Location: Cliffside Park (Racine Co.)
Observation date: 4/23/11
Reported by Jenny Wenzel

Common Goldeneye 17
Red-Breasted Merganser 16
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Canada Goose 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Hooded Merganser 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper's Hawk 8
Accipiter sp. 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
hawk sp. 4
American Kestrel 4
Merlin 5
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 4
Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
American Crow 9
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 6
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 5
Cliff Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 11
European Starling 5
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 21
blackbird sp. 40
American Goldfinch 5

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 4/23/11
Reported by Jenny Wenzel
Number of species: 51

Canada Goose 8
Mallard 16
Blue-winged Teal 8
Northern Shoveler 12
Bufflehead 14
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 11
Double-crested Cormorant 82
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Sandhill Crane 1
Bonaparte's Gull 59
Herring Gull 3
Caspian Tern 10
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
American Crow 29
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
swallow sp. 1
Black-capped Chickadee 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 25
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 12
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 17
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 14
House Sparrow 7

Location: Racine Co
Observation date: 4/22/11
Reported on Wisconsin Birding Network

Hi all,
At 11:50 Friday morning there was a Cattle Egret in the large wetland complex north of Hwy. 11 on the west side of Hwy. 75, about 1/2 half mile north of Kansasville, in Racine Co.
It is very close to the road hunkered down in the cattails. It is in breeding plumage. It was just north of the driveway on the east side of the road with the house number of 3301 on the mailbox.
John Dixon
Brighton Township, Kenosha Co.

Location: Cliffside Park (Racine Co.)
Observation date: 4/20/11: 7:00 P.M. - 8:20 P.M.
Notes: Hoy Audubon Society Field Trip
Number of species: 17

Mallard 3 flyovers
Wild Turkey 1 heard
Great Blue Heron 1 flyover
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Woodcock 13 Includes those heard/seen from north end and back towards parking area.
Mourning Dove 2
American Crow 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 7
Brown Thrasher 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 1
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 28 flyovers
Common Grackle 26 flyovers
blackbird sp. 7 flyovers

Location: Cliffside Park (Racine Co.)
Observation date: 4/20/11: 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Notes: Hoy Audubon Society Field Trip
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Herring Gull 1 flyover
gull sp. 4 flyovers
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Brown Creeper 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 8
European Starling 2 flyover
American Tree Sparrow 3
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1 heard
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 13 flyovers
Common Grackle 88 flyovers
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 1

Location: Cliffside Park (Racine Co.)
Observation date: 4/13/11
Notes: Hoy Audubon Society Field Trip
Number of species: 33

Canada Goose 1
Mallard 5 flyovers
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 13
Wild Turkey 2
Horned Grebe 1
American Woodcock 6
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 5
gull sp. 5
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 1 Mobbed by BLJAs
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 13
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Hermit Thrush 3
Brown Thrasher 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Eastern Towhee 4
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 23 flyovers
Common Grackle 154 flyovers
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2 flyovers
American Goldfinch 3

Location: River Bend Nature Center
Observation date: 4/12/11
Reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Fox Sparrow (Red) 7
Song Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1 flyover
Common Grackle 3 flyovers
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2

Location: Racine--Samuel Myers Park
3/1/11
Reported by Helen Pugh
Number of species: 10

American Black Duck 5
Mallard 70
Greater Scaup 147
Bufflehead 9
Common Goldeneye 18
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 17
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 80

Location: Racine--Samuel Myers Park
1/9/11
Reported by Helen Pugh
Notes: Lrg. raft of Comm. Mergs just East of No. Arm of South Harbor.
Lone female Long-tail feeding just inside No. Arm of So. Harbor. 28 degrees sunny winds 5 NNW
Number of species: 10

Canada Goose 11
Mallard 65
Greater Scaup 2
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 47
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 252
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Herring Gull 3

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 12/4/10 : 9:30 - 11:10 A.M.
Reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 15

Canada Goose 15
Tundra Swan 5   Two adults with three young
American Black Duck 9
Mallard 83
Greater Scaup 8
Black Scoter 19
Bufflehead 32
Common Goldeneye 26
Common Merganser 4
Red-breasted Merganser 1759
Ring-billed Gull 321
Herring Gull 35
gull sp. 55
American Crow 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Pipit 2

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/27/10 : 9:10 - 11:20 A.M.
Reported by Hoy Audubon Society lakefront field trip
Number of species: 16

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 10
Mallard 60
Black Scoter 11
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 25
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Ring-billed Gull 80
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/25/10 : 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.
Reported by Rick Fare, Eric Howe, Jenny Wenzel
Number of species: 15

American Black Duck 6
Mallard 20
Greater Scaup 16
Surf Scoter 1
Black Scoter 18
Bufflehead 75
Common Goldeneye 6
Red-breasted Merganser 41
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull 10
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 5

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/20/10 : 7:50 - 9:15 A.M.
 Reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 22

Canada Goose 19
American Black Duck 8
Mallard 126
Greater Scaup 10
Surf Scoter 1
Bufflehead 89
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 76
Ruddy Duck 1
duck sp. 43 Distant flybys
American Coot 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 15
gull sp. 10
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 12

Location: Richard Bong State Recreational Area
Observation date: 11/13/10
Reported by the Hoy Audubon field trip

Twelve blue morph Snow Geese (7 adults/5 young).



Video by Eric Howe
 

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/12/10
Reported by Jenny Wenzel

Rick Fare found three Franklin's Gulls (one juvenile and two adults) sitting on the rocks on the beach just north of the Wind Point light house. They were still there around 12:30pm today.
 

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/12/10 : 7:40 - 8:10 A.M.
Number of species: 15

American Black Duck 8
Mallard 158
Surf Scoter 1 Female
Bufflehead 26
Red-breasted Merganser 8
Horned Grebe 1
American Coot 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 3
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
European Starling 13
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 25
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 8

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/11/10 : 7:20 - 8:10 A.M.
Number of species: 13

American Black Duck 11
Mallard 114
Bufflehead 13
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
gull sp. 6
American Crow 2
European Starling 48
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 1

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/10/10 : 7:00 - 8:10 A.M.
Number of species: 20

American Black Duck 14
Mallard 102
Bufflehead 21
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Coot 3
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 20
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
European Starling 115
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 5
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 30
House Sparrow 3

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 10/29/10
Reported by John Dixon, Rick Fare and Jenny Wenzel

Pacific Loon 1

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 10/23/10 : 8:30 - 9:30 A.M.
Notes: Hoy Audubon Society lakefront birding field trip.
Number of species: 15

Mallard 21
Common Loon 2
Horned Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American Coot 25
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 11
Herring Gull 2
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Song Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 5

Location: Wind Point (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 10/23/10 : 9:30 - 10:10 A.M.
Notes: Continuation of Hoy Audubon Society lakefront birding field trip.
Number of species: 12

Gadwall 3
American Black Duck 4
Redhead 2
Surf Scoter 1
Bufflehead 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 100
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 20

Location: Racine North Beach
Observation date: 9/20/10
Reported by Jenny Wenzel

"Rick Fare just called and said the Western Sandpiper is back at North Beach in Racine (on the south side of the beach).  Photos of it were taken by Keith Kennedy yesterday and can be seen on the Wisconsin ebird flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46026829@N05/5006508031/in/pool-wisconsinebird

8/21/2010 - Horicon Marsh--NWR Hwy. 49 (general)
reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 15

Trumpeter Swan 2
Mallard X
Blue-winged Teal X
Northern Shoveler 2
Canvasback 2
Redhead X
Ruddy Duck 10
Pied-billed Grebe X
Little Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 2
American Coot 100
American Avocet 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Black Tern 3
Yellow-headed Blackbird 3

8/21/2010 - Horicon Marsh--NWR Dike Rd.
reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 27

Mallard 7
Pied-billed Grebe 10
American White Pelican 10
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 30
Black-crowned Night-Heron 11
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 1
Sandhill Crane 5
Black-necked Stilt 5
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull 3
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Tree Swallow 200
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Marsh Wren 1
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
American Goldfinch 18

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

6/10/2010 - Racine Co. - Honey Creek Wildlife Area (FF & Oak Knoll Rd Unit)
reported by Eric Howe

Notes:  Includes birds seen/heard at or while hiking between four point counts conducted for the WI Marshbird Survey.  Quite wet and LOTS of reed canary grass in pollen !

Number of species: 44

Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 1
American Bittern 2
Green Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Sora 1
Killdeer 1
American Woodcock 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 11
Great Crested Flycatcher 7
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Sedge Wren 1
Marsh Wren 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 5
Cedar Waxwing 5
Yellow Warbler 16
Common Yellowthroat 20
Song Sparrow 22
Swamp Sparrow 19
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 48
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1

Warbler ID Handout
 LEARNING BIRDS WITH WORDS: SPRING WARBLERS AT COLONIAL PARK
by Sharon Kennedy

5/6/2010 - Racine - River Bend Nature Center - 5:30-6:45pm
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 30

Canada Goose 2
Mallard 1
Great Horned Owl 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Veery 1
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1
American Goldfinch 1
 

5/6/2010 - Racine - Honey Creek State Wildlife Area  (FF & Oak Knoll Rd Unit) 6:50am
 reported by Eric Howe

Notes: Birds seen/heard while walking/jogging from survey point to survey point for the WI Marshbird Survey.

Number of species: 67

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 15
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 4
Sandhill Crane 3
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Least Flycatcher 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 5

Blue-winged Warbler 3
Golden-winged Warbler 6
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 5
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler 16
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 5
Black-and-white Warbler 8
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 6
Northern Waterthrush 21
Common Yellowthroat 31

warbler sp. 3
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 18
White-throated Sparrow 19
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 12
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 3

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

5/6/2010 -  Racine Co. - Maple Rd/Cty Hwy D Ponds
 
Notes: Marshbird Survey location
Number of species: 14

Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 1
Blue-winged Teal 4
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American Bittern 1
Sora 1
Common Moorhen 1
American Coot 2
Tree Swallow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1

5/5/2010 - Colonial Park - 5:30-7:45pm
reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 35

Wood Duck 2
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
gull sp. 1
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 2 - nest observed, one juvenile on nest, adult nearby.
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 2 - Nesting site observed
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 10
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16
American Robin 8
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 8
Northern Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
warbler sp. 5
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 1

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

4/30/2010 - Racine - Cliffside Park
 reported by John Dixon

Hi all,
Rick Fare, Jenny Wenzel and I saw a first summer Summer Tanager near Picnic area 2 in Cliffside Park, Racine, from about 5:15 to 6:15 Friday.
It flew to the east of the parking area for picnic area 2 when we last saw it.
John Dixon
Brighton Township, Kenosha Co.

4/30/2010 - Colonial Park - 6:50-8:15 a.m.
reported by John Dixon, Rick Fare, Eric Howe, Jenny Wenzel

Number of species: 43

Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1 Heard singing...to quote the Feith mnemonic, " When I see you I will squeeze you and I'll squeeze you til you squirt!"
Blue Jay 2
Barn Swallow 1 Flyover
Black-capped Chickadee 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 grayish cheek, lack of buffy eyering but rather grayish. Lack of buffy spectacles. Spotted breast.
American Robin 8
Nashville Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1 Heard singing "teacher, teacher, teacher..." Seen by John Dixon.
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1 black mask, yellowish throat. Call note characteristic of a COYE.
Song Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Male, initially heard 'squeak' call notes prior to viewing
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 1 Heard singing.
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 1

4/28/2010 - Colonial Park - 5:25-7:45 p.m.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip members

Number of species: 32

Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1 Flyover
Ring-billed Gull 3 Flyovers
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 6 Flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 13
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
American Robin 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Palm Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 1 Flyover
Brown-headed Cowbird 10 (Most on golf course)
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 1

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

4/21/2010 - Colonial Park - Evening Walk
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip members

Number of species: 17

Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 1

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

4/24/2010 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Jenny Wenzel

White-eyed Vireo 1
Originally found by Greg Howard. Good views obtained in short hedgy bushes. Stark, white wing bars noticeable, as well as yellow spectacles and white iris. Throat whitish. Yellowish under wings.
 

4/14/2010 - Racine - Cliffside Park
6:00-8:30 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip members

Number of species: 36

Canada Goose 4
Mallard 3
Red-breasted Merganser 22
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1 Flyover
American Woodcock 14
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 8
gull sp. 9
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
American Robin 10
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
 

4/7/2010 - Racine - Cliffside Park
6:00-7:30 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip members

Notes: Windy.
Number of species: 11

duck sp. 40 Flyovers
Cooper's Hawk 1
gull sp. 30 Flyovers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 6
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Common Grackle 100 Flyovers

4/6/10 - North Beach, Racine
 reported by Helen Pugh

6 Caspian Terns on North Beach with the gulls.

4/3/2010 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 31

Canada Goose 2
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 17
Blue-winged Teal 19
Northern Shoveler 7
Green-winged Teal 2
Greater Scaup 15
Bufflehead 16
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 63
Red-throated Loon 1
Horned Grebe 2
Ring-billed Gull 4
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Tree Swallow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 26
European Starling 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 1

4/2/10 - Wind Point, Racine County
 reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Shovelers and Wood Ducks flyovers on walk around neighborhood
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Northern Shoveler 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 3
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 12
European Starling 16
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 37
Common Grackle 40
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
House Finch 18
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 6

Location: near Bong State Rec Area
Observation date: 3/5/10
Reported by Joe Vass

Single Sandhill Crane sighted this morning (about 10:30 a.m.) in Kenosha County near Bong, on JB ½ mile west of Hwy 75.
Crane was walking on a frozen cattail marsh.

Location: Racine Harbor, Wind Point and Myers Park
Observation date: 2/27/10
Reported by Helen Pugh and Rick Fare

Two Canvasbacks and 3 No. Pintails resting in the main harbor
A couple of Glaucous gulls--one at Wind Point and one at the South Harbor.

Location: Racine--Pugh Marina
Observation date: 2/27/10
Reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 13

Canada Goose 150
Mallard 6
Northern Pintail 2
Greater Scaup 35
Common Goldeneye 50
Common Merganser 3
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 800
Thayer's Gull 1
Iceland Gull 1 Reported earlier in the day on wisbirdn and by other Racine birders who called me. All whitish plumage, primaries also light, not darker like juvenile thayer's, dark bill, smaller bill, and small gull overall
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2

Location: Racine--Pugh Marina
Observation date: 2/27/10
Reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Both Iceland gulls were first year.
Number of species: 13

Canada Goose 200
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 20
Greater Scaup 80
Bufflehead 5
Common Goldeneye 15
Common Merganser 15
Ring-billed Gull 80
Herring Gull 500
Thayer's Gull 2
Iceland Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 3

Location: Racine--Meyer's Park
Observation date: 2/27/10
Reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: RB Mergansers migrating north. A couple of Long-tails migrating
in line with the RB mergs.
Number of species: 11

Canada Goose X
Mallard 20
Long-tailed Duck 5
Common Goldeneye 15
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 20
Red-breasted Merganser 80
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 100
Thayer's Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 2

Location: Racine, Racine County
Observation date: 2/27/10
Reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Longspurs and Snow Buntings located just north of Spring Street
on 61st St...until Kestrel came.
Number of species: 7

American Kestrel 1
Rock Pigeon 70
Mourning Dove 6
American Crow 6
Horned Lark 40
Lapland Longspur 45
Snow Bunting 35

Location: 55th Drive-North of 58th rd.
Observation date: 2/26/10
Reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 3

Horned Lark 25
Lapland Longspur 8
Snow Bunting 6

Location: Racine--Pugh Marina
Observation date: 2/19/10
Reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 9

Canada Goose 350
Redhead 3
Greater Scaup 75
Common Goldeneye 6
Common Merganser 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 550
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Thayer's Gull

Location: Racine--Carre-Hogle Park
Observation date: 2/19/10
Reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 1

Glaucous Gull 1

Location: Racine--Festival Park Lagoon
Observation date: 2/19/10
Reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 1

White-winged Scoter 1

Racine Christmas Bird Count
 - Preliminary Results -

   62 species have thus far been observed during the Racine CBC which was held on Saturday, December 19th. 
   Highlights reported by the field parties included White-winged Scoters (4), Thayer's Gull (1), Great Blue Heron (1),  Brown Thrasher (1), American Pipits (12 !), Savanna Sparrow (1) and an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye (one of four reported in Wisconsin this winter as well as a Racine CBC first).

Click here for the full list of species observed

12/12/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 15

Canada Goose 215
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 23
Mallard 460
Redhead 3
Greater Scaup 505
Bufflehead 3
Common Goldeneye 19
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 Seen by Rick Fare
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 17
American Crow 16
European Starling 20

11/21/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 19

Canada Goose 28
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 40
Greater Scaup 15
Bufflehead 37
Common Goldeneye 12
Hooded Merganser 21
Red-breasted Merganser 800
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 3
Horned Grebe 6
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Goldfinch 3

10/31/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 32

Canada Goose 17
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 6
Greater Scaup 14
Bufflehead 7
Common Goldeneye 1
American Bittern 1 flyover
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Coot 2
American Woodcock 1
Bonaparte's Gull 10
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 7
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 4
swallow sp. 1 flying over the water-lake michigan
Black-capped Chickadee 13
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9American Robin 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
swamp sparrow 2
white-throated sparrow 1
vesper sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 17

9/26/2009 - Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (Milwaukee County)
reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 19

Wild Turkey 12
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Swainson's Thrush 1
Gray Catbird 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
American Redstart 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1

9/13/2009 - Racine, Downtown
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Notes: ASNO: Winds calm, 66 degrees. Roost is a brick chimney at 314
6th St. in Downtown Racine. 96% of the birds entered between 7:15pm and 7:27 pm.
Number of species: 1

Chimney Swift 86

9/9/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 22

Canada Goose 16
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 92
Double-crested Cormorant 93
Cooper's Hawk 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 61
Herring Gull 27
gull sp. 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 9
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
warbler sp. 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 1 Heard
American Goldfinch 2

9/3/2009 - River Bend Nature Center
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip during  a pre meeting hike

Number of species: 19

Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Swainson's Thrush 5
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 5
Cedar Waxwing 30
American Redstart 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1

9/2/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 21

Canada Goose 28
Mallard 40
Hooded Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 252
Great Blue Heron 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 40
gull sp. 10
Caspian Tern 3
Common Nighthawk 7
Chimney Swift 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2

8/29/2009 - S. Wind Lake Rd. (Wind Lake Sod Farms Area)
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Killdeer 12
Least Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1
Tree Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 26
European Starling 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2

8/29/2009 - Wind Lake Sod Farms
reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

American Golden-Plover 6

8/29/2009 - Burmeister Rd. (Wind Lake Sod Farms Area)
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Turkey Vulture 5
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Black-bellied Plover 1
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 3

8/28/2009 - Burmeister Rd. (Wind Lake Sod Farms Area)
 reported by Jenny Wenzel

Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 1
Cliff Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 21
Cedar Waxwing 1
Brewer's Blackbird 4

8/26/2009 - Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park
 reported by Hoy Audubon Society field trip

Number of species: 17

Canada Goose 5
Mallard 80
Hooded Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 342 Approx 275 seen near horizon at the old reef house site out east of the Racine harbor area
Great Blue Heron 4
Spotted Sandpiper 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 10
Least Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 305
Herring Gull 50
gull sp. 50
Caspian Tern 3
Least Flycatcher 1
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
American Goldfinch 2

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

8/20/2009 - Racine - Myers Park
reported by Rick Fare

"On August 20 at 10:00AM Greg Baker (a birder visiting from Oregon) and I observed an adult European goldfinch feeding 1 of 2 young at Myers Park.  Although I have seen a few in the past and suspected that they might be breeding in the area, this is proof of breeding.  He took a few photos and has a video of this feeding behavior."

8/10/2009 - Racine, Downtown
reported by Jenny Wenzel, Rick Fare, Helen Pugh

83 Chimney Swifts seen at two locations

8/10/2009 - Myers Park
reported by Jenny Wenzel, Rick Fare, Helen Pugh

Number of species: 9

Canada Goose 21
Mallard 19
Hooded Merganser 4
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Bonaparte's Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 190
Herring Gull 62
Red-winged Blackbird 6

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

7/13/2009 - Bong State Recreation Area (Kenosha Co.)
reported by Jennifer Wenzel

Number of species: 16

Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Tree Swallow 16
Barn Swallow 8
American Robin 11
Cedar Waxwing 3
Common Yellowthroat 16
Savannah Sparrow 3
Henslow's Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Dickcissel 1
Bobolink 3
Red-winged Blackbird 22
Eastern Meadowlark 4
American Goldfinch 6

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

5/15/2009 - Colonial Park - 5:15 - 6:50 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Number of species: 42

Wood Duck 1
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 15
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 13
Gray Catbird 6
Nashville Warbler 3
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 6
American Redstart 8
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Canada Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 13
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 1

5/14/2009 - River Bend Nature Center - 7:20 A.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip participants

Number of species: 38

Canada Goose 1
Green Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Sandhill Crane 1 Distant call heard from north
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Swainson's Thrush 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 5
Cedar Waxwing 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 2
Northern Waterthrush 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 2

5/13/2009 - Colonial Park - 5:25 - 7:30 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip participants

Number of species: 47

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1 Flyover
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1 Flyover
Rock Pigeon 1 Flyover
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3 - Including a pair at a nest cavity.
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 1 Heard
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1 Heard
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 6
Common Yellowthroat 3
Scarlet Tanager 2
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3

5/11/2009 - Colonial Park - 6:45 - 8:20 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Number of species: 55

Canada Goose 3
Mallard 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 6
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 6
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 10
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 3
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 5
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 3

5/11/2009 - Colonial Park - 5:25-7:20 p.m.
reported by Eric Howe

Number of species: 53

Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 2
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 16
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 14
Gray Catbird 4
Nashville Warbler 8
Northern Parula 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 2
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 8
Black-and-white Warbler 6
American Redstart 3
Northern Waterthrush 2
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 1

5/13/2009 - Tichigan SWA - Bridge Drive Entry - 5:55 - 9:00 P.M.
May Bird Count
reported by Eric Howe, Maureen and Dale Gross

Number of species: 51

Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 2
Ruddy Duck 10
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
American Coot 1
Sandhill Crane 8
Wilson's Snipe 2
American Woodcock 9
Common Tern 12
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Kingbird 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
Tree Swallow 30
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30
Cliff Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Marsh Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 9
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 15
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 5
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 11
Summer Tanager 1
Scarlet Tanager 3
Song Sparrow 14
Swamp Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 77
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 4

5/9/2009 - Racine - Cliffside Park - 10:55 A.M. -3:40 P.M.
May Bird Count
reported by Eric Howe

Number of species: 82

Canada Goose 2
Mallard 5
Red-breasted Merganser 251
Ruddy Duck 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 30
Caspian Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 11
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 8
Marsh Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 7
Veery 10
Swainson's Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 8
Gray Catbird 21
Brown Thrasher 6
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 6
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 10
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 34
Black-throated Green Warbler 9
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 46
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 12
American Redstart 4
Ovenbird 8
Northern Waterthrush 5
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 18
Eastern Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 2
Clay-colored Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 9
Lincoln's Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 45
Northern Cardinal 9
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 18
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 14
House Sparrow 4

5/9/2009 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park - 6:25 - 1030 A.M.
May Bird Count
reported by Eric Howe

Nores: Brisk west winds / rain from 6:30-7am.
Number of species: 68

Wood Duck 1
Mallard 19
Red-breasted Merganser 29
Cooper's Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 45
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Veery 9
Swainson's Thrush 7
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Cedar Waxwing 8
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 56
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 8
Ovenbird 7
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 15
Chipping Sparrow 10
Clay-colored Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 10
Lincoln's Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 8
White-crowned Sparrow 120
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 4
Bobolink 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 16
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 7
Pine Siskin 2
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 7

Photos by Keith Kennedy

4/8/2009 - Racine - Cliffside Park - Evening Woodcock Walk
6:15-8:45 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip members

Number of species: 24
Notes: Hoy Audubon Field Trip.  Clear.  50F.  Calm winds.  6:15-8:30PM.  Walked from picnic area #2 north along main trail to overlook at lake and back again.

Canada Goose 8
Mallard 4
Common Goldeneye 4
Common Merganser 6
Red-breasted Merganser 145
American Woodcock 9
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 8
gull sp. 20
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 10
European Starling 13
Song Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 29
Common Grackle 472
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
blackbird sp. 100
House Finch 1
White-winged Crossbill - 1 female

2/12/2009 - Racine - South Harbor
reported by Helen Pugh and Rick Fare

Number of species: 5

Mallard X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Iceland Gull 1
Glaucous Gull 3


2/4/2009 - Racine - Pugh Marina
reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Vast Majority of Comm. Mergs. were male. I was surprised to see
a large part of the harbor ice free.
Number of species: 4

Redhead 12
Greater Scaup 123
Common Goldeneye 4
Common Merganser 60

12/13/2008 - Racine Lakefront (morning)
reported by Eric H.

Hoy members met at the Racine lakefront this morning at Wind Point Lighthouse & Shoop Park as well as the area near the Pugh Marina.  Highlight at Wind Point were, among others, separate flybys of 2 Glaucous Gulls (adult and immature).

At the Pugh Marina, besides the usual waterfowl, we found a single Ring-necked Duck and Ruddy Duck at the north end.

Another observer took a swing down to Carre-Hogle Park after the group departed and saw 2 more Glaucous Gulls (immatures) on the spit of beach to the east of the turn around.


Location: Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 12/13/08
Notes: Hoy Audubon field trip. Birded from the Shoop Park parking lot, then drove to the Lighthouse grounds.
Number of species: 15

Canada Goose 45
American Black Duck 5
Mallard 95
Greater Scaup 63
Bufflehead 45
Common Goldeneye 55
Common Merganser 11
Red-breasted Merganser 60
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull X
Glaucous Gull 2
gull sp. 65
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 19

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Location: Racine- Pugh Marina
Observation date: 12/13/08
Notes: Hoy Audubon field trip
Number of species: 17

Canada Goose 41
Mallard 18
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 34
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 7
Hooded Merganser 5
Common Merganser 31
Ruddy Duck 1
American Coot 5
Ring-billed Gull 5
Herring Gull 430
Mourning Dove 1
American Crow 1
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 8

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Location: Racine- Carre-Hogle Park
Observation date: 12/13/08
Number of species: 9

Canada Goose 1
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 120
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 4
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Herring Gull 25
Glaucous Gull 2 both 2nd winter
 

 

9/11/2008 - Colonial Park - 7:00-8:15 a.m.
reported by Eric H.

Number of species: 30

Mallard 9
Cooper's Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 2 Flyovers
Rock Pigeon 9 Flyover
Chimney Swift 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Winter Wren 1
Swainson's Thrush 8
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Connecticut Warbler 1       1st year bird
Wilson's Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Indigo Bunting 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1

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9/10/2008 - Colonial Park - 5:30-7:30 p.m.
reported by Hoy Audubon Field Trip participants

Number of species: 27

Canada Goose 5
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 2 Flyover
Mourning Dove 1
Common Nighthawk 3
Chimney Swift 20
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Swainson's Thrush 9
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 15 Flyover
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Indigo Bunting 3
American Goldfinch 2

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9/9/2008 - Colonial Park - 7:00-8:15 a.m.
reported by Eric H.

Number of species: 41

Canada Goose 1 Flyby
Mallard 1 Flyby
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 1 Flyover
Rock Pigeon 10
Mourning Dove 1 Flyby
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 7
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 1
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 6 One was 'bathing' against the dew covered leaves 20 feet up in a tree! .... Between periods of ruffling up, it also pecked at insects or else at  water droplets on the leaves
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 12
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1

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8/9/2008 - Racine, Downtown, Chimney Swifts
reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Going to roost in small chimney at Park Av. and 6th St.--Old
Allah Rug Co. Building
Number of species: 1

Chimney Swift 43

8/7/2008 - Racine Water Dept. Chimney
reported by Helen Pugh

Notes: Going to roost in the Water Dept chimney.
Number of species: 1

Chimney Swift 9

5/7/2008 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 7:30 A.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon group hike (one of two groups)

Canada Goose     4
Wood Duck     4
Green Heron     1
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Mourning Dove     1
Chimney Swift     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     1
Least Flycatcher     1
Great Crested Flycatcher     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Warbling Vireo     2
Blue Jay     1
Tree Swallow     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     10
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
House Wren     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     6
Eastern Bluebird     1
Veery     1
American Robin     5
Gray Catbird     2
Nashville Warbler     1
Chestnut-sided Warbler     2
Magnolia Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     4
Prairie Warbler     1     Thanks Jerry DeBoer !  Along river trail north of parking lot
Palm Warbler     5
Black-and-white Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     1
Wilson's Warbler     1
Song Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     4
Red-winged Blackbird     4
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
Baltimore Oriole     1
American Goldfinch     4
 

5/7/2008 - Myers Park - 6:45 - 8:15 A.M.
reported by Rick Fare, Eric Howe, Helen Pugh

Canada Goose     7
Mute Swan     5
Mallard     4
Double-crested Cormorant     70
Great Blue Heron     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Sora     1
Spotted Sandpiper     2
Ring-billed Gull     2
Herring Gull     45
Glaucous Gull     1     2nd winter, perhaps the same individual from Shoop Park the evening prior (quite white).
Caspian Tern     135
Forster's Tern     8
Mourning Dove     4
Chimney Swift     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Least Flycatcher     2
Eastern Phoebe     2
Warbling Vireo     1
American Crow     2
Tree Swallow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     4
Barn Swallow     3
House Wren     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
American Robin     4
Gray Catbird     4
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     2
Yellow Warbler     2
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     5
Clay-colored Sparrow     2
Savannah Sparrow     2
Grasshopper Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     3
Lincoln's Sparrow     1
Swamp Sparrow     5
White-throated Sparrow     2
White-crowned Sparrow     7
Northern Cardinal     1
Indigo Bunting     1
Red-winged Blackbird     35
Common Grackle     10
Baltimore Oriole     1
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     X

5/6/2008  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe

Notes:     Walked from Shoop parking area to the lighthouse (one way counting). 5:30-7:30PM
Number of species:     53

Canada Goose     3
Mallard     32
Blue-winged Teal     6
Green-winged Teal     1
Bufflehead     20
Red-breasted Merganser     9
Double-crested Cormorant     34
Great Blue Heron     1     Flyby
American Coot     1
Killdeer     2
Spotted Sandpiper     6
Bonaparte's Gull     2
Ring-billed Gull     5
Herring Gull     29
Glaucous Gull     1     2nd winter
Caspian Tern     10
Mourning Dove     2
Least Flycatcher     1
American Crow     1
Tree Swallow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     20
Bank Swallow     3
Barn Swallow     3
swallow sp.     10
Winter Wren     2
Marsh Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
American Robin     6
Gray Catbird     1
European Starling     6

Orange-crowned Warbler     3
Yellow Warbler     15
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Palm Warbler     8
Black-and-white Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     7

Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Clay-colored Sparrow     6
Savannah Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     4
Lincoln's Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     6
White-throated Sparrow     10
White-crowned Sparrow     9

Northern Cardinal     3
Red-winged Blackbird     13
Common Grackle     13
Brown-headed Cowbird     63
blackbird sp.     105
Baltimore Oriole     1
House Finch     1
American Goldfinch     7
House Sparrow     2

5/6/2008 - Myers Park - 6:50 - 8:10 A.M.
reported by Rick Fare and Eric Howe

Number of species:     37

Mallard     2
Double-crested Cormorant     12
Killdeer     2
Ring-billed Gull     15
Herring Gull     65
Caspian Tern     64
Mourning Dove     2
Chimney Swift     3
Least Flycatcher     1
Blue Jay     20     Flyover of group
American Crow     1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     1
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
House Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
American Robin     3
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     6
Yellow-rumped Warbler     5
Palm Warbler     3
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     3
Chipping Sparrow     1
Savannah Sparrow     1
Grasshopper Sparrow     1     Sat on the fence for approx 4-5 minutes.  Calling
occasionally.
Song Sparrow     4
Swamp Sparrow     6
White-crowned Sparrow     2
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     18
Common Grackle     10
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
House Finch     3
American Goldfinch     2
 

5/5/2008  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare, Maureen & Dale Gross, Eric Howe

Notes: Walked from lighthouse to Shoop Park parking area. Happened upon
Rick Fare and Maureen and Dale Gross who had just come from the south. Earlier
they had a Prothonotary Warbler by the clubhouse atop a tree(!)
Number of species: 53

Canada Goose 6
Mallard 32
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 4
Northern Pintail 1
Greater Scaup 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Bufflehead 29
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 177
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Dunlin 1
Bonaparte's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Caspian Tern 10
Forster's Tern 4
Chimney Swift 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1 Heard
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
swallow sp. 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 1

European Starling 5
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Clay-colored Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 9
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

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4/29/2008 - Colonial Park - 8:15 - 8:45 A.M.
reported by Rick Fare, Eric Howe

Number of species: 25

Mallard 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1 Perched in tree near north end of field by parking
area
Caspian Tern 1 Flyover
Mourning Dove 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Swainson's Thrush 1 We viewed from approx 30 feet. Thrush with
spectacled/buffy eyering as wells as cheeks/upper breast. Gray/Brown back/tail.
American Robin 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 2
Northern Waterthrush 1 Yellowish tinge on streaked breast and
supercilium. Pink legs. Streaked throat. Feeding on ground and downed branches
near/over standing water.
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 2

4/24/2008 - River Bend Nature Center
 reported by Rick Fare, Eric Howe

Number of species: 25

Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 3 Flyover
Mallard 1 Flyover
Herring Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Flyover
Barn Swallow 2 Flyover
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 2 Flyover
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 1

4/23/2008 - Racine "south harbor" (Sam Myers Park)
reported by Helen Pugh
Notes: 10 mph northerly wind, and clear at 50 degrees.
Number of species: 32

Canada Goose 6
Blue-winged Teal 2
Double-crested Cormorant 14
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 3
Bonaparte's Gull 14
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 4
Caspian Tern 60
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
American Robin 12
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 19
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 32
Common Grackle 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 1

 

4/16/2008 - Racine - Cliffside Park (Hoy Audubon Field Trip)
6:00 - 8:15 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe
 Number of species: 35

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 2 Flyovers
Turkey Vulture 2 Flyovers
Cooper's Hawk 1 Flyby
American Kestrel 1
American Woodcock 7
Ring-billed Gull X Flyovers
Herring Gull X Flyovers
Mourning Dove 5 Flybys
Belted Kingfisher 1 Flyby
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 2 Flyovers
Tree Swallow 2 Flyovers
Barn Swallow 1 Flyover
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 2

4/9/2008 - Racine - Cliffside Park (Hoy Audubon Field Trip)
6:00 - 8:15 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Number of species:     41

Gadwall     20
Mallard     2
Blue-winged Teal     10
Green-winged Teal     61
Common Goldeneye     2
Red-breasted Merganser     3
Ring-necked Pheasant     1     heard
Horned Grebe     2
Double-crested Cormorant     2     Flybys
Cooper's Hawk     1     Flybys
Peregrine Falcon     1     Heard towards north end of park.
American Woodcock     8
Ring-billed Gull     18     Flyovers
Herring Gull     1     Flyovers
gull sp.     15     Flyovers
Mourning Dove     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
American Crow     2
Horned Lark     1     Heard
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Golden-crowned Kinglet     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Hermit Thrush     1
American Robin     4
Brown Thrasher     1     Heard
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
Eastern Towhee     1
Field Sparrow     1     Heard
Song Sparrow     5
Swamp Sparrow     1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     2
Northern Cardinal     5
Red-winged Blackbird     55     Flyovers
Common Grackle     58     Flyovers
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     2

4/2/2008 - Racine - South Harbor (Meyers Park/Carre-Hogle Park)
reported by Helen Pugh and Rick Fare

Number of species:     27

Canada Goose     40
Mallard     15
Greater Scaup     1
Bufflehead     6
Common Goldeneye     8
Common Merganser     3
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     120
Herring Gull     50
Lesser Black-backed Gull     1
Mourning Dove     5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Eastern Phoebe     1
American Crow     4
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Hermit Thrush     1
American Robin     15
European Starling     12
American Tree Sparrow     12
Fox Sparrow     6
Song Sparrow     15
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     2
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     15
Common Grackle     8
Brown-headed Cowbird     5
American Goldfinch     9
 

3/19/2008  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe

Notes: Observed from lighthouse then drove south to Shoop parking lot to view.
Number of species: 26

Canada Goose 3
Mallard 26
Greater Scaup 35
Long-tailed Duck 24
Bufflehead 35
Common Goldeneye 297
Red-breasted Merganser 78
Horned Grebe 3
Accipiter sp.  1
American Coot 1
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 24
gull sp. 10
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 4
European Starling 18
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 95
Common Grackle 105
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 3

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3/12/2008  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe

Notes: Viewed from Shoop Park parking lot, then drove to the lighthouse to  scope there also.  Lake mostly open after about 100 feet offshore, unlike two days prior when iced in for perhaps 0.5 mile.

Number of species: 23

Greater White-fronted Goose 17
Canada Goose 100
Mallard 30
Green-winged Teal 1
Greater Scaup 541
Long-tailed Duck 11
Bufflehead 26
Common Goldeneye 396
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 45
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove 17
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 4
American Robin 4
European Starling 16
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 10
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

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3/11/2008  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Helen Pugh
Notes: The ice is built out quite a distance and a scope is required for IDing. The below is only from Shoop Park parking lot.

Number of species: 9

Greater White-fronted Goose 32
Canada Goose 100
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 20
Northern Pintail 1
Greater Scaup 500
Bufflehead 20
Common Goldeneye 15
American Crow 2

3/10/08  - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe
Notes: Excellent evening viewing conditions, calm water. Waterfowl could be ID'ed as far as or beyond the red buoys east of Windpoint (1 mile?) Near shore for about 0.5 mile+ was ice covered. Some open patches of water off of Shoop Park parking area. Viewed from Lighthouse and also Shoop Park parking area.

Number of species: 19

Canada Goose 24
American Black Duck 20
Mallard 110
Greater Scaup 403
White-winged Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck 49
Bufflehead 109
Common Goldeneye 675
Common Merganser 33
Red-breasted Merganser 243
Peregrine Falcon 1
Herring Gull 65
gull sp. 20
Mourning Dove 2
European Starling 10
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 1
House Finch 2
House Sparrow X

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3/7/2008 - Kenosha Co. - Ross's and Snow Geese
reported by Ray Palenik

As of 1:00 this afternoon the Ross’ and Snow Geese are still on Hwy N. They are approximately ¼ mile east of county D on the north side of the road in a corn field along with many Ring billed Gulls.
 

3/7/2008 - Racine Harbor
reported by Helen Pugh

There's a very nice mix of waterfowl at the boat launch in downtown Racine.
two female White-winged Scoters, a female Canvasback, some Buffleheads, Goldeneyes, both Scaup, 2 prs. of Hooded Mergansers, a few Common Mergansers, 18 Red Heads, Can. Geese, etc.

3/5/2008 - Kenosha County

From: Wisconsin Birding Network On Behalf Of John Dixon
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:43 PM
Subject: [wisb] Ross's Geese - Kenosha Co.

Spring is coming soon; but for today, it's a great day to bird by car!!

At 2:30 Wednesday afternoon I saw a flock of 7 Ross's Geese along with 7 Snow Geese where the Des Plaines River crosses County Trunk "N" in Paris Township, Kenosha Co. The river crosses "N" 1 mile east of Hwy. 45. "N" is about 2.0 miles south of Hwy. 142, or 2.5 miles north of Hwy. 50. "N" tees with 45 so turn east off of 45. The geese were on the north side of the road just east of the river in a flooded corn field. There is a patch of corn stubble closer to the road just east of the river, then a patch of ice, then NE of that ice is another patch of corn stubble. That is where the geese were.
John Dixon
Brighton Township, Kenosha Co.
 

12/28/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Rick Fare

Purple Sandpiper and the Dunlin were present.

12/26/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park

From: Wisconsin Birding Network On Behalf Of David, Karl H.
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:00 PM
Subject: [wisb] Racine purple sandpiper


The Purple Sandpiper, and the Dunlin, were present at Carre-Hogle Park in Racine around 11:00 A.M. today (Wed Dec 26). No funny gulls out on the ice though that I could see … just the usual two species. An accipiter, a sharpie by the looks of it, passed over the car as I was leaving, making what looked like a beeline for a neighborhood feeder. You get so used to seeing Cooper’s Hawks all year long in these urban settings that my initial cue for a Sharp-shinned is just that it looks … well, different. “Hey, that’s an accipiter, but it’s not a Cooper’s!” Well, probably not—I saw it for all of half a second.

Karl David
Racine

12/25/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Rick Fare and Eric Howe

Observation date: 12/25/07
Notes: Early a.m. - Algae appears to be frozen along the shoreline at Carre-Hogle Park.  May thaw out during the day.
Number of species: 19

Canada Goose X
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 180
Greater Scaup X
Lesser Scaup 1
Bufflehead X
Common Goldeneye X
Hooded Merganser 7
Common Merganser X
American Coot 1
Killdeer 1
Purple Sandpiper 1 Feeding on the north end of the breakwaters as seen east from Carre-Hogle Park.
Dunlin 1 Resting/preening on ice half way out to breakwaters from Carre Hogle Park.
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
European Starling X
Song Sparrow 1
House Finch X
House Sparrow X

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12/24/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
From: Wisconsin Birding Network On Behalf Of Jerry DeBoer
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 1:08 PM
Subject: [wisb] Racine Gulls, Purple Sandpiper


There were very few gulls at the Slaty-backed Gull spot when I arrived about 9:30am, but the Purple Sandpiper was present. One Iceland Gull was observed flying in and sat for a few minutes out near the small group of gulls, but that was the only unusual gull present for the hour plus I was there. I got some decent photos of the Purple Sandpiper though:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7572624@N06/2133965186

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7572624@N06/2133965192 showing the orange leg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7572624@N06/2133965190

And a photo I haven't yet shared of a Kestrel taken a few weeks ago at Wind Point. It was a very cooperative Kestrel:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7572624@N06/2058291180

I hope that Slaty-backed turns up somewhere nearby. I never made the decision to get up to see the one last year, so a more local bird would be a great thing.

Jerry DeBoer
Central Racine County

12/23/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Eric Howe
12:15 - 1:30 PM

PURPLE SANDPIPER and DUNLIN (see 12/22 below)
PUSA - photo by Eric Howe DUNL - photo by Eric Howe
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL also present (not pictured)

12/23/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Ted Keyel to WisBirdNet

Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:37 PM
To: Wisconsin Birding Network
Subject: [wisb] Slaty-backed Gull Racine

Hi all,

I went back this morning to try to get pictures of the Purple Sandpiper and Dunlin on the algae maps at Carre-Hogle Park, I started looking to see if there were any rare gulls around. Immediately found an adult non-breeding Lesser Black-backed Gull. Upon a little further inspection, I saw another medium-large adult, non-breeding gull with a dark mantle. I was surprised to see that it had pink legs! The bird had very heavily streaked head (similar to the Menasha bird last winter). My friend Stephan was with me, and while he's not a birder, he said that the legs looked pink as well (and specifically not yellow, as could be compared with the Lesser). The bird had been standing in the water near a frozen patch in the lake and was slightly preening (I could see mirrors on P10 and P9). About the time Rick Fare came by, it flew over to the ice, put its head down and went to sleep. It was still present when I left about 11:30, though still sleeping. The Lesser Black-backed was not. Both shorebirds where.

However, they did fly out to the breakwater at one point, so if you go looking for them and do not find them right away, I would suggest waiting around a little bit. Good birding to all!

-Ted Keyel
Sun Prairie,
Dane Cty

Possible Slaty-backed Gull - Photos by Ted Keyel
CLICK IMAGE BELOW FOR MORE IMAGES

Photo by Edward Keyel

12/22/2007 - Preliminary Racine CBC Results
reported by  Eric Howe

12/22/2007 - Racine - Pike River Trail
reported by Nancy Collins to WisBirdNet

Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:59 PM
To: Wisconsin Birding Network
Subject: [wisb] Northern Shrike in Racine

Hi fellow birders,

There is a Northern Shrike hanging out at the Pike River Trail which is located on Old Spring Street east of Stuart Road. (Maps show it as near Timmer Lane). The shrike was seen briefly on 12/20, and despite very dense fog, I did manage to find it again today for the Racine CBC.  Both days, the bird was on the west side of the trail, between the second bridge and the cornfield. He's rather wary....today he flew off just as I was getting my camera out. He stayed within sight, however, so I managed to get some distant photos in thick fog :(

There are also Am. Robins (11 today) hanging out in red berried trees just across the street from the trail's small parking area.

Nancy Collins
Racine, WI

12/22/2007 - Racine - Carre-Hogle Park
Racine CBC
reported by  Rick Fare & John Dixon

PURPLE SANDPIPER
DUNLIN

12/22/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Racine CBC
reported by  Eric Howe

AMERICAN PIPITS - 3 seen (4 likely - a fourth bird flew off with the 3rd bird)

 

SPOTTED SANDPIPER
A poor photo at 12X (low light/overcast conditions)

Shoreline at Shoop Park, northeast of parking lot (ah, sweet algae!)

 

12/12/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by  Rick Fare

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

11/14/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by  Rick Fare, Eric Howe, and Helen Pugh

Location: Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Observation date: 11/14/07
Number of species: 21

Canada Goose X
American Black Duck 9
Mallard 190
White-winged Scoter 7 north of lighthouse 0.25 - 0.5 mile
Black Scoter 1 north of lighthouse 0.25 - 0.5 mile
Bufflehead 165
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Horned Grebe 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Coot 1
Killdeer 7
Purple Sandpiper 1 - Missing right leg below tibio-tarsal joint.
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Mourning Dove 7
American Crow 5
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird X    Flyovers
American Goldfinch 50
House Sparrow X

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

11/11/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by  Rick Fare

Lesser Black-backed Gull

11/10/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by John Dixon (and Rick Fare)

Purple Sandpiper

Rick Fare called me at about 10:00 this morning and said he had a Purple Sandpiper just out from the Lighthouse at Wind Point. He then lost sight of it and didn't relocate it until about 11:15 at which time he called me back. I made it into town just before 12:30, and with Rick sticking around to keep an eye on the bird until I got there, I was able to spot it about 100-150 yards north of the jetty which is north and around the corner from the Shoop Park parking lot. After we watched it for about 45 minutes it flew to the rocks at the end of the mentioned jetty. The bird is rather nervous for a Purple Sandpiper and flies around quite a bit. Rick saw it in 2 or 3 different places between the light house and the jetty before I arrived. It has an injured right leg so maybe that's why it is nervous. 
John Dixon - Brighton Township, Kenosha Co.

11/08/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by  Rick Fare

Semipalmated Sandpiper

10/24/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare, Eric Howe, and Helen Pugh

Observation date: 10/24/07 - 7:15 - 8:10 A.M.
Number of species: 26

Canada Goose 203
American Black Duck 10
Mallard 66
Redhead 6
Greater Scaup 67
Harlequin Duck 1 (female NE of lighthouse)
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 1 flyby with group of GRSC
Bufflehead 85
Common Goldeneye 3
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Sanderling 8
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 35
Northern Shrike 1
American Crow 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco
English Sparrow 20

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

10/22/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe

Observation date: 10/22/07 - 9:30 - 10:15 A.M.
Notes: Viewed from Shoop parking lot and base of hill along lake
Number of species: 26

Canada Goose 2
Mallard 30
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Coot 5
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 30
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Brown Creeper 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 27
Palm Warbler 3
American Tree Sparrow 12
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 9
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Common Redpoll 4
American Goldfinch 1

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

10/21/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare

15 SURF SCOTERS
4 BLACK SCOTERS

8/12/2007 - Wind Lake Sod Farms
 reported by Bob McFall (posted on WisBirdNet)

2 American Golden Plovers on the sod farms just west of Britton Road on Burmeister.

8/12/2007 - Wind Lake Sod Farms
 reported by Tom Pretsby (posted on WisBirdNet)

-----Original Message-----
From: Wisconsin Birding Network On Behalf Of Tom PRESTBY
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007
To: Wisconsin Birding Network
Subject: [wisb] FW: eBird Report - Wind Lake Sod Farms , 8/12/07

I birded the Wind Lake Sod Farms late this afternoon in search for Buff-breasted Sandpipers. I did not turn any up but had 8 other shorebird species including Semipalmated and Black-bellied Plover. Most impressive was a group of blackbirds on the east side of Wind Lake rd just north of Burmeister rd that numbered well over 1000 birds. There were at least 600 Brewers Blackbirds (by far the most I have ever seen at once) with the rest being cowbirds, grackles, and red-wingeds.

Tom Prestby
Milwaukee

Location: Wind Lake Sod Farms
Observation date: 8/12/07
Number of species: 29

Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 8
Killdeer 1200
Lesser Yellowlegs 8
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Least Sandpiper 3
Pectoral Sandpiper 4
Ring-billed Gull 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Horned Lark 60
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
American Robin X
European Starling 500
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow X
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Brewer's Blackbird 600
Common Grackle 100
Brown-headed Cowbird 400
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 2

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

5/23/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 8:15 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Society Group Hike

Hoy Audubon Society bird hike. Walked from parking lot (end of W High St) north to river. Took river trail towards powerlines, then towards road, then to 1st bridge and back to parking lot.
Number of species: 45

Canada Goose X
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 3
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1     1 Female coming to nest cavity with food. Young heard.
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 7
European Starling X
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 7
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Mourning Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 4
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 8
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Baltimore Oriole 4
American Goldfinch X

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

5/22/2007 - Location: Racine-Pond located northwest of the intersection of Hill Valley Road and Maple Road (located west of Waterford several miles)
reported by Eric Howe


Observation date: 5/22/07
Notes: 3:50 - 4:00 P.M.
Number of species: 11

Canada Goose 2
Mallard 1
Black Tern 13 Flying/Feeding around the shallow pond on north side of Hill Valley Rd. 1 noted on south side of road over a smaller shallower 'pond'.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Bank Swallow 10
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle X

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

 

5/16/2007 - Myers Park - 6:15 - 6:50 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Location: Racine "south harbor" (Sam Myers Park/Carre-Hogle Park)
Observation date: 5/16/07
Notes: 6:15 - 6:50 A.M. - Myers Park.Walked from parking lot and down along beach towards and then along the base of hill and back to lot.
Number of species: 25

Mallard 5
Green Heron 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Caspian Tern 2
Mourning Dove 1
Barn Swallow 4
House Wren 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Wilson's Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Lincoln's Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 3
American Goldfinch 1

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

5/9/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 8:00 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Society Group Hike

Notes: 5:30 - 8:00 PM. Hoy Audubon Group Walk from parking lot west towards river and upstream to north end before returning back to parking area.
Number of species: 66

Wood Duck 2
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Herring Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 3
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1 North of powerlines, along river
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
House Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing X Heard flock

Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Magnolia Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Cerulean Warbler 1 Along gravel portion of High Street road south of the main parking area.
Black-and-white Warbler 8
American Redstart 8
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Wilson's Warbler 1

Song Sparrow 3
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 9
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Baltimore Oriole 3 Female was gathering nesting material
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 1

5/9/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park) - c.a. 4:30 P.M.
reported by John Dixon and Rick Fare
LAUGHING GULL present on pier east of parking lot at Shoop Park

5/9/2007 - Colonial Park - 6:45 - 8:20 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Notes: Walked from parking lot to bridge and took river trail towards north end and back to parking lot
Number of species: 67

Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Least Flycatcher 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1 Along river trail north of powerlines.
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 5
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 7
Cedar Waxwing 4

Blue-winged Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 9
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 2
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 7
American Redstart 7
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 5
Kentucky Warbler 1 Along side river trail north of powerlines approx 100-150 feet.
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 3
Canada Warbler 2

Scarlet Tanager 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 4
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Bobolink 1 Flyover
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 1

5/8/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 7:50 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Notes: From parking lot, walked loop on south side of river, then walked upstream along river to north end before returning to parkling area.
Number of species: 64

Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 1 Flying with a stick towards the east or SE
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 5
Common Nighthawk 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Purple Martin 1 Flyover high up
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15
Veery 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 23
Gray Catbird 8
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 5
Tennessee Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 4
Northern Parula 3
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Magnolia Warbler 10
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 8
American Redstart 9
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 4
Common Yellowthroat 7
Wilson's Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 6

5/2/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 8:00 P.M.
reported by Hoy Audubon Society Group Hike

 

 

4/25/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 7:00 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Notes: Hoy Audubon Society group walked north from parking area towards and then along river, returning via the trail to west side of parking lot.
Number of species: 26

Wood Duck 3
Mallard 7
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 9
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
blackbird sp. 2
American Goldfinch 3

4/24/2007 - Colonial Park - 5:50 - 6:55 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Observation date: 4/24/07
Number of species: 25

Wood Duck 2
Mallard 9
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 6 - 5 in same area with RCKIs
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
American Robin 15
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 2

04/23/2007 - Racine Lakefront- Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare

2 Red-throated loons, 3 common loons, a male and female harlequin, and a female surf scoter.

03/30/2007 - Racine Lakefront- Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare
An early CASPIAN TERN Myers Park. There was also a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL at Carre-Hogle Park and 2 black scoters at Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park) in the afternoon.

03/27/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare
The Harris's Sparrow was not relocated, however, a PINE WARBLER was present in the same area in the northeast corner of the golfcourse by third hole tee off area.

03/26/2007 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare
A HARRIS'S SPARROW was present at the tee off area for the 3rd hole at Shoops. This is adjacent to the lighthouse grounds.

03/26/2007 - Location: Racine - Nicholson Wildlife Refuge
reported by Eric Howe

Observation date: 3/26/07
Notes: 5:15PM-7:00PM. Walked trail south from parking lot to end where trail turns west and back again. First 0.1 - 0.2 mile of trail flooded.
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 148
Wood Duck 17
Gadwall 6
Mallard 110
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 18
Green-winged Teal 27
Redhead 1
Ring-necked Duck 118 Majority of RNDU (80) were in far pond to SE
Lesser Scaup 25
Bufflehead 8
Hooded Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Turkey Vulture 1
American Coot 304
Sandhill Crane 3
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 130 In ag field to west and in flight.
Mourning Dove 1
Horned Lark 2
Tree Swallow 2 Flyovers
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 4
European Starling X
American Tree Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 17
Swamp Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 542
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Present in one of the large flocks of Red-wings and Grackles at sunset. Adult male bird with white wing patches in flight.
Rusty Blackbird 1 One single individual perched alone.
Common Grackle 225
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
American Goldfinch 2

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

03/22/2007 - Location: Racine - Nicholson Wildlife Refuge
reported by Eric Howe

Observation date: 3/23/07
Notes: 6:30 - 7:30 P.M.  Walked the flooded trail south from parking lot(~6-16") of of Nicholson Road. Scoped main pond .4 mi south and also the distant ponds to SE. Arrived too late for good light. Many duck streaming in as dusk approached. Perhaps 500+ total ducks, many not ID'able' at dusk.

Number of species: 32

Canada Goose 400
Wood Duck 17
Gadwall 17
American Wigeon 4
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 120
Blue-winged Teal 2
Northern Shoveler 7
Northern Pintail 4
Green-winged Teal 34
Ring-necked Duck 57
Lesser Scaup 17
Bufflehead 11
Hooded Merganser 16
Ruddy Duck 1
Great Blue Heron 3 Flyovers
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Coot 49
Killdeer 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Ring-billed Gull X Flyovers
Herring Gull X Flyovers
Eastern Phoebe 1
Horned Lark 4
American Robin 40
European Starling 1
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 9
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 5 Flyovers
American Goldfinch 1

03/16/2007 - Location: Racine - Nicholson Wildlife Refuge
reported by Eric Howe

Observation date: 3/16/07
Notes: 5:20 PM - 6:45 PM. Walked Louise Erickson trail south from parking lot. Trail flooded for nearly 400 feet. Nearly all ducks were in ag field SE of where the culvert (now submerged) is. The very north end of the main pond was free of ice, otherwise pond was 95% ice. The Shovelers, additional RNDU's, WODU's and AMCO's were here. The distant ponds to SE were also frozen. SACR pair in the ag field to east.

Number of species: 24

Canada Goose 150
Wood Duck 2
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 95
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 5
Northern Pintail 15
Ring-necked Duck 30
Bufflehead 1
Hooded Merganser 5 Seen in the ponds far to the SE.
Cooper's Hawk 1
American Coot 5
Sandhill Crane 2
Killdeer 8 Off in field to north of 5 Mile Rd
Wilson's Snipe 1 Winnowing
Mourning Dove 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 1
American Tree Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 11 All together along a 50' stretch of the brushy edge
/ trail SE of parking lot.
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 2
blackbird sp. 75 distant flock

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
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03/16/2007 - Location: Kenosha County
reported by Rick Fare    

3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS on HWY N just east of HWY 45 shortly after crossing the Des Plaines River. They were in a flooded field to the north. I saw them on Friday.  John Dixon was noted to have seen 5 LBBG's on previous day, 3/15/2007

 

 

12/9/2006 -Racine Quarry Lake Park
 reported by Rick Fare
 1st year BALD EAGLE soaring over

11/30/2006 - Selasphorus Hummingbird - Salem - Kenosha County
Present early morning (Below 4 photos by Eric Howe)

11/29/2006 - Selasphorus Hummingbird - Salem - Kenosha County
Present today at the Behling's.  If you happen to photograph the bird or just stop in for a visit, please do drop them an email letting them know about your experience (email: elbehling AT gmail DOT com.

11/28/2006 - Selasphorus Hummingbird - Salem - Kenosha County
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Below 2 photos by Erika & Brad Behlings

Below 6 photos by Eric Howe



(Note, a flash used in this last image made the feathers more 'gold' than it normally appeared (green)

11/27/2006 - Selasphorus Hummingbird - Salem - Kenosha County
images taken earlier in November

11/22/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
7:20-8:15 A.M.
 reported by Eric Howe
Notes: A bit windy and waves made viewing less than ideal. Walked near /along shore of lighthouse, then drove south to Shoop parking lot
Number of species: 15

Canada Goose 63
American Black Duck 24
Mallard 122
Greater Scaup 98
Bufflehead 88
Common Goldeneye 13
Red-breasted Merganser 11
Red-throated Loon 1
American Coot 40
Ring-billed Gull 97
Herring Gull 63
American Crow 2
European Starling 70
Northern Cardinal 1
House Sparrow 3

11/9/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
7:30-9:00 A.M.
 reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 25

Canada Goose 7
American Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 35
Mallard 102
Redhead 1
Greater Scaup 180
Bufflehead 329
Common Goldeneye 40
Red-breasted Merganser 37
Horned Grebe 148
American Coot 54
Sandhill Crane X
Ring-billed Gull 22
Herring Gull 48
Mourning Dove 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
European Starling 45
Cedar Waxwing 40
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Snow Bunting 1 flyover
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 31
House Sparrow 4


10/21/2006 - Bong State Recreation Area
3:00-4:00 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe
Notes: Observed from atop observation platform (and lake by Lot C which only had grebes and coots)
Number of species: 18

Canada Goose 79
Gadwall 82
American Wigeon 30
Mallard 81
Green-winged Teal 19
Canvasback 47
Redhead 69
Ring-necked Duck 63
Hooded Merganser 43
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 9

Ring-necked Pheasant 3
Northern Harrier 2
Northern Shrike 1 (Lot C)
American Coot 71
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 4
American Tree Sparrow 3

11/9/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 28

Arrived just before 7AM at the lighthouse and the first gull of note seen was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (LBBG). A PEREGRINE FALCON had came in fast at the group and all the gulls took flight. A few of the gulls settled back on the water and on the shore including the LBBG. Took a few quick photos with the camera zoomed at maximum but shortly after a duck hunting boat shot nearby. All the gulls scattered once again, but the LBB Gull was one of the few gulls to return.

Had a tip from Marlyn Winter that a Franklin's Gull had been in the area recently.... The second gull of note this morning was one not noticed until later while reviewing one of the pictures of the LBBG. Tucked away in the upper left frame on the water was the FRANKLIN'S GULL.

Canada Goose 55
American Black Duck 7
Mallard 42
Canvasback 2
Redhead 3
Greater Scaup 56
Black Scoter 3
Bufflehead 383
Common Goldeneye 10
Ruddy Duck 2
Horned Grebe 4
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Coot 121
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 27
Franklin's Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black-capped Chickadee 2
European Starling 25
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 35
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 41

11/2/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 30

Canada Goose 24
Gadwall 2
American Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 22
Mallard 106
Greater Scaup 2
Black Scoter 7
Long-tailed Duck 1 - Feeding closer to shore today with BUFF's
Bufflehead 451
Common Goldeneye 75
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck 1
Common Loon 3
Horned Grebe 6
American Coot 55
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 135
Herring Gull 25
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 7
Snow Bunting 1
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

11/1/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe
Number of species: 22

Canada Goose X
American Black Duck 11
Mallard 100
Green-winged Teal 2
Canvasback 1
Greater Scaup 5
Black Scoter 7
Long-tailed Duck 1 - Diving with Horned Grebes
Bufflehead 337
Common Goldeneye 3
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Horned Grebe 11
American Coot 8
Ring-billed Gull 37
Herring Gull 8
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 10
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 10

10/21/2006 - Bong State Recreation Area
5:00-5:30 P.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 16
Gadwall 76
American Wigeon 36
Mallard 33
Northern Pintail 5
Green-winged Teal 11
Canvasback 9
Redhead 25
Ring-necked Duck 85
Lesser Scaup 10
Ruddy Duck 9
Pied-billed Grebe 19
American Coot 690
Northern Flicker 1

10/18/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Eric Howe
5:40-6:10PM, light rain. Drove from Burrline Road to Windpoint Lighthouse. Stopped at Burrline, Shoop parking lot, and stopped at / walked shoreline near lighthouse. BLSC's (female or immature male) were SE of Burrline (the usual spot) in the company of 2 GRSC. HOGR were east of lighthouse. Red Fox trotting down lakefront from north and took chase after CANG's on golf course.

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 25
American Black Duck 16
Mallard 158
Green-winged Teal 3
Greater Scaup 5
Black Scoter 2
Horned Grebe 6
American Coot 14
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ring-billed Gull 79
Herring Gull 31
Mourning Dove 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1

8/26/2006 - Wind Lake Sod Farms
 reported by Ted Keyel (posted on WisBirdNet)

Today was the Racine Hoy Audubon's field trip to the Wind Lake Sod Farms. Eight of us got to see:

 13 Buff-breasted Sandpipers
2 American Golden Plovers
2 Short-billed Dowitchers
3 Wilson's Snipe
3 Semipalmated Sandpipers
a lot of Killdeer.

These birds were a little south and west of the the intersection of Burmeister and Britton Rd. There's a gravelly pull out and a plowed field with a few small ponds in it. The Buffies were easily startled. We first observed them on the north side of Burmeister Rd, just west of the intersection (with Britton), but they flew across Burmeister into the sod there. Everything else was in the plowed area a little ways to the south of us. It was a great time, with some excellent looks at Buffies and Am.Go.Plovers.  Good birding to all!

8/14/2006 - Wind Lake Sod Farms
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Great Blue Heron 1
Killdeer 260
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Buff-breasted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 29
Horned Lark 20
Bank Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
American Robin 6
European Starling 80
Song Sparrow 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 61
American Goldfinch 2

7/6/2006 - Racine - road leading to the Mt Pleasant Compost Site (north of Hwy 20 between V and H)
 reported by Fred Faraca and Alex

DICKCISSELS

7/4/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Ted Keyel

FRANKLIN'S GULL

 

 

5/11/2006 - Colonial Park - 7:40-8:20 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 8
Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker 1
Willow/Alder Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 3
House Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 3
Gray Catbird 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Wilson's Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4

5/10/2006 - Colonial Park - 5:45-7:45 P.M.
reported by Field Trip Group - 46 species (14 warbler sp.)

Species Name Number Reported
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 6
Nashville Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 9
Cape May Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
American Goldfinch 9
House Sparrow 1

5/11/2006 - Colonial Park - morning
reported by Rick Fare
22 warbler species

5/8/2006 - Colonial Park - morning
reported by Rick Fare

HOODED WARBLER

5/4/2006 - Hawthorn Hollow - Kenosha Co. - 5:45 - 7:00 P.M.
 reported by Field Trip Group

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 8
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 5
European Starling 2
Cedar Waxwing 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 6

5/4/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park - 6:45 A.M. - 8:15 A.M.
reported by Field Trip Group

CAROLINA WREN singing early in the morning

5/3/2006 - Colonial Park - 5:30-7:45 P.M.
reported by Field Trip Group

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 3
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 9
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 1
Song Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 13
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 9

5/3/2006 - Colonial Park - 5:00 P.M.
reported by Mike Goodman

WHITE-EYED VIREO around the restrooms, south of parking area

5/3/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Rick Fare

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT along hillside

5/3/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
reported by Rick Fare

HARLEQUIN DUCKS (3) - 2 females and 1 imm. male - continue to be around the area

4/28/2006 - Colonial Park - 7:15-8:15 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Mallard 7
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Ovenbird 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
American Goldfinch 5

4/27/2006 - Colonial Park - morning
reported by Rick Fare / Jack LeSuer
American Bittern - 1

4/26/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park - 6:45 - 8:15 A.M.
reported by field trip group

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 4
Greater Scaup 2
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Sora 1
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Bonaparte's Gull 157
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 155
Caspian Tern 2
Common Tern 5
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 2
European Starling 45
Palm Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 34
Brown-headed Cowbird 28
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 1

4/26/2006 - Colonial Park - 5:30 - 7:45 P.M.
reported by evening field trip group

Species Name Number Reported
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 4
Blue-winged Teal 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Rock Pigeon 1
Mourning Dove 2
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
American Robin 10
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5

4/24/2006 - Nicholson Wildlife Refuge (Racine Co.) - 7:30 - 8:15 A.M.
reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 9
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 8
Blue-winged Teal 3
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 1
Sora 5
American Coot 4
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 6
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 17
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 3

4/6/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Rick Fare and Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 25
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 1
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 10
Hooded Merganser 5
Red-breasted Merganser 41
Horned Grebe 25
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Killdeer 2
Bonaparte's Gull 25
Ring-billed Gull 35
Herring Gull 57
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 2
Barn Swallow 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 12
European Starling 2
American Tree Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 23
Brown-headed Cowbird 21
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3

 

4/3/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park) - 5:30 pm
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 8
Mallard 37
Northern Shoveler 15
Greater Scaup 1
Bufflehead 65
Common Goldeneye 13
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Peregrine Falcon 2
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 5
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 5
European Starling 8
Eastern Towhee 2
American Tree Sparrow 7
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 5
House Finch 5

3/30/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park) - 5:30 pm
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 3
American Black Duck 19
Mallard 59
Blue-winged Teal 4
Greater Scaup 5
Harlequin Duck (male) 1
Bufflehead 65
Common Goldeneye 78
Red-breasted Merganser 13
Great Blue Heron 1
American Woodcock 1
Ring-billed Gull 44
Herring Gull 45
American Robin 8
European Starling 15
American Tree Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 1
House Finch 1

3/29/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park) - 7:00 am
 reported by field trip members

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose X
American Black Duck 14
Mallard 15
Greater Scaup 3
Harlequin Duck (male) 1
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 66
Common Goldeneye 76
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Horned Grebe 31
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 33
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Robin 7
European Starling 15
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 5

3/26/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Rick Fare
RED-THROATED LOON in winter plumage
HORNED GREBES (many)

3/24/2006 - Sunset Ridge Memorial Park, Kenosha
 reported by Keith Zierhart
Nesting pair of GREAT HORNED OWLS

3/23/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Rick Fare
CAROLINA WRENS (two)

2/24/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 6 ROSS'S GEESE still present, best viewed with scope from lighthouse grounds
 http://www.hoyaudubon.org/birds/geese/ROGO_060223_1235.jpg
http://www.hoyaudubon.org/birds/geese/ROGO_060223_1239.jpg

2/22/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Rick Fare and Eric Howe
6 ROSS'S GEESE

2/21/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Eric Howe
GREATER BLACK-BACKER GULL at Carre-Hogle Park

2/20/2006 - Racine Harbor
Snowy Owl present

2/20/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
male HARLEQUIN DUCK seen in the afternoon by Bill Mueller and Scott Diehl

2/20/2006 - Chiwaukee Prairie
80 SNOW GEESE seen flying over, previously reported in Lake Michigan too

2/17/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 25
American Black Duck 24
Mallard 204
Greater Scaup 305
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 81
Common Goldeneye 182
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 20
American Crow 2
European Starling 2
House Finch 3
House Sparrow 10

2/15/2006 - Racine Harbor
 reported by Helen Pugh

male CANVASBACK present

2/15/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
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

2/8/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
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

2/3/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Eric Howe
LESSER BLACK-BACKER GULL at Meyer's

LESSER BLACK-BACKER GULL - © 2005 Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose present
Mallard 20
Greater Scaup 2
Bufflehead 11
Common Goldeneye 582
Common Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 520
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
European Starling present
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
American Goldfinch 2

1/14/2006 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
reported by Eric Howe
GREATER BLACK-BACKER GULL and THAYER'S GULL at Meyer's

1/11/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Eric Howe
 harlequin DUCK still present.

Photo of harlequin DUCK submitted by Ted Keyel
 Harlequin Duck - © 2005 Ted Keyel

1/10/2006 - Racine Lakefront
 reported by Rick Fare
2 blue phase snow geese at Pugh Marina (end of Reichert Court) (1 adult and 1 immature).
The male harlequin DUCK was still present at Wind Point.
There was an adult Thayer's gull at Meyer's Park.

1/8/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
 reported by Rick Fare
Carolina wren singing behind the shed at Shoop Park.

1/5/2006 - Bong State Recreational Area
report by Fred Faraca
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

1/5/2006 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 21
Mallard 55
Greater Scaup 215
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 50
Common Goldeneye 88
Red-breasted Merganser 40
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 10
Mourning Dove 1
American Crow 3

12/31/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Robert Hughes
HARLEQUIN DUCK seen off of point north of lighthouse

12/26/2005 - Racine Harbor
reported by Rick Fare
 A young White-fronted Goose at the Pugh Marina. The White-winged Scoter is still present.
At Carre Hogle - 2 Glaucous Gulls and a Carolina Wren.

12/24/2005 - Racine Harbor
reported by Rick Fare
Greater Black-backed Gull at Pugh Marina

At Myers Park - 2 Northern Harriers, and one was feeding on a muskrat carcass.
 

12/02/2005 - Racine Harbor
SNOW - © 2005 Eric Howe

11/30/2005 - Racine Harbor
Wednesday morning H.A.S field trip (7:00 A.M.) - report by Eric Howe
SNOWY OWL east of the old Dock's Restaurant
SNOW - © 2005 Eric Howe SNOW - © 2005 Eric Howe
SNOW - © 2005 Eric Howe SNOW - © 2005 Eric Howe
Also present:
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (3)

WWSC - © 2005 Eric Howe WWSC - © 2005 Eric Howe
NORTHERN SHOVELERS (11)
HOODED MERGANSERS (5)

Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park
TUNDRA SWANS (2)

 

11/27/2005 - Racine Harbor
reported by Rick Fare
SNOWY OWL east of the old Dock's Restaurant

11/20/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Robert Hughes
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - 1 first basic with a few juvenile scapulars (still present since 11/17)
Black-bellied Plover - 1 juvenile

11/16/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Helen Pugh
BLACK SCOTERS (16)

11/17/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 90
American Black Duck 21
Mallard 129
Bufflehead 207
Common Goldeneye 15
Red-breasted Merganser 40
Horned Grebe 9
Black-bellied Plover 1
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
White-rumped Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 132
Herring Gull 50
European Starling 4

11/16/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Wednesday morning field trip (7:00 A.M.) - report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Mallard 85
Greater Scaup 325
Black Scoter 23
Bufflehead 258
Common Goldeneye 11
Horned Grebe 1
Sanderling 1
Ring-billed Gull 14
Herring Gull 5

11/16/2005 - Meyer's Park / Carre-Hogle Park

Species Name Number Reported
Wood Duck 1
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 60
Greater Scaup 8
Bufflehead 78
Common Goldeneye 18
Hooded Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 1
American Coot 170
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 34

 

 

11/9/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Wednesday morning field trip (7:00 A.M.) - report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 22
Mallard 40
Northern Shoveler 4
Canvasback 1
Greater Scaup 135
Surf Scoter 4
Black Scoter 13
Bufflehead 195
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Sanderling 2
Ring-billed Gull 17
Herring Gull 9
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
American Goldfinch 4

11/4/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 40
Greater Scaup 130
Bufflehead 120
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 20
Horned Grebe 24
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Coot 4
Sanderling 4
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 15
American Crow 3
European Starling 15

Sanderlings - Windpoint Lighthouse - © 2005 Eric Howe		  

11/1/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 20
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 3
Bufflehead 30
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 30
Ruddy Duck 7

Late October 2005 - Meyer's Park
Lesser Black-backed Gull
report by Rick Fare

10/26/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
Wednesday morning field trip (7:00 A.M.) - report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
American Black Duck 8
Mallard 50
Greater Scaup 30
Bufflehead 12
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Merlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 35
Herring Gull 35
Downy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
European Starling 34
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Snow Bunting 20
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 12

10/25/2005 - Racine - Windpoint (Lighthouse & Shoop Park)
report by Eric Howe

Species Name Number Reported
American Black Duck 16
Mallard 40
Greater Scaup 2
Bufflehead 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 15
Mourning Dove 1
American Crow 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
European Starling 35
American Tree Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Rusty Blackbird 1

10/16/2005 - Bong State Recreation Area

2 Trumpeter Swans reported by the Keyels

 

8/23/2005 - Wind Lake Sod Farms

At dusk this evening, (the) three Buff-breasted were approx. 500 feet + south of Burmeister Rd (about two-thirds mi. west of S). Also present were eight AM. GOLDEN PLOVERS and 200+ Killdeer in the same area.
A fourth Buff-breasted was southwest of the intersection of Britton and Olson Roads, much easier to see.  If you don't see them close, look afar.
Nothing of note seen along Cty S north of Burmeister this evening, though there many dozen of Killdeer far to the east.

8/20/2005 - the joint Hoy Audubon and Lakeland Audubon Field Trip
Bong SRA - highlights
11 LITTLE BLUE HERONS
7 STILT SANDPIPERS

Wind Lake Sod Farms - highlights
17 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER

4/20/2005 - Meyer's Park - morning bird hike

Highlights:
GLAUCOUS GULL
CASPIAN TERN
WINTER WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN TOWHEE
BROWN THRASHER
 

2/26/2005 - GLAUCOUS GULLS - Carre-Hogle Park and Pugh Marina - Peregrine at Racine Courthouse
Report and photos by Ted Keyel

Three at Carre-Hogle Park, and one at Pugh Marina in with a flock of a million other gulls.

Peregrine Falcon at the Racine Courthouse

 

 

12/17/2004 - ROSS'S GOOSE - Quarry Lake Park

"A ROSS'S GOOSE was present this morning at Quarry Lake Park in Racine Co. It was at the far west side of the 'lake'. This location is mentioned in Haunts. From I94 and Cty K in Racine Co., go east on K about 4.1 miles. Then bear right onto Hwy 38 and follow it for 2.5 miles (you will cross about 5 sets of stop and go lights). The enterance to Quary Lake park is marked on the south (right side) of 38 (the first right after you had over the bridge at the Root River).  Eric Howe - northern Walworth Co."

Ross's Goose - photo by Eric Howe     Ross's Goose - photo by Eric Howe

12/14/2004
NO Ash-throated Flycatcher was seen today.  Last evenings temperatures had dropped to the coldest of the season, very little insect activity at noon. 
Two CAROLINA WRENS were reported behind the garage that is west of the parking lot.

12/13/2004 - ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Shoop Park
Seen again between 8:15 A.M. and at least to 11 A.M. along the brush / shoreline near the 'second hole' of the golf course.

Also seen at Shoop Park - posting on the WisBirdNet

"Was glad to see that Dennis found the flycatcher earlier this morning. I arrived a little before 11 and found it in the same general area. It definitely could be overlooked. I thought I might have had it earlier in the ravine on the west side of the parking lot but it disappeared almost immediately. Also of note in the area, while birding near the first jetty were fly-bys on the lake. First had two Black Scoters that came and landed to the south of the parking lot, joining 2+ Surf Scoters. However the really interesting sightings---besides the flycatcher---was a JAEGER species that I picked up moving gradually to the south out on the lake. It was an immature and was about half way out. It would disappear behind waves and then suddenly move skyward before repeating the performance. While trying to pick up ID points on it, an interesting bird flew through my field of view, naturally heading north. For a number of seconds I had both in view, but switched to the second bird when I realized it was an interesting looking loon. It came much closer and revealed all the ID points of a PACIFIC LOON. It eventually became lost in some waves, so I tried unsuccessfully to relocate the Jaeger. Due to the distance and limited ID points all that I could say was it was a Jaeger species (probably a Parasitic but Pomarine would be a "remote" possibility.)

The hour that I spent in the wind and cold at Shoop Park and Wind Point (excellent name, especially today!) was a most interesting time!!! And to all of us that are about to embark on the Christmas counts, GOOD LUCK!!! Daryl Tessen - Outagamie County Appleton, WI"

12/12/2004 - ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Shoop Park
Seen again by several observers from 9:30 A.M. to 2:45 P.M.

Photos by Ted Keyel:
 ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER - photo by Ted Keyel ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER - photo by Ted Keyel
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER - photo by Ted Keyel

Both a GOLDEN EAGLE and BALD EAGLE flyovers were also reported.

12/11/2004 - ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Shoop Park

Postings to the WisBirdNet:

"Between 7:30 and 8:30 this morning I watched and photographed an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Shoop Park just north of Racine. The bird was at the extreme southeastern corner of Shoop Park, feeding on the ground right at the water's edge among some willows and grass. The bird was not too hard to see but very hard to photograph.  
http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery10
Robert Hughes    Chicago"

"If documentation is sent to and accepted by the WSO Records Committee, the Ash-throated Flycatcher reported this morning from Racine County would be but the second record for Wisconsin.  Such records are equally rare over the mid-continent, with 20 valid records over this vast expanse.  Winter records for the flycatcher are rarer yet, with only one fully valid winter record to date in the mid-continent.  The Dec. 22, 1985 record for Hawkins County, Tennessee is hypothetical.  This leaves the Dec. 15, 1990 record from Jefferson County, West Virginia as the only truly valid winter record.....   Bob Domagalski, Menomonee Falls"

FEMALE HARLEQUIN DUCK was also reported on Saturday.

 

12/2/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

Long-tailed Duck, Horned Grebe along with Goldeneyes, Scaup, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Mergansers, White and Red-breasted Nuthatches

11/17/2004

Rick Fare reported that he found Red Throated Loons off the cliff view at Olympia Brown School Wednesday, and that the White Winged Scoter was still in the Racine harbor as of yesterday.

10/30/2004 - Parasitic Jaeger

Rick Fare and I observed a dark morph juvenile Parasitic Jaeger at Wind Point at about 3PM. Rick had observed it through binocs alone about 20 minutes before I got there. Fortunately for me the bird was cooperative enough to fly back to the north again after I got there and gave us fantastic looks through the scope as it chased and was chased by Herring Gulls. The bird was as close as 150-200 yards at one point and we both saw the bird bank and glide numerous times. Other noteworthy birds for the day included 12 Surf and 5 Black Scoters off Wind Point, a Thayer's Gull at the Racine Marina, and a couple of American Tree Sparrows at Meyers Park out along the break wall. I also observed an odd goose near Meyer's in the soccer fields that I suspect was a Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose. The bird had a solid black beak, mottled white head, orange legs, and a black tail band. I took some pictures of it that I will post soon. Thanks to Rick for getting me a great 18th birthday bird...it will be hard to surpass in the years of birthday birding to come.

Sean Fitzgerald
Walworth County

10/9/2004 - HUDSONIAN GODWIT - Racine - Ted Keyel noted the godwit was present once again this morning between 10 and 11:30 AM

10/8/2004 - HUDSONIAN GODWIT - Racine

HUDSONIAN GODWIT - photo by Eric Howe     HUDSONIAN GODWIT - photo by Eric Howe

Visited the shorebird spot, located north of Hwy 20 between Cty V and H - Racine County, this fine misty morning. There is an old brick schoolhouse on the north side of the road with a road that goes north to the Mt. Pleasant Compost Site.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a HUDSONIAN GODWIT feeding and bathing in this long mudflat/shallow water area at 8:00 AM.

Just as I was starting to scope the other shorebirds, BAM!, a PEREGRINE FALCON streaked in, grabbed a LEAST SANDPIPER and flew off to the west out of sight. The PECTORAL SANDPIPERS scattered in alarm along with the 2 GOLDEN PLOVERS and other Least Sandpipers and the Godwit.

LONGSPURS and HORNED LARKS again this week in the field. No Pipits heard this time.

Eric Howe
northern Walworth County

10/1/2004 - Mt. Pleasant Compost Site - Racine County

1 limping STLIT SANDPIPER, several AMERICAN PIPITS, LAPLAND LONGSPURS, HORNED LARKS in the fields. A COOPER'S HAWK scared up all the shorebirds up at one point. Located north of Hwy 20 between Cty V and H - Racine County

9/30/2004 - Meyer's Park - Racine County

WINTER WREN, PURPLE FINCH, LINCOLN'S, WHITE-THROATED, WHITE-CROWNED, and SWAMP SPARROWS

9/18/2004 - SNOW GOOSE - Burlington
A single white SNOW GOOSE was present northwest of the intersection of Bieneman Road and Hwy 11, just out of Burlington.
 SNOW GOOSE photo by Eric Howe

9/8/2004
Windpoint Lighthouse
SANDERLINGS, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER - a fairly quiet and windy morning
Meyer's Park - CASPIAN TERNS, HOODED MERGANSERS, WILSON'S WARBLER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, CORMORANTS, etc.

9/7/2004
Racine County Shorebirds
"The pond on the east side of Britton Road, about 3/4 of a mile south of Hwy. 20 has excellent habitat and numerous shorebirds at waning light on the 7th."

Jerry DeBoer
Central Racine County

8/28/2004

"...checked the western Racine County shorebird ponds and found all the regular peeps and Semipalmated Plovers. Wind Lake Sod Farms had Bairds and Least Sandpipers but no large plovers or buff-breasteds. A Peregrine Falcon was harassing the gulls and killdeer. Racines lakefront was quiet with 2 Sanderlings being the only decent shorebird species along North Beach. Wind Point had a Clay-colored Sparrow and Tennessee Warbler - the only two migrant passerines we found there."

Sean Fitzgerald
Walworth Cty

 

8/26/2004

"The best pond is still just north of Hwy. 11 on Hwy. 75. Yes, it is losing area, but not losing shorebirds. There are more of everything. 1 WILLET, lots of Peeps(for you "Peepophiles"--I'm not qualified to separate anything out from the "basics"), Semi-Palmated Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, lots of Pectorals, some Solitary, and at least one STILT Sandpiper. A sitting flock of 90 Caspian Terns produced only one juvenile. Lots of Killdeer, of course.

Hwy K pond just no. of A is pretty much a copy of above with a Great Egret and Gr. Blue Heron.

The Sod Farms had lots of Killdeer, a flock of 60 Brown Headed Cowbirds (for the low of the afternoon), 2 BUFF BREASTED Sandpipers (SW of Big Grey Building), 1 BLACK BELLIED Plover (N of 90 degree bend in road).

The Mt. Pleasant Compost Road is starting to pick up with a few Blue Winged Teal in among the Mallards. Shorebirds are Killdeers, Peeps (maybe a Bairds?), Lesser Yellowlegs, 8 Greater Yellowlegs, and a couple Semi-Palmated Plovers."

Helen Pugh
Racine
 

8/24/2004

"Today there were 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER on Burmeister road in Racine Cty in the field across the road from the large gray building. Good Birding!"

Tom Prestby
Milwaukee

 

6/4/2004 - Cliffside Park - Racine County

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
WILLOW FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
FLIED SPARROWS

3/23/2004 - HARLEQUIN DUCKS still off of Windpoint Lighthouse (east 500+ feet)

3/17/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - HARLEQUIN DUCKS yet again at 8 A.M.

3/13/2004 - Kenosha - LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

This afternoon around 4:40 pm at Pennoyer Park on Lake Michigan there was an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in breeding plummage.  This park is in Kenosha County about 1 mile south of Carthage College. It is just south of where the river empties into Lake Michigan.   It is off 7th Avenue and Sheridan road.  The Lesser Black-backed Gull was south of the blue square building in the park loafing on the beach with about a hundred or so Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.  Hopefully it will stay around, it is very easy to see from your car in that location and you will not even need binoculars to pick it out if it stays there.  We did not want to scare it off so we never got out of the car to see how skittish it was.  Good birding.
     Bob and Lu Ann Matyas

3/10/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - HARLEQUIN DUCKS

Harlequin Duck - photo by E. Howe

Harlequin Ducks - photo by E. Howe

Meyer's Park - Racine: Adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL present until 7:00 A.M.

3/3/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - Harlequin Duck pair still present

Harlequin Ducks - photo by Eric Howe

Harlequin Ducks - photo by Eric Howe

2/28/2004 - Pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS still off of Windpoint Lighthouse

Harlequin Ducks - Photo by Ted Keyel

2/25/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

HARLEQUIN DUCK (male) - southeast of Shoop Park parking lot 400 feet.  BLACK SCOTER (male) seen north of Windpoint Lighthouse.

1/11/2004 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

BLACK SCOTERS (2) and other waterfowl

12/26/2003 - Racine Harbor - (east end of Reichert Ct.)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (adult) still present.  The harbor here has refrozen, allowing the gulls to once again rest on the ice.

Racine Quarry County Park
Blue morph SNOW GOOSE still present with the 1000's of Canada Geese

12/22/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park
AMERICAN PIPIT still present where the creek enters Lake Michigan (south of the Shoop Park parking area)
AMERICAN PIPIT - photo by Eric Howe

12/20/2003 - Racine CBC Highlights (2 of 9 groups reporting)

COMMON REDPOLLS (5) - north end of Waters Edge Drive (photo below).
Another REDPOLL was located at North Beach
Common Redpoll - photo by Eric Howe  Common Redpoll - photo by Eric Howe

Racine Harbor - (east end of Reichert Ct.)
*LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL* (photo below), THAYER'S GULL (2)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - photo by Eric Howe  Lesser Black-backed Gull - photo by Eric Howe

Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park
BLACK SCOTER, *AMERICAN PIPIT* (photo below), LONG-TAILED DUCKS, GADWALL,

American Pipit - photo by Sean Fitzgerald

Carre-Hogle Park and Meyer's Park

CANVASBACK, REDHEAD DUCK, GADWALL, RUDDY DUCK
 

12/19/2003 - Racine Quarry County Park

Blue morph SNOW GOOSE amongst the 1000's of Geese
 


12/5/2003 - Racine Lakefront - post by Sean Fitzgerald
Racine Harbor: many gulls including THAYERS GULL - (3 adults, 1 1st winter, 1 2nd winter)
Carre-Hogle Park (south end of South Main Street): LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (2nd winter)
Shoop Park: LONG-TAILED DUCK

12/5/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - post by Eric Howe
SURF SCOTERS - (2 males), SCAUP (100's)
COMMON GOLDENEYE (60), BUFFLEHEAD (60+), RED-BREASTED MERGS (20), BLACK DUCKS (25)
AMERICAN PIPIT

Zooming in on the Scoters a hundred yards + out in Lake Michigan.  Amongst one of the rafts of Scaup, 2 male Surf Scoters were in the 'lead' facing the stiff north east wind


American Pipit searching for food along the lakefront near the 2nd Golf Hole at Shoop Park

12/3/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - post by Eric Howe
SURF SCOTER (2 males)
GREATER SCAUP - 600
COMMON GOLDENEYE - 85
BUFFLEHEAD - 50
BLACK DUCK - 22
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - 20

11/28/2003 - Meyer's Park - Racine:
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1st winter still present)

11/26/2003 - Meyer's Park - Racine:
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1st winter)
GLAUCOUS GULL

Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park
DUNLIN
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
MERLIN
RED-TAILED HAWK
COMMON GOLDENEYE, RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, GREATER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK, REDHEAD DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD

11/22/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - post by Ted Keyel
Black Scoter (1), Bufflehead (500), Common Goldeneye (65).

11/14/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park
LONG-TAILED DUCKS (6), GREATER SCAUP (600+), BUFFLEHEAD (260+), GADWALL (3), COMMON GOLDENEYE (17), RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, DUNLIN (21), SANDERLING (1), BLACK DUCK (20), AMERICAN PIPIT (1 flyover), COOTS, etc.

Meyer's Park - Racine:
DUNLIN (1), PECTORAL SANDPIPER (1), GADWALL (6), HOODED MERGANSER (2), etc.

11/12/2003 - A very foggy morning
Meyer's Park - Racine: AMERICAN PIPITS (1-2) flyover, SNOW BUNTINGS (2) on breakwaters, etc.
Wind Point / Shoop Park - Racine: AMERICAN PIPIT (1 flyover), DUNLIN (16), GREATER YELLOWLEGS (1), BUFFLEHEAD (160+), COMMON GOLDENEYE, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, and more

11/7/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

BLACK SCOTERS (8), SURF SCOTER (2), DUNLIN (15), GADWALL (5), GREATER SCAUP (400+), COMMON LOON (3), HOODED MERGANSER (3), RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (8), REDHEAD DUCK (3), RUDDY DUCK (7), HORNED GREBE (20), etc.
 

11/5/2003- Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park
TUNDRA SWANS (35), RUSTY BLACKBIRD, MERLIN (pursued and caught a blackbird), DUNLINS (5), SNOW BUNTING (1), LESSER YELLOWLEGS (2), HOODED MERGANSER (5), GREATER SCAUP (380), COMMON GOLDENEYE (12), etc.
RED-THROATED LOON reported during the week.

 


10/29/2003 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

Franklin's Gull - © 2003 Eric Howe Franklin's Gull - © 2003 Eric Howe
 

A FRANKLIN'S GULL was spotted by Rick Fare this morning at Windpoint Lighthouse.

Later we had a flyover of 2 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS in pursuit of each other, shortly followed by a MERLIN chasing off the Crows from IT'S tree. For three Wednesdays in a row now, a Merlin has been taking a lookout position in a dead tree that's south of the Lighthouse and along edge of Shoop Park/shoreline. Also seen:

SURF SCOTERS - 4
HORNED GREBES - 3
RED-BREASTED MERG - 1
GADWALL - 6
GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 15
BLACK DUCKS - 10
MALLARDS - many
COMMON LOONS - 4
RUDDY DUCKS - 2
SCAUP - 25
BUFFLEHEADS - 40 +
Coots - 50+

Prior to heading to Windpoint we had a couple SNOW BUNTINGS flyover at Meyer's Park (11th St and Pershing). About a dozen + AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS 'greeted' us with their high calls in the weeds next to the breakwaters.

Hoy Audubon Society birding begins at 6:45 AM, Wednesdays, at Meyer's Park.

10/26/2003 - Bong State Rec. Area - posted by Ted Keyel
8 Snow Geese (2 white, 6 blue),
Male Hoodies displaying,
Ring-necked birds (pheasants and ducks),
canvasback
redheads
Wigeons
N. Shovelers
mallards
coots
Sandhill Cranes
Harrier
great-blues
green-winged teal
Greater Yellowlegs
S. Dowitcher

10/24/2003 WHITE-WINGED (2), SURF (9) and BLACK SCOTERS (1) - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - posted by Eric Howe
A MERLIN was also present near the Lighthouse.

10/22/2003 SURF and BLACK SCOTERS - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - posted by Eric Howe

This morning at Shoop Park / Wind Point I birded with Helen Pugh of Racine.

We found:
SURF SCOTERS - 10 (no adult males)
BLACK SCOTER - 1
GREEN WINGED TEAL - 25
SCAUP - 50+
BUFFLEHEADS - 30+
RUDDY DUCKS - 3
RED BREASTED MERGS - 15
COOTS - 90+

10/22/2003

SNOW BUNTINGS - Meyers Park - Racine - posted by Helen Pugh
This afternoon two snow buntings were located by Stan Rosenstiel at Meyers Park in the sand just right of the bottom of the boat launch .  They appeared to be a 1st winter female and nonbreeding male. Both Peregrines were sitting out on the south side of the courthouse and posed nicely in the scope for me.

10/17/2003 LECONTE's SPARROW - found at Meyer's Park in the grasses next to the ramp and breakwaters.

10/7/2003 MERLIN - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - posted by Eric Howe
© 2003 Eric Howe

A MERLIN was present this morning. Bold and confident he took chase after any Am. Crow that attempted to share the same tree.  He came back to the perch with a Ruby-crowned Kinglet he had caught, cached it on a limb, then went off to pursue more prey.

10/3/2003  WESTERN SANDPIPER - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Pat Horn
"A juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen yesterday at Wind Point in Racine. Dennis Gustufson and I observed it around noon. It was feeding on the algae at the extreme south end of Wind Point." 
A Western Sandpiper was first seen last Tuesday or Monday.

Meyers Park - Racine Co.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL still present in the morning

10/01/2003 - Meyers Park - Racine Co.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL present until 8A.M., preening for a half hour this morning where upon it then flew south.


9/30/2003 - Wind Point Lighthouse / Shoop Park
15 GREATER SCAUP - Fall is here

9/29/2003 - 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - Wind Lake Sod Farms - posted by Eric Howe
These were present this evening on the east side of S, 0.4 mile north of Burmeister Road in Racine County.  This is would be a late departure date for this species.

9/27/2003 - Meyer's Beach - Racine - posted by Ted Keyel
 Black-bellied Plover and a Juv. Peregrine Falcon at South Beach

8/23/2003 - Shoop Park Shorebirds - by Ted Keyel

We had two Baird's Sandpipers.... There were also two Yellowlegs, lots of Sanderlings, a few Semipalmated Sandpipers, Killdeer, and a Semipalmated Plover

8/4/2003 - LITTLE BLUE HERONS - Two immature birds were reported by Rick Fare Monday morning at Bong State Rec. Area (Kenosha County) located at the pond visible from the lookout platform.

8/3/2003 - BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - Wind Lake Sod Farms, posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Sean Fitzgerald

The Wind Lake Sod Farms have a lot of good shorebird habitat. Upon arriving and pulling over just north of the intersection between Burmeister and Briton Roads it began to hail. As if on cue, all the shorebirds from all the fields took off at once and remained in the air until the hail was done. I'm guessing this is their best defensive action against hail. But anyways; as all the birds took off, I noticed one BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER flying among some Killdeer as well as a single Upland Sandpiper. I attempted to relocate these birds after the hail was done without success. I stopped at the red barn and saw two Black-bellied Plovers way out in the fields.

8/3/2003 - 6 LEAST BITTERNS reported by Rick Fare at Vernon Marsh, on the dike at the end of Frog Alley Rd

7/23/2003 - Shoop Park and Windpoint Lighthouse
A hatch year Caspian Tern amongst the SANDERLINGS, SEMIPALMATED and LEAST SANDPIPERS, FORESTER'S and COMMON TERNS.  This young tern was being fed by an adult.
Caspian Tern (hatch year) - photo by Eric Howe

7/22/2003 - Racine Lakefront - posted on the WisBirdNet by Sean Fitzgerald
This afternoon I spent about three hours checking a few locations along Racine's lakefront. As I arrived at Meyer's Park I realized I'd lucked out and checked the lakefront on a day when there were some very strong winds out of the east. Everywhere I stopped, thousands of gulls were trying to stay out of the wind on the lee-side of break walls. Meyer's Park yielded an adult Great Black-backed Gull that was loafing among the other gulls on the break wall well to the south of the boat launch. I checked North Beach and the Racine marina and found a LAUGHING GULL on the west side of the break wall with probably 4000 other RB and Herring Gulls. I then set my scope up as far out on the break wall as I dared (waves were sending up heavy spray, making it very slippery on the rocks). I scanned the eastern horizon for about 30 minutes and I spotted an unidentified dark morph JAEGER species way out over the lake. Shoop Park (just south of Wind Point) had 11 species of shorebirds including a juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER among a fairly large flock of other peeps. Sanderlings, Semipalmated Plovers, White-rumped and Baird's Sandpipers were also present. All along the lake I noticed Great Blue Herons perched on the rocks, piers, and break walls. They would fly out a few hundred yards, land in the lake, stay there for fifteen seconds, and fly back with a fish. Most of the birds were in juvenile plumage, but I found this behavior rather strange. An enjoyable afternoon along Lake Michigan.

7/16/2003 - RED-HEADED WOODPECKER / Shorebirds - Windpoint Lighthouse/Shoop Park
A Red-headed Woodpecker was at the parking area of the Lighthouse this morning.  Three were observed on the May Bird Count.

Also seen along the lake front were SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (1 - see photo), SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER (1), SEMI-PALMATED (3+), LEAST (20+), and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, CASPIAN (2), FORSTER'S and COMMON TERNS (several),
Red-headed Woodpecker - photo by Eric Howe Short-billed Dowitcher - photo by Eric Howe Short-billed Dowitcher - photo by Eric Howe

7/9/2003 - LAUGHING GULLS -Shoop Park
Two adult LAUGHING GULLS were present this morning at Shoop Park, off the 2nd hole

6/30/2003 - LAUGHING GULL from Karl David
The Laughing Gull has also returned to Wind Point in Racine County (refound by Rick Fare), where it could be seen Sunday 6/30 in the presence of a Franklin's Gull.

6/21/2003- No reports of Black-tailed Gull since 6/13/2003

6/16/2003 - Photo Series of young Mallards taking there first 'flight' - 'Leaping into the World' - posted by Eric Howe



8/5/2003 - BLACK-TAILED GULL Update - now in Indiana
 Presumably the same gull was found once again at Marquette Park within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (85 miles as the 'crow' flies)

6/13/2003 - 9:39 PM - BLACK-TAILED GULL Update

Posted to the Illinois listserv- by Jeff Sundberg
Subject: IBET BT GULL-- IBSP!
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:39:03 -0500 My sister Kris relocated what could only be the Black-tailed Gull early this evening (6:30, June 13) at the South Unit of Illinois Beach State Park. I was not there- she describes the bird as very dark-backed with a red tip on the bill, yellow legs, and a black band near the end of the tail with a slender white band at the very end of the tail. She examined BT Gull illustrations in the Sibley, Harrison and Geographic guides and said the gull was most similar to the illustrations in Sibley. It appeared to be the same bird as the one in the gull pictures posted yesterday on two Wisconsin sites.
The Gull was seen on the beach about halfway between the resort and the Dead River mouth in a huge flock of gulls. She watched it for about 30 minutes, at which point the flock moved north (but remained in the general area).
I bet I'll see some of you tomorrow!

6/12/2003 - 6:30 PM - BLACK-TAILED GULL Update from Brian Boldt of Milwaukee

"I went back to Racine around 5pm and ran into a few people - in general it sounded like the area had been covered with no luck for over 3 hours. So after a quick check I decided to head south. There were lots of gulls from Carthage College on down. I was scoping the flock on the beach south of Cohorama point in Kenosha, and had the BTGU in with about 500 others, mostly Ring-billeds - this was just after 6:30. I jumped in the car and drove down to the main Simmons Isl. parking lot and set up my camera - this all took about 10 minutes - and when I got out on the beach I never refound the BTGU. There were gulls milling around over the lake, and some moving out to the breakwall; the whole flock was flushed a few times also by people walking the beach. I checked the harbor for about 45 minutes longer with no luck. Hopefully the bird can be refound in the morning, and hopefully it finds a spot it likes!"

Brian stated it was the main sand beach just north of the channel.
Map of area - http://hoyaudubon.org/maps/kenoshaharbor.htm

6/12/2003 - 12:52 PM - BLACK-TAILED GULL Update - relocated at Pugh Marina/North Beach - see photos taken by John Idzikowski here

6/12/2003 - 6:50 AM - BLACK-TAILED GULL first seen at Shoop Park, Racine from Eric Howe

Ted Keyel and I were scoping the gulls from the Shoop Park parking lot when a dark-mantled gull caught my eye.  From the distance it appeared to have a ringed-bill as well as red near the tip.  Eager at a closer look we walked along the edge of the golf course near the 2nd hole.  Re-finding the gull, we watched this bird for about 10 minutes, Larger than a Ring-billed, this dark mantled gull indeed had a ring near the end of its bill and the most unusual red tipped bill, unlike anything we had encountered before.  It stretched it's wings casually and preened for several minutes before taking flight to the south. The last third of the tail was black, a distinct line between black and white. Photos indicate a thin white band of white at the end of the tail. Yellowish legs. Red orbital eye ring and yellow eye. The under wings went from a whitish-gray towards the all dark wing tips.  It circled in the distance as it traveled south towards the Racine Harbor/North Beach Area. 

Photo by Eric Howe Photo by Eric Howe Photo by Eric Howe 

Photo by Eric Howe Photo by Eric Howe

 

6/7/2003 - BELL'S VIREO - Bong State Recreational Area



6/6/2003 - LAUGHING GULL reported again at Meyer's Beach.  It had also flown to North Beach in the morning

6/5/2003 - NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - Windpoint Lighthouse

Northern Mockingbird - photo by E. Howe

6/5/2003 - FRANKLIN'S GULL seen at Meyer's Beach.  Note the pinkish hue of the breast.  A RED KNOT was also seen and later in the day at Windpoint

Franklin's Gull - photo by E. Howe Franklin's Gull - photo by E. Howe

 

6/2/2003 -KING RAIL at Bong State Rec. Area, Kenosha County

King Raill - photo by E. Howe King Raill - photo by E. Howe King Raill - photo by E. Howe
 

6/2/2003 - LAUGHING GULL at Shoop Park, Racine County. 




Young birder watching the Laughing Gull

 

5/28/2003 - Little Gulls - Manitowoc County


 


4/18/2003 - LITTLE GULL at Meyer's Park, Racine County


 

 

 

 

4/16/2003 - Colonial Park - Racine County

Highlights from the 24 species seen:

BLACK-THROATED GREEN - 1
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 5
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATHCHERS - 3

RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS
HERMIT THRUSHES - several
WINTER WREN
SWAMP SPARROWS
BELTED KINGFISHER

4/13/2003 - Bong State Rec Area - Kenosha County

From the Keyels of Racine

"There were: a couple Red-tailed Hawks, a Kestrel, lot of E. Meadowlarks, hordes of Tree Swallows, *fair number of Greater Yellowlegs, *a Great Egret, hordes of Coots, lots of Ruddy Ducks, several Common Mergansers, some Hooded Mergansers, some Buffleheads, a fair amount of Ring-necked Ducks, *three Green-winged Teals, *a Wood Duck (female sitting on a nesting box), hordes of N. Shovelers, a couple Pied-billed Grebes, *a N. Pintail, a Redhead, a Canvasback, hordes of the common birds, and to our great surprise, *an EASTERN BLUEBIRD."

4/10/2003 - KUMLIEN'S GULL at Meyer's Park, Racine County

4/3/2003 - LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL off of Carre-Hogle Park, Racine (end of South Main Street, south of 16th Street.)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (photo by E. Howe)   Lesser Black-backed Gull (photo by E. Howe)   Lesser Black-backed Gull (photo by E. Howe)
At Meyer's Park our group saw a Winter Wren, Eastern Towhee (singing) as well as both Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.

3/27/2003 - LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL reported at Meyer's Park, Racine (southeast of Gateway Tech College.)

3/24/2003 - PEREGRINE FALCONS at the Racine Courthouse reported to have copulated.

2/22/2003 - ICELAND GULL - Kenosha Harbor Area - north winds 20-30 mph.

An ICELAND GULL was present this morning at the harbor southeast of the Kenosha Public Museum. 

Iceland Gull - E Howe     Iceland Gull (center) with Herring Gull and Mallard - E Howe     Iceland Gull - E Howe

Highlights at Winthrop in northern Illinois:

CANVASBACKS - 2
REDHEAD DUCKS - 30
RING-NECKED DUCKS - 2
GOLDENEYE
BUFFLEHEAD
G. SCAUP
Very few Gulls.
 

The CAROLINA WREN is still present (since early December) at the home of Barb and Joe Vass at the Kenosha/Racine County line.

Racine Lakefront - TUNDRA SWAN
Off of the Carr-Hogle Park, south of 16th Street at the end of Main Street, a TUNDRA SWAN was present with 5 MUTE SWANS.  There has been a TUNDRA SWAN seen in the company of Mute Swans since the Racine CBC on December 14th, 2002.

 

 

12/14 - Racine Christmas Bird Count - Results

Highlights thus far - RED-THROATED LOON, HARLEQUIN DUCK, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCKS, TUNDRA SWAN
For Red-Throated Loon photos click here. For directions for last know location click here.

12/13 - CAROLINA WREN - has been visiting a backyard feeder of the for the last two weeks at the home Barb and Joe Vass. 

         

12/12 - Windpoint Lighthouse

AMERICAN PIPIT - 1 - along the shoreline at 7:15. Calling as it flew, then landing upon the icy shoreline, bobbing his tail occasionally as he looked about.
BLACK SCOTERS - 2
GADWALL - 5
GOLDENEYES - 150
BUFFLEHEADS - 80
RED-BReasted Mergansers - 40
SCAUP - 40
BLACK DUCKS - 5

   
 

12/5 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

BLACK DUCKS 30
BUFFLEHEAD 125
HORNED GREBE 1
NORTHERN PINTAIL 1
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS 60
SCAUP 350

12/2 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park

BLACK DUCKS 25
BUFFLEHEAD 80
NORTHERN PINTAIL 1
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS 35
SCAUP 300
 

11/14 - Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - Racine County

BLACK DUCK 8
BUFFLEHEAD 60
HORNED GREBES 15
LONG-TAILED DUCKS 2
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS 15
SAVANNA SPARROW 1

11/13 - Follow the flight of the Whooping Cranes, they're now in Kentucky.  Also posted Operation Migration Website... an update on one of the five cranes that returned this spring to Wisconsin has now been tracked to Kenosha County:
"Apparently also progressing south, is one of the five yearlings cranes, which returned north to central Wisconsin, unaided last spring. We received word last evening that crane #6 had moved south by approximately 140 miles from a staging area in Marquette County, WI to Kenosha County in southeast WI, and is in the company of Sandhill cranes. Richard Urbanek, USFWS and interns Lara Fondow and Colleen Satyshur with the International Crane Foundation will be tracking this crane, as well as the other four yearlings as they progress south. "

10/31 - SCOTERS at Windpoint Lighthouse / Shoop Park - Racine County

This morning's (7-8am) highlights

From the Shoop Park parking area:

BLACK SCOTERS 5
SURF SCOTERS 11
CANVASBACK 1
GOLDENEYES 12
BUFFLEHEAD 60
BLACK DUCK 12
SCAUP 2
GREATER YELLOWLEGS 2
SPOTTED SANDPIPER 1
INDIGO BUNTING 1

From Windpoint Lighthouse
HORNED GREBES 6

 

10/22 - WESTERN Grebe, Loons, SCOTERS and other Waterfowl at Windpoint - Shoop Park - Racine County 

"I spent over three hours at Wind Point (Racine Cty) this afternoon. I will give you the highlights according to taxonomic order.

Loons and Grebes:
2 Red-throated Loons
3 Common Loons
40 Horned Grebes
and 1 WESTERN Grebe!

Ducks: 1 N. Pintail, 1 Lesser Scaup (as well as Greaters), 7 Surf Scoter, 2 White-winged Scoter, 21 Black Scoter, 3 Long-tailed Ducks, 3 C. Goldeneye, and 1 RB Merganser.

Misc.: 1 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Bonaparte’s Gull, and 1 Snow Bunting that came within 15 feet of me at the lighthouse. The Western Grebe was well to the south of Shoop Park when I first got there (2PM) - I couldn’t relocate it an hour later. Most of the scoters were out about a mile off the SE side of the point (LT Duck mixed in). The two WW Scoter flew past. A great, if not cold, afternoon on Lake Michigan."
 - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Sean Fitzgerald

 

10/18 - SCOTERS north of Chiwaukee Prairie - Kenosha Co.

Approx. 1/2 - 1 mile north of Chiwaukee Prairie on Lake Michigan, there was a report of 7 White-winged Scoters & 3 Black Scoters. Take Hwy 32 south of Kenosha to 116th Street (I mile north of state line).  Head east to the lakefront (Chiwaukee Prairie is to your south) and turn north to reach this location.


9/28 - Virginia and Sora Rails at Meyer's Park, Racine.  No Sharp-tailed Sparrows seen this morning.
Virginia Rail - photo by E. Howe (44288 bytes)

9/26 - SHARP-TAILED SPARROW at Meyer's Park (South Harbor) in Racine.  

1 SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was present this morning on along the western portion of the beach in the south harbor, Meyer's Park.  It was present in the tall vegetation near the shoreline Last evening two ST Sparrows were reported by Rick Fare, and a few days prior as well.

9/14 - BLACK-BELLIED and GOLDEN PLOVERS reported at Wind Lake Sod Farm, Racine Co.  posted by E. Howe

Between 0.5 - 0.7 miles east of S, on the Burmeister Road, 129 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS and 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were present.  They were on the south side of the road.

American Golden Plover photo E. Howe (28175 bytes)     American Golden Plover photo E. Howe (17448 bytes)     American Golden Plovers photo E. Howe (36675 bytes)

8/31 - BLACK-BELLIED and GOLDEN PLOVERS reported at Wind Lake Sod Farm, Racine Co.  
posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Karen Johnson

"Synopsis,

Hanson Rd: 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (south side)
East Wind Lake Rd: 
38 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS (both sides)
Burmeister Rd: dozens of BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS (following plow on north side).
many HORNED LARKS
6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS (south side of road across from north side Red Shed(s)
KILLDEER - everwhere!
1 RED-TAILED HAWK
very few MOURNING DOVES!
NO BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS! (that I could see anyway)"

 

8/29 - Bong State Rec Area Observations - STILT SANDPIPERS - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Sean Fitzgerald

"birded Bong SRA this morning for about 2 hours. We saw most of the usual suspects but noteworthy were 3 Stilt Sandpiper’s seen from the observation deck. Other stuff seen or heard: Virginia Rail, Great Egret (35+), and quite a few DC Cormorant. We also saw a falconers gyrfalcon that he was training - a beautiful bird.

On the way home we stopped at a small pond near Burlington and scoped small numbers of shorebirds, 3 more Great Egrets, and watched a Sharp-shinned Hawk buzz the pond (it had every single shorebird in flight and calling in about a millisecond!)."

 

8/19/02 - Possible Avocet at Bong - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Wayne Rohde

Re: the possible sighting of an American Avocet at Bong SRA, I did not personally observe the bird, but did hear about its presence, on Sunday, 8/18 (?), from reliable birders. Anyone checking the Bong area in the next few days might like to take a look at both the Wolf Lake mudflats and the lake north of the observation deck (en route to the Sunset Campground).

8/18/02 - BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and BLACK-BELLIED and GOLDEN PLOVERS reported at Wind Lake Sod Farm, Racine Co. by several observers on the Wisconsin Birding Network.

post by Daryl Tessen:

"Almost immediately when I arrived at the sod farms discovered the 2 Buffs feeding on the turf with Pectorals and Killdeer. Scouted the remainder of the sod farms and found numerous Pects, both yellowlegs and quite a few Killdeer. The best areas seem to be the junction of Olson and Britton Rds and then west on Burmeister Rd for about a half mile or so. CTY S was not productive. Tom Wood also indicated the same results. Nice to see a few Buffs finally turning up elsewhere--"

post by Sean Fitzgerald

"...birded the Wind Lake Sod Farms for about an hour this afternoon. The only area that had birds was Burmeister Rd. The highlights were:

Semipalmated Plover - 1,  Black-bellied Plover- 12+, American Golden-Plover - 1+ 

I wasn’t able to find the BB Sandpipers and the only other non-killdeer shorebird was a single Semipalmated Sandpiper. ...  On the way home we stopped at a small pond at the intersection of CTH D and Hill Valley Rd. Here we found at least 5 Common Moorhens incl. two young that didn’t look like they could fly. I think they must have nested there. Good luck to anyone else who attempts to find the Buff-breasted Sandpipers!"

 

8/9/02 - BOBWHITE at Nicholson Wildlife Refuge.  

A Bobwhite was calling at Nicholson Wildlife Refuge at 7:30 AM at the south end of the Louise Erickson trail before it turns west up the hill.  The entrance to Nicholson Wildlife Refuge is located on 5 Mile Road, between Cty H and Nicholson Road

8/3/02 - Yellow-breasted Chat - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Sean Fitzgerald

"This morning I stopped at Bong (Kenosha cty) and checked the picnic area off CTH B. I located a YB Chat skulking low in some brush near the road. It was not singing. Other highlights were: YB Cuckoo, GC Flycatcher, Indigo Bunting, and Field Sparrow."

8/2/2002 - Swallows at Pugh Mariana

 - PURPLE MARTINS ready to leave nest young PURPLE MARTIN by E. Howe (60132 bytes)


- PURPLE MARTIN PURPLE MARTIN by E. Howe
- young BARN SWALLOW waiting for feeding BARN SWALLOW by E. Howe (39668 bytes)

7/29/02 - BOBWHITE at Bong and Shorebirds Sightings near Burlington - posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Sean Fitzgerald

"This evening I stopped by Bong (Kenosha cty) and while viewing the waterfowl from the platform, I distinctly heard one, and then two Northern Bobwhite calling to the south of the viewing platform. It seemed like very good habitat for them, but I wasn’t aware they nested at Bong. I also saw 40+ Great Egret, Upland Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, YH Blackbird, and hundreds of swallows (all species).

While near Burlington (Racine cty) this afternoon, I found a large congregation of shorebirds at the corner of Airport Rd. and Hwy 11. Here are the rough numbers of what I saw: 20 G. Yellowlegs, 100 L. Yellowlegs, 80 Solitary Sandpipers, 40 Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Semipalmated Sandpipers, 5 Least Sandpipers, and lots of Killdeer. I also saw a N. Harrier near this spot. Good birding!"

 

7/28/02 - A Stilt Sandpiper was seen Sunday morning by Rick F. at Shoop Park (south of Wind Point Lighthouse), Racine County.  A visit to Cliffside Park turned up a pair of DICKCISSELS 

 

7/7/02 - SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER in Kenosha, posted on the Wisconsin Birding Network by Karl David

"Around 7:00 A.M. Sunday July 7 a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER made a brief appearance at the mouth of the Pike River in Kenosha."...."I suspect it is, because this is not the right habitat for this bird to stick around, and in fact it disappeared to the northwest while I was there, and it did not reappear in the half hour or so I remained, including driving around the immediate vicinity checking telephone wires and other prominent perches."..."I surmise it was an immature bird because it was very pale, no salmon pink coloration was detected on the flanks and axillaries, and the tail, though inordinately long enough to give the bird seen in profile that characteristic "flying pencil" look, was not seen bifurcated into a swallow-tailed effect. In fact, the most prominent field mark was the extremely pale back and head, appearing white in the bright sun, contrasting with the dark upper surface of the wing. This was noticeable when the bird banked in flight, where also the disproportionate length of the tail gave the bird a very stubby-winged appearance."..."I heard the bird before I saw it, hearing several raspy "reeeps" sounding like an agitation call, though not a familiar one. Indeed, the bird was being harassed by a resident passerine, a blackbird or grackle."

7/4/02 - At 6:06 AM this morning, the new Racine Peregrine Liberty was delivered her breakfast.  A bright yellow and black Goldfinch!  She eagerly accepted the meal from her parent and retreated back into the nesting platform.  Her facial feathers have noticeably developed since last week, now giving her more of the appearance of a Peregrine.  She still retains a bit of white feathers at the top of her head.  See photos below of her 1 week ago.

Liberty, seconds before breakfast arrived.

At Cliffside Park 4 DICKCISSELS were present.  The male shown below has a deformed crossed bill, but sang beautifully none the less for the entire time we were there.  Another male was in pursuit of a female.  Yet another male sang in the field west of the Cliffside property line on private lands.  Again this week were a number of singing CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS along with Savanna, Field, and Song Sparrows.  One adult Red-headed Woodpecker.  Wood Thrush, Red-eyed Vireos, Indigo Buntings, and Brown Thrashers all quite vocal.  One YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was last seen on 6/23.  They have become less vocal since they were first seen in early June. This morning, a few of the harsh one note calls were heard, but no Chat seen due to the dense shrub cover.

     Dickcissel showing abnormal bill     Dickcissel     Dickcissel

 

 

6/29/02 - One of 6 Clay-colored Sparrows seen this AM at Cliffside Park, Racine County.  One Dickcissel heard in west of the field at Cliffside
Clay-colored Sparrow     Clay-colored Sparrow

6/27/02, 7:00 A.M. - Racine County Courthouse (730 Wisconsin Avenue).

Lily ('mom' Peregrine) exercised her wings for a few moments this morning, vocalizing as she made wide rounds about the Racine County Courthouse......while her lone daughter 'Liberty' sat near the edge of the falcon nest box occasionally stretching her own small young wings.

Liberty (hatched May 27th)     Lily ('Mom')

Past Postings

Racine Cliffside Park's Yellow-breasted Chat

WSO Northern Kettle Moraine Sate Forest Trip - 6/8

Northern Mockingbird at Shoop Park - 6/4

WSO Pre-convention Trip - 5/30 - 6/2

American Avocets at North Beach - 5/3/2002

Pictures of the Piping Plover at Racine's Windpoint Lighthouse and Updates - 4/29/2002

Tundra Swans - 4/5/2002