June Bird Walk - Horicon Marsh

The weather spared us as we avoided rain - though we didn't entirely avoid fog , but it didn't hamper us - and had a very good day for birding. Our route near the International Education Center took us through wetlands, the woods of Indermuhle "Island" and back to the start by the shore of an impoundment. Special moments on the walk included watching a pair of Cedar Waxwings building a nest, many Black Terns in flight and large flocks of American White Pelicans.

On all such walks we see many interesting items other than birds. This walk involved several stops to examine wildflowers, Green Frogs and Painted Turtles. A full list of species seen, complete with excellent notes from Karen Etter Hale (thanks!) is below.

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

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52 species were seen on this walk.

Horicon Marsh State Wildelife Area --International Education Center, Dodge, US-WI
Jun 22, 2014 8:40 AM - 1:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)


Comments: 68; 100% cloudy (fog/haze); S 5mph to 72; partly cloudy; S 5mph. Jefferson-Dodge Bird Walk
(15 total attended, from Watertown, Cambridge, Madison, Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills). Walk boardwalk,
Indermuhle Island, back on dike. Green frogs, several painted turtles, 2 E. chipmunks. Highlights: Cedar
Waxwings building a nest; several Black Terns flying, some close; large flock of pelicans; and much more.


52 species (+1 other taxa)


Canada Goose 31 11 adults plus different-sized broods of 3, 5, 4, 5, 3.
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 4
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
American White Pelican 40 Large flock of 30, another of 10, circling far off over the Main Ditch.
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Eric & Sandy & Karen saw one flying after everyone else had left.
Sora Rail 2 At least. Heard only.
Sandhill Crane 3
Killdeer 2
gull sp. 3
Black Tern 10
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 8
Tree Swallow 14
Barn Swallow 8 Several nests on Education Building, one with at least 4 young in it.
Cliff Swallow 4 Or more. Several nests on the Education Center building; one swallow gathering mud.
Black Capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Marsh Wren 4
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 3 Watched two of them building a nest 25-30' up in a 35-40' ash tree on Indermuhle Is.
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 1 Female carrying food.
Yellow Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Dickcissel 1 Heard across Hwy 28 from Center as Karen left.
Red-winged Blackbird 30 Or many more.
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2


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