Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

I see that our string of nice weather is forecast to peter out soon, but not before we had one more beautiful morning in Estabrook Park. The big surprise for today was that the young spotted sandpiper was still foraging on the same lily pads. I didn’t take a picture yesterday, but I saw itContinue reading “Thank goodness for bugs!”

I wasn’t seeing much worth photographing in Estabrook Park this morning, despite the continued beautiful weather, until I approached the north end. There, I was off the trail along the bottom of the bluff, and following the riverbank instead, when I spotted this beauty out in the shallow river water. Better yet, she was headingContinue reading “Finally seeing spots again.”

I wish I knew what I stepped in, because it sure has brought a nice long streak of beautiful weather to Estabrook Park. It was cooler this morning, closer to 50 than 60, which created some low fog over the soccer fields and the river, but the air was still again, and the skies wereContinue reading “They haven’t all flown south yet…”

There were a few clouds this morning, especially to the east, so it took a while for the sky to light up, but when it did, wow, what a gorgeous morning it became in Estabrook Park. The clouds eventually drifted away, and the air was cool, crisp, and nearly still. Plus, there was hardly anyContinue reading “Happy Labor Day!”

The beautiful weather in Estabrook Park continued this morning, if a little warmer and a little breezier than yesterday. Plus, my adjustment to this time zone continues to take its sweet time, so I was up nice and early again, and my visit got off to another nice and early start. The pond continues toContinue reading “September keeps the ball rollin’.”

Anne and I arrived home, safe and sound, just around midnight last night, and I had gotten some sleep on the flight, so I was awake again by 4 am. Luckily, it was a perfect morning in Estabrook Park, and I only had to wait until 6 am to have enough light to see whoContinue reading “Fall migration continues!”

The weather continues to get better in Estabrook Park, and I enjoyed plenty of sun and blue skies this morning, despite the occasional cloud. My visit got off to another great start when I spotted this osprey high over the river and just about at eye level with the paved path where it runs rightContinue reading “Fall migration is really heating up.”

The weather this morning in Estabrook Park was quite a mixed bag. The clouds were thick and dark most of the time, and they even misted on me for a while, but there were also glimpses of blue sky, and the sun even shone through for a bit. There were a couple of belted kingfishersContinue reading “A few faces we haven’t seen in a while”

The skies looked threatening from time to time this morning in Estabrook Park, but they never leaked, and the sun even shone through a couple of times. My visit got off to an exciting start when I spotted this beauty, a merlin, perched high and just east of the southern parking lot. I had toContinue reading “Feisty!”

Donna and Katie, of the Milwaukee Birders, were leading a little field trip up to Horicon Marsh this morning, and since it was so rainy here, I figured it was at least a good day for a car ride. Plus, the company was great. Our first stop was on route 49 that cuts across theContinue reading “Horicon Marsh, 2024”