February 12 - 18 (Dane County Big Year)
Dane County Species: 64
Dane County Rank: 23
Monday, February 12, 2024
No birding.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
No birding.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
No birding.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
No birding.
Friday, February 16, 2024
No birding. The Great Backyard Bird Count starts! - https://www.birdcount.org/
So many Canada Geese!
Saturday, February 17, 2024
The week has been warm. Above freezing and Friday night to Saturday night there was a cold snap. Temperatures dropped a bit below freezing. Ice formed in hotspots that were fairly open water. I spent the day visiting places that were productive a couple of days ago, but frozen over this morning. Very slow day full of Canada Geese.
Waterfowl at Cherokee Park
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Birding with Hillary! Today was a day of redemption for the poor outing the day before. First stop at the Lower Yahara River Trail to look for waterfowl and the Long-tailed Duck for Hillary.
Next stop was Cherokee Park, this was a spot that I’ve never been to before. It was super productive and I ended the day with +4 species to my Dane County list!
Unfortunately, my camera’s SD card filled up right when we got to Cherokee Park! All of the new species for the year were not documented.
Hotspots Visited:
eBird Trip Report (January 29 - February 4)
Check out my video for this week: