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
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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
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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.
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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
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)
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.
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
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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
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
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 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
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
=====================================================
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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