Madison, WI including Dane and Columbia Counties RBA
May 1, 2009
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-RBA
* Wisconsin
* Madison
* 1 May 2009
* WIMA0905.01
Number: 608-255-2476
Reports: 608-255-2476
Compiler: Madison Audubon
Coverage: south-central Wisconsin
Transcriber: Chuck Heikkinen (deliachuck@gmail.com)
BIRDS MENTIONED-
American White Pelican
Yellow Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Flicker
ROSS’S GOOSE
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Eastern Phoebe
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
White-throated Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Bobolink (flyover)
Baltimore Oriole
Pine Siskin
LOCATIONS MENTIONED
Lake Mendota
Odana Ponds, Madison
Vilas Park, Madison
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton
This is the birding hotline report of the Madison Audubon Society for
Friday, May 1st. Spring migration has started to heat up despite the
weather, and a number of returnees have been making appearances.
A caller on Thursday, April 30th reported several AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS first soaring over Lake Mendota around noon, and then
floating in the lake.
An observer at the Odana Ponds in Madison found his first-of-year
YELLOW and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS along with a first-of-year BLUE-HEADED
VIREO. In addition, a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was present, and A
COOPER’S HAWK chased one of a pair of NORTHERN FLICKERS, only to be
frustrated.
A ROSS’S GOOSE found yesterday was found feeding again today with a
pair of CANADA GEESE on the lawn near the lake at Henry Vilas Park.
Pheasant Branch Conservancy continues to a hot spot. A birder today
reported GREAT BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN
PHOEBE, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, GRAY CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER,
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, PALM WARBLER,
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, a flyover BOBOLINK, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and PINE
SISKIN.
Keep your eyes and ears on your favorite spots. They are filling up
with birds, and we are
just starting the heavy part of spring migration.
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The next Madison Audubon field trips are:
Monthly Jefferson/Dodge County Birdwalks April-May-June-July-Aug-Sept
April is here and we are starting the second season of the Jefferson
and Dodge County Birdwalks. As in 2008, the walks will be led by
experienced birders. Leaders include Nolan Kollath, lifelong birder
and former instructor at Madison Area Technical College, Watertown;
Karen Etter Hale, Executive Secretary, Madison Audubon Society; and
Brad and Royan Webb, members of the Horicon Marsh Bird Club. The walks
are affiliated with the Madison Audubon Society. Jefferson and Dodge
counties have thousands of acres of prime bird watching habitat. We
manage our walks under the rule “go where the birds are” so we choose
walk sites close to the scheduled date. As we firm up the schedule, we
will post the information on our website,
http://www.theropod.org/walks.html. We will again be holding our walks
on the third weekend of the month, April through September. You can
join our mailing list at the website and be notified of all upcoming
walks as soon as they are planned. We will not give out any
information you provide and only use the list to keep people informed
about the walks. We had a lot of fun with good birds, good company and
pleasant walks last year. We’d be happy to have you join us this year
for more of the same. All experience levels are welcome.
Saturday, May 2: Birding at Wyalusing State Park
Quentin Yoerger and Charles Naeseth will lead this trip to Wyalusing
State Park, which overlooks the confluence of the Wisconsin and
Mississippi Rivers. The Mississippi is a major migration route for
numerous bird and the rugged bluffs make this breathtaking scenery a
beautiful spot for a spring adventure. Observe hawks, warblers
(including Yellow-throated), lots of other birds and a few spring
wildflowers. Bring a lunch as this trip will last until mid-afternoon.
Carpool at 5 a.m. from the Home Depot parking lot on Verona Rd. by the
recently closed Cub Foods (just south of the Beltline). If you have
questions, contact Quentin at (608) 882-6078 or harrierqman@ gmail.com
Sunday, May 3: Wisconsin River Bottoms
The trip will meet at 6:30 a.m. in the parking lot at Mazomanie
Bottoms (located about 3 miles north of Mazomanie on CTH Y & Laws Dr.)
The trip will visit several locations west of Mazomanie along the
Wisconsin River bottoms including Arena Boat Landing, Spring Green
Preserve, Bakken’s Pond and Blue River Sand Barrens. Depending on the
amount of rain we get this spring, we may also stop along CTH G and
CTH JJ in Spring Green for shorebirds. Probable passerines include
many warblers, Lark Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, meadowlarks, some
water birds including Pied-billed Grebe, Sora, Black Tern, and
probably some shorebirds such as Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers,
various plovers, etc. The trip should last until early afternoon. It
may be helpful to bring FRS radios along if you have them. If you have
questions, contact trip leader Chris West at little_blue_birdie@
msn.com
And, if you’re even vaguely inclined, please consider signing up for
Madison Audubon’s Big Birding Day on Saturday, May 9th. For more
information please look at May field trips on the Madison Audubon web
page – madisonaudubon.org, or call Chuck or Delia at 274-4043 or
206-0324.
Good birding!