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2006 Southeast Wisconsin Birding
Past Events and Reports of Events

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Tue Feb 7, 2006, 5:30 - 7 PM, $ Owl Prowl at the Urban Ecology Center
Tue Feb 7, 2006, 7 - 9 PM, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

The Everglades and the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow, John Curnett

Wed Feb 8, 2006, 7AM, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Meet at Windpoint Lighthouse in Racine

reported by Eric Howe: Canada Goose 48, American Black Duck 29, Mallard 130, Greater Scaup 317, Long-tailed Duck 1, Bufflehead 54, Common Goldeneye 153, Red-breasted Merganser 11, Ring-billed Gull 1, Herring Gull 25, American Crow 4

Wed Feb 8, 2006, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Schlitz Audubon , Free and Open to Public, 52 people attended

Wildlife Management at Horicon Marsh with Bill Volkert, Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources

Thu Feb 9, 2006, 8AM, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

16 degrees, Sunny, 10 birders, Species: 17;; 2 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Herring Gull, 16 Rock Pigeon, 2 Downy, Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 4 American Crow, 6 Black-capped Chickadee, 44 European Starling, 1 Song Sparrow, 15 Dark-eyed Junco, 3 Northern Cardinal, 1 House Finch, 50 American Goldfinch, 6 House Sparrow

Sat Feb 11 , 2006, Milwaukee, Lake Park Duck Watch: 11AM - 1PM
Sun Feb 12, 2006, Milwaukee, MCAMMP Training Session, 12:30-3 PM at Urban Ecology Center
Wed Feb 15, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse

Canada Goose 235, American Black Duck 28, Mallard 158, Greater Scaup 1075, Long-tailed Duck 4, Bufflehead 89, Common Goldeneye 422, Red-breasted Merganser 64, Ruddy Duck 1, Ring-billed Gull 1, Herring Gull 40, Glaucous Gull 1, American Crow 4, European Starling 11, Northern Cardinal 2

Wed Feb 15, 2006, 7PM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, Wisc Metro Audubon, Meeting

Allison Werner of Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network

Thu Feb 16, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Fri Feb 17 - Mon Feb 20, 2006, Nationwide, Great Backyard Bird Count
Sat Feb 18, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Manitowoc Lakefront field trip, call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sat Feb 18, 2006, 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM, Riveredge Bird Club Excursion

Lake Michigan Shoreline Birds, Port Washington to Door County
Report by Noel Cutright as posted on Wis Bird Net:
Eight hearty souls braved the frigid weather on Saturday to search for Gray Partridge, field birds, and gulls. After a rousing breakfast at Harry's in Port Washington, we were able to view almost 1,500 Canada Geese in the steam-filled harbor along with a few ducks of 5 species. We then decided to drive directly to the town of Glenmore (DeLorme page 56, west of Denmark) to search the open fields for partridge. After using 16 eyes in 4 vehicles for many hours, we came up empty-handed. We did find 2 different Snowy Owls on Shirley Road on either side of Glenmore Road, plus some Horned Larks, a few Snow Buntings, and a couple of Lapland Longspurs.
Along Hill Road in the Besadny (Kewaunee) Fish and Wildlife Area (DeLorme page 56, near Ryans Corner), Seth Cutright spied a Hermit Thrush, and everyone was able to view it from the warmth of their cars. Nothing special in Kewaunee Harbor.
South of Kewaunee on Highway 42 (north of County J), Tom Uttech and Seth (in different cars) spotted a Merlin in a tree in the front yard of a farmhouse, and we were able to obtain amazingly close views of the raptor.
Two Rivers river/harbor held 2 Glaucous Gulls and 6 Great Black-backed Gulls.
In Manitowoc's river/harbor some spotted a flying Thayer's Gull. Sleeping on the ice on river in Sheboygan was an Iceland Gull, and more GB-bG were seen flying.

Wed Feb 22, 2006, 7AM, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Meet at Windpoint Lighthouse in Racine

reported by Rick Fare and Eric Howe: 6 ROSS'S GEESE

Thu Feb 23, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

30 degrees, Overcast, 12 birders, Species: 15, reported by Jean Casper
18 Canada Goose, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, 4 Herring Gull, 26 Rock Pigeon, 1 Mourning Dove, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 6 American Crow, 1 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 American Robin, 15 European Starling, 12 Dark-eyed Junco, 5 Northern Cardinal, 2 House Finch, 2 American Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow

Sat Feb 25, 2006, 8AM-2PM?, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, In Search of Winter Birds
Sat Feb 25, 2006, Madison Audubon , Late Winter Birds, Aaron Stutz
Sat Feb 25, 2006, 3:30-5PM, Milwaukee, Warbler Identification Workshop, $, at Urban Ecology Center, Tim Vargo

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Wed Mar 1, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thu Mar 2, 2006, 7PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon Monthly Meeting, River Bend Nature Center

Joanne Dean, wildlife rehabilitator, Wildlife Horizons in Racine.
Allison Werner, director, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network

Thu Mar 2, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

29 degrees, Light Snow, 12 Birders, Species: 13, reported by Jean Casper
4 Canada Goose, 1 Cooper’s Hawk, 1 Herring Gull, 42 Rock Pigeon, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 2 American Crow, 6 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 50 European Starling , 4 Dark-eyed Junco, 2 Northern Casdinal, 1 House Finch, 3 House Sparrow

Fri Mar 3, 2006, Madison Audubon , Night Owls, Al Shea
Sat Mar 4, 2006, 8:30 AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Birders, Monthly Bird Hike, Registration Deadline: Fri March 3
Fri-Sun, Mar 3-5, 2006, Riveredge Bird Club Excursion, Bogs of central Wisconsin to the North Woods

Photos by Eric Howe
Report by Carl Schwartz:

52 species, including: Pine Grosbeak, Purple Finch, Red Crossbill, Common Redpoll, Pine Siskin, Evening Crosbreak, Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay, Bohemian Waxwing, Varied Thrush, Northern Shrike, Merlin
24 participants from southern and eastern Wisconsin met at Mather in central Wisconsin.

Fri 3/3/06

-Bear Bluff: Bald Eagles, Northern Harriers, Rough-leggeds, Red-tails, Kestrels and -- the morning's highlight -- a Merlin hunting the cranberry bogs for the Tree Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and Snow Buntings we also observed. We also had a flock of Wild Turkeys and several Northern Shrikes.
-Sandhill State Wildlife Area; feeders with Purple Finches and Red-breasted Nuthatches.
-Buena Vista Grasslands: Rough-legged Hawks and several Sandhill Cranes along I-39 near Plover.
-Rhinelander: Pine Grosbeaks and (6-7) of Red Crossbills

Sat 3/4/06

Forest Service roads of the southern Nicolet.

Scott-Shelp Lake Road (#2183): Pine Siskin, Red Crossbills and several Gray Jays
(Same 3 species at many stops on 3/4 & 3/5).
Sheltered Valley Rd: Boreal Chickadees

feeder-rich town of Alvin just south of the UP border:

large number of Evening Grosbeaks and several flocks of Common Redpolls

Sun 3/5/06 - headed south to beat the impending snow.

-Carter : 125+ Bohemian Waxwings

-west of Oshkosh: Varied Thrush that has been posted recently.

Tue Mar 7, 2006, 7 - 9 PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Daryl Christensen, attracting birds to backyard habitat and feeders.

Wed Mar 8, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Wed Mar 8, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting, Prairie Chickens
Thu Mar 9, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Sat Mar 11 , 2006,11AM-1PM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Duck Watch: See Report
Sat Mar 11, 2006, Madison Audubon , Early Spring Migrants Steve Thiessen

Lower Mud lake provided excellent views of waterfowl. The weather was great and the ducks were fairly close.
Black, mallard, wigeon, gadwall, pintail, wood, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, shoveler, bufflehead, goldeneye, ring-necked, lesser scaup, redhead, canvasback, hooded and common merganser, pied-billed grebe, Canada and snow geese, and mute swan were the water fowl seen. Bald eagles and killdeer were also seen. We did find white-fronted and cackling geese at the spot Aaron found them, but when we were there only 7 were present.
Steve Thiessen, Stoughton Dane co.

Sat Mar 11, 2006, 1-3PM, Middleton, Pheasant Branch Conservancy, End of Winter Birds and Tracks
Sun Mar 12, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Port Washington

... The day started with between 45 and 50 birders at South Shore Yacht club around 8:00 am. Very slow there, so we made our way north to McKinley Marina. Still not much, in fact Milwaukee in general was rather slow. ... a Great Tit at Lake Park.... From there we headed north to Port Washington, again rather slow, but we did get a Greater Black-backed Gull and a Peregrin was seen near McDonald's.
On to Harrington Beach the group went. At the end of CTH D ... we observed two Red-throated Loons. Along with the loons we also had Black and White-winged Scoters, several Long-tailed Ducks, and a Horned Grebe. At this point the group had thinned to about a dozen or so. We headed north to Sheboygan, where we added another GBB Gull along with a very cooperative 2nd year Glaucous Gull. I did have one fly-by Common Loon. The group finally broke up around 1:45.
Although the day started rather slow, we ended up with around 53 species. That included 18 waterfowl and 4 Gull species. The migrants were somewhat scarce, although I did have a couple large flocks of Blackbirds moving later in the day in Sheboygan.
Scott Baughman

Wed Mar 15, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thu Mar 16, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Sat Mar 18, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Lacrosse to Lansing, Iowa, corax6330@yahoo.com

There were 59 species tallied on this Tri-state effort. Approximately 40 participants. Temperature started at 20 degrees and climbed to 39 degrees. Breezy. Clear & dry. About 6 hours birding.

This excellent route extends both sides of the Mississippi R. between LaCrosse, and Lansing, IA, and includes locations in Wis., Ia., & Minn. This includes Pools 8 & 9 of the River.
Some highlight species were:
Pied-b. Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Greater White-fronted Goose-north of Ferryville, WI from Hwy 35 on Pool 9, Tundra Swan-200+ Pool 9, Total of 21 species of waterfowl. Largest numbers of Canvasbacks on Pool 9 at Ferryville, WI/Wexford, IA, Bald Eagle-including adults at/on nest, Lawrence L. Brownsville, MN, Peregrine Falcon-pair perched on Genoa, Wis, power plant smokestack nestbox, Sandhill Crane-Poole Slough IA/MN, & Rush Crk., WI, Killdeer-Vernon Co., WI, Lesser Black-backed Gull-near Ferryville, WI, Tufted Titmouse, E. Bluebird, Rusty Blkbd.-Poole Slough, IA, Brewer's Blkbd.- " , IA
Absent or not seen included Double-crstd. Cormorant, valid Wild Turkey, nesting Great Horned Owl, any warblers, Tree Swallow, Fox Sparrow., White-thrtd. Sparrow.
Fred Lesher, Trip "leader!" for Wisconsin Society of Ornithology & Coulee Region Audubon Society

Sat Mar 18, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Bluebird Nest Box Seminar
Sat Mar 18, 2006, Geneva IL, Bird Conservation Network, Illinois Swainson's Hawk Project , Training at Peck Farm
Sat Mar 18, 2006, Chicago Audubon, Birding America VII, symposium on birding locations and identification
Sat Mar 18, 2006, 4-5:30PM, Milwaukee, Warbler Identification Workshop, $, at Urban Ecology Center, Tim Vargo
Wed Mar 22, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thu Mar 23, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Sat Mar 25, 2006, 9AM-1PM, Baraboo, International Crane Foundation, Volunteer Training
Sat Mar 25, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Goose Pond (near Arlington) to Wisconsin River
Sat Mar 25, 2006, Wausau,Wisc Bird Conservation Initiative, Citizen Science Workshop
Sat-Sun Mar 25-26, 2006, North. Wisc. field trip, Tim Vargo, Urban Ecology Center

19 people in two 15-passenger vans, Leaders: TimVargo, <>Bill Mueller, and <>Andy Paulios
Shawano County: Killdeer,Eastern Meadowlark
Menominee County - now-green house on Hwy 55, n. of Keshena: Evening Grosbeak
Forest County: Bald Eagle, Snow Bunting (approx 20 along Hwy 55)
Vilas County: Red Crossbill (Fire Lane Road - several heard by Andy and a few other folks; all "flyovers")
White-winged Crossbill (Fire Lane Road - Sara and Dan only; a small flock of approx 20 birds was what they had, if I remember correctly), Boreal Chickadee (three, heard but not seen; Fire Lane Road )
Common Raven (several dozen, about 80% of these heard-only), Am. Crow, Gray Jay (3-4; Fire Lane Road), Black-backed Woodpecker (Fire Lane Road - Andy and the folks from van #2 had fantastic looks at a male; Andy had a second bird [a female] perhaps an hour later.), Hairy, Downy, and Pileated Woodpeckers, Pine Siskin, LOTS of Bl.-c. Chickadees and both nuthatches
Oconto County: Tundra Swan (approx 80 birds near shore in Gr. Bay), Canvasback, Redhead, Mallard, Scaup, sp., Canada Goose, Common Goldeneye (450-550 birds), Common Merganser, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull,
Sandhill Crane, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, American Tree Sparrow (heard only), American Robin
Bill Mueller, Milwaukee, WI

Sat-Sun Mar 25-26, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Mud Lake Marsh 2 for 1
Sat Mar 25, 2006, Madison Audubon , Spring Migrants, Pat Ready
Wed Mar 29, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thu Mar 30, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

NEW BIRDS FOR '06 ARE IN CAPITAL LETTERS
29 species on a beautiful sunny morning, 43 degrees, 3/30/2005, 13 birders
4 Canada Goose, 12 Mallard, 2 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Killdeer, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Pigeon, 1 BELTED KINGFISHER, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, 4 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 3 EASTERN PHOEBE, 6 American Crow, 4 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3 BROWN CREEPER, 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, 6 American Robin, 15 European Starling, 3 AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, 1 FOX SPARROW, 6 Song Sparrow, 6 Dark-eyed Junco, 8 Northern Cardinal, 11 Red-winged Blackbird, 2 COMMON GRACKLE, 1 House Finch, 10 American Goldfinch, 15 House Sparrow
Timothy Vargo,Research Coordinator,Urban Ecology Center,

Thur Mar 30, 2006, 7 PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center "Birding for Fun ... and Science: eBird.com"

lecture by Andy Paulios, Co-ordinator of Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative

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Sat Apr 1, 2006, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club Excursion, "Best Early Birds Available" (Horicon?)
Sat Apr 1, 2006, 8-10AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Birders, Monthly Bird Hike, Registration Deadline: Sat March 25
Sat Apr 1, 2006, 9AM-1PM, Baraboo, International Crane Foundation, Volunteer Training
Sun Apr 2, 2006, 7:30AM-2PM, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Dodge County Early Birds
Sun Apr 2, 2006, Madison Audubon, Scope Day at Goose Pond Dorothy Haines & Rosie Meinholtz
Sun Apr 2, 2006, Chicago Ornithological Society, Palos Waterfowl, in SW Cook Co, McGinnis Slough
Mon Apr 3, 2006, 9AM-4PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Dazzling Ducks, $19
Tue Apr 4, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture: Wisconsin's Important Bird Areas (IBAs) - Yoyi Steele
Tue Apr 4, 2006, 7-9PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Chris Lepczyk, Effects of housing growth and landscape changes on bird abundance and diversity

Wed, Apr 5, 2006, 7-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, "Sky Dance of the American Woodcock"
- Rain Date: Thur Apr 6. Pre-registration is required, call (414) 352-2880, FEE:$6
Thu Apr 6, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu Apr 6, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu Apr 6, 2006, 7PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon Monthly Meeting, River Bend Nature Center

Silent Conversations with Warblers, a photographic journey with Laurie Smaglick Johnson

Fri Apr 7, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat Apr 8, 2006, Madison Audubon , Spring Birds of Columbia Co. Tony Kalenic & Carol Anderson
Sat Apr 8, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Mead Wildlife Area kentsue@charter.net

The annual WSO field trip to the Mead SWA was a smashing success. A total of 60 persons met at the Mead on a cold Saturday morning (20s) but with only a light nw wind. The entire morning was crystal clear ... 73 species of birds, average for a Mead field trip.
      We recorded Tundra Swans, 14 species of ducks, 6 species of birds of prey (Rough-leg but no Osprey), Gr. Prairie-Chicken, 6 species of woodpeckers (including numerous sapsuckers), ravens, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, both kinglets, Hermit Thrush, first Yellow-rumped Warbler of the season and 5 species of blackbirds (including several Rusties).
      Perhaps the most unique experience was birding along the Little Eau Pleine River off of Rangeline Rd. In that area we saw a combination of Tundra Swans, Rusties, Brown Creepers (3-5), Winter Wrens (2-4), Hermit Thrush and several species of woodpeckers.
       After 3 1/2 hours of bird-watching, we returned to the Stanton W. Mead Education & Visitor Center where people were able to make up for their loss of calories from the cold weather and to warm the tissues with hot coffee and cider. I gave a short presentation on the "greeness" of the center and highlighted the 5 major alternate energy technologies associated with the building.
      People attended from many areas of the state. I met people from Eau Claire, 3 from the River Edge Bird Club near Milwaukee and Kay even dropped in from Douglas County (we were pleased that she reached 150 for her Marathon County list on this trip).
      Another highlight of the trip was the unveiling of the new Mead Checklist to Birds. This checklist was prepared by Dan Belter and funded by the Friends of Mead-McMillan Association, Inc. Both Dan Belter and Gerry Janz helped me coordinate this field trip.
     Kent Hall, Stevens Point

Sat Apr 8, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Collins-Killsnake Marshes trip, call John/Julie at 920-683-3878
Sat Apr 8, 2006, 9AM-1PM, Baraboo, International Crane Foundation, Volunteer Training
Sun Apr 9, 2006, Madison Audubon , Tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary , Dave Musolf & Roger Packard
Wed Apr 12, 2006, 6:30-9PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Full Moon Walk (woodcocks), $14
Wed Apr 12, 2006, 6:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Cliffside Park, Woodcock Walk
Thu Apr 13, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu Apr 13, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Fri Apr 14, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat Apr 15, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hikes
Sat Apr 15, 2006, Hartford, Riveredge Bird Club Excursion, Annual Pike Lake Bird Census
Sat Apr 15, 2006, Madison Audubon , Beginning Birding, Allen Holzhueter
Sat Apr 15, 2006, Illinois Ornithological Society, Smith's Longspur trip
Sun-Mon Apr 16-17, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Prairie Chicken Field Trip, $, Tim Vargo
Tue Apr 18, 2006, 7-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Lecture $

Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Mindy LaBranche

Wed Apr 19, 2006, 7PM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, Metro Audubon Lecture

“Rehabilitation of Birds of Prey”, Jean Lord, Director, Pine View Wildlife Rehab, Live birds

Thu Apr 20, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 7-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Bird Banding Training
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 7PM, Milwaukee, Wisc Humane Society, Wisc Night Guardians for Songbirds (WINGS)

Training Session for Volunteer Bird Collision Monitors

Fri Apr 21, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat Apr 22, 2006, 5:30-7:30AM, International Crane Foundation, Annual Midwest Crane Count
Sat Apr 22, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat Apr 22, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Apr 22, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lake Butte des Morts/Terrell Island, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat Apr 22, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Crane Count & Bird Hike
Sat Apr 22, 2006, 8-10am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy in West Bend, MigrationWalks
Sat Apr 22, 2006, 2PM, Milwaukee, Wisc Humane Society, Wisc Night Guardians for Songbirds (WINGS)

Training Session for Volunteer Bird Collision Monitors

Sun Apr 23, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Prairie Chickens, 16 BIRDERS MAX

Photos can be seen at the website, http://tinyurl.com/9roq6
and there is a link to a 3 Meg video .
Robert Hambley

Sun Apr 23, 2006, Waukesha, BF Goss Bird Club, Retzer Nature Center, Contact: Harlow Bielefeldt

4PM, Bird Walk, 7PM, Club Meeting, photos from Mexican birding tour

Tue Apr 25, 2006, PreDawn-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo
Wed Apr 26, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk
Wed Apr 26, 2006, 6-7:30 PM, Milwaukee, Warbler Identification Workshop , $, Urban Ecology Center, Tim Vargo
Wed-Fri Apr 26-28, 2006, 8-11AM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Song Workshop, $29
Thu Apr 27, 2006 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson
Thu Apr 27, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

Report by Tim Vargo, UEC Research Coordinator
11 birders, 34 species, 50 degrees, sunny, NEW BIRDS FOR YEAR IN CAPS
7 Blue-winged Teal, 26 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, 3 Cooper's Hawk, 1 AMERICAN KESTREL, 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCK, 12 Chimney Swifts, 1 TREE SWALLOW, 1 BARN SW., 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 CHIPPING SPARROW [list condensed by Paul Hunter]

Thu Apr 27, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
April 1-30, 2006, 2 hours before sunrise, Buena Vista Marsh, Prairie Chicken Viewing

Fri Apr 28, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 7AM, Eagle, Goss Bird Club, Field Trip, Paradise Springs & Scuppernong Nature Trail

Contact Harlow Bielefeldt , Carpool 6:15AM @ 1st Presbyterian Church Waukesha
Although it was a fairly quiet morning, our small group of birders were rewarded with three warblers: the Louisiana Waterthrush at Paradise Springs and Pine and Black-throated GreenWarblers at the Mackie Group Picnic Area. Blue-headed Vireos, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and an Eastern Towhee were also found at the latter, while White-throated Sparrows, a Phoebe and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were at Paradise Springs. The total of 32 species also included Sandhill Cranes, Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vultures and a Red-tailed Hawk, among others.
Mariette Nowak, East Troy

Sat Apr 29, 2006, Madison Audubon , Beginning Birding, Allen Holzhueter
Sat Apr 29, 2006, Madison Audubon , Birding at Wyalusing State Park, Quentin Yoerger & Charles Naeseth
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 8:30-10:30am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy, MigrationWalks, Contact Kate 335-5085
Sat Apr 29, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, White River Marsh near Princeton in Green Lake Co.
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Spring Bird Walks with Paul Boyer
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 8AM-3PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology, Birding by Canoe, Tim Vargo & Dan Gray
Sat Apr 29, 2006, 1-3:30PM, New London, Mosquito Hill , Bird Watching for Beginners
Sun Apr 30, 2006, 5AM, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Dawn at MudLake
Sun Apr 30, 2006, Madison Audubon , Abraham’s Woods Wildflowers & Birds, Todd Miller
Sun Apr 30, 2006, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Grant Park Birding with Betsy Abert
Sun Apr 30, 2006, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, "Birding with Paul" [NOT P. Hunter]
Sun Apr 30, 2006, Milwaukee, John Feith will present "Birding by Ear" at Lake Park Pavilion at 2pm

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Mon May 1, 2006, 6-8AM, Milwaukee, Havenwoods, Weekly May Bird Hikes

This morning we got to see lots of warblers (chestnut-sided, yellow-rumps, female black-throated blue, and orange-crowned). We also got to see catbirds, red-breasted grosbeaks, and lots of goldfinches!
Susan Johansen, Environmental Education Specialist, Assistant Superintendent

Tue May 2, 2006, PreDawn-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo
Tue May 2, 2006, 7-9PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Tom Meyer, Great Gray Owl in Wisconsin

Tue May 2, 2006, 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at the Arboretum, Jim Berkelman
Tue May 2, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture- Preparing for the May Bird Count and Rat River Surveying
Wed May 3, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk
Thu May 4, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu May 4, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu May 4, 2006, Racine, Hoy Audubon Monthly Meeting, Hawthorn Hollow 880 Green Bay Road - Kenosha

"Doing a Big Year in WI", Daryl Tessen, Bird Walk 5:30 PM, Talk 7 PM,

Thur May 4, 2006, 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at the Arboretum , Levi Wood
Fri May 5, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri May 5, 2006, Madison Audubon , Evening at Nine Springs Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson
Sat May 6, 2006, 7AM, Goss Bird Club, Field Trip, Southern Kettle Moraine, ZZ 1mi E of 67

Contact Harlow Bielefeldt , Carpool 6:15AM @ 1st Presbyterian Church Waukesha

Sat May 6 , 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat May 6, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat May 6, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Spring Bird Walks with Paul Boyer
Sat May 6, 2006, 8:30-10:30am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy, MigrationWalks, Contact Kate 335-5085
Sun May 7, 2006, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, "Birding with Paul" [NOT P. Hunter]
Sun May 7, 2006, Madison Audubon , Birding at Picnic Point, Roma Lenehan & Dan Doeppers
Mon May 8, 2006, 6-8AM, Milwaukee, Havenwoods, Weekly May Bird Hikes
Tue May 9, 2006, PreDawn-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo
Tue May 9, 2006, 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at the Arboretum, Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson
Wed May 10, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk

Highlights among the 21 warbler species was the stereo "twee-twee-twee-teeoo"(2 Hooded) and "I am laazzyyy" (Black-thr Blue). Two busy mixed flocks on the walk had most of the species seen.
Eric Howe northern Walworth Co.

Wed May 10, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting
Wed May 10, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Convention Registration Deadline

New email address: baughman@charter.net

Thu May 11, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu May 11, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu May 11, 2006, 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Mike McDowell
Fri May 12, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri May 12, 2006, Madison Audubon , Evening at Token Creek, Ed Saur
Fri-Mon May 12-15, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Festival

Fri May 12: 6AM - 2PM. To say the weather was terrible would be an understatement!!! It was cold (37 - 41 degrees for the time period), windy and wet. It only did not rain for about 15 minutes while we were walking a part of the auto tour. Despite this and really having to fight to find birds, the birders were a great group!! Highlights included a Rough-legged Hawk and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. We had 6 shorebird species (I found 2 more while scouting for tomorrow), 11 warbler species, etc. etc. Total for the 8 hours was 97 species. The shorebird spot on the auto tour is now a big pond--no habitat. There is water standing in farm fields but little had attracted shorebirds today. It will be interesting to see how the field trips turn out on the next three days.
Daryl Tessen, Appleton, WI

Sat May 13, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat May 13, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat May 13, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Spring Bird Walks with Paul Boyer
Sat May 13, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Birders, Monthly Bird Hike
Sat May 13, 2006, Milwaukee, International Migratory Bird Day celebration, Urban Ecology Center
Sat May 13, 2006, 8:30-10:30am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy, MigrationWalks, Contact Kate 335-5085
Sat May 13, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Rawley Point Trail trip, call John/Julie at 920-683-3878
Sat May 13, 2006, Sauk County, Wisc Society for Ornithology, Honey Creek Birdathon
Sun May 14, 2006, Madison Audubon , Birds and Blossoms of Western Dane Co., Harriet Irwin
Sun May 14, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Grant Park Birding with Betsy Abert
Sun May 14, 2006, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, "Birding with Paul" [NOT P. Hunter]
Sun May 14, 2006, 7:30 AM, Bristol, Hoy Audubon, Bird Hikes at Pringle Nature Center
Fri-Mon May 12-15, 2006, Horicon Marsh Bird Festival

Today [5/15/06] during the Horicon Marsh Fes.Bus tour we were able find the Glossy Ibis again.
Photos at http://community.webshots.com/album/327031587OovRce
Then the four ibis pics are the 6,7,8 and 9th pics in the album
Seth Cutright, Ozaukee County, WI.

Mon May 15, 2006, 6-8AM, Milwaukee, Havenwoods, Weekly May Bird Hikes
Tue May 16, 2006, PreDawn-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo

We couldn't open our nets until 9:30 due to weather and only had them open for a few hours but we got some decent birds netted: American Goldfinch (2), Yellow Warbler (2), Northern Waterthrush, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat
Other birds seen: Least Flycatcher 1, Red-eyed Vireo 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Wood Thrush 1, Orange-crowned Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 1, Northern Parula 1, Magnolia Warbler 2, Cape May Warbler 1, Black-throated Green Warbler 2, Bay-breasted Warbler 1, Baltimore Oriole 1
Timothy Vargo, Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology Center

Wed May 17, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk
Wed May 17, 2006, 12:45-9:45PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Horicon Bus and Boat Tour, $80
Thu May 18, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

Big Bird Day of Milwaukee County, start at UEC, then to various parks till late afternoon

Thu May 18, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu May 18, 2006, 6AM, Madison Audubon , Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Aaron Stutz
Fri May 19, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri May 19, 2006, 7:30AM, Eagle, Paradise Springs bird walk, Contact Mariette Nowak

Report by Mariette Nowak, East Troy

Places we birded included Paradise Springs, Scuppernong River Habitat Area and Mackie Group Picnic Area. All got excellent views of the Hooded Warbler and heard the Mourning Warbler at Mackie. The Louisiana
Waterthrush was singing at Paradise and some of us saw it. Bobolinks, Henslow and Savanna Sparrows, Swallows. Sandhill Cranes and a Harrier, among others, were found in the prairie behind the Cabin across from Paradise Springs. Phoebes are nesting under the eaves of the cabin. Sedge Wrens, the Snipe, Swamp Sparrow plus more Bobolinks were found at the corner of Wilton & N. The Clay-colored Sparrow was found on ZZ near Ottawa Lake.
Number of species: 58 [Abridged List] Green Heron 1, Sandhill Crane X, Wilson's Snipe 1, Blue-headed Vireo, Bank Swallow, Sedge Wren 2, Wood Thrush 1, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville W, Yellow W, Chestnut-sided W, Magnolia W, Black-throated Green W, Pine W, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Mourning W, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Clay-colored Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Bobolink

Fri-Sun May 19-21, 2006, LaCrosse, Coulee Audubon, Mississippi Flyway Birding Festival
Sat May 20, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat May 20, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat May 20, 2006, 8:30-10:30am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy, MigrationWalks, Contact Kate 335-5085
Sat May 20, 2006, Riveredge Bird Club Birdathon and Bandathon
Sat May 20, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Warbler Walk - Location TBA, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat May 20, 2006, Madison Audubon , Big Birding Day, Chuck Heikkinen & Delia Unson
Sat May 20, 2006, Manitowish Waters, 2006 Birding Festival
Sun May 21, 2006, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Nature Center, "Birding with Paul" [NOT P. Hunter]
Sun May 21, 2006, 3AM-?, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Horicon Marsh Big Day
Sun May 21, 2006, Madison Audubon , Horicon Birding, Levi Wood & Pat Ready
Mon May 22, 2006, 6-8AM, Milwaukee, Havenwoods, Weekly May Bird Hikes
Mon-Thur, May 22-25, 2006, Riveredge Bird Club Excursion, Four corners of Wisconsin
Tue May 23, 2006, 4:50-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo

Great variety of birds today, 5/23/06. 8 nets open for 6 hours = 48 net-hours.
31 captures, 16 species, including: American Goldfinch (7), Red-winged Blackbird (5), Common Yellowthroat (3), Lincoln's Sparrow (2), Indigo Bunting (2), Common Grackle (2), Northern Waterthrush, Black-capped Chickadee, Yellow Warbler, Ovenbird, Swamp Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Gray Catbird, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Timothy Vargo, Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology Center

Wed May 24, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk
Thu May 25, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu May 25, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing, Myers Park
Thu May 25, 2006, 6:30PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Birding Workshop: Grosbeaks, Tim Vargo
Thu-Fri, May 25-26, 2006 Wisc Society for Ornithology Pre-Convention Field Trips
Fri May 26, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri-Sun, May 26-28, 2006, Rhinelander, Wisc Society for Ornithology Convention. Nicolet College.
Sat May 27, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat May 27, 2006, 8:30-10:30am, Lac Lawrann Conservancy, MigrationWalks, Contact Kate 335-5085
Sat May 27, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat May 27, 2006, Madison Audubon , Bird Banding at Picnic Point, Mara McDonald
Sun May 28, 2006, Madison Audubon , Janesville's Cook Arboretum, Tom Klubertanz
Sun May 28, 2006, 7:30 - 9:30 AM, Milwaukee, Grant Park Birding with Mike Goodman
Mon May 29, 2006, 6-8AM, Milwaukee, Havenwoods, Weekly May Bird Hikes
Mon May 29, 2006, Madison Audubon, Birding at Baxter's Hollow, Aaron Stutz
Tue May 30, 2006, 4:45-10AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Tim Vargo
Wed May 31, 2006, 5:30PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Colonial Park, Evening Warbler Walk
Wed May 31, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Lakefront Outing,
Myers Park

June -- Page Navigation: Top or Page -- Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Thu June1, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

16 birders, 40 species, 65 degrees, sunny.
WILLOW FLYCATCHER NEW TO RIVERSIDE PARK'S BIRDLIST!!!
New birds for the year in capital letters.
112 Canada Goose, 26 Mallard, 1 Cooper's Hawk, ... 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, ... 1 Hairy Woodpecker *with young yapping away in the nest, 1 Northern Flicker, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 3 Yellow-throated Vireo, 1 Warbling Vireo, 6 Red-eyed Vireo, 2 American Crow, 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 4 Barn Swallow, 3 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 2 Wood Thrush, 5 American Robin, 6 European Starling, 2 Cedar Waxwing, 2 Yellow Warbler, 1 American Redstart, 1 Northern Waterthrush, 2 Common Yellowthroat, 1 Chipping Sparrow, 12 Song Sparrow, 4 Northern Cardinal, 4 Indigo Bunting, 24 Red-winged Blackbird, 6 Common Grackle, 2 Baltimore Oriole, 3 House Finch, 18 American Goldfinch, 15 House Sparrow
Timothy Vargo, Research Coordinator, Urban Ecology Center

Thurs June 1, 2006, Hoy Audubon, Program 7PM, Bird Walk 6PM, Status of E. Bluebirds in WI

Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Avenue - Bristol, Kenosha Co.
Patrick Ready, board member, Bluebird Restoration of Wisconsin

Fri June 2, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri June 2, 2006, 7:30AM, Delavan, Turtle Valley Wildlife Area, Contact Mariette Nowak
Sat June 3, 2006, 7:30-9:30AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Birders, Monthly Bird Hike, Registration Deadline:
Sun June 4, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Uihlein Marsh, Contact Dar Tiede
Tue June 6, 2006, 7 - 9 PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Dave Kuecherer, constructing a bird painting, from concept to completion

Thu June 8, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thu June 6, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture - Rat River Birding Blitz - Bettie Harriman
Thu June 8, 2006, 7PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon Monthly Meeting, River Bend Nature Center
Fri June 9, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Fri-Sun June 9-11, 2006, Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey
Sat June 10, 2006, Illinois Ornithological Society, Swainson's Hawk Search, near Huntley
Sat June 10, 2006, Northern Kettle Moraine, starting at Mauthe Lake, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip

Carpooling proposals:
From Milwaukee & Waukesha: 5:30AM at Park and Ride at US 41/45 & Lannon Road near Germantown
From Madison: 4AM at Park and Ride at US 151 & American Pkwy near I-90/94
From Oshkosh: 5AM at Park and Ride at US 41 and WIS 44/91 near EAA Museum

Sat June 10, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Neshota River field trip , call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sat June 10, 2006, Madison Audubon, Beginning Birding, Allen Holzhueter

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Sun June 11, 2006, Madison Audubon, Birding Devil's Lake and Baxter Hollow
Sun June 11, 2006, 7:30 AM, Bristol, Hoy Audubon, Bird Hikes at Pringle Nature Center
Tue June 13, 2006, Milwaukee, John Feith,"25 Stages of Birdwatching Addiction" $, Urban Ecology Center
Wed June 14, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting
Thu June 15, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Fri June 16, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat June 17, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Wiouwash Trail (Hortonville), Contact Dar Tiede
Sat June 17, 2006, 4:30-10AM, Kenosha Co, Hoy Audubon, Bong Birding Blitz

Contact Beth Goeppinger, 262.878.5607 or Eric Howe

Thu June 22, 2006, 5:30-8PM, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Blue Heron Boat Tour
Thu June 22, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Fri June 23, 2006, 7-8:30AM, Waukesha, Retzer Nature Center, Bird Hikes, $1
Sat June 24, 2006, 6-8AM, Grantsburg, Crex Meadows Birding with Andy Paulios, GLOM
Sat June 24, 2006, 8AM, Walworth Co, Hoy Audubon, Turtle Valley Wildlife Area

Contact John Raymond 262.633.0285 or fieldtrips@hoyaudubon.org

Sun June 25, 2006, Madison Audubon, Prairie Blossoms, Butterflies, & Birds, Rich Henderson

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Tue June 27, 2006, 7PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Birding Workshop: Sparrows, Tim Vargo
Thu June 29, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

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Wed July 5, 2006, 6:30AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing
Thur July 6, 2006, Hoy Audubon, Program 7PM, Bird Walk 6PM, Status of Peregrine Falcons in Wisconsin

Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Avenue - Bristol, Kenosha Co.
Falcon expert, Greg Septon

Thur July 6, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Sat July 8, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Collins Marsh field trip , call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sun July 9, 2006, 7:30 AM, Bristol, Hoy Audubon, Bird Hikes at Pringle Nature Center
Wed July 12, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting
Thur July 13, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thur July 13, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Tue July 15, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture - Oshkosh Bird Club Picnic
Thur July 20, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thur July 20, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur July 20, 2006, 6PM-Dusk, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Field Trip
Sun July 23, 2006, Riveredge Bird Club Summer Field Trip to Horicon Marsh

Along the way the trip attracted as many as 23 birders, with participants hailing from as far as Mukwonago, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Madison, Neenah, West Bend, Bayside and Fredonia. Quite a site with all those scopes and binocular trained on the marsh as milk trucks and semis zipped by at 60-70 mph.
Side note: the signboards urging people to slow down at each end of the marsh have tallied 271 victims so far this season; we found a 272nd victim on our way off the marsh: a still-very warm adult Least Bittern, whose loss we mourned and stunning coloration we admired before affording it a water burial.
Other happier trip highlights:
-- Good long looks (not just a heard-bird) at an adult King Rail and a juvenile who already was larger than a Virginia (south of Hwy 49 and just west of pumphouse);
-- Large numbers of juvenile Black and Forster's Terns;
-- Scores of other juveniles, ranging from large fuzzy brown-headed American White Pelicans to dainty stripy-headed Pied- billed Grebes riding their mother's back and 2 (juvenile) Red-necked Grebes (on north side of Hwy 49);
-- 11 shorebird species, including nearly 100 Short-billed Dowitchers and at least 3 Stilt Sandpipers.
-- Some 300 Great Egrets feeding in the pool south of 49, along with many pelicans.
-- And by keeping our eyes and ears open, a total list for the days of 87 species; a fine July day all in all.
Carl Schwartz, Field trip chair, Riveredge Bird Club, Newburg, WI

Thur July 27, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thur July 27, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
CANCELLED - Thur July 27, 2006, 6:30-8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Adult Birding Workshops

Sparrows II, $5 (Members - free), Call 414-964-8505 to register. Tim Vargo
Gutschow, Deanna M. (Nee Fry) Born in Milwaukee, WI, May 12, 1940. Died July 21, 2006. Wife of Ronald. Visitation will be held at the Feerick Funeral Home on Thursday, July 27 from 5:00 PM until the Memorial Service at 7:00 PM.

August -- Page Navigation: Top or Page -- Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Tue Aug 1, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture - Identifying Fall Warblers - Tom Schultz
Tue Aug 1 , 2006, 7 - 9 PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Anita Carpenter, A Wisconsin Naturalist Explores Southern Chile

Thurs Aug 3, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur Aug 3, 2006, , 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Sat Aug 5, 2006, Madison Audubon, Fall Shorebirds at 9 Springs, Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618
Wed Aug 9, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting
Thur Aug 10, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur Aug 10, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thur Aug 17, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur Aug 17, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Thur Aug 17, 2006, ?-Dusk, Horicon Marsh Bird Club, Field Trip
Sat Aug 19, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Shorebirds - Location TBA, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat Aug 19, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Mystery Trip, call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sun Aug 20, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Horicon Marsh, starting at northern edge, on Hwy 49

... perfect weather conditions -- sunny and mild, with little wind.... By 8:30, about 25 vehicles were lined up along the shoulder, and dozens of scopes were set up and manned. The main focus of attention was a large mudflat on the south side of the road (to the west of the pumphouse) where hundreds of shorebirds were gathered to feed ...
Shorebird identification ... can be rather overwhelming for beginning birders, or those with only infrequent opportunities for observing shorebirds. Of course, one of the great things about birders gathering in groups (such as on WSO field trips), is that people of all skill levels are available and willing to offer tips and assistance. ...
Although the diversity of species may have been somewhat reduced from what had been here a week or two ago, we still had a nice selection to view. There were several Semipalmated and Black-bellied Plovers present, and possibly a couple of Am. Goldens -- although those were too distant to be certain.
Both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs were in view, occasionally providing great side-by-side comparisons. There were good numbers of Stilt Sandpipers (possibly as many as 50), and also some Short-billed Dowitchers -- including some a very close range. Least, Pectoral and Semipalmated Sandpipers were scattered around on the mud, providing us with good opportunites for distinguishing the differences.
Also seen in the area were Northern Harriers, Great Egrets, Double-crested Cormorants and Ring-billed Gulls. Black-crowned Night-Herons and White Pelicans flew by several times, and at least three Least Bitterns provided great looks in the cattails on the north side of the road.
A King Rail was also heard giving its harsh calls from time to time, and several family groups of Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Pied-billed Grebes and coots were often in view.
Later in the morning the group split up, with some going to the Federal Headquarters to look for the Long-billed Dowitchers that had recently been seen -- but unfortunately, they were unsuccessful in finding any.
The other portion of the group went through the refuge's auto tour, where a number of passerines were observed. Several American Redstarts were still in full song, and a few Tennessee Warblers were seen, along with catbirds, Cedar Waxwings and other species. Birds heard calling included Eastern Wood-Pewee, and Red-eyed and Warbling Vireos. Song and Swamp Sparrows, Marsh Wrens and Common Yellowthroats were also observed, among others. A couple of dozen shorebirds were seen at a drying pond along the loop road, including Least, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, and some Black Terns were observed a little further down the road.
The field trip wrapped up around 11:30 as participants started heading for home in various directions. All in all, it was a great day to be out at the marsh!
Tom Schultz , WSO Field Trips co-chair , Green Lake Co.

Thur Aug 24, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, 14 Birders, Species: 30
Special Sightings: Carolina Wren, two American Kestrels hunting, Goldfinch on the nest, return of our warblers!
2 Great Blue Heron, 2 American Kestrel, 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 9 Rock Pigeon, 6 Mourning Dove, 3 Chimney Swift, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 3 Downy Woodpecker, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 4 Eastern Wood-Pewee, 1 Great Crested Flycatcher, 5 Red-eyed Vireo, 1 American Crow, 1 Barn Swallow, 8 Black-capped Chickadee, 2 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Carolina Wren! , 1 American Robin, 3 Cedar Waxwing, 1 Nashville Warbler, 1 Blackburnian Warbler, 2 Black-and-White Warbler, 4 American Redstart, 3 Song Sparrows, 4 Northern Cardinal, 1 Indigo Bunting, 12 American Goldfinch, 18 House Sparrow
Jean A. Casper, jacasper@execpc.com

Thur Aug 24, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Sat-Sun Aug 26-27, 2006, Havana Illinois, Chautauqua NWR Shorebird Spectacular
Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 5:30AM- 2:30PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Birding Trip to Vernon Marsh

$25 (Members - $20), Bill Mueller and Tim Vargo

Sat Aug 19, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Shorebirds - Location TBA, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat Aug 19, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Mystery Trip, call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sun Aug 20, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Horicon Marsh, starting at northern edge, on Hwy 49
Thur Aug 24, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur Aug 24, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse
Sat-Sun Aug 26-27, 2006, Havana Illinois, Chautauqua NWR Shorebird Spectacular
Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 5:30AM- 2:30PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Birding Trip to Vernon Marsh

$25 (Members - $20), Bill Mueller and Tim Vargo

Tues, Aug 29, 2006, 6AM-Noon, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding
Wed-Thu Aug 30-31, 2006, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Whooping Cranes at Necedah NWR, $
Thur Aug 31, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thur Aug 31, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Birding Outing, Windpoint Lighthouse

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Sat Sept 2, 2006, Madison Audubon, Fall Birding at Picnic Point, Roma Lenehan (608) 238-5406 & Marty Evanson
Tue Sept 5, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture

Horicon Marsh: A History of Conflict by Bill Volkert and September Bird Count Preparation

Tue Sep 5, 2006, 7-9PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Daryl Tessen, Rocky Mountain Wildlife

Wed Sept 6, 2006, 5:50PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, $, Adult Birding Workshop: Sparrows 2
Wed Sept 6, 2006, 7AM-?, Madison Audubon, Warbler Walk at Pheasant Branch, Mike McDowell

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Wed Sept 6, 2006, 6-8PM, Madison Audubon, Owen Park Butterflies, Flowers & Birds, Sylvia Marek
Thurs Sept 7, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Outing, Wind Point Light House
Thurs Sept 7, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Thurs Sept 7, 2006, 5:30 PM Birding Walk, 7PM Program, Racine, River Bend Nature Center, Hoy Audubon

Breeding Bird Atlas, Noel Cutright

Fri-Sun Sept 8-10, 2006, Racine, Hoy Audubon, 5th Annual Swift & Nighthawk Counts, Helen Pugh at 637-4359

old Ala Rug Co, 500 6th Street (3 different chimneys);
St. Patrick's Church on Erie St.
Water Department south of North Beach.

Sat Sept 9, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Sept 9, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat Sept 9, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Rat River Area, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat Sept 9, 2006, 8-11AM, Madison Audubon, Fall Birding, Pat Ready, (608) 873-1703
Sat Sept 9, 2006, 8AM-Noon, Madison Audubon, Bird Banding at Picnic Point, Mara McDonald
Sun Sept 10, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Green Bay Warblers

The morning in Green Bay dawned partly cloudy, with cool temperatures (50s) and a light to moderate east wind. About a dozen birders gathered at the Ken Euers Nature Area parking lot at 8:00 AM, and we walked one of the trails (on the east side of the loop) for about 45 minutes. We located a nice group of warblers that included Tennessee, Nashville, No. Parula, Magnolias, Cape May, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Palm, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Green, Black-and-white, Am. Redstart, and Wilson's. Several Red-eyed Vireos and flickers were also seen, as well as a Northern Harrier and Red-tailed and Cooper's Hawks. A Peregrine Falcon was spotted carrying prey a little east of the Ken Euers area

Around 9:00 we went over to Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary to walk some of the roads and trails there, and we were joined by a few more birders. One of the first birds we spotted was a Snowy Egret, along with several Great Blues, Black-crowned Night-Herons and Green Herons along the edges of the lagoons. Warblers were present in scattered locations, but Ty and Ida Baumann told us that the numbers of warblers were lower that they had been yesterday -- following the passage of the cold front on Friday. We saw many of the same species we had seen at Ken Euers, but many more individuals. Other species spotted included a Black-throated Blue (female), a Great Crested Flycatcher, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, both nuthatches, a couple of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Philadelphia Vireos, Blue-headed Vireos, Swainson's Thrushes, and a few early juncos. Flying overhead at various times were a Broad-winged Hawk, a Cooper's Hawk, a couple of Bald Eagles, an Am. White Pelican, and lots of Tree Swallows. A Spotted Sandpiper that was working the edge of one of the lagoons.
At about noon we drove a few miles east to the Van Ess sod farms, where we were hoping to find the Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Am. Golden-Plover that were seen yesterday. Unfortunately all we found were some Killdeer, crows and a Sandhill Crane. A machine was cutting sod in the field at the time, so that may have had something to do with not locating our target birds.
Altogether, our group tallied about 72 species for the day, including 16 warblers -- with some providing very good looks. Thanks to Ty and Ida Baumann for helping lead this field trip.
Tom Schultz , WSO Field Trips co-chair,Green Lake, WI

Sun Sept 10, 2006, 7-8PM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Chimney Swift Count
Sun Sept 10, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Shores of Green Bay trip, call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Tues Sept 12, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo
Wed Sept 13, 2006, 6:30-8:30PM, Milwaukee, Schlitz Audubon, Bird Club Meeting
Thurs Sept 14, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Outing, Wind Point Light House
Thurs Sept 14, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Sat Sept 16, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Sept 16, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo
Sat Sept 16, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat Sept 16, 2006, 8:30-10:30AM, Milwaukee, Wehr Birders, Register by Fri Sept 15, 414-425-8550
Sat Sept 16, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Bird Count, Contact Thomas Ziebell.
Sat Sept 16, 2006, Necedah, 6th Annual Whooping Crane & Wildlife Festival
Sat Sept 16, 2006, 9AM-Noon, Cassville, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Field Trips

Fall Raptor Migration & Mississippi Prairies

Sat Sept 16, 2006, 10AM, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs, Birds of Horicon (Hike)
Sun Sept 17, 2006, 11AM, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs, Birding Basics (Hike)
Sun Sept 17, 2006, Madison Audubon, Arboretum Fall Birding, Aaron Stutz

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Sun Sept 17, 2006, 6:45 PM, Waukesha, BF Goss Bird Club, Monthly Meeting (3rd Sun)

Daryl Tessen, “Best Birding Sites in Wisconsin...”
Contact Harlow Bielefeldt. Meet at First Presbyterian Church, 810 N East Ave.

Tues Sept 19, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo
Tue Sept 19, 2006, 7-8:30PM, Riveredge Speaks Out Series

Where Have All the Birds Gone? Noel Cutright
Mequon City Hall, 11333 N. Cedarburg Road, one block north of Mequon Road.

Wed, Sept 20, 2006, 6:30PM Walk, 7PM Talk, Milwaukee, Wis Metro Audubon, Wehr Nature Center

25 Stages of Birding Addiction, John Feith, Email for more information.

Thurs Sept 21, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Outing, Wind Point Light House
Thurs Sept 21, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks

Urban Ecology Center, Riverside Park, 1500 East Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53211 , 414-964-8505 www.UrbanEcologyCenter.org,
Bird Walk, Thursdays 8am-10am year-round Free Open to the Public All Ages Welcome
Thursday, 21 September, 2006, 53 degrees, Sunny, 13 Birders
Special events: First Juncos of the fall
Species: 43
70 Canada Goose, 9 Mallard, 3 Double-crested Cormorant, 3 Great Blue Heron, 1 American Kestrel, 1 Ring-billed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Rock Pigeon, 3 Mourning Dove, 3 Chimney Swift, 1 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 6 Northern Flicker, 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher, 2 Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Blue Jay, 6 American Crow, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1 Grey-cheeked Thrush, 6 Swainson’s Thrush, 1 American Robin , 3 European Starlings, 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1 Magnolia Warbler, 1 Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 Palm Warbler, 2 Black-and-White Warbler, 3 American Redstart, 2 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Common Yellowthroat, 1 American Tree Sparrow, 2 Chipping Sparrow, 1 Song Sparrow, 2 Swamp Sparrow, 10 White-throated Sparrow, 5 Dark-eyed Junco, 2 Northern Cardinal, 5 American Goldfinch, 20 House Sparrow
Jean A. Casper, jacasper@execpc.com, jacasper@uwm.edu

Fri Sept 22, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo, (Kletzsch only)
Sat Sept 23, 2006, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs,

11AM, Bird Banding (Hike)
1PM, Fall Migration (Hike)

CANCELLED -- Sat Sept 23, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Sept 23, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo (Riverside only)
Sat Sept 23, 2006, 7-10AM, New London, Mosquito Hill Bird Hike
Sat Sept 23, 2006, 9AM-3PM, Grantsburg, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Field Trips

Trumpeter Swan & cygnets, Crex Meadows

Sat-Sun Sep 23-24, 2006, Hoy Audubon, Field Trip - Winneconne-Shiocton-Winnebago

Lakes Poygan, Butte de Morts or other areas for shorebirds, waterfowl, and warblers.

Sat-Sun Sep 23-24, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Superior (near Duluth, MN), Wisconsin Point

We could have called it Jaegerfest 2006! We knew from the observations during the days leading up to the weekend (including Sabine's Gulls, Little Gulls, numerous jaegers of all three species, one or two Arctic Terns, and a Lesser Black-backed Gull) that the birding was likely to be active, and we weren't disappointed.

Some 40 birders (at times later on closer to 50) gathered at the first beach area onWisconsin Point on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 23, beginning around 7:00. The temperature was fairly mild (51 degrees), but there was a brisk wind blowing from the east (20-35 mph) and nearly continuous drizzle or light rain falling (continuing all day long). Despite the damp and miserable conditions, everyone was excited and optimistic about seeing some great birds. Things started a bit slowly, but then around 8:30 a dark jaeger was spotted flying toward us from the west. It passed along the shoreline at a distance of only about 100 meters, providing great views, and then continued on to the east toward Gull Bluff. Because of its bulk, its powerful direct flight, its lack of pointed central rectrices (they were rounded and barely protruded beyond the rest of the tail), and because a double "wing flash" had been observed on the underside of the primaries/primary coverts, we concluded that this was a juvenile, dark morph Pomarine Jaeger! We also had some good size comparisons with various gulls that it chased. Just 20 minutes later we had another nice fly-by observation, as a juvenile Sabine's Gull winged past us, also heading to the east. Everyone had great looks at the striking wing pattern, as well as the black bar at the end of the tail.

Just after 9:00 we watched two Parasitic Jaegers with pale bellies come flying in, although at a greater distance, and we watched them start chasing gulls near Gull Bluff. They were joined by one or two other jaegers (some in the group reported seeing five altogether!) and we were entertained by numerous chases over the next 15 minutes, although the distance, wind and rain made observation difficult. At 9:17 a dark jaeger headed toward us from the east, but this one passed us at a distance of at least 250 meters, so the identification was uncertain. It might've been the same Pomarine, or perhaps a similar dark Parasitic. At 9:40 a Peregrine Falcon provided good looks as it came flying toward us from the west up the Point.

About 10:15 many in the group decided to head out to the Harbor entrance (near the tip of the Point) and Tom Uttech reported spotting a bird he felt was a juvenile Arctic Tern near the breakwater. Unfortunately, the strong winds and rain made it difficult to view the lake in an east or northeast direction from here, so shortly after 11:00 a number of birders decided to drive over to Gull Bluff. Some scanned the lake from the protection of their vehicles (listening to the Badger game), and others descended to view from the beach. Several times over the next couple of hours we had great views of a dark morph Parasitic as it flew in and harrassed gulls, and a couple of times it passed nearly overhead at a very close distance! At least one additional Parasitic was also spotted, and at one point in the afternoon some birders from the group that were further west down the beach spotted a jaeger that they identified as a Long-tailed!

Around 3:00 an adult light morph Parasitic Jaeger was reported over the radios -- it was being seen sitting on the water in Allouez Bay. Many of the remaining birders raced over there and were rewarded with scope views of this bird over the next hour or more -- including especially nice views of it in flight. Most of the time it was sitting or swimming on the water, but at least 6-7 times it got up at flew around, at times chasing gulls, but each time landing a little closer to us. Around 4:20 it got up for the last time, and after flying around for a while it gained elevation and headed off to the west -- toward Duluth. We made one more stop at the harbor entrance, where we were able to spot three more jaegers over the lake, and then around 5:10 we called it a day and headed back to our motels.

The next morning (Sunday) birders began arriving earlier than the day before (most between 6:30 and 7:00 AM). The rains had moved off, the winds had died, and the skies were mostly clear -- and everyone was filled with optimism for another great day. There was a nice sunrise, and many eager eyes scanned the lake and shoreline as the light slowly increased. Unfortunately, as the time passed, it starting becoming evident that, besides the numerous Ring-billed and Herring Gulls, there were few birds to be seen. A couple of Surf Scoters and a Green-winged Teal were spotted (on the water, then flying) about 7:10, and a Peregrine came flying in shortly after 7:30, but aside from a few other ducks, cormorants and Bonaparte's Gulls, there was little of interest to be seen. Around 8:45 the group started splitting up, with some heading out to the harbor entrance and lighthouse, and others to Gull Bluff. The lighthouse birders reported seeing a jaeger a little before 10:00, and about 10 minutes later one was spotted from Gull Bluff -- a dark Parasitic that flew in, chased a couple of gulls, and then landed on the lake. About 10 minutes after that it took off, gained altitude until it was very high -- and headed north toward Hawk Ridge. Eventually it was just a speck as it headed west to Duluth and finally disappeared from view.

Around 11:00 AM, a number of us decided to call it a day and face the long drive back home, but we were filled with lots of great memories from our experiences. Altogether, about 80 species were observed during the weekend (including Harris's Sparrows), and many agreed that this may have been the best jaeger week in Wisconsin ever -- at least in our experience! Thanks to Jeff Baughman for co-leading this event and to everyone who participated.

I would welcome hearing addtional comments or observations from anyone else, including those staying later on Sunday.

Tom Schultz
WSO Field Trips co-chair
Green Lake, WI

Banding - 9/19/06 6:45 - 11:45, Riverside Park (Milwaukee). 35 individuals 13 species
White-throated Sparrow 6, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5, Black-capped Chickadee 3
Magnolia Warbler 3, Blackpoll Warbler 3,   Swamp Sparrow 3
Swainson's Thrush 3,   Northern Waterthrush 2,   Hermit Thrush 2
Gray-cheeked Thrush 2,    Northern Cardinal,   Golden-crowned Kinglet,   Ovenbird
Timothy Vargo tvargo@urbanecologycenter.org Research Coordinator
Urban Ecology Center www.urbanecologycenter.org
1500 E Park Pl Milwaukee WI 53211 Phone: (414) 964-8505 x 116 Fax: (414) 964-1084

Tues Sept 26, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo
Thurs Sept 28, 2006, 7AM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, Weekly Outing, Wind Point Light House
Thurs Sept 28, 2006, 8AM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Weekly Bird Walks
Fri Sept 29, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo
Sat Sept 30, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Sept 30, 2006, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs

10AM, Dabblers and Divers; Wisconsin Waterfowl
1PM, Geese of Horicon

Sat Sept 30, 2006, Madison Audubon, Necedah NWR, Nolan Pope & Richard King

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

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Tues Oct 3 , 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo or Al Sherkow (Riverside only)
Tue Oct 3, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture - Rush Lake Restoration Update - Tim Lizotte
Tue Oct 3, 2006, 7 - 9 PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Bill Mueller, Cooper’s Hawks Nesting in Urban Milwaukee

Thu Oct 5, 2006, 7PM, Racine, Hoy Audubon, River Bend Nature Center

Joanne Dean, wildlife rehabilitator in Racine: recent patients and projects.

Fri Oct 6 , 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo or Al Sherkow (Kletzsch only)
Sat Oct 7, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Oct 7, 2006, Oshkosh Bird Club, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Contact Dar Tiede
Sat Oct 7, 2006, Madison Audubon, Fall Migrant Songbirds, Mike McDowell

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Sat Oct 7, 2006, Madison Audubon, Eagle Valley, Bill Smith

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Tues Oct 10 , 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo or Al Sherkow(Riverside only)
Fri Oct 13 , 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo or Al Sherkow(Kletzsch only)
Fri-Sun Oct 13-15, 2006, Wisconsin Dells, Upper Midwest Audubon Conference, "No Bird Left Behind"
Sat Oct 14, 2006, 7:30-9AM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Warbler Walk
Sat Oct 14, 2006, 10AM-1PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , $, Hawkwatch @ Concordia
Sat Oct 14, 2006, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs

10AM, Fall Migration (Hike)
1PM, Geese of Horicon

Sun Oct 15, 2006, Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Fall Naturalist Programs

11AM, Habitat Hike
1PM, Raptors ID & Adaptations

Sun Oct 15, 2006, Wisc Society for Ornithology Field Trip, Harrington Beach, lower beach parking area
Tues Oct 17, 2006, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center, Bird Banding, Contact Tim Vargo or Al Sherkow

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Sat Nov 4, 2006, 11AM-1PM, Milwaukee, Lake Park Duck Watch
Sat Nov 4, 2006, Madison Audubon, Lake Michigan Birding, Aaron Stutz

Field Trip Coordinators: Aaron Stutz 608-294-9618 & Levi Wood 608 277-7959

Tue Nov 7, 2006, 7PM, Oshkosh Bird Club, Lecture - Birding in Madagascar - Bob Smidt
Tue Nov 7, 2006, 7-9PM, Newburg, Riveredge Bird Club, Monthly Meeting, 1st Tuesdays

Scott Diehl, Wisconsin Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Fri-Sun Nov 10-12, 2006, Lansing Iowa, 5th annual Fall Rivers & Bluffs Birding Festival

Find out more here: http://www.lansingiowa.com/birdfest2006.html

More details Ric Zarwell at ric.zarwell@mchsi.com

Sat Nov 11, 2006, Two Rivers, Aegolis Bird Club, Early Winter trip, call John or Julie at 920-683-3878
Sat Nov 11, 2006, 5:30AM-7:30PM, Milwaukee to Oconto County, Urban Ecology Center , Search for Swans, $30

Call Tim Vargo to register: 414.964.8505

Sun Nov 12, 2006, 3PM, Milwaukee, Urban Ecology Center , Adult Birding Workshop: Sparrows II, $5,

Call Tim Vargo to register: 414.964.8505

Mon Nov 13, 2006, 9AM-9PM, Milwaukee to Indiana, Urban Ecology Center , Sandhill Cranes at Jasper Pulaski, $30

Call Tim Vargo to register: 414.964.8505

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