Date: 11/4/25 2:29 pm From: Joseph Neal <0000078cbd583d7c-dmarc-request...> Subject: Devil's Den SP
Thinking about bird possibilities deep in the heart of the Boston Mountains. That is, Devil’s Den State Park. Went to the Den via Winslow-Blackburn entrance. In just barely day light stopped right at park entrance.
Heard an Eastern Screech-Owl right away.
During the drive from Fayetteville had been thinking what a very fine thing indeed it would be if today brought a first of season Hermit Thrush. A bird from where my daughter lives in Oregon, freshly arrived here at Top of the Ozarks ...
Besides the owl … First thing I heard when I got out of the car were Hermit Thrush “v” calls, then chucks, then even a bird singing like Oregon!
I keep looking around to see the bird I can hear so well…Where the heck is it? I look and look and listen some more. Finally … looking up … to a utility wire above me … there it is!
That success early in the morning expanded to a beautiful day, full of warming temps, blue sky, and sunshine. Brilliant leaves on so many brilliant trees.
eBird submission: https://ebird.org/checklist/S282914510. I included photos of several birds, plus some of the fall tree brilliance.
