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July was my slowest month yet. Although I only got a handful of new birds, they were all Lifers! Not a lot for new birds, but there are still plenty of birds around. With shorter days, and cooler temps coming in the next few months I anticipate birds to be preparing for migration and moving around soon. So we will see what the coming months have to offer. Here are some excerpts from my Birding Nature Journal this month: Friday, July 9, 2021 This morning I went to the Rock Dell WMA. There were tons of Dickcissels calling in the prairie. I also heard some Field Sparrows and a Clay-colored Sparrow! I heard the Clay-colored Sparrow throughout my walk, but finally got a great view of it perched in a tree right at the end! Friday, July 23, 2021 I went to my local patch, Lower AP Anderson Park, to see if I could add any birds to the eBird list there, and I was able to! I saw four Cooper’s Hawks and what I believe is their nest! They flew into the woods and two perched close enough that I could identify them! I’m guessing it was an adult with young. No new birds for the year, but it was a very cool sighting! July Birds: (The first number represents the number of species for the year, the number in parenthesis represents the number of species for the month) July 2 – Drive to Paynesville, MN 174. (1) Bobolink* July 5 – Oxbow Park – Byron, MN 175. (2) Field Sparrow* July 9 – Rock Dell WMA, Rock Dell, MN 176. (3) Clay-colored Sparrow* July 18 – Red Wing, MN 177. (4) Peregrine Falcon* Bird Species this Year: 177 Species for July: 4 Days Birded this Year: 73 Days Birded in July: 8 Lifers in July: 4 (Birds with an (*) are Lifer Birds) Read my other Big Year related posts by clicking the button below.
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