Wisconsin Statewide Birding Report 3.5.09
Early migrants are on the move in southern Wisconsin. This past week and the upcoming weekend will bring territorial sandhill cranes, robins, red-winged blackbirds, song sparrows, grackles, and migrant waterfowl to the southern portions of the state. Warm sunny days in the next week should also bring a push of raptors including bald eagle, golden eagle, red-shouldered hawk, harriers and rough-legged hawks. Other migrants expected to begin arriving include great blue herons, cormorants, ring-billed and herring gulls, turkey vultures, killdeer, meadowlarks, and rusty blackbirds. Rare birds that continue to be reported include Thayer's, Iceland, and black-backed gulls at the Johnson Creek landfill, hoary redpolls mixed in with flocks of common redpolls, white-winged crossbills, and a slaty-backed gull from Sheboygan. As always, please report bird sightings to Wisconsin eBird (ebird.org/WI) to help better track migratory bird populations.
This past week and the upcoming weekend will bring territorial sandhill cranes, robins, red-winged blackbirds, song sparrows, grackles, and migrant waterfowl to the southern portions of the state. Warm sunny days in the next week should also bring a push of raptors including bald eagle, golden eagle, red-shouldered hawk, harriers and rough-legged hawks. Other migrants expected to begin arriving include great blue herons, cormorants, ring-billed and herring gulls, turkey vultures, killdeer, meadowlarks, and rusty blackbirds.
