Cole Camp CBC: Snow, longspurs, and owls
2009 December 30
GREENE CO., MO. — Snow today made for a beautiful if somewhat slippery inaugural Cole Camp Christmas Bird Count in central Missouri. A patchwork of agricultural fields, pastures, and prairie fragments covers this part of the state. Horned Larks, Lapland Longspurs, and blackbirds feed in the fields and roads; cardinals and White-crowned Sparrows skulk in the fence rows. Our group counted 84 Red-tailed Hawks during the day, and we were treated at dusk to a spectacular congregation of 18 Short-eared Owls.
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Those Owls are great! Sounds like a much needed count.
That last photo… How cool! That many owls lined up, spaced just perfectly. What a treat that must have been.
This post especially highlights how aptly named your blog is…you were searching/counting and then *serendipity* right at the end of the day…all
those owls…lining both sides of the road…marvelous!
Had a great time birdding with you, Charlie and Kim…..thanks for sharing your knowledge. Hang in there and keep at it – someday you may be as good as me!!!!!!! Have fun in Ecuador!
Thanks, Donnie, enjoyed birding with you and Kim!