September Bird Walk - Zeloski Marsh
We combined our last walk of the season with one by the Madison Audubon Society, with which we are affiliated. We have done this in previous years and it has proven a good policy. As a result we had a number of walkers enjoying a beautiful day at Zeloski marsh. We saw many of the birds one would expect to see at this time of year. The number of Red-winged Blackbirds and Tree Swallows were amazing! A complete list of the birds, along with some notes taken by Karen Etter Hale, is below.
If you couldn't be with us for this walk, please try to join us for our next season of walks beginning in April of next year!
Species Seen: 28
Canada Goose 8 Flyover.
Wood Duck 10 Probably more; far to south of Artesian Dike.
duck species 10 Far south of the Artesian Dike. Almost certainly
some Blue-winged Teal.
Turkey Vulture 5
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Sandhill Crane 21
Killdeer 10
Greater Yellowlegs 8
Pectoral Sandpiper 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 35
Tree Swallow 1000 Conservative estimate
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Nashville Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 10
Song Sparrow 12
Mourning Dove 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Female or first-year male.
Red-winged Blackbird 1000 Very rough estimate; could have been
many more.
Rusty Blackbird 1
American Goldfinch 60
28 Species