I ran the Dalton Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) route this morning (Sumner into Cowley Co.) with nearly ideal conditions. Of particular note was a singing Wood Thrush at the Rainbow Bridge (202nd Rd) over the Arkansas River (Cowley Co.), a first for the route. I finished with 65 species, the second-highest total. I had high counts for Canada Goose (48), Fish Crow (5), Summer Tanager (3) and Painted Bunting (10). The full tally is at the link below. I ran the Wellington route (Sumner into Sedgwick Co.) on Friday, but it was fairly ho-hum, with only 57 species tallied, which is well below average.
