For your information. A birding friend has asked me to post this message to
birders in Ontario and New York State who might be contemplating a visit to
Beloit, Wisconsin in the next week or so for the Green-breasted Mango.
There have been many hundreds visiting there, and it appears like the two
residents hosting the bird have had enough.
Read on......
Kayo
Kayo Roy
13 Kinsman Court
Fonthill, ON
L0S 1E3
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Mango
Kayo The following (below) was posted today. Please post it to the
Ontario and NY bird list and ask that it be forwarded to as many lists as
possible.
Thanks, Happy Birding! --Chris
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[wisb] This wednesday will be the last day to view the Mango.:
Joan indicated to me today that both she and the neighbor down the hill
would like for this Wednesday Oct 3 to be the last day for birders to come
view the bird. I'm going to need everyone's help getting the word out so
that birders do not keep coming after that. If you are a member of
another list-serve in addition to WISBIRD, please forward this message to
that list or else post the deadline yourself. Many thanks.
Today was very slow; the mango was not seen by anyone from about 8:30
a.m. onward as far as I know. Perhaps it was more cooperative this
evening.
Here again are the directions:
Directions to 3709 W Sandale Rd, Beloit, WI:
First, get to the intersection of I-90 and I-43 and go west on WI-81. If
coming from Milwaukee you would simply take I-43 west toward Beloit until
it becomes WI-81 at the intersection with I-90. If coming from Chicago
you will take I-90 west toward Rockford IL/Wisconsin and then exit onto
Highway 81/ Milwaukee Rd going west into Beloit. Then, per Mapquest:
1: Proceed on WI-81 W / MILWAUKEE RD. for 0.6 miles to 3rd stoplight
2: Turn RIGHT onto CRANSTON RD., go 2.8 miles. You will pass several
stoplights until the road ends at a stoplight at Riverside Drive.
3: Turn RIGHT onto RIVERSIDE DR / US-51, go 0.5 miles to the next
stoplight.
4: Turn LEFT onto NEWARK RD / County Q. Continue to follow County Q. 2.7
miles through one stoplight until reaching the stop sign at HW 213.
5: Turn RIGHT onto S MADISON RD / WI-213, go 0.6 miles to the first road
on the left.
6: Turn LEFT onto W SANDALE DR. The house is the first driveway that you
come to on the right.
You will want to park on the street and walk up the driveway to view the
feeder from either side of the shed by the garage. The bird moves around
quite a bit, from the feeder, then perching in trees, then over to three
more feeders in a neighbor's back yard, and back. The neighbor (4297 W
Sandale) has given permission to view the feeders but not to enter the
property. To view the three feeders in that yard, permission has been
granted from the owners of 3709 W Sandale to do the following: On the
left side of the shed is a small opening between the wood fence and the
shrubs. Walk through there and then along the fence line past the orchard
on the right, down the hill to the corner of the yard with the three
feeders.
When you leave, be sure to sign in on the sheet by the shed. (I think it
is still sitting on a folding chair). Indicate the time the bird was seen
and where, so the next birders to arrive will have an idea where to look.
Good Birding,
Mike Ramsden
Beloit, Rock County
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