Madison, WI including Dane and Columbia Counties RBA
August 2, 2008
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:19:08 -0500
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-RBA
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 02 Aug 2008
* WIMA0808.02
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@gmail.com)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK
LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
LOCATIONS MENTIONED-
Dyke Road and Hwy 14, Sauk County
Dillon and Miller Roads in eastern Richland County
9 Springs Natural Area, Madison
Horicon Marsh
This is the birding hotline report of the Madison Audubon Society for
Saturday, August 2nd.
During an otherwise slow birding season, 2 birds of note have
appeared. There has been a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK on the west
side of Sauk County along Highway 14. It tends to hang out with
Mallards and other ducks behind a large blue milking barn just east of
the intersection of Dyke Road and Highway 14. It has sometimes also
been seen off Dyke Road. The owner of the dairy farm has been most
gracious about allowing birders to get close to the barn so they can
get clearer views of the waterfowl behind the barn. Please be sure to
ask permission from him or whoever is standing in for him before going
near the barn.
The other bird is a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE on the east side of Richland
County. Some people have reported as many as two adults and some
apparent juveniles, suggesting that the birds have successfully nested
in the area. The bird(s) can be seen north of Dillon Road, east of
Moore Road from where the woods open up to a soybean field on the
left. Look on the lines on both sides of the 3rd telephone pole to
the north. With patience, the bird(s) will often make brief
appearances. The bird(s) have also been spotted off Moore Road north
of Dillon. Please maintain your distance from the birds so as not to
disturb them. It's advisable to bring a scope.
Shorebird migration has increased, and there are scattered reports of
STILT SANDPIPERS as well as the more usual migrants. There have also
been sightings of BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS in short grass areas. The
area off and around Dyke Road in Sauk County has had a few flooded
fields that have yielded sandpipers in some numbers, as have areas
close to the SHRIKE location. Keep your eyes on the look-out when
going past fields with water on them, as well as when you are in your
favorite shorebird locations. 9 Springs has been improving as the
water levels have gone down there, and Horicon Marsh, as usual, is
becoming very productive.
Good birding!