[mou] Mississippi Bluff Sightings 9/9-11/05
Dennis Donath
Dennis Donath" <ddonath@centurytel.net
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:10:19 -0500
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My wife and I spent a weekend on the high bluffs overlooking DeSoto, WI. =
We saw several species including one that I didn't recognize at first. =
It wasn't until we saw a couple adult red headed woodpeckers that we =
realized the others were juveniles. They all had the prominant white =
wing patches. What caused me to wonder is that past sightings always =
involved single birds. On the bluff, we were seeing them on the gravel =
road, in the trees, flying alone or in small groups from tree to tree. =
In one 30 minute period, I counted 28 individuals, a few flying east to =
west, but most slowly moving down river from one bluff top to the next. =
I would estimate that at least 50 birds, mostly juveniles, moved across =
our bluff over a two day period. What an awesome sight
Dennis Donath
Prescott, WI.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My wife and I spent a weekend on the =
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overlooking DeSoto, WI. We saw several species including one that I =
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recognize at first. It wasn't until we saw a couple adult red headed =
woodpeckers=20
that we realized the others were juveniles. They all had the prominant =
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wing patches. What caused me to wonder is that past sightings always =
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single birds. On the bluff, we were seeing them on the gravel road, in =
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trees, flying alone or in small groups from tree to tree. In one 30 =
minute=20
period, I counted 28 individuals, a few flying east to west, but most =
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moving down river from one bluff top to the next. I would estimate that =
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50 birds, mostly juveniles, moved across our bluff over a two day =
period. What=20
an awesome sight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dennis Donath</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Prescott, =
WI.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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