With temperatures finally moderating I got the airplane out today to take some aerial shots of a DOT snow blower at work. Upon taxing out to the runway, at the Boone airport, I was quite suprised to find 8 Gray Patridge feeding along a taxiway. I was more astonished when I came back 2 hours later and they were still there!! They were obviously more interested in nourishment than being afraid of the airplane. I also flew over Beamers Pond and observed quite a number of Trumpeter Swans there as Steve Dinsmore had posted. At 3,500 feet the air temp was 40 degrees and back at the surface the temp was 20 degrees.
Jim Moreland Boone --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
