September Bird Walk - Zeloski Marsh
Our last walk of this season on September 19th, combined with a walk for the Madison Audubon Society took place at Zeloski Marsh near Lake Mills.
We had good views of many fall migrants, especially ducks and other waterfowl. One surprise was finding a flock of 50 Pied Billed Grebes swimming in one of the impoundments. No one in the group could recall seeing such a large flock anywhere in the area. We were also privileged to see a kettle of about 40 Broadwinged Hawks circling as they gained altitude during migration. There were many other interesting sightings, as shown in the complete list below.
If you couldn't join us for this walk, we hope you will be able to during our next season of walks!
Location: Lake Mills Wildlife Area - Zeloski Marsh Unit
Observation date: 9/19/10
Notes: Artesian well trail-- 50 of the Pied-billed Grebes were together in a flock.
Number of species: 37
Canada Goose 13
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 6
Blue-winged Teal 4
duck sp. 100
Pied-billed Grebe 63
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 16
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 40
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 4
Common Moorhen 4
American Coot 25
Sandhill Crane 8
Wilson's Snipe 2
Ring-billed Gull 5
Chimney Swift 1
Northern Flicker 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 50
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Brown Creeper 1
Marsh Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 5
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 20
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
blackbird sp. 700
American Goldfinch 4