2013 and beyond

It's pretty simple: the most birds seen or heard from one's yard during 2013 will be the "winner". Want in? O.k....then do it despite that.

2013 promises to be a lot less mean but still a carbon-free birding competition, even if slightly less exciting than a MEGA x EPIC hybrid.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Fall Ho!

Fall Ho!

A ratty-looking Parula foraging in the yard yesterday was a welcomed yardbird and the kick-off of FALL MIGRATION.

With all the water in the Portage Marsh I'm ready to build an Ark. A scour of the lagoon and outer sandbar produced only a spotty, sanderling, and g. yellowlegs.

of interest were single long-tailed duck, gadwall, and greater scaup. Not shabby for July. Common Terns still on eggs. Is that normal?
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3 comments:

  1. Rick BrighamJuly 25, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    Aye Kaptin! Nice haul! How far into your property can you paddle?

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  2. Swamp KatJuly 25, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    Though the property has riparian rights on Green Bay the water is a long-long way off through the cattails so I can't paddle at all and the inner lagoon on Portage Marsh (where the photo was taken yesterday) is not in view from the platform at the back of my yard.

    Still I like to scout the lagoon just in case...

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  3. The Owl RanchJuly 25, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    the fact that you are boating in the marsh I normally just walk through demonstrates just how lousy the Portage the is for shorebirds this fall!

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