June Bird Walk - Rose Lake walk

Several stout hearted birders braved possible rain to join us for a walk on the east side of Rose Lake State Natural Area in Jefferson County (Dorothy Carnes Park). The rain held off, allowing a very enjoyable and entertaining walk this month. Highlights included sighting "Whitey", the all white Red Tailed Hawk who has lived in the park for several years; many singing and flying Bobolinks; several singing Eastern Meadowlarks, including one who posed nicely for viewing; and a number of discussions about the extensive wildflowers growing at the site. A complete list of the species seen, along with notes about some of the non-bird "critters" encountered, is below. Once again many thanks to Karen Etter Hale for her excellent field notes!

If you couldn't be with us for this walk, we hope you will be able to join us for an upcoming field trip.

Rose Lake SNA, Jefferson, US-WI
Jun 15, 2013 8:45 AM - 1:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.1 mile(s)


Comments: 62; very light rain at first soon changing to cloudy; S 5mph to end: 75; partly cloudy; S 10mph.
Jefferson-Dodge Bird Walk on EAST side of Rose Lake. Walk west to wetland, up hill to north and back along woods.


Brown (DeKay's) snake (small, in trail), 1 E. chipmunk, 1 toad singing, dragonflies (common green darner, black saddlebags, common whitetail), monarch, tiger swallowtail, other small butterflies. Blooming golden alexanders, white campion, bladder campion, bird's-foot trefoil, yarrow, spiderwort, white penstemon, red clover, and a chickweed (starwort?).

44 species

Canada Goose 4 2 adults, 2 large goslings.
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 4
Blue-winged Teal 5
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1 All-white hawk that's been here several years. Calling, flying, perched on power pole.
Sandhill Crane 9 One adult near wetland with young colt.
Killdeer 1
Black Tern 1
Mourning Dove 1

Great Horned Owl 1 Large, all-brown owl flying silently over to north, most likely a Great Horned, although we could not see its face or head well, so did not see any ear tufts. The size of the owl and the habitat indicated Great Horned rather than Barred.

Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 33 Noisy flock of more than 30 flying north of Jones Lane.
Purple Martin 9
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
House Wren 3
American Robin 5
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 20
Common Yellowthroat 7
Yellow Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird 23
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 4

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14429513

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/wi)


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