October 5, 2017
Richard Stevens:
Terry Michaels and I headed for Sedgwick County to survey some Walk-In-Areas. A stop at Ovid Woods (Sedgwick) found a Red-bellied Woodpecker. Misses: Rusty Blackbirds, Purple Finches, and Northern Cardinals, which had all been found on previous visits.
We searched for the Eastern Meadowlark reported previously by Norm Lewis at DePoorter Lake; without success. Two Harris's Sparrows were in willows along the S. Platte River.
We only had time to check eleven Walk-In-Areas today. Sand Creek runs through five Walk-In-Areas. CR 55/CR 10 is the only one with grasslands.
A check of the most productive field (CR 59/CR 30) did not find any Sprague's Pipits. Our only Sprague's Pipit of the day was found at Walk-In-Area CR 59/CR 16.
Winds were high to at 14-15 mph with gusts to 23 mph. They were not helpful to our birding.
Highlights were few:
CR 53/CR 10 (Red-bellied Woodpecker)
CR 59/CR 4 (Field Sparrow)
Best highlight: a Greater Prairie-Chicken at CR 51/CR 4
A brief stop at Sand Draw Wildlife Area found few birds and no owls today.
Richard Stevens:
Terry Michaels and I headed for Sedgwick County to survey some Walk-In-Areas. A stop at Ovid Woods (Sedgwick) found a Red-bellied Woodpecker. Misses: Rusty Blackbirds, Purple Finches, and Northern Cardinals, which had all been found on previous visits.
We searched for the Eastern Meadowlark reported previously by Norm Lewis at DePoorter Lake; without success. Two Harris's Sparrows were in willows along the S. Platte River.
We only had time to check eleven Walk-In-Areas today. Sand Creek runs through five Walk-In-Areas. CR 55/CR 10 is the only one with grasslands.
A check of the most productive field (CR 59/CR 30) did not find any Sprague's Pipits. Our only Sprague's Pipit of the day was found at Walk-In-Area CR 59/CR 16.
Winds were high to at 14-15 mph with gusts to 23 mph. They were not helpful to our birding.
Highlights were few:
CR 53/CR 10 (Red-bellied Woodpecker)
CR 59/CR 4 (Field Sparrow)
Best highlight: a Greater Prairie-Chicken at CR 51/CR 4
A brief stop at Sand Draw Wildlife Area found few birds and no owls today.
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