Solitary Sandpiper
I birded the creek corridor yesterday with a few friends and found a nice flock of southbound warblers. There was a stunning male Golden-winged Warbler, Canada Warbler, several Black-and-white Warblers, and more. Since the main trail is closed on account of the recent flood damage, I did the best I could via secondary trails. There's a nice view of a large section of the east corridor trail from Parisi Park. A partial section of the west corridor can be observed from behind Kromery Middle School. There's another secondary trail to the west of the school, but it's somewhat fragmented from damage done to the corridor pond. In any case, hungry birds didn't appear inconvenienced by the damage in the slightest. It's difficult to say, but some even seemed to appreciate the absence of people, like a Solitary Sandpiper foraging in what was left of the corridor pond. Since getting from one fragmented section to another was best done by car, I probably won't be visiting the creek corridor during weekday mornings before work―there just isn't enough time to cover all of the areas. Perhaps after work when there's at least a few hours to work with.
Pheasant Branch, Dane, Wisconsin, US
Aug 25, 2018 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
45 species
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Solitary Sandpiper
Cooper's Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
American Redstart
Magnolia Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Canada Warbler
Northern Cardinal
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