Birders, On January 2nd, the humble Carroll CBC was held. Five all-day and four half-day birders, teamed with 3 feeder watchers to tally a respectable 48 species, plus 6 more count week for a total of 54. Highlights: - 3 quail - 10 raptors, including a long-eared owl who posed nicely for a lifer-look for the finder :) - 2 golden-crowned kinglet - 3 common grackles (feeder) - 2 red-breasted nuthatch (feeder) - common merganser, American black duck, green-winged teal and trumpeter swan - count week on a small hole in the ice at Swan Lake State Park Thank you to those who participated. We are growing and hope to continue the growth next year! Bird on... matt Matthew T. Wetrich Carroll County Naturalist Swan Lake State Park Carroll, Iowa (712)792-4614 - w (641)919-6061 - c Jefferson,IA Greene County Nature by Matt Wetrich
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