Flyover state I heard us called... Brandon Magette of St Marys, mobile @ 785-844-0139
On Sat, May 10, 2025, 16:49 Chuck Otte <cotte...> wrote:
> Jaye and I spent two hours on Ft Riley at the Pet Cemetery Trail (aka Moon > Lake Hiking Trail - Geary County) this morning and had 10 warbler species. > Not great by eastern Kansas standards but a good day on the west side of > the Flint Hills. Merlin claimed a Bay-breasted Warbler but we never saw or > heard it. We did get wonderful looks at a Blackburninan Warbler though! > Four things I noticed this morning: The morning chorus was devoid of > Harris's Sparrows which was not a surprise; Tennessee Warblers were > everywhere; Eastern Wood-Pewees are back and singing; Yellow-billed > Cuckoos were back and singing. These four things combined indicate that > we are on the downhill side of spring migration (aka, Birder's Christmas.) > Sigh....... > > Chuck > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Chuck Otte mailto:<cotte...> > 11319 Dundon Rd > Milford Kansas USA 66514 > 785-463-5485 > > For KSBIRD-L archives or to change your subscription options, go to > https://listserv.ksu.edu/ksbird-l.html > For KSBIRD-L guidelines go to > http://www.ksbirds.org/KSBIRD-LGuidelines.htm > To contact a listowner, send a message to > mailto:<ksbird-l-request...> >
