The Lone Tree Owls are back again this year, got some great shots linked below. At Cone Marsh, met a nice fella who showed me a sandhill crane with significant "growths" limping around the marsh on the S. Side. Observed the slew of usuals (Canada Geese, malards) as well as lots of RWBB and sparrows, cardinals, 6 sandhills, 3 great blue herons,3 bald eagles, 2 Northern Harriers, as well as several hawks i was not able to get a better look at, several kestrels as well as 4 meadowlarks on the curves just north of the marsh (blacktop). Also flushed 3 what i believe were snipe, but have to do some better "analyizing" before feeling confident. saw a few killdeer but not many and looked for awhile for any shrikes and came up empty.
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