CBC results - Lake Park

Lake Park Birders,

Dolores reports the Lake Park list below.

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

From: Doloresknopfel@aol.com
Date: December 21, 2008 10:41:17 AM CST

Here are the Lake Park totals we reported to Schlitz:
Greater Scaup - 140 - on lake
Bufflehead - 50
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-Tailed Hawk - 1 (seen by Todd)
Ring-Billed Gull - 22
Herring Gull - 6
Great Horned Owl - 1 (heard by Paul)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 7
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Black-Capped Chickadee - 29
White-Breasted Nuthatch - 6
Carolina Wren - 1 (seen by Todd. We also met another man who said he
saw
one;both were near the Locust Street
Ravine, so we counted just
one)
Dark-eyed Junco - 8
Northern Cardinal - 12
House Finch - 6
American Goldfinch - 3
House Sparrow - 87

CBC results - Milwaukee and Madison

Lake Park Birders,

Still waiting for a more complete report from Milwaukee, but see Mark Korducki's lakefront report below.  Tim Vargo led a bunch of us on a strenuous walk through deep snow on both banks of the Milwaukee River from North Ave to Capitol Drive and back, with a warm lunch at Baker's Square.  We saw a Hermit Thrush, Common Merganser, Winter Wren and Golden-crowned Kinglet.  Todd Wilson heard a Great Horned Owl along the river shortly after midnight.  I heard another at Lake Park at about 4:45 PM, just southeast of the wooden Rustic Bridge over Locust Ravine.

If you are looking for an adventurous counting experience come with Jym Mooney, Ron Gutschow, Brian Hansen, me and others to southern Adams County (north of Wisconsin Dells) on Saturday, January 3, 2009 for our third annual Friendship count.  For more info:

http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/FriendshipCBC2008.html

--- Paul Hunter,   

 http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

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From: "Korducki" <korducki@earthlink.net>

Date: December 20, 2008 3:54:47 PM CST

Subject: Milwaukee CBC highlights

I covered the Milwaukee Lakefront today for the Christmas count.  Strong wind off the lake made it frigid but we had some good birds.  7 species of gulls including Great and Lesser Black-backed, Iceland, Glaucous, Thayer's.  2 swan species, nice male Wood Duck, Horned Grebe.  Steve Lubahn had a Snowy Owl.  Tom Prestby had White-winged Scoters at Doctor's Park.  The most unusual bird was a Monk Parakeet that we found east of McKinley Marina.  I heard it calling and then we saw it feeding on some fruit bearing tree.  Nice flash of color against the snow.  Probably an escaped bird but with a countable population in Chicago who knows?  Had a good time birding with Steve Lubahn and Tom Prestby.

Mark Korducki, New Berlin

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From: Aaron Stutz <agstutz@sbcglobal.net>

Date: December 20, 2008 9:24:14 PM CST

Subject: Madison CBC Preliminary Results

Below are the preliminary results from the Madison CBC. Five areas have not reported in yet. Thus far we are at 75 Species.

Highlights include:

White-winged Crossbills--Gov. Island and near the intersection of County B and Lalor Road

Yellow-rumped Warbler--with the previous species B & Lalor Rd.

Red Crossbills

Chipping Sparrow--by the airport

Lincoln's Sparrow

Gray Catbird--Picnic Point

White-winged Scoter--see Andy P's post

Virginia Rail--Wingra Marsh

Northern Saw-whet Owl--UW Arboretum--Tom Uttech, thanks for the Hawk Owl tape suggestion .  The Saw-whet only did the scream call in response to the Saw-whet Owl Tape.  It started tooting like crazy in response to the Northern Hawk Owl tape.

Count Total                   Species

1        American Black Duck

1        Common Goldeneye

1        American Kestrel

1        Ring-necked Pheasant

1        Wilson's Snipe

1        Northern Saw-whet Owl

1        Carolina Wren

1     +  White-winged Scoter

1     +  Gray Catbird

1        Yellow-rumped Warbler

1     +  Chipping Sparrow

1     +  Lincoln's Sparrow

2        Ring-necked Duck

2        Eastern Screech Owl

2        Barred Owl

2        Northern Shrike

2        Great Blue Heron

2        Tundra Swan

2     +  Virginia Rail

2        Hermit Thrush

2        Lapland Longspur

2        Pileated Woodpecker

3        Sharp-shinned Hawk

3        Herring Gull

3        Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

4        Winter Wren

5        Fox Sparrow

5        Eastern Bluebird

6        Common Merganser

6        Red Crossbill

7        Rough-legged Hawk

7        Red-breasted Nuthatch

8        Belted Kingfisher

8        Tufted Titmouse

8        Bald Eagle

9        Great Horned Owl

9        Swamp Sparrow

10        American Coot

10        Snow Bunting

11        Cooper's Hawk

12        Golden-crowned Kinglet

13        Mute Swan

25        Gadwall

25        Song Sparrow

26        Hooded Merganser

27        Northern Flicker

29        White-winged Crossbill

39        White-throated Sparrow

54        Cackling Goose

62        Red-tailed Hawk

72        Brown Creeper

83        Hairy Woodpecker

85        Common Grackle

96        Blue Jay

102        American Robin

105        Wild Turkey

125        Red-bellied Woodpecker

169        Cedar Waxwing

234        White-breasted Nuthatch

242        Rock Pigeon

252        Downy Woodpecker

388        Pine Siskin

480        Mourning Dove

612        Northern Cardinal

646        Mallard

652        American Tree Sparrow

667        House Finch

701        European Starling

821        American Goldfinch

916        Black-capped Chickadee

937        American Crow

1,076        Dark-eyed Junco

1,243        House Sparrow

1,934        Canada Goose

Fwd: Long-tailed Duck in McKinley Marina

Lake Park Birders,

Looks like Todd Wilson added two new species to his BiGBY, Big Green Birding Year.

http://www.sparroworks.ca/bigby.html

I believe the Long-tailed Duck and Hybrid Hooded Merganser X Common Golden-eye

put Todd over 160 species for his year of totally foot and bike-powered birding.

Just 18 more days till he can get in his car again to do birding ;-)

--- Paul Hunter,   

 http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

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On Dec 13, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Todd Wilson wrote:

Just got back from a long hike to the lake and back. I had great views of a female Long-tailed Duck in close at the Marina. 

Also present was a Hooded Merg X Common Goldeneye hybrid.  I didn't get a pic but the bird looked pretty much exactly like this:

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_fauna_com-Bird&where-lifeform=Bird&where-namesoup=Hooded+Merganser+X+Goldeneye+Hybrid&rel-namesoup=matchphrase&title_tag=Hooded+Merganser+X+Goldeneye+Hybrid

I googled it and it turns out to be a pretty common hybrid.

 

-T

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From WikiPedia

Bigby is an acronym for birders doing a Big Green Big Year in which they attempt to build a long list of bird species without once contributing to green-house gas emissions ... ie: no cars or planes, simply walking, cycling, skiing etc to get around

Lake Park (Milwaukee) Duck Watch - Report 12/6/08

Wisconsin and Lake Park Birders,

 

- The Duck Watchers on Saturday, December 6, 2008 popped in and out of their cars to stay warm.

- At Lake Park an elegant male Pintail displayed his feathery finery up close among the dozens of Mallards and a few American Black Ducks.  

- A large raft of scaup bobbed in the waves off Bradford Beach as we drove toward the marina at South Shore Park.

- Three handsome male Hooded Mergansers lurked under the docks at the marina.

- Near the Coast Guard station tuxedo-plumaged Common Mergansers patrolled and gray-sided Redhead slumbered.

- North of the Coast Guard and south of Petroleum Pier a large loose flock of mixed ducks mainly loafed, rather than sleeping or diving, in the relative calm water in the lee of the Hoan Bridge.

- Two Ruddy Ducks were among the closest ducks of another large loose raft in the similarly calm waters near the Milwaukee Art Museum.

--- Paul Hunter,   

 http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html

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Location:     Bradford Beach - North Point,      Observation date:     12/6/08

Notes:     Lake Park Duck Watch: Todd Wilson, Dolores Knopfelmacher, Jim and Carol Habeck, Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, Paul Hunter

Number of species:     14

Canada Goose - 40,    Gadwall - 15,   American Wigeon - 2,    American Black Duck - 4,   Mallard - 50,   Northern Pintail - 1,  Greater Scaup - 2000,   Bufflehead - 150,   Common Goldeneye - 400,   Common Merganser - 2,   Red-breasted Merganser - 3,   Ring-billed Gull - 20,   Herring Gull - 10,   Black-capped Chickadee - 1

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Location:     South Shore Yacht Club,    Observation date:     12/6/08

Notes:     Lake Park Duck Watch:  Habecks, Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, Paul Hunter

Number of species:     11

Canada Goose - 40,   American Black Duck - 4,   Mallard - 60,   Lesser Scaup - 20,   Bufflehead - 10,   Common Goldeneye - 40,   Hooded Merganser - 3,   Common Merganser - 30,   Ring-billed Gull - 80,   Herring Gull - 100,   Rock Pigeon - 40

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Location:     Milwaukee Coast Guard Impoundment,        Observation date:     12/6/08

Notes:     Lake Park Duck Watch:  Habecks, Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, Paul Hunter

Number of species:     5

Mallard - 6,   Redhead - 6,   Greater Scaup - 20,   Common Merganser - 20,   American Coot - 8

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Location:     Petroleum Pier,   Observation date:     12/6/08

Notes:     Lake Park Duck Watch:  Judith Huf, Dennis Casper, Paul Hunter

Number of species:     6

American Black Duck - 2,   Mallard - 100,   Greater Scaup - 1000,   Bufflehead - 40,,   Common Goldeneye - 300,   Common Merganser - 30

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Location:     Milwaukee Art Museum,   Observation date:     12/6/08

Notes:     Lake Park Duck Watch:  Dennis Casper, Paul Hunter

Number of species:     8

Canada Goose - 150,   Mallard - 12,   Greater Scaup - 300,   Bufflehead - 20,   Common Goldeneye - 200,   Common Merganser - 20,   Ruddy Duck - 2,   American Coot - 16

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

Birds of Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With its deep wooded ravines, open lawns, 

and the shore of Lake Michigan,

Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 

is a great place to go birding.