Madison, WI including Dane and Columbia Counties RBA
April 17, 2008
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:01:35 -0500
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-RBA
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 17 April 2008
* WIMA0804.17
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@gmail.com)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
Common Loon
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Eastern Phoebe
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Brown Creeper
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rusty Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
American Robin
Northern Flicker
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Winter Wren
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Bonaparte's Gull
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
American White Pelican
Blue-headed Vireo
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow Goose
Broad-winged Hawk
Brown Thrasher
Peregrine Falcon
LOCATIONS MENTIONED-
Madison Lakes
Lake Farm County Park
Pheasant Branch Conservancy
UW Arboretum
County DM & Harvey Road, Columbia County
Bascom Hill, UW-Madison campus
This is the hotline report for the Madison Audubon Society for
Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Large numbers of COMMON LOONS have been seen on all the Madison lakes
during the past week. WOOD DUCKS and BLUE-WINGED TEALS have also
returned
PIED-BILLED and HORNED GREBES also have been reported as well as many
TREE SWALLOWS. And there have been some BARN and NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS seen as well.
Lake Farm Park, Pheasant Branch and the UW Arboretum have had several
reports of EASTERN PHOEBES, GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS,
HERMIT THRUSH, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, BROWN CREEPERS,
WHITE-BREASTED and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS,
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, COMMON GRACKLES, AMERICAN ROBINS, NORTHERN
FLICKERS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and WINTER WRENS.
Numerous sparrows have also been reported, including CHIPPING, FIELD,
VESPER, SAVANNAH, WHITE-THROATED and SONG SPARROWS . DARK-EYED
JUNCOS also remain numerous.
BONEPARTE'S GULLS have been seen at various locations, and a few
GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS -- generally in field ponds.
On April 11 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were reported at Lake Farm Park.
And at Pheasant Branch Conservancy, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO was seen in
Middleton.
On April 13 in Columbia County, on Hwy DM and also on Harvey Road,
birders reported large numbers of WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, as well as a
SNOW GOOSE.
Also on April 13 there was a BROAD-WINGED HAWK was reported over the
Arboretum in Madison.
A BROWN THRASHER was reported at Lake Farm Park on April 14.
WIMA
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The next Madison Audubon field trips are:
Saturday, April 19: Abraham's Woods -- Abraham's Woods, a State
Natural Area and one of the UW Arboretum's outlying areas, is one of
the finest remnants of sugar maple forest left in southern Wisconsin.
We will search for spring wildflowers and early migrant birds as we
stroll through the forest of sugar maple, basswood, yellowbud hickory,
hackberry, and other typical southern mesic forest trees. Time
permitting, we will stop at nearby Oliver Prairie, a limestone "goat"
prairie, in search of pasque flower fruits, bird-foot violets, prairie
smoke, and other lime-prairie plants. Carpool at 8:00 am from Cub
Foods parking lot, near the intersection of the Beltline and Verona
Rd. Or meet the group at Abe's Woods, just southwest of Albany in
Green County. Contact Janeen for directions. We will return to Madison
between noon and 1:00 pm. The trip will be canceled only in the case
of dangerous weather. Contact Janine for questions at 608-266-7714 or
via email at janeen.laatsch@wisconsin.gov.
Sunday, April 20: Ice Age Trail (Once Around the Sink and Down the
Drain) -- We'll look for returning waterfowl and grassland birds at
Shoveler's Sink, stroll through the gorge cut by glacial meltwater at
the Cross Plains Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, and search for
pasque flowers on the bluffs above. This 3-mile walk traces the
contrasting landscape of glaciated and unglaciated (Driftless Area)
terrain along the route of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Wear
sturdy boots. Bring binoculars, water, and food and dress for the
weather. Meet at 9:00 am at the intersection of Cleveland Rd. and Old
Sauk Pass. This is about 3/4 of a mile south of US Hwy. 14 in the Town
of Cross Plains. If you have questions, please contact Gary at
608-249-7870.
Good Birding!