Monthly Archives: March 2021

Almost TOO good to be true! (COMMON CRANE)

Posted on March 27, 2021 by George C. Wood

So what does one do when they find their target bird in Des Moines, Iowa with time to spare? Drive six hours west to Kearney, Nebraska….the Sandhill Crane capital – one of the oldest and largest migrations in the world. … Continue reading →

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SMITH’S LONGSPUR (ELKHART, IOWA)

Posted on March 27, 2021 by George C. Wood

Fully vaccinated….THANK YOU PFIZER and TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, I boarded an airplane yesterday for the first time in 13 months. Destination: Des Moines, Iowa. For the past few weeks I had been tracking Smith’s Longspur (code 2) sightings in the Midwest. … Continue reading →

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