Date: 4/19/24 5:46 am From: Brian Broderick <brian.j.broderick...> Subject: [ia-bird] grassland birds in southern Iowa
On the afternoon of 4/17 we birded the Kellerton grassland in Ringgold county. We stayed at the viewing platform to watch the sun set. Some highlights: --8 Upland Sandpipers (saw 2, heard others) --4 Greater Prairie Chickens on the lek --numerous Eastern Meadowlarks --2 Brown Thrashers along the dirt road ---a Henslow's Sparrow calling from the field near the platform ---a Northern Bobwhite calling from the field to the south ---a Vesper Sparrow
Non-avian highlight: heard several coyotes howling before sundown.
