Late report from 7/1 for BBS which is Lucas and Monroe counties. This is not as interesting as my Appanoose and Davis BBS with flatter ground and more farming. The unusual birds on this count were 3 Black Billed Cuckoos which I have not had on this count. I also had no turkeys but late in season to hear them, Pheasants were scarce with only 3 and Quail with 8. I did have a Mockingbird which is uncommon for me on this count. This count used to reliable for Upland Plover but the 2 areas I used to find them are now in corn fields instead of grass. As an added note I found a Yellow-crowned Night Heron early in the summer on 269 ave. marsh in Appanoose Count but have not found it or other my last 2 times in the area. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia.
