05:05:00.001-05:00

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From: "Evan Barrientos" <ebarrientos@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lake Park (general) , 5/14/10
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 20:13:34 -0500

This is a tad late, from last Saturday. Weather was windy, at first the
place was so quiet I thought I would go home. Then I discovered all the
warblers were in the ravine. Here's what I saw:
Evan B
Milwaukee
----- Original Message -----
From: <do-not-reply@ebird.org>
To: <ebarrientos@wi.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 6:40 PM
Subject: eBird Report - Lake Park (general) , 5/14/10

Location: Lake Park (general)
Observation date: 5/14/10
Number of species: 21

Black-capped Chickadee 57
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 7
Magnolia Warbler 7
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 7
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 7
Ovenbird 3
Wilson's Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2

5/14 & 5/15 warblers

2010-05-21T05:00:00.002-05:00

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From: Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 13:10:52 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee County 5/14 & 5/15

Yesterday morning was pretty good for warblers at Lake Park. I had 16
species; Northern Parula, Myrtle, Palm, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated
Green, Ovenbird, Orange-crowned, American Redstart, Nashville, Common
Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Chesnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black & White, Wilson's, &
good looks at a Canada. Others saw Yellow, Cape May, Golden Winged, &
Blackburnian. Today wasn't as good, but I added a Northern Waterthrush to
the warbler list and someone else saw a Mourning Warbler. This morning also
brought great looks at a Great Crested Flycatcher, Brown Thrashers, Least
Flycatcher, Eastern Towhee, and Indigo Buntings.
Some photos from the past couple of days;
Magnolia; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4609530284/

Northern Parula; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4608922215/

Great Crested Flycatcher; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4608922055/

Least Flycatcher; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4609529840/

Black-throated Green; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4608921699/

Black-throated Blue; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/4608921513/

The rest of my spring set is here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/sets/72157623749575316/

Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

--
www.paulcsparks.com

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Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/14/10

2010-05-21T04:52:00.001-05:00

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Begin forwarded message:

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: May 14, 2010 4:08:59 PM CDT
To: "Paul Hunter" <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: FW: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/14/10

In addition, I heard reports of a Golden-Winged Warbler and a Least
Flycatcher this morning, and Brian Hansen saw a Connecticut Warbler
yesterday (just before he tumbled down the muddy hillside trail...no
harm
done to either Brian or camera!).

Jym

-----Original Message-----
From: do-not-reply@ebird.org [mailto:do-not-reply@ebird.org]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 1:46 PM
To: hopmoon@milwpc.com
Subject: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/14/10

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 5/14/10
Number of species: 46

Caspian Tern 2
Chimney Swift 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Empidonax sp. 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 10
Nashville Warbler 6
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 5
Ovenbird 7
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Canada Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 1

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

Fwd: Report - Warbler Walk , 5/8/10

2010-05-21T04:51:00.001-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Date: May 11, 2010 9:19:49 PM CDT
Subject: Report - Warbler Walk , 5/8/10

Lake Park birders,

See my report on the Warbler Walk on 5/8/10 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
Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH,
May 22 DC
Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jim Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper
=====================================================

Report of the Fourth Vernal Walk Warbler of 2010 on May 8th
at Lake Park in Milwaukee by Paul Hunter

Some 20 or so birders, including two first-time Warbler Walkers,
braved the cold northwestern breezes to see a reasonable smattering
of hardy avian migrants.

Buzzy calls of White-crowned Sparrows at the feeders in Locust Ravine
greeted us as we ventured out from the Warming House. A Red-headed
woodpecker made a brief appearance at the suet feeder. Jym Mooney
pointed out an Ovenbird walking among the leaves. In the tree top
above that Paul Hunter found a Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

As we made our way down Locust Ravine, Judith Huf brought our
attention to the Phoebe nest under the wrought iron bridge. At the
base of the Grand Staircase we looked up to see a Turkey Vulture
chased by crows. The bushes behind the Wolcott Statue yielded 3
Brown Thrashers, but were otherwise quiet, presumably from the breeze
and lawn mowing.

The northwesterly breeze concentrated the warblers and swallows below
the bluffs where the sun struggled to provide warmth out of the
wind. Sam Corbo diligently scanned the swallows literally swirling
over our heads and at our feet to find the Cliff Swallows. Judith
Huf pointed out the many Barn Swallows skimming over Lake Michigan
just off shore. We all strolled slowly along the bluff working hard
to find the Wilson's and Blackburnian Warblers.

Turkey Vulture 1 - chased by crows
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) 4
Caspian Tern 2
Chimney Swift 6
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 250
Cliff Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
American Robin 6
Brown Thrasher 3
Nashville Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 20
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 2

===================

After five hours of tramping around the park, Jym Mooney saw 57
species and added the following to the list above:

Mallard 4
Red-breasted Merganser 16
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Blue Jay 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1

Fwd: 5/1/10 Warbler Walk Report

2010-05-21T04:44:00.001-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Date: May 10, 2010 1:49:21 AM CDT
Subject: 5/1/10 Warbler Walk Report

Lake Park birders,

I just realized I didn't send out the report of the 5/1 Warbler
Walk. See below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

Report of Warbler Walk on May 1, 2010
at Lake Park in Milwaukee by Dennis Casper

An amazing 50 (or nearly so) enthusiastic birders turned out on this
glorious May Day to celebrate the holiday in their own joyous
fashion. And May Day did not disappoint. With sunny, bright blue
skies and temperatures in the mid-60's, conditions for birding were
ideal. The large group of birders, led by a somewhat overwhelmed
Dennis Casper, lent able assistance (for which he is extremely
grateful) by Jym Mooney, Judith Huf, Ron Gutschow, Sam Corbo, and
other expert birders, traversed Lake Park from the Rustic Bridge over
Locust St. ravine to the Wolcott Statue area south of the golf
course, wending its way along the Locust St. ravine, across the
pedestrian bridge, and around the Pavilion, to its final destination.
The birds were not, perhaps, as forthcoming or as numerous as they
might have been, and some effort and patience were required to spot
many of the birds that the day produced. But in the end, our efforts
were amazingly successful—our final tabulation registered 62 species!
In many cases, only one or a few individuals of a species were
observed, making it all the more remarkable that we compiled so large
a list. And this list is a compilation—of reports from many sources,
both the many smaller groups into which the large group divided as it
stretched out along its route and a number of individuals (such as
Jym Mooney, Brian Hansen, Judith Huf, and Sam Corbo) who went off on
their own to explore areas of the park to which the main body of
birders did not go. Of the many marvelous sights of the morning,
perhaps the most spectacular and satisfying came at the beginning:
four beautiful Red-headed Woodpeckers busily flying from tree to tree
in the Locust St. ravine. But a close second (in my mind) was the
brilliant orange and black of a Baltimore Oriole high in a treetop
near the good General Wolcott.

Thanks much to all who joined our walk and to all who helped out
(especially Dolores Knopfelmacher, who who opened up the Warming
House, made the coffee, kept track of sightings, and generally made
sure that all was ready for the walk). Lake Park's next Warbler Walk,
the fourth of the season, will be this coming Saturday, May 8,
starting as usual at 8:30 a.m. at the Warming House. All are
welcome. And may the birding be even better!

Birds Observed, May 1, 2010: Total Species=62

2 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
40 Red-breasted Merganser
30 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Piping Plover
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Bonaparte's Gull
12 Ring-billed Gull

2 Herring Gull
1 Caspian Tern
3 Mourning Dove
1 Chimney Swift
4 Red-headed Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Great Crested Flycatcher

1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
12 Black-capped Chickadee
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Winter Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

10 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 Eastern Bluebird
15 American Robin
1 Gray Catbird
1 European Starling
1 Nashville Warbler
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
11 Yellow-rumped Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler

7 Palm Warbler
1 Black-and-White Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Chipping Sparrow
2 Clay-colored Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow

3 White-crowned Sparrow
5 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Indigo Bunting
24 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
8 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Purple Finch
2 House Finch

7 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow

5/4 Kentucky Warbler

2010-05-21T04:35:00.001-05:00

From: Barbara Johnson <barbjoh@hotmail.com>
Date: May 4, 2010 8:42:19 PM CDT
To: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Kentucky Warbler

Hi Paul,
I saw the Kentucky Warbler on Monday morning [5/4] around 10:30 in
the southern end of the Locust Ravine. It came out of the brush to
bathe in the stream with the Yellow-rumped Warblers. Barb Johnson

5/5 warblers, white-eyed vireo

2010-05-21T04:32:00.002-05:00

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Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 23:41:37 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee today
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>

Great day to be birding/photographing as many of you found out for
yourselves. I got out of the car at 7am in the rain and the park was about
as loud with birds calling as I have ever heard it. I spent about 10 hours
in Lake Park today. I had a guiding gig till 1:00 then came back about 3
and stayed till 7pm. 17 species of Warblers with Palms being the highest
concentration. I had FOY Golden-winged, Blackburnian, Chestnut-sided,
Magnolia, Ovenbird, and American Redstart. Also had FOY Veery and
Gray-cheeked Thrush, Lincoln Sparrow, Warbling Vireo, Scarlet Tanager and
Eastern Kingbird (actually saw the Kingbird last night and again this
morning). Too tired to look at photos but got some decent shots. My best
looks were this morning but I was helping my client get shots instead of
taking them myself but I am happy with some of the stuff I got in the
afternoon. I'll post some tomorrow for those who care - too tired now.
And... I added a lifer WHITE-EYED VIREO at the wrought iron bridge.

Lastly I found a dead Coopers Hawk with two leg bands. I wrote down the
info and will send it in.

I will be out there again in the morning hoping for more of the same. I
probably won't have a job Friday so if anyone is hiring let me know :)

Nice prediction Terri W!!!!!!!!

Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side

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Fwd: Piping Plover - Milw Bradford Beach

2010-05-21T04:27:00.000-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Date: May 1, 2010 8:54:21 AM CDT
To: wisbirdn@freelists.org
Subject: Piping Plover - Milw Bradford Beach

Jym Mooney reported seeing a Piping Plover on Bradford Beach at about
7:40 am on Saturday May 1st.

4/30 Black-throated Blue Warbler

2010-05-21T04:25:00.002-05:00

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:37:48 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Black-throated Blue Warbler, Lake Park, MKE County
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I ran into Robin Squier and Maria Terres at Lake Park today. We had good
looks at a Black-throated Blue Warbler among many new arrivals along Locust
Ravine. I later had the cooperative bird singing in the northern 'half' of
Locust Ravine, last heard in the pines that hide the electrical boxes above
the eastern edge of the ravine. Definitely a big influx overnight as many
others have reported!

Warblers: Palm (most numerous), Yellow-rumped (many), Nashville (~15),
Black-throated Green (2), Yellow (1), Pine (1), Northern Waterthrush (1),
Common Yellowthroat (1), Black-throated Blue (1)

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

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4/22 Prothonotary Warbler,

2010-05-21T04:12:00.002-05:00

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:19 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Prothonotary Warbler, Lake Park, Milwaukee
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I birded the Milwaukee lakefront today. Overall, fairly quiet (except for
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls from McKinley Marina north to Lake Park). I
was walking north through Locust Ravine at Lake Park around 6 PM when I saw
a flash of bright yellow drop into the trailside creek. I was very
surprised when I threw up my binoculars and saw that it was a PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER. The bird bathed in the creek for about 30 seconds, before
continuing preening in a nearby bush for about another minute. I was
unableto relocate the bird after that.

Good birding!!!
Sam Corbo

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:52:51 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee today
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

On a walk down at Lake Park this morning, there was some activity,
Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow Rumps and Ruby-crowned Kinglets to name a few.
A link to see the images:

http://picasaweb.google.com/JimEdlhuber/
LakeParkMilwaukeeApril222010#5463126011292752738

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

------------------------------

4/15 warblers and sparrows

2010-05-21T04:05:00.003-05:00

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:54:52 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee this morning
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>

Just quick note before I head out to do yard work.
Started at Lake Park around 7am this morning. Quite of few FOYs (in caps)
but I haven't been out in a few days. Many YELLOW-RUMPED , 1 PINE, 1
PALMAND 1 BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, 5 BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHERS, 3 CHIPPING
SPARROWS, 1 SWAMP SPARROW and 6 White-throated Sparrows. 1 EASTERN TOWHEE,
at least 3 pairs of Bluebirds checking out boxes, sapsuckers and flickers
all over and other common residents.

Brian Hansen
Milwaukee

4/2 Lake Park Bird Sightings

2010-05-21T03:46:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================
------------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 22:08:39 -0500

....

A brief 30-minute walk through Locust Ravine in Lake Park (Milwaukee)
this
afternoon turned up two Winter Wrens.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:38:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee county lake shore & parks

[Year round resident species deleted. PH]

Mike Goodman-South Milwaukee :
Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 4/2/10
Number of species: 21

Mallard 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 1
American Robin 40
European Starling 6
Song Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 8
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 8

Location: Warnimont
Observation date: 4/2/10
Number of species: 20

Red-breasted Merganser 20
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6
Northern Flicker 8
American Robin 70
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco(Slate-colored) 5
Red-winged Blackbird 50
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 20

Location: Milwaukee Coast
Guard Impoundment
Observation date: 4/2/10
Number of species: 11

Northern Shoveler 1
Killdeer 6
Song Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 3

------------------------------

Lake Park 5/16

2010-05-17T09:49:00.001-05:00

------------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park 5/16 - Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 10:40:10 -0500

Pretty quiet this morning at Lake Park. Only had three warbler species
(Palm, Nashville, and Northern Parula). However, I did spot a Winter
Wren,
and I heard a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo calling, both in Locust Ravine
north of
the wrought iron bridge.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------

Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park - Milwaukee , 5/15/10

2010-05-15T18:06:00.001-05:00

Wisconsin birders,

See my report below. Dennis Casper will be leading the last vernal
Warbler Walk of 2010 next week. After that the walks start again in
fall on August 21st.

--- 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
Spring 2010: April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22
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.
=====================================================

Warbler Walk Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/15/10

Jym Mooney started birding in Lake Park at about 6 AM. He saw
several species not seen by the rest of the group, as noted with "JM"
on the list below.

Fwd: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/14/10

2010-05-15T02:45:00.001-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: May 14, 2010 4:08:59 PM CDT
To: "Paul Hunter" <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: FW: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 5/14/10

Jym

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 5/14/10
Number of species: 46

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

Report - Warbler Walk , 5/8/10, add Northern Waterthrush

2010-05-11T23:34:00.001-05:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>
Date: May 11, 2010 11:18:08 PM CDT
Subject: Report - Warbler Walk , 5/8/10

There was also a N. Waterthrush that sang from the bluff along
Lincoln Memorial as we approached the bottom of North Ravine.

Report - Warbler Walk , 5/8/10

2010-05-11T21:19:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See my report on the Warbler Walk on 5/8/10 below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

Report of the Fourth Vernal Walk Warbler of 2010 on May 8th
at Lake Park in Milwaukee by Paul Hunter

Some 20 or so birders, including two first-time Warbler Walkers,
braved the cold northwestern breezes to see a reasonable smattering
of hardy avian migrants.

===================

After five hours of tramping around the park, Jym Mooney saw 57
species and added the following to the list above:

5/1/10 Warbler Walk Report

2010-05-10T01:48:00.002-05:00

Lake Park birders,

I just realized I didn't send out the report of the 5/1 Warbler
Walk. See below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

Report of Warbler Walk on May 1, 2010
at Lake Park in Milwaukee by Dennis Casper

Birds Observed, May 1, 2010: Total Species=62

2 Canada Goose
2 Mallard
40 Red-breasted Merganser
30 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon
1 Piping Plover
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Bonaparte's Gull
12 Ring-billed Gull

2 Herring Gull
1 Caspian Tern
3 Mourning Dove
1 Chimney Swift
4 Red-headed Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Great Crested Flycatcher

1 Eastern Kingbird
1 Warbling Vireo
1 Blue Jay
4 American Crow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
12 Black-capped Chickadee
3 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 House Wren
1 Winter Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

7 Palm Warbler
1 Black-and-White Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Chipping Sparrow
2 Clay-colored Sparrow
2 Field Sparrow
1 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow

3 White-crowned Sparrow
5 Northern Cardinal
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4 Indigo Bunting
24 Red-winged Blackbird
2 Common Grackle
8 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 Baltimore Oriole
1 Purple Finch
2 House Finch

7 American Goldfinch
4 House Sparrow

5/1/10 Lake Park bird sightings

2010-05-09T01:38:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from 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
Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH,
May 22 JM
Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jim Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper

=====================================================
------------------------------

Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 10:30:35 -0500
Subject: [wisb] 4 Red-headed Woodpeckers Lake Park Milwaukee
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>

With a little luck we may have 2 pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers this
year
nesting in Lake Park. This morning another person and I saw 4 different
ones at the same time in the Locust Ravine just south of the wooden
footbridge. Also a great morning for migrants. There must have been 40
people + for the Warbler walk and I am sure a report will be coming
in on
their sightings. I had FOY Clay-colored Sparrows and a Black-
throated Blue
Warbler and BT Green Warbler.
Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side

-----------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Piping Plover - Milw Bradford Beach
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 11:43:53 -0500

Thanks for forwarding this to the list so quickly, Paul.

The PIPING PLOVER was later seen by several folks from the Lake Park
Warbler
Walk, and was still present at 10:30. It was found on the north end of
Bradford Beach, and was very cooperative. It has a complete breast
band,
and I almost blew it off as a semi-palmated plover, but something
made me
look more closely. The upper parts were pale gray, and the
underparts clean
white. The face did not have the dark eye-band like SP plovers;
rather the
face was light gray with a whitish eyebrow, which really made the
large dark
eye stand out. The breast band was black and thin; there was a black
line
across the brow, bright orange legs, and a short, thick bill. The bill
appeared mostly dark to me, but another later observer told me they
detected
a lightening of the darkness at the base of the bill.

A lifer for me, and very nice to be able to share it with the Warbler
Walk
group today.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

-----Original Message-----
From: wisbirdn-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:wisbirdn-
bounce@freelists.org]
On Behalf Of Paul Hunter
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:54 AM
To: wisbirdn@freelists.org
Subject: [wisb] Piping Plover - Milw Bradford Beach

Jym Mooney reported seeing a Piping Plover on Bradford Beach at about
7:40 am on Saturday May 1st.

------------------------------

From: Chris West <little_blue_birdie@msn.com>
Subject: [wisb] lake park whooping crane
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 14:42:22 -0500

Hi all, my friend ethan just called to tell me that he just saw a
whooping crane flying north over lake park in milwaukee.
crazy! Chris w, richland county

------------------------------

Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 21:40:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Suzanne Harp <suzharp@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milw 5/1

Hi,
Here's our list from earlier 5/1 afternoon (1-4)
Late posting since we drove back to Madison

Red headed WP -2 males
Flicker
Wood thrush
BT Green warbler
BT Blue warbler
Palm warblers
Yellow rumped- myrtle warblers
Common Yellow throat warbler
5 male Baltimore orioles
Lots o' BG gnatcatchers
RC kinglet
WT sparrows
WC sparrows
Indigo bunting
Towhee
Phoebe
Red-eyed vireo
Blue headed vireo
Coopers hawk scaring everyone
Flock of Cormorants flying over

Best,
Suzanne H
Madison

4/22/10 Prothonotary Warbler

2010-05-08T22:28:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:19 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Prothonotary Warbler, Lake Park, Milwaukee
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I birded the Milwaukee lakefront today. Overall, fairly quiet
(except for
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls from McKinley Marina north to Lake
Park). I
was walking north through Locust Ravine at Lake Park around 6 PM when
I saw
a flash of bright yellow drop into the trailside creek. I was very
surprised when I threw up my binoculars and saw that it was a
PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER. The bird bathed in the creek for about 30 seconds, before
continuing preening in a nearby bush for about another minute. I was
unable
to relocate the bird after that.

Good birding!!!
Sam Corbo

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:52:51 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee today
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

On a walk down at Lake Park this morning, there was some activity,
Blue Gray
Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow Rumps and Ruby-crowned Kinglets to name a
few.
A link to see the images:

http://picasaweb.google.com/JimEdlhuber/
LakeParkMilwaukeeApril222010#5463126011292752738

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

------------------------------

5/3/10 Kentucky Warbler

2010-05-08T16:50:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Barbara Johnson that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

Begin forwarded message:

From: Barbara Johnson <barbjoh@hotmail.com>
Date: May 4, 2010 8:42:19 PM CDT
To: Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Kentucky Warbler

Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from
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Re: 5/1 Warbler Walk announcement

2010-05-01T00:29:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

I am on call this weekend. Dennis Casper will be leading the Warbler
Walk on Saturday, May 1.

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:37:48 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Black-throated Blue Warbler, Lake Park, MKE County
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I ran into Robin Squier and Maria Terres at Lake Park today. We had
good
looks at a Black-throated Blue Warbler among many new arrivals along
Locust
Ravine. I later had the cooperative bird singing in the northern
'half' of
Locust Ravine, last heard in the pines that hide the electrical boxes
above
the eastern edge of the ravine. Definitely a big influx overnight as
many
others have reported!

Warblers: Palm (most numerous), Yellow-rumped (many), Nashville (~15),
Black-throated Green (2), Yellow (1), Pine (1), Northern Waterthrush
(1),
Common Yellowthroat (1), Black-throated Blue (1)

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

------------------------------

Lake Park Bird Sightings 4/25-26

2010-04-27T19:53:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================

Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:56:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/26/10

Mike Goodman- south Milwaukee

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 4/26/10
Number of species: 23

Ring-billed Gull 8
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 5
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 40
Northern Cardinal 8
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Sparrow 2

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

------------------------------

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 4/25
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:29:46 -0500

In spite of the cool, damp weather, Lake Park was hopping this morning.
White-throated sparrows, chipping sparrows, eastern towhees, and
ruby-crowned kinglets were singing everywhere. I had at least 7 eastern
towhees, 5 males and 2 females (maybe more, hard to tell whether I was
seeing different birds as the morning went on). Also saw 4 brown
thrashers
and two YB sapsuckers. High point was a MERLIN hunting for lunch in
Locust
Ravine.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

------------------------------

From: "Judith Huf" <judith@huf-roth.net>
Subject: [wisb] Bittern, Lake Park, Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:44:24 -0500

I ran into Sam Corbo in Lake Park today. He had just flushed an Am.
Bittern
from Locust Ravine near the iron bridge. Together we searched for
about 20
minutes before we relocated it perched in a tree on the south side of
the
path just west of the wooden bridge not far from the feeder in the
woods.
It did not flush despite a man and his little boy walking just under the
branch where it perched. Sam managed to get a reasonably good photo
with
just his cell phone. The bird was still in place when we left about
1:30
pm.

Judith Huf
Milwaukee County

------------------------------

From: Petherick Chris <cpetherick@me.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Cty Birding
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:55:34 -0500

Hello,

I headed down to Lake Park later this afternoon and could not relocate
the Am. Bittern that was reported. What I did see was:

Eastern Towhees - 2
Brown Thrashers - 2
Northern Flickers - 7
Swamp Sparrows - 5
Song Sparrows - 1
White Throated Sparrows - at least 75
Chipping Sparrows - 20
Robins, starling - lots

I ran in to someone else who had spotted an Oriole at the feeders on
the south side of the ravine. i couldn't find it later.

....

Chris Petherick
Fox Point, Northeastern Milwaukee County

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:32:19 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Prothonotary Warbler, Lake Park, Milwaukee
From: Sam Corbo <skcorbo@gmail.com>

Hey folks,
I birded the Milwaukee lakefront today. Overall, fairly quiet
(except for
hundreds of Bonaparte's Gulls from McKinley Marina north to Lake
Park). I
was walking north through Locust Ravine at Lake Park around 6 PM when
I saw
a flash of bright yellow drop into the trailside creek. I was very
surprised when I threw up my binoculars and saw that it was a
PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER. The bird bathed in the creek for about 30 seconds, before
continuing preening in a nearby bush for about another minute. I was
unable
to relocate the bird after that.

Good birding!!!
Sam Corbo

--
Sam Corbo
skcorbo@gmail.com
Milwaukee, WI

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:52:51 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee today
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

On a walk down at Lake Park this morning, there was some activity,
Blue Gray
Blue Gray Gnatcatchers, Yellow Rumps and Ruby-crowned Kinglets to name a
few.
A link to see the images:

http://picasaweb.google.com/JimEdlhuber/
LakeParkMilwaukeeApril222010#5463126011292752738

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

------------------------------

Fwd: 4/24 Warbler Walk report

2010-04-27T19:15:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

Sorry for the delayed report of the second of six Warbler Walks for
spring 2010 which took place on Saturday, April 24. Despite the cool
temperatures and increasing drizzle, about 18 birders joined. Though
I (Paul Hunter) was the official leader, the other leaders, Jym
Mooney and Dennis Caspers, were also able to attend. Dolores
Knopfelmacher and Steve Morse from Lake Park Friends also attended
and updated us on the re-planting of oak saplings and progress on the
stone work in Waterfall Ravine.

The birds weren't bad either. See the list below. We spent most of
the time around the wooden Rustic Bridge in Locust Ravine near the
Warming House. We saw all 3 species of warblers near there (Pine,
Myrtle, and Palm) all of which sang a little. Only Judith Huf and I
saw the bluebird and the Pine Warbler. Sam Corbo pointed out the
late Red-breasted Nuthatch in the tamaracks along Locust Ravine.
Fewer birds frequented Ravine Road Ravine and the Pavilion-Restaurant
area. Several White-throated Sparrows sang near the feeder near the
Wolcott statue at the southeast corner of the golf course as the
drizzle turned to a steady rain and birders dispersed.

--- 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
Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH,
May 22 JM
Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jym Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper
- Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House near the tennis courts
on the north end of the park.
- Cancelled if weather forecast calls for thunderstorms or steady
winds of over 20 mph
- These free, informal walks are open to the general public of all ages.
- Recreational birders familiar with Lake Park volunteer to lead
people of all skill levels to the best birding spots in the park.
- Beginning birders are especially welcome. Camaraderie and
discussion of diverse environmental issues are encouraged.
=====================================================
Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 4
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 25
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 22
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 3

Warbler Walk 4/17/10 , Jym's report

2010-04-17T18:47:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See Jym Mooney's report of the Warbler Walk today that I am forwarding below.

I look forward to seeing you next Saturday for the second of our six weekly Warbler Walks this spring.

--- 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

Spring 2010: April 17 JM, April 24 PH, May 1 DC, May 8 PH, May 15 PH, May 22 JM

Leaders: PH = Paul Hunter, JM = Jim Mooney, DC = Dennis Casper

- Meet on the WEST side of the Warming House near the tennis courts on the north end of the park.

- Cancelled if weather forecast calls for thunderstorms or steady winds of over 20 mph

- These free, informal walks are open to the general public of all ages.

- Recreational birders familiar with Lake Park volunteer to lead people of all skill levels to the best birding spots in the park.

- Beginning birders are especially welcome. Camaraderie and discussion of diverse environmental issues are encouraged.

=====================================================

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>

Date: April 17, 2010 12:22:22 PM CDT

To: "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@freelists.org>

Cc: "Paul Hunter" <phunter1@wi.rr.com>

Subject: FW: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/17/10 - Milwaukee

This morning two dozen hardy birders gathered for our first Lake Park

Warbler Walk of the year. (Some birders were hardier than others. In spite

of the rather brisk wind, two showed up in shorts!) We did not spot a

single warbler, but we did see good numbers of cooperative hermit thrushes.

A ruby-crowned kinglet posed and sang vigorously on a low bush, giving folks

an opportunity to study its song. Other early migrants included eastern

phoebe, song sparrow, brown creeper, yellow-bellied sapsucker, and a soaring

turkey vulture.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

(The list below includes some species...ducks, gulls, cormorant, grackle,

chipping sparrow, and flicker...than I found before the main group

gathered.)

-----Original Message-----

From: do-not-reply@ebird.org [mailto:do-not-reply@ebird.org]

Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:12 PM

To: hopmoon@milwpc.com

Subject: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 4/17/10

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine

Observation date: 4/17/10

Number of species: 30

Bufflehead 2

Red-breasted Merganser 50

Double-crested Cormorant 25

Turkey Vulture 1

Cooper's Hawk 2

Ring-billed Gull 12

Red-bellied Woodpecker 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2

Downy Woodpecker 3

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1

Eastern Phoebe 3

American Crow 6

Black-capped Chickadee 12

White-breasted Nuthatch 2

Brown Creeper 2

Golden-crowned Kinglet 2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2

Eastern Bluebird 2

Hermit Thrush 10

American Robin 15

European Starling 1

Chipping Sparrow 1

Song Sparrow 1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4

Northern Cardinal 8

Common Grackle 4

Brown-headed Cowbird 12

House Finch 2

American Goldfinch 6

House Sparrow 8

Lake Park Duck Watch

2010-03-11T20:50:00.002-06:00

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Duck Watch, Milwaukee
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:55:05 -0600

The weather was beautiful, the lake ice-free and smooth as glass...so most
birds were wa-a-a-ay out on the water. Mostly the usual: common goldeneye,
greater scaup, some buffleheads, lots of red-breasted mergansers, a couple
of common mergansers, and two nice new migrants, a pair of redheads and a
horned grebe.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Report: Duck Watch 2/13/10

2010-02-14T14:16:00.001-06:00

Lake Park birders,

Dennis Casper and I met just north of Bradford Beach at 11 AM on
Saturday, February 13, 2010 for the 5th of 6 monthly Duck Watches
this fall and winter. Sorry for now publicizing it well this time.

I am not sorry, however, for neglecting a notice of the Duck
Watch on January 23rd. Judith Huf and I cancelled the Watch within a
minute of meeting at the shore of Lake Michigan. We could only see
about 30 meters into the lake through the fog and mist.

After scoping the rafts off of Lake Park between the Linwood
water treatment plant and Bradford Beach on 2/13, Dennis Casper and I
called Todd Wilson to ask if he had seen the female Harlequin Duck
again in harbor adjacent to Lakeshore State Park, also known as
Harbor Island. Todd reported it early in the week, but had not seen
it since. Todd is doing nearly daily surveys of the park this year
to assist the park manager in documenting bird species seen in the park.

Dennis and I enjoyed views of Common Mergansers near the red
lighthouse and under the Hoan Bridge at the harbor entrance, but no
usual species. The light was bright and air was clear enough to
actually see the green sheen on the head of the Greater Scaup that
come within 50 meters.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/

Please donate to the bird seed fund:
Write your check out now to "Lake Park Friends"
and put "Bird Seed Appeal" on the memo line. .
Mail it to: . . . . Lake Park Friends, PO Box 71197, Milwaukee WI 53211
=====================================================

Bradford Beach - North Point
2/13/10, 11:00 AM, 40 mins

2 Canada Goose
1500 Greater Scaup
30 Bufflehead
300 Common Goldeneye
3 Red-breasted Merganser
1 American Crow

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Milwaukee Harbor
2/13/10 11:50 AM , 45 minute(s)
1 Mallard
2500 Greater Scaup
400 Common Goldeneye
4 Common Merganser
4 Red-breasted Merganser
350 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull flew slowly around bridge in good light.
Size: slightly smaller than Herring G.
Shape: longer, thinner wings.
Plumage: late first year, dull brown, minimal "M" pattern on upper wing.

12/5/09 Milwaukee, Lake Park Duck Watch

2009-12-05T15:55:00.001-06:00

Wisconsin birders,

See the list from the 12/5/09 Lake Park Duck Watch that I am
forwarding below.

12/5/09 Lake Park Duck Watch
Jym Mooney, Todd Wilson, Evan Barrientos, Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, ...

Location: McKinley Marina
3 American Coot
250 Ring-billed Gull
140 Herring Gull
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Location: Bradford Beach - North Point
30 Gadwall
1 American Wigeon
1 American Black Duck
40 Mallard
3 Redhead
1000 Greater/Lesser Scaup
50 Bufflehead
100 Common Goldeneye
6 Red-breasted Merganser
15 Ring-billed Gull
3 American Crow
2 American Goldfinch

Location: Milwaukee Art Museum
300 Canada Goose
8 Mallard
40 Greater/Lesser Scaup
10 Bufflehead
40 Common Goldeneye
5 Red-breasted Merganser

Location: Milwaukee Harbor
Rainbow Trout with lamprey injury
1 American Black Duck
30 Mallard

Report of 11/14/09 Duck Watch

2009-11-14T21:13:00.003-06:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Jym Mooney that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================
The Lake Park Duck Watch this morning attracted 13 birders. Buffleheads, mallards, and gadwalls were the main ducks observed, although we did find a couple each of common goldeneye and greater scaup. At least one distant flight of ducks was identified as red-breasted mergansers. Most folks got looks at common loons (three total observed), and I found a red-throated loon and also saw a great egret fly overhead shortly before the group gathered.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

=================

[Jym, Thanks for forwarding your list and leading the Duck Watch.]

Lake Park 11/14/09
10:00 AM
1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
Jym Mooney

80 Canada Goose
20 Gadwall
25 Mallard
2 Greater Scaup
50 Bufflehead
2 Common Goldeneye
10 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Red-throated Loon
3 Common Loon
1 Great Egret
X Ring-billed Gull
X Herring Gull
2 American Crow

kestrel 11/7/09

2009-11-08T16:52:00.001-06:00

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jym Mooney <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Date: November 8, 2009 4:45:48 PM CST

Had a flyby kestrel yesterday morning at Lake Park, and astoundingly
good
looks at an adult Cooper's hawk. I flushed it walking up Locust
Ravine. It
perched on a bare limb between the two feeder sites, and allowed me to
circle it (at a respectful distance) and get excellent views from all
angles. Sparrows were almost non-existent yesterday morning
(although the
Cooper's may have had something to do with that), but I did find two YR
warblers still hanging around.

Nelson's sparrow at Lake Park, 10/31

2009-11-04T01:00:00.001-06:00

On Nov 1, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins wrote:

Hi Paul & Brian,

I got back supportive comments from John I., Steve Lubahn, and Peter
Fissel,
and I feel more confident that I did indeed find a Nelson's sparrow
yesterday at Lake Park. I plan to submit a report to WSO since this
appears
to be a fairly late migrant.

Very exciting to add another life bird to my list. I was actually
searching
the rocks and brush along the lakefront yesterday hoping I might find a
Harris's sparrow for my year list, but what the heck, I guess I'll
take a
Nelson's!

Jym

-----Original Message-----
From: Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins [mailto:hopmoon@milwpc.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:38 PM
To: 'steven lubahn'; Wisbirdn
Subject: Possible Nelson's sparrow at Lake Park, 10/31

I had an intriguing sparrow this morning on the lakefront along the
soccer
field east of Lake Park. It first popped up onto a rock within brushy
vegetation on the north end of the shoreline, just before the water
treatment plant. This was the only chance I got to get any optics on
it (my
bins). My first impression was a buffy face, not otherwise heavily
marked,
and I caught my breath as I realized it might be a Nelson's or LeConte's
sparrow. The bird quickly dropped and kept low and moving in the brush,
finally flushing about ten feet into some tall dry grasses and brush
closer
to the fence. I thought I had lost it, until while circling the
grassy spot
I suddenly realized it was just a few feet in front of me, lurking
down low
in the vegetation. For the next 15 minutes I was able to get fleeting
glimpses, just eyeballing, as I was too close for optics. Finally a
large
SUV came around the corner in the water plant side of the fence and
the bird
flushed into the long row of bushes that parallels the fence, and I
did not
find it again.

My impressions were that this was a very small sparrow, and very
secretive.
Once I saw it run quickly a couple of feet within the grass and
brush. The
bill looked proportionate to its size (not stubby like a LeConte's).
The
top of the head was dark with a grey crown stripe, and once I saw the
bird
from behind and noted a grey nape as well. The back was dark with a
couple
of rough white streaks; I was reminded of the "saddle" on a marsh
wren by
the pattern, although on this sparrow the whole back had the
pattern. When
it flushed the first time I noted that the spread tail feathers seemed
pointy and separate (not an even end of tail edge like most of our
common
sparrows).

I did not get a look at the breast or belly of this bird. What holds me
back from being sure it was a Nelson's was that the face color was
not the
bright orange that Sibley illustrates. It was more buffy. (The
light was
not optimal, as it was overcast this morning when I found the bird.)

I have never seen a Nelson's sparrow before, so before I make the call I
wanted to solicit comment from some of our sparrow experts out there.

Thanks for any suggestions/comments.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Lake Park, Milwaukee 11/1

2009-11-04T00:39:00.001-06:00

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From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 11/1
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:56:09 -0600

Lake Park was noticeably quieter this morning. Buffleheads, which I
first
saw yesterday, now number around 40, and there were also gadwalls, a
wigeon,
and greater scaup on the lake. The highlights of the morning were a
beautiful orange-crowned warbler and a juvenile red-headed woodpecker.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 11/2/09

2009-11-04T00:19:00.000-06:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:38:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Goodman <goodman4835@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [wisb] Fw: eBird Report - Lake Park - Locust Ravine , 11/2/09

Mike Goodman,South Milwaukee

North Point very quiet- Bufflehead,mallard scaup

Location: Lake Park - Locust Ravine
Observation date: 11/2/09
Notes: RH woodpecker Immature
Number of species: 13

Canada Goose 10
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
American Goldfinch 20
House Sparrow 5

Also seen [8] chipmunks & [9] squirrels

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

Lake Park 10/27

2009-10-28T22:13:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park, Milwaukee 10/27
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:13:12 -0500

Interesting birds this afternoon in Lake Park included an eastern
towhee and
an orange-crowned warbler (both nicely-plumaged males) and a fox
sparrow.

I am at a loss over one bird that was feeding on seed spilled on the
ground
near Bradford Beach. It was sparrow-sized, mostly plain brown with no
markings on the head/face, and two wing bars. There was light
streaking on
the breast, nothing like a song sparrow or house finch. The bill was
sparrow/finch type, but not very heavy. I welcome any suggestions.

The snow goose was still located with a big group of Canada geese at the
lagoon in Veterans Park.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Goshawk at Lake Park 10/25

2009-10-25T22:31:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Jym Mooney that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================
-----

On Oct 25, 2009, at 8:45 PM, Jym Mooney wrote:

I was checking out the sparrow seed dump north of Bradford Beach
early this morning, roughly between 7 and 8. I spotted a large hawk
that came banking over the bluff slightly south of me. I got my bins
on it, and could see it was an accipiter (long tail, broad wings). I
watched its flight pattern, and noted slow, steady wing beats. It
circled back out of sight over the bluff, and then came back out. On
the second pass it soared a bit.

Otherwise it was all steady beats, not the flap and glide pattern of
the smaller accipiters. Mostly I was only able to see the underside
of the bird, which was whitish with light barring on the breast and
wings. This bird did not have the red/orange breast barring of a
Cooper or sharpie, or the brown streaks of an immature accipiter.
After the second pass back over the bluff I did not see the bird
again. Later I also found a Cooper's hawk and a red-tailed hawk in
the park, which allowed me to compare their underside patterns with
what I remembered of the first hawk.

Jym

Report of Milwaukee's Lake Park Duck Watch , 10/24/09

2009-10-25T20:40:00.001-05:00

Wisconsin and Lake Park Birders,

Lake Park Duck Watches: Saturdays 11AM - 1PM
Fall 2009: . . Oct 24 . . Nov 14 . . Dec 5
Gather on the EAST side of Lincoln Memorial Dr, north of Bradford
Beach.

The first Lake Park Duck Watch of the year yielded Scoters, Scaup,
Redhead, Coots and Mallard on Lake Michigan offshore Milwaukee
County. On land we saw a few Warblers, many Sparrows, a Pewee, and
a House Wren. In between, 3 Dunlins slowly probed the mud at the
Coast Guard Impoundment.

After scoping the Scoters at North Point, Judith Huf and Paul Hunter
carpooled to the Coast Guard Impoundment and pointed out the Dunlins
to Betsy Abert who happened to drive by on her way from South
Milwaukee to see the Scoters at North Point. She suggested Sheridan
Park. The brush piles in the scrubby woods near the archery range
fluttered with avian activity. (We did NOT see Steve Lubahn or a Rock
Wren. ;-)

--- Paul Hunter, Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
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North Point - Bradford Beach:
1 Surf Scoter
3 Black Scoters
1 Redhead
50 Greater Scaup
1 DC Cormorant
100 Ring-billed Gulls
10 Herring Gulls
(Sanderlings per Jym Mooney)
4 American Crows
2 Palm Warblers
6 Song Sparrows
2 Chipping Sparrows
3 DE Juncos (SC)
12 American Goldfinches

Coast Guard Impoundment
70 Mallards
2 Cooper's Hawks
3 Dunlins

South Shore Marina
8 Mallards
2 Am. Coots
20 Ring-billed Gulls
60 R. Pigeons

Sheridan Park - Archery Woods
2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 immature with pure white secondary feather
(left distal)
1 E. Pewee
1 House Wren
8 BC Chickadees
6 Golden-crowned Kinglets
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
1 Swamp Sparrow
6 White-crowned Sparrows

--------------------------------------------------
Before the Duck Watch, Judith Huf saw these species mainly near the
feeders in Locust Ravine:

Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 9
Black-capped Chickadee 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Fox Sparrow (Red) 2
Song Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 20
Northern Cardinal 1
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Duck Watch highlights 10/24/09

2009-10-24T13:51:00.001-05:00

Lake Park Birders,

Judith Huf and I were the Duck Watch today. She may post a more
complete list. Here are the highlights from what I recall:
- 1 Surf and 2 Black Scoters at north of Bradford Beach
- 3 Dunlins at Coast Guard Impoundment
- Orange-crowned Warbler, Phoebe, and Swamp Sparrow at Sheridan Park

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

Pine Warblers 10/18

2009-10-19T13:13:00.001-05:00

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From: Petherick Chris <cpetherick@me.com>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Pine Warblers Milwaukee
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:44:49 -0500

I came across a first year female pine warbler in Milwaukee's Lake
Park yesterday morning as well, along with quite a few yellow rumped
warblers near the bridge that is out. There were also a lot of RC and
GC kinglets in the park. Other birds were:
Hermit thrushes
Winter Wrens
Brown Creeper
WC and WT Sparrows
Juncos
E. Phoebe
Redstart
Purple Finch

Along with a couple of other birders, we located 4 Surf Scoters and 1
White winged scoter off of Bradford Beach along Milwaukee's
waterfront. There was a 6th Scoter, but it was difficult to tell
between the surf or the white winged scoter for that one. We also had
4 gadwalls amid a decent size flotilla of scaups.

Chris Petherick
Fox Point, Northeastern Milwaukee County

10/14 Bradford Beach scoters

2009-10-15T12:51:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:08:20 -0500
From: steven lubahn <stevenlubahn@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] Scoters -Milwaukee

Both White-winged and Surf Scoters have been present all week off of
Bradford Beach in Milwaukee. Today was a great day to scope the lake.
There were swarms of Chimney Swifts this morning, shorebirds moving
south and flocks of Bonaparte's gulls kissing the lake and riding the
wind this afternoon.

Wind and birds, what else is there?

Steve Lubahn
Milwaukee

10/11/09 Barrientos

2009-10-15T08:18:00.001-05:00

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From: "Evan Barrientos" <ebarrientos@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake park birds
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:49:34 -0500

A quick this morning gave me:
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Nashville Warblers
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Palm Warblers
Winter Wrens
Black-capped Chickadees
Golden and Ruby-Crowned Kinglets
Hermit Thrush
Evan B
Bayside
www.ebarrientos.smugmug.com

Warbler Walk, September 26, 2009

2009-10-09T22:22:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

Sorry for the delay in getting Dennis Casper's report out.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================
==
Begin forwarded message:

From: Dennis J Casper <dcasper@uwm.edu>
Date: September 26, 2009 10:09:15 PM CDT
To: phunter1@wi.rr.com
Subject: Warbler Walk, September 26, 2009

Paul,

Here is the list from this morning's walk. A pretty good day, as you
can see, despite the gloomy weather. A smaller group today but all
interested and avid and appreciative. Thanks for continuing to
organize these walks. They mean a lot, I think, to a good number of
people. Jean and I will be gone for a couple of weeks. We're off
tomorrow for Hawk Mountain and Cape May! Hope the migration numbers
hold up! See you after we get back.

Peace,

Dennis

Lake Park Fall Warbler Walk (#6) September 26, 2009

Thirteen birders joined together this morning for the sixth and last
Lake Park Warbler Walk of the 2009 fall season. The day was cool,
cloudy, and damp. It had rained earlier, and there was still a sense
of moisture in the air. These weather conditions led to some low
expectations for the quality of birding we were likely to enjoy. But
these expectations were, to our great joy, decisively dashed! The
birding was excellent from the beginning. We began by birding along
the west side of the locust St. ravine and among the trees between
the ravine and the ball field. The trees were active with warblers
and other birds, so we wound up spending a good bit of time in this
area. Then after a brief sojourn around the old road bridge over the
ravine, we moved down the east side of the ravine toward the
pedestrian bridge over Ravine Rd. There was much activity on both
sides of the path, both in the trees on the east side of the ravine
and in the trees along the bluff, and we were continuously turning
one way, then the other to catch the latest warbler to be
discovered. After a short time on the pedestrian bridge, we moved to
the head of the Grand Staircase where there was a flurry of activity
and forged on to the Wolcott Statue, with stops on the way along the
Girl Scout Ravine and the edge of the golf course. Once more, around
the statue, there was ample bird life to keep us busy. The walk
ended at the statue around 10:30 with eight to ten highly satisfied
birders parting company at that point. Jym Mooney and Dennis Casper
returned to the Warming House to work up the list for the morning.

Today's was the last Warbler Walk of the current season. Lake Park's
winter monthly Duck Watches down on the lakeshore will begin in
November. Stay tuned!

Thanks to all who joined our walk today.

Dennis Casper

Total Species: 40

4 Canada Goose
25 Mallard
5 Double-crested Cormorant
3 Cooper's Hawk
6 Sanderling
45 Ring-billed Gull
6 Herring Gull
25 Chimney Swift
1 Red-headed Woodpecker
4 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

4 Downy woodpecker
12 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Wood-Pewee
1 Blue-headed Vireo
8 Blue Jay
3 American Crow
30 Black-capped Chickadee
6 White-breasted Nutcatch
1 Brown Creeper
1 House Wren

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Eastern Bluebird
1 Swainson's Thrush
1 Golden-winged Warbler
5 Nashville Warbler
1 Northern Parula
2 Chestnut-sided Warbler
4 Magnolia Warbler
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler

3 Black-throated Green Warbler
3 Palm Warbler
3 Blackpoll Warbler
4 Black-and-White Warbler
6 American Redstart
12 White-throated Sparrow
2 White-crowned Sparrow
2 Northern Cardinal
3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
3 Common Grackle

Milwaukee Ibis 9/29

2009-10-09T21:57:00.001-05:00

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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:35:57 -0500 (CDT)
From: John H Idzikowski <idzikoj@uwm.edu>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee Ibis

Yesterday at 6 pm while scanning gulls at Bradford Beach a Plegadis
Ibis flew over heading north. It turned northwestward just before
North Point and disappeared over Lake Park. No details could be seen
for specific ID.

John Idzikowski,
Milwaukee

fast ferry and pelagics

2009-10-09T21:48:00.001-05:00

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Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:37:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: John H Idzikowski <idzikoj@uwm.edu>
Subject: [wisb] Re: fast ferry and pelagics?

The idea of Lake Michigan having some sort of undiscovered pelagic
assemblage of birds way out 30 miles from shore is not new, but the
parallels to oceanic pelagic birding are only superficial. Oceanic
pelagics are concentrated and targeted mostly by occurrences in
specific areas defined by a food source present due to currents and
upwellings because of local benthic canyons and dropoffs. The depths
of Lake Michigan way out from shore are far too deep for most divers
and with the decline of its main prey exploited during migration,
Long-tailed ducks, a deep diver, have declined in migration so we are
left with the mostly migrant group of birds in more shallow water
along the shore. The most productive trips have been those in small
boats that parallel the shore in September- Novemeber that are about
1-3 miles out where divers and phalaropes will be found.

Suppose you had 500 jaegers- our only truly pelagic migrant?
(kittiwake?) -on Lake Michigan evenly spread out- that's probably way
too many to expect in fall, but that would be one jaeger per 45 sq
miles- you'd be lucky to get one on any ferry trip. On the ocean of
course they are often attracted to the feeding community defined by a
food source and are therefore more concentrated. Even on Lake
Michigan I think that they still stay within 10 miles of shore. Most
are carried to the Michigan side of the Lake because of the
prevailing winds in fall and some concentrate on the south end- i.e.
Miller Beach. The best way to get jaegers on Lake Michigan's west
shore is to sit along the shore late in the evening from Sept 15- Oct
15 (but I have also had Poms as late as December) and watch a gull
loafing area such as the breakwater right near the Lake Express Ferry
in Milwaukee or a similar spot elsewhere, especially on E or NE
winds. They may come in to shore late in the evening and
often will attack some gulls before dark. .

There are some benthic features that have defined feeding areas for
divers near shore- if you have been around for awhile you remember
Loon Bluff in Ozaukee Co- where we found many divers and sometimes
jaegers and kittiwakes attracted to these concentrations. It turned
out that there is a sort of a shallow benthic plauteau near the Bluff
that due to adequate sunlight penetration creates a local food
supply. This property was added to a federal list for consideration
of acquisition in the late 70's, but it was sold to a private party.
At the north end of Virmond Park just south of Loon Bluff there is a
shipwreck and you might have noted the concentration of divers at
this spot when you searched for the Barrow's Goldeneye that wintered
near shore for many years. I imagine that this wreck is covered with
Zebra and Quagga mussels.

John Idzikowski,
Milwaukee

Fwd: 9/29/09 Lake Park - Sparks

2009-09-30T07:39:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

From: Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:55:52 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lots of birds at Lake Park Milwaukee

Here's a link to some of the photos from today;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/sets/72157622482831664/ And I
forgot to
mention I saw a few Eastern Phoebes as well today.
Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
wrote:

I headed out to Lake Park this morning after seeing lots of birds in my
backyard. I had Dark-eyed Juncos, Gray Catbird, White-throated Sparrows,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and a couple
unidentified
warblers before I even left the house. At Lake Park, there were birds
everywhere. Lots of Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm
Warblers, a few Black-throated Green Warblers and American Redstarts.
Also
had a Magnolia Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, and Common
Yellowthroat. At one point on the bridge by Lake Park Bistro, I had
so many
birds around me I couldn't keep track of them all. There were
warblers and
one Red-eyed Vireo bathing in the puddles on the bridge. And I had a
Black-throated Green land five feet from me and stayed while I got some
photos. I saw one Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Downy Woodpecker,
Flicker, and
both Nuthatches. I also saw a few wrens but couldn't ID them. I did
have one
Hermit Thrush. And right before I left I had a Red-tailed Hawk land in a
tree near the bridge by Lake Park Bistro. When I got home I checked the
backyard and had a Northern Waterthrush feeding in the creek. All in
all, a
pretty good day.

Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

Fwd: Wind damage in ravines

2009-09-30T07:16:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.
Thanks to Jym for the warning.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

From: "Jym Mooney & Carol Lee Hopkins" <hopmoon@milwpc.com>
Subject: [wisb] Milwaukee, Lake Park - Caution: Wind damage in ravines
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:15 -0500

Just a heads up, there are a lot of large trees and limbs down in Locust
Ravine in Lake Park. I assume the other ravines are in similar
shape. I
would recommend staying out of the ravines until the park people have a
chance to remove the damage. I saw a large pine tree that had been
uprooted
and is leaning against another tree, and a very large limb that has
snapped
off a big tree that is caught in another tree's branches. It just
doesn't
look safe down there.

Jym Mooney, Milwaukee

Sparks 9/25 and 9/27

2009-09-28T08:35:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

From: Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:19:09 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Backyard Birds, Lake Park, and Estabrook Park

On Friday I went to Lake Park in the morning and it was very quiet.
Saw one
Brown Creeper. ... in the afternoon and had much better luck. I saw
several warblers including, Black-throated Green, Northern Parula,
Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Black & White, Blackpoll, Yellow-
rumped, and Nashville. I also had a Blue-headed Vireo, Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, and a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
I didn't go out at all yesterday, but went to Lake Park this morning
and the
only highlight was a Hairy Woodpecker and a few Winter Wrens in the
ravine.
...
Some of the better photos are below.

Black-throated Green Warbler;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/3954612350/
Hairy Woodpecker; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/3959900518/
Nashville Warbler; http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/3959900264/
Hermit Thrush;http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/3959899740/

Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

LP 9/26/09 Barrientos

2009-09-28T08:25:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

From: "Evan Barrientos" <ebarrientos@wi.rr.com>
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Yesterday, Anting Robins, and Screech Owl
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:43:15 -0500

Yesterday Lake Park was slow to start but then really got going.
Sapsuckers and Flickers are everywhere. Had all the woodpecker
species minus pileated and hairy just stading in one place. The list
of what I saw on the warbler walk and on my own is further below
In my front lawn, a saw a Robin "Anting" for the first time. This is
when a bird stands on an anthill, lets the ants crawl over itself,
and then eats the ants. After the bird left I looked at the anthill
and saw the ants were started to eat the scat. A few minutes later I
looked again and saw that an ant had gotten stuck in the scat and
suffocated.

At night I was in a friend's lawn in Mequon and I heard an Eastern
Screech Owl repeatedly calling.

Lake Park:
1.. Gadwall
2.. Cooper's Hawk
3.. Chimney Swifts
4.. Red-headed Woodpeckers
5.. Red-bellied Woodpeckers
6.. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
7.. Downy Woodpeckers
8.. Northern Flickers
9.. Eastern Wood-Pewee
10.. Blue-headed Vireo
11.. Blue Jays
12.. American Crow
13.. Black-capped Chickadees
14.. White-breasted Nuthatches
15.. Brown Creepers
16.. Winter Wrens
17.. Ruby-crowned Kinglets
18.. Wood Thrush
19.. Golden-winged Warbler
20.. Nashville
21.. Northern Parula
22.. Chestnut-sided
23.. Magnolias
24.. Cape-Mays
25.. Yellow-rumped
26.. Black-throated Greens
27.. Blackpolls
28.. Black and White
29.. Redstarts
30.. White-throated Sparrows
31.. Rose-breasted Grosebeaks
Evan B
Milwaukee
www.ebarrientos.smugmug.com

Fwd: grackles in Lake Park 9/25/09

2009-09-27T08:15:00.001-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.
Blackbirds don't usually stop over very often in Lake Park during
migration.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
http://lakeparkbirds.blogspot.com/
=====================================================

Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:14:15 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Hitchcock's The Birds remake Lake Park yesterday
From: Brian Hansen <rawshooter@gmail.com>

Paul Sparks and I [Brian Hansen] were doing a little shooting/
birdwatching in Lake Park yesterday afternoon when we stumbled onto a
scene right out the the movie The Birds. Near the feeders in the
Locust Ravine there must have been 300 to 400 Common Grackles feeding
on everything from acorns to wild flower seeds in the prairie garden
to the bird feeders. What a racket and they didn't seem all that
concerned with us. It is the first time I have ever seen a spectacle
like that in the park. Paul had a nice wave of assorted common
Warblers around 3:00pm as well as Sapsuckers but by the time I got
there it was pretty quite except for the Grackles. The only other
things of note was a big movement of Northern Flickers and Paul
mentioned he had a flock of Robins in Estabrook at least as big as
the flock of Grackles we saw.
Brian Hansen
Milwaukee - east side

Additions to 9/19 Warbler Walk List

2009-09-20T18:01:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from Jym Mooney that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================
Begin forwarded message:

From: Jym Mooney
Date: September 19, 2009 12:17:09 PM CDT
To: Paul Hunter
Subject: Additions to today's list

Hi Paul,

Walking to my car through the Locust Ravine, I saw a golden-winged
warbler,
a redstart, and a RT hummingbird. The GW warbler was a female, and very
cooperative and cute.

Jym

Fwd: Lake Park bird photos on Flickr

2009-09-20T17:56:00.000-05:00

Lake Park birders,

See the message from aul Sparks that I am forwarding below.

See bird photos in Lake Park from Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/tags/lakepark/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/floresdavid/tags/lakepark/

--- Paul Hunter
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
=====================================================

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Sparks <paul.sparks@gmail.com>
Date: September 20, 2009 10:03:06 AM CDT
To: phunter1@wi.rr.com, Wisconsin Bird Net <wisbirdn@freelists.org>
Subject: Re: [wisb] Warbler Walk - Lake Park - Milwaukee, 9/19/09

For anyone interested, here's the photo of the Brown Thrasher; http://
www.flickr.com/photos/bookguy/3937580260/

Paul Sparks
Glendale, Milwaukee County

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Paul Hunter <phunter1@wi.rr.com>
wrote:
Warbler Walk - Lake Park - Milwaukee, 9/19/09

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