June Bird Walk - Dorothy Carnes Park (East Side)

A forecast of rain may have kept some birders away but it turned out to be an exceptionally fine day for birding once we took the field. Highlights of the walk included watching a number of Black Terns flying from one small pond toward Rose Lake with food. Obviously this Wisconsin declining species is breeding here in some numbers. Another highlight was seeing several Red-headed Woodpeckers, one of which posed in plain sight for quite a while. And then there were the juvenile Pied-billed Grebes, still sporting their colorful "caps". All these along with a number of the "usual suspects". A full list of sightings is given below.

Not listed among the bird sightings but pictured above are two insect species that caught our attention. Since we couldn't identify them during the walk, we are presenting their photos here along with their names. As we've often said, you never know what you're missing when you aren't on the walk.

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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27 species were seen on this walk.

Dorothy Carnes Park, East, Jefferson, Wisconsin, US
Jun 20, 2015 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling - Property Specific
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Jefferson - Dodge County Birdwalk Group outing.


Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 6
Pied-billed Grebe 4 Two adults and two juveniles.
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Sandhill Crane 5 Included two adults each with one colt. Colts were of different sizes.
Killdeer 1
Black Tern 8 Birds were flying around to such a great extent number is best estimate.
At least two individuals with food.
Mourning Dove 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 11 Including several juveniles on Martin house platforms.
Tree Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 7
Marsh Wren 5
American Robin 3
European Starling 2
Common Yellowthroat 8
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 6


View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23988288


This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://wsobirds.org/atlas)


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