I went birding at Pheasant Branch for a few hours yesterday, searching the prairie, creek corridor, and confluence ponds near Deming Way. I found a Northern Shrike, Chipping Sparrow, lots of American Tree Sparrows, only a few White-throated Sparrows, and several Fox Sparrows. At the ponds by Deming Way there were 9 Hooded Mergansers. Other birds included Belted Kingfisher, Eastern Bluebird, Brown Creeper, Tufted Titmouse, and a fly-over American Pipit.
Pheasant Branch, Dane, US-WI
Nov 6, 2011 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
38 species
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Blue Jay
American Crow
Horned Lark
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
All images © 2011 Mike McDowell