We went in search of Mt. Plovers recently posted on Ebird reports, but
after a lot of looking, we did not see any. But it was still a great morning out
there yesterday. MANY AMERICAN PIPITS, HORNED LARKS, SAVANNAH
SPARROWS, & AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES- we saw 3 flocks of them eating
thistle seeds- together over 500 of them!
Raptors included: 20 A. KESTRELS, 2 WHITE-TAILED KITES, 2 N.
HARRIERS, 13 RED-TAILS, 1 RED-SHOULDERED, 4 FERRUGINOUS HAWKS, 1 MERLIN, 1
PRAIRIE FALCON. We counted 18 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES (mostly along Creed Rd)
A wet area on Creed Rd. had a good assortment of ducks along with 3 TUNDRA
SWANS.
We scared up 1 BURROWING OWL (down in the
ditch?) when we stopped to scan the field at the sharp corner of Robinson
Rd. It sat on the ground ‘chirping’ at us before flying off.
