October yielded the expected species this first week of the month. Over the
week I found 74 species in the county. Highlights are below.
October 2 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 2
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Eastern Towhee 1
Savannah Sparrow 5
Fox Sparrow 18
Lincoln's Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 60
Harris's Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 40
Indigo Bunting 2
Rusty Blackbird 12
Rural
Green-winged Teal 6
Ruddy Duck 25
Pied-billed Grebe 15
American Coot ~120
Tree Swallow 8
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 6
October 4 Rapids Lake MVNWR (very gusty winds)
Turkey Vulture 1
Brown Creeper 2
Winter Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13
Hermit Thrush 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Fox Sparrow 30
Lincoln's Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 35
Harris's Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 30
October 6 Carver Park Reserve
American Wigeon 6
Green-winged Teal 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
American Golden-Plover 1
Killdeer 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 24
Fox Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 15
Harris's Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Purple Finch 3
New Germany area
Killdeer 12
Dunlin 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Franklin's Gull ~75(in farm field being plowed)
Ring-billed Gull ~100
October 7 Rapids Lake MVNWR
Great Egret 4 (southbound migrants)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
Brown Creeper 4
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 10
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Hermit Thrush 5
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Fox Sparrow 30
Lincoln's Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 40
Harris's Sparrow 7
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 40+
Rusty Blackbird ~30
Purple Finch 3
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