Chucky Wensel

Here is the full species list that the Lincoln Sparrows team was able to find in Wisconsin from April 15th to June 15th!

204 species total

White-winged Crossbill

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Black-capped Chickadee

Pileated Woodpecker

Ruffed Grouse

Common Raven

American Crow

Rock Pigeon

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin

Rough-legged Hawk

White-breasted Nuthatch

Blue Jay

Bald Eagle

Hairy Woodpecker

Wild Turkey

Dark-eyed Junco

Mourning Dove

Cedar Waxwing

Mallard

Canada Goose

European Starling

American Herring Gull

Northern Harrier

Purple Finch

House Sparrow

Downy Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk

American Tree Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

House Finch

Tufted Titmouse

American Kestrel

American Black Duck

Lapland Longspur

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Merganser

Common Goldeneye

Lesser Scaup

Great Horned Owl

Eastern Towhee

White-throated Sparrow

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Barred Owl

Hooded Merganser

Brown Creeper

American Robin

Merlin

Cooper's Hawk

Short-eared Owl

Horned Lark

Trumpeter Swan

Ring-billed Gull

Bufflehead

Eastern Bluebird

Killdeer

Wood Duck

Red Crossbill

Red-winged Blackbird

Sandhill Crane

American Wigeon

Gadwall

Common Grackle

Great Blue Heron

Redhead

American Woodcock

Ring-necked Duck

Song Sparrow

Turkey Vulture

Greater Scaup

Blue-winged Teal

Common Loon

Peregrine Falcon

Brown-headed Cowbird

Rusty Blackbird

Ring-necked Pheasant

Pied-billed Grebe

Belted Kingfisher

Eastern Meadowlark

Green-winged Teal

Hermit Thrush

Winter Wren

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Greater Yellowlegs

Canvasback

Eastern Phoebe

Wilson's Snipe

Northern Shoveler

Bonaparte's Gull

Tree Swallow

Ross's Goose

Lesser Yellowlegs

Brewer's Blackbird

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Double-crested Cormorant

Barn Swallow

American White Pelican

Northern Pintail

Osprey

Red-necked Grebe

American Coot

Swamp Sparrow

Horned Grebe

Chipping Sparrow

Broad-winged Hawk

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Sedge Wren

Solitary Sandpiper

Cliff Swallow

Brown Thrasher

Pectoral Sandpiper

Purple Martin

Savannah Sparrow

Ruddy Duck

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Ovenbird

Eastern Kingbird

Pine Warbler

Baltimore Oriole

Chimney Swift

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

White-crowned Sparrow

Spotted Sandpiper

Long-billed Dowitcher

Snowy Egret

Northern House Wren

Wilson's Phalarope

Gray Catbird

Bobolink

Yellow Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Green Heron

Black-and-white Warbler

Wood Thrush

Common Yellowthroat

Warbling Vireo

Veery

Palm Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Yellow-throated Vireo

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Great Crested Flycatcher

Blackburnian Warbler

Northern Parula

Cape May Warbler

Northern Mockingbird

Scarlet Tanager

American Redstart

Golden-winged Warbler

Clay-colored Sparrow

Bank Swallow

Tennessee Warbler

Red-eyed Vireo

Orchard Oriole

American Pipit

Semipalmated Plover

Sora

Least Sandpiper

Indigo Bunting

Black-billed Cuckoo

Canada Warbler

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Short-billed Dowitcher

Blackpoll Warbler

Olive-sided Flycatcher

American Bittern

Common Nighthawk

Mourning Warbler

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Orange-crowned Warbler

Red-headed Woodpecker

Willow Flycatcher

White-rumped Sandpiper

Blue-winged Warbler

Field Sparrow

Dunlin

Magnolia Warbler

Black Vulture

Black-throated Green Warbler

Alder Flycatcher

Prothonotary Warbler

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Acadian Flycatcher

Great Egret

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Louisiana Waterthrush

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Kelp Gull

Wilson's Warbler

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Marsh Wren

Least Bittern

Virginia Rail

Bay-breasted Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

We got to add a rare KELP GULL to the species list along with some other uncommon species with a trip to Milwaukee on June 14th. In total the final species list is at 204!

With a trip to Wyalusing State Park this past weekend, our total number of species is now up to 195! A few species of note were:

-RED HEADED WOODPECKERS

- Kentucky Warbler

-Cerulean Warbler

-Prothonotary Warbler

-Acadian Flycatcher

Part of the team participated in the Marathon County Spring Bird Count and were able to add an additional 75 species different from the others that we had saw already, also an additional 3 species seen by other team members. So our total different species is up to 148! I attached a link from the spring count eBird list. Also attached is a rare Ross's Goose seen in Merrill a few days ago.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S236029357

On the morning on April 19th, I co-led a trip with Myles and the WSO at the Mead Wildlife Area. We tallied a bounty of 70 species with 4.5hours. Some highlights included...

- Yellow Headed Blackbirds

- Lapland Longspurs

- Brewer's Blackbird

- Ring Necked Pheasant