Vicky and Mike Stephens, Tom Johnson and myself birded Shimek state forest in Lee and Van Buren Counties. We tallied 92 species which included 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Ruddy Duck, 2 Coopers Hawk, 1 Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 Broad-winged Hawk, 1 Sora, 3 Spotted Sandpiper, 1 Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Pileated Woodpecker, 2 Great-crested Flycatcher, 2 Bank Swallows, 1 Cliff Swallow, 12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 4 Grey Catbird, 10 White-eyed Vireo, 1 Blue-winged Warbler, 2 Nashville Warbler, 6 Northern Parula, 3 Yellow-throated Warbler, 24 Ovenbird, 2 Northern Waterthrush, 2 Common Yellow-throated, 1 Yellow-breasted Chat, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 4 Indigo Bunting, 1 Lark Sparrow, 6 Henslow's Sparrow, 1 Swamp Sparrow, 1 White-crowned Sparrow, and 3 Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Ray Cummins Centerville, Iowa
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