James Huntington and I looked for the SMITH'S LONGSPURS reported from southern Johnson County after work yesterday. We arrived in the area around 6:15, it took a while to find them, then we watched them periodically until sunset.
Additional directions to what Jim Forde and Chuck Fuller posted: From the intersection of Wapello and 660th in Johnson County, going north from that intersection there is a farm house on the west side of Wapello. North of the farm house there is a field with no fence, then a fenced field with corn stubble. James first spotted the longspurs on the east side of the road across from the fenced field, but they quickly flew over to the west side of the road and then we watched them move around in the corn stubble of the fenced field. They often disappeared behind small ridges or into dips in the field and were difficult to find in the corn stubble, of course. At sunset they were still in this field. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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]
