Date: 4/20/24 7:55 pm From: Sandy Berger <sndbrgr...> Subject: Sharp Chapel and New Birders
A year ago I started a Facebook page called Birding In and Around Fort
Smith. I was hoping to pull together some of the new birders in the area.
There are now 250 Facebook members. And thanks to one of our new birders,
Matt Matlock, we are now having monthly field trips.
Today five of us crammed into my 4Runner and headed to Sharp Chapel Road in
Crawford County. It was a cold, windy, sprinkly morning but we had much fun
none the less. Three of our group had multiple lifers. And two of us added
state birds.
There weren’t as many shorebirds there today as yesterday. I expect the
east wind pushed them north. But we did get a Marbled Godwit and a Willet.
And there were still 30ish American Avocets.
It’s so fun to see the enthusiasm of these new birders. I feel like the old
grandma birder, but that’s quite fine for me. I’m thankful they’re enjoying
themselves so much.
