James Huntington said, "If it is bad weather during spring or fall
migration, put on the rain gear. Get out there."
Okay, I did. Yesterday, I put on the rain gear and joined living
legend, Mark Proescholdt, in birding little-known and neglected
Chickasaw County. It was cold and wet, and everywhere we went the
wind followed us. At one point, we spent an hour sitting in the truck
near a small wetland, waiting out heavy rain until we could walk the edge.
On the day, waterfowl, hawks and shorebirds were nowhere to be found,
but many passerines were grounded by the wind and rain. We managed 21
species of warblers in ratios very similar to Aaron Brees' report.
Sixteen of them were new for Mark's Chickasaw County list. It was
also a good day for Swainson's Thrushes with maybe 60 on the day.
Other interesting finds were 10-15 Lark Sparrows, a vocalizing
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, an early Sharp-tailed Sparrow, and several
Eurasian Collared-Doves in the downtown part of Nashua.
Paul Hertzel
Mason City
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