Date: 4/7/26 6:35 am From: Jeff Hansen via groups.io <jeff.hansen.sd...> Subject: [sd-birds] Wessington Hills
Yesterday I was exploring the wessington Hills. South of wessington springs near Kraft lake I saw about 20 prairie chickens. The lakes most abundant duck was ruddy ducks.
Next I was a bit south of wessington and scared up 4 chickens.
They could have been sharp tailed I suppose. But it was open grassland.
All the sandhill cranes near 214th were high in the air. I wonder if they left.
Saw a red tailed carrying what I think was a snake.
Smallish shorebirds in cropland. Maybe Bairds per talking to Ricky Olson.
