August Walk
August Bird Walk - Horicon Marsh
As planned we met at the end of Dike Road and explored it looking for shorebirds among others. We were treated to a view of five Black Necked Stilts, including a fly-by of the little group. This was probably one of the family groups that have bred there this year. There were both mature and immature birds in the small flock.
We found very few shorebirds, but we did find a couple. It took some work with scopes and patience but in the end it paid off. There's a complete list of birds seen below, as usual.
We took a little time at the end of the session to run up to Highway 49 in hopes of seeing the Little Blue Heron who's been hanging around there at times. We were unable to locate that bird but did see some others which made the try worthwhile. All in all, a good outing despite the reluctance of shorebirds to be seen.
SPECIES SEEN
From 8/22/2010 to 8/22/2010 ~ All Places ~ 40 seen
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
PELICANS
American White Pelican
CORMORANTS
Double-crested Cormorant
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
American Bittern
DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Ruddy Duck
NEW WORLD VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
TURKEYS
Wild Turkey
CRANES
Sandhill Crane
RAILS, GALLINULES AND COOTS
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Coot
AVOCETS AND STILTS
Black-necked Stilt
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer
SANDPIPERS
Solitary Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
GULLS
Ring-billed Gull
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Mourning Dove
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
WAXWINGS
Cedar Waxwing
WRENS
Marsh Wren
STARLINGS
European Starling
WOOD WARBLERS
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
SPARROWS, TOWHEES, JUNCOS
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
SALTATORS, CARDINALS AND ALLIES
Northern Cardinal
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, GRACKLES, ETC.
Red-winged Blackbird
FINCHES, SISKINS, CROSSBILLS
American Goldfinch
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Species seen - 40