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Author: Peter Kasper
Yellow Warbler Tuesday, April 28
A flock of about a dozen
Cattle Egrets was seen in the
Swenson Rd. horse paddock today.
Sunday, April 26
Another good day of birding at Fermi despite some soaking
rains. A late female
Northern Pintail was along Swensons Road along with
Northern Shovelers,
Blue-winged Teal,
Lesser Yellowlegs and
Greater Yellowlegs. The fields west
of Lake Law produced an
Osprey,
Peregrine Falcon, and some
Henslow's Sparrows. Other sparrows seen throughout the
Lab were
White-crowned Sparrows,
White-throated Sparrows,
Chipping Sparrows,
Vesper Sparrows, a
Savannah Sparrow,
and lots of both
Swamp Sparrows and
Field Sparrows. Other highlights seen today were
Solitary Sandpipers,
Spotted Sandpipers, a
Least Flycatcher, a
Warbling Vireo, a
Marsh Wren, an
Eastern Bluebird,
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, a
Palm Warbler, and a
Yellow Warbler. Denis and Dave Thursday, April 23
Evening birding at the lab produced several birds of
interest. The Woods inside the ring produced the following
birds
American Woodcock,
Blue Jay,
Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet,
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Eastern Towhee,
White-throated Sparrow and
White-crowned Sparrow. Various ponds of the lab produced
Blue-winged Teal,
Green-winged Teal,
Northern Shoveler and
Solitary Sandpiper. Finally, I had a response from an
Eastern Screech-Owl. Dave Sunday, April 19
Other than a few showers the weather conditions were great
as was the birding at Fermi this morning. A good number
of early migrants were in the woods, along with three late
Common Loons on Lake Law. One highlight was a five
swallow morning with
Tree Swallows and
Barn Swallows everywhere,
Cliff Swallows and a
Bank Swallow over Main Ring Lake and
Northern Rough-winged Swallows over Lake Logo. On
Osprey was sighted in the Main Injector Ring along with a
Great Egret,
Ring-necked Duck,
Brown Thrasher,
Field Sparrow,
Savannah Sparrow and a pair of
Wood Ducks cavorting in the top of a tall tree. The Center Ring Woods was hopping with migrants including
loads of
White-crowned Sparrows,
White-throated Sparrows,
and
Yellow-rumped Warblers; many
Eastern Towhees and
Hermit Thrushes; and a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Not many
birds were seen in the Big Woods but, two surprises were a
Northern Waterthrush and
Pine Warbler along with many
Yellow-rumped Warblers and a
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Other birds of note were several
Wilson's Snipes,
Horned Larks,
a
Ruddy Duck, several
Northern Shovelers and a pair of
Great Horned Owls. Dave Sunday, April 12
Only one of the
American White Pelicans remained on site
this morning. It was on Main Ring Lake but was seen later in
the morning circling in a thermal over the center of the
ring. There was little else to be seen in the way of migrant
waterfowl; a
Horned Grebe on Lake Law, some
Ruddy Ducks on
Main Ring Lake,
Common Mergansers,
Hooded Mergansers, and
Lesser Scaup on A.E.Sea, and
Northern Shovelers,
Blue-winged Teal,
Green-winged Teal,
American Black Ducks, and
Buffleheads on the smaller ponds. There were also a number
of new arrivals today;
Black-crowned Night-Heron,
Brown Thrasher,
Barn Swallow, and
Northern Rough-winged Swallow.
Wednesday, April 8
The
American White Pelicans are still present on site in
large numbers. This morning they were evenly divided between
Lake Logo and A.E.Sea with just one bird on Main Ring Lake.
Sunday, April 5
Despite chilly winds, we had an excellent morning of birding
on site. The best bird of the day was a female
White-winged Scoter on Main Ring Lake (3rd site record). Not far behind
in rarity, was a
Franklin's Gull that was also seen at Main Ring Lake. The
American White Pelicans were also still
there, though most of the flock had moved to Lake Logo.
Adding to the excitement, was a flock of seven
Horned Grebes on Lake Law; all in advanced stages of moult.
Rusty Blackbirds were seen at several locations again today and
there were a number of new arrivals including
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers,
Hermit Thrushes,
Ruby-crowned Kinglets,
Savannah Sparrows, and a
Swamp Sparrow.
Friday, April 3
About a hundred of the
American White Pelicans were still on
site this morning. However, they have moved from A.E.Sea where only one remained, to main ring lake. There were also
several
Redheads on Lake Law this morning, and there was a
Common Loon on A.E.Sea yesterday.
Wednesday, April 1
There was a large flock (50-60 birds) of
American White Pelicans feeding on A.E.Sea this morning and last night
there were 18 on Lake Law. By the evening however, the
number of birds on A.E.Sea had risen to around 200. This is
our first Spring record for this species and the first site
record since 2003.
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