Did a preliminary run scouting a "Benz-o-census" route for Chucks near Reno. No Chucks, but other late day singers & night sounds, including a very threatening sound magnified by my headphone amplifier: several cattle cropping on grass, which sounded amplified like a monster squad of marching shoes on gravel. "Crunch, crunch ,crunch , crunch." Picture WWII German troops goose-stepping.
Other night heard bird species: Canada Goose Sandhill Crane. Always impressive duet. Trumpets nearly out of control. Killdeer American Woodcock-1 Barred Owl-several hooting up a rabble-rousing cacophony. Whip-poor-will. My favorite nightsound next to mothflight. At least a quartet. Wood Thrush. Well, almost night & in a class by itself for solo orchestral instrument. Also a species of "concern."? Common Yellowthroat. Common but reliable instrument in the chorus. E. Towhee. Offering its triangle note. Sedge Wren. Jugging along. Chipping Sp. Field Sp. N Cardinal Rose-brstd. Grosbeak Red-w. Blkbd. Eastern Meadowlark These birds alongside Hillside Rd. & Crooked Creek,8-10PM. Fred Lesher LaCrosse, Wis. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
