I was richly rewarded today. At 4:40 pm I spotted the snowy perched atop the chain link fence along the Walford Rd. side of the airport. Just a short distance from 18th St., at the spot where the road curves a bit. The fence there is very close to the road, and I'm afraid I startled the by slowing down. I drove on a ways, pulled a U-turn and parked. Within 5 or 10 minutes the bird flew out over the road (looking down at my vehicle) and across a field where it perched on the ground in a field. We saw the bird yesterday as well (first time for us) sitting on the ground about 200 yards from the road. Oh, we also noted the horned larks others have reported in that area.
Michele Francis Cedar Rapids --- 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/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
