Shortly after the turn of the century, on a lovely October day, Pete Wickham and I enjoyed a 14 sparrow species day, all within the confines of Wickiup Hill Natural Area in Linn County. Today I made an attempt to duplicate this feat. Absent Pete's birding karma, I failed miserably, tallying a mere 7 species of Emberizids today ( one LeConte's offered slight solace ).
So, the obvious question: How will the Cubs do next year? Bill Scheible Cedar Rapids Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry --- 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]
