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Report of Bird Walk
By Paul Hunter
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Lake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
From about 7-8 AM, prior to the official start of
the walk, Judith Huf and Jym Mooney found several warblers on the
sunny, bluff along the running track north of Waterfall Ravine and
south of the Grand Staircase. These included Wilson's, Cape May,
Common Yellowthroat, Bay-breasted, Chestnut-sided and an
Ovenbird. We added Magnolia and Redstart during the walk.
Red-headed Woodpeckers appeared at the beginning and
end of the walk near the Rustic Bridge over Locust Ravine. An
adult-sized, gray-headed young one received a few choice morsels from a
large leafless branch as we watched close by. We also watched a
Chickadee eating a cicada next to the Pavilion. Steve Morse
brought our attention to a soaring raptor. After some discussion
about length of wings and tail pattern, the bent-winged glide confirmed
it as an Osprey, a first for a Warbler Walk.
Janice Steinbach and David Fetter crossed our path
on the Grand Staircase, clippers in hand, after having cut a large pile
of burdock. Janice encouraged people to join her on Thursday
mornings at 10 AM to cut burdock. To volunteer to cut
down burdock email Janice Steinbach at j6steinbach@juno.com
For more info of Busting Burdock to Conserve Kinglets
see: http://home.wi.rr.com/phunter1/lakeparkburdock.html
Ann Green and Barbara Johnson, perhaps inspired by
our seeing 2 Bluebirds on the Golf Course, mentioned some interest in
getting some bluebird houses up in the park and maintaining them.
I directly them to www.BRAW.org.