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| Eastern Bluebird at Pheasant Branch, Madison |
We have spent the last month in the Madison area as we traded in our "home" RV for a new one . As with most new vehicles/homes, there are things that need fixing and adjusting. In between appointments at Camping World we have been birding the area and visiting with friends and relatives.
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| Red-winged Blackbird nest near DeForest |
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| Baby Robin at the KOA |
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| Our new home, 2015 Navion - parked at Manitowoc with Boneparte's Gulls checking it out |
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| Greater Scaup |
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| Brewer's Blackbird |
We met up with the Bay Area Bird Club at Buena Vista Grasslands to search for the bird specialties of this unique habitat. Three carloads of people traveled from Green Bay and it was great to see everyone. We then drove with the group to the Sandhill Wildlife Area for the 12 mile long auto tour.
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| Upland Sandpiper |
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| Savannah Sparrow |
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| Sandhill Cranes - bonding dance |
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| Black-billed Cuckoo - Buena Vista |
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| Trumpeter Swan family - Sandhill WLA |
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| Day old fawn |
We spent the rest of Memorial Day weekend at friends Larry & Joyce Miller near Adams. Before heading back to Madison we checked out singing Kirtland's Warblers near Big Flats. We heard two males but did not pursue as not to disturb nesting as there are only 15 males singing in the state.
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| Common Yellowthroat |
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| Yellow-throated Vireo |
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| Bumble Bee collects pollen |
We went to Madison to join Troy & Carmen as they treated us to the stage performance of "The Lion King" at the Overture Theater.
We then went to Janesville to stay in the driveway of our friends Bill & Glenda Berger. It was a great visit with good food and sharing some movies.
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| Jack-in-the-Pulpit seeds |
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| Marsh Wren sings at Kohler-Andrae Park |
We spent two days in Sheboygan at Kohler-Andrae State Park birding the marsh and lake shore. We also visited Ty's Aunts and Uncles catching up with the family.
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| Swamp Sparrow |
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| Chickadee brings lunch back for the babies |
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| American Bittern |
We stopped at Horicon on our way west to visit Ida's sister Ella near Westfield. We took two day trips from there to White River Marsh and Necedah National Wildlife Refuge.
We found 6 of the rare Whooping Cranes at Necedah. It was also great hearing the Whip-poor-wills call every evening and morning.
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| Snapping Turtle laying eggs |
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird |
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| Blue Flag at Necedah |
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| Banded Whooping Crane - colorful bracelets |
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| Whooping Crane takes a short flight |
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| Orange Hawkweed |
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| Goat's Beard |
We are now near Madison at Lake Farm Park until the 28th. We will then head to Green Bay for a couple weeks and then Northern Wisconsin before our trip out west.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
