Only one walker joined me for our May walk. This was probably due in part to a scheduling conflict with the WSO. If we have the same situation in the future, we'll consider moving the walk to other than our standard weekend.

The two of us birded during a spectacular spring day. The weather was pleasant, the light just right for birding and the birds cooperated. Almost immediately we had good views of a Black-billed Cuckoo, a bird we see very seldom. We enjoyed flying Trumpeter Swans and views of both active Bald Eagle nests. The eagles themselves were busy elsewhere.

 

Bird list for the May 23 Walk:

Ledge Road at Horicon Marsh - about two miles out and back.


Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Mallard
Blue-Winged Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Turkey Vulture
Sora Rail
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole


40 Species seen.

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