While numbers of migrant warbler have been poor in the county, shorebirding in
the New Germany area has been pretty good over the past week. I have only been
able to manage 12 warbler species since May 17 with the best being 2 male
Mourning Warbler at Rapids Lake on Saturday and a female Canada Warbler this
morning at Carver Park. The first Willow Flycatcher showed up at Rapids Lake on
Sunday, and both Alder and Willow Flycatchers were at Carver Park this morning.
On Sunday I found a different location within the Rapids Lake MVNWR with a
Henslow's Sparrow, and today there were 3 Henslow's Sparrow at 2 different
locations within Carver Park. On May 18 there was a late Snow Goose with a
flock of Canada Geese in the New Germany area. Also, on May 18 I finally
found a Red-headed Woodpecker in the county after years of birding in the
county. He was also in the New Germany area. The only migrant thrush that I
found over the last week was a single Gray-cheeked Thrush at Carver Park today.
Shorebirds
Thursday May 17
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 5
Least Sandpiper ~18
Pectoral Sandpiper 12
Dunlin 7
Stilt Sandpiper 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Friday May 18
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 3
Killdeer 8
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 4
Least Sandpiper ~30
Pectoral Sandpiper 15
Dunlin 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson’s Phalarope 1
Saturday May 19 AM
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 3
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper ~20
Pectoral Sandpiper ~35
Dunlin 1
Saturday May 19 PM
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 4
Killdeer 4
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6+
Least Sandpiper 20+
White-rumped Sandpiper 2
Peep species ~25
Pectoral Sandpiper ~35
Sunday May 20
Black-bellied Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 2
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 10
Pectoral Sandpiper 4
Dunlin 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Monday May 21
Killdeer 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Dunlin 2
Tuesday May 22
Killdeer 3
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
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