Hi I-Birders,
Hope you've been out enjoying the beautiful autumn weather. Karen, Cooper
and I walked around Red Feather Prairie near the southeast shore of Saylorville
Reservoir this morning. It was fairly birdy there, and among 8 species of
sparrows were at least a dozen HARRIS'S SPARROW. Also notable were a few
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and, curiously, a seemingly lonely PALM
WARBLER. In the yard this week visitors have included several HERMIT THRUSHES,
and Karen heard a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET out back this morning. Off to see "The
Big Year" this afternoon.
Good Birding,
Stuart Sparkman
NW Des Moines
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubt."
Bertrand Russell
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