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Kent Park Birdwalk 10 16 19
Kent Park Birdwalk 10 16 19 Oct 16, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Traveling 1.5 mile(s) 6 Birders 23 species (+3 species on my way home) Today was another not particularly pleasant day to be birding. It was on the dark side – most birds appeared to have no color, which made...
Kent P Birdwalk 10/2/19
Oct 2, 2019 8:14 AM - 9:49 AM 1.0 mile(s) Birder 3. Birds 17: Canada Goose 5, Accipiter sp. 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 20, Blue Jay 11, American Crow 4, Black-capped Chickadee 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5, European Starling 10,...
Kent Park Lake Grand Opening has been rescheduled
Butterfly Count 7 22 19
Iowa City Butterfly Count 2019 by Chris Edwards On Monday 7/22, 2 people joined me on the annual Iowa City Butterfly Count as part of the North American Butterfly Association's 4th of July Butterfly Count Program. The count was postponed from the original date...
4 September 2019 Birdwalk
F.W. Kent Park Sep 4, 2019 7:54 AM 1.60 miles, 136 Minutes 5 birders 34 species: Trumpeter Swan 1, Wood Duck 5, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2, American White Pelican 236 [218, 3, 15 birds], Turkey Vulture 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 3, Red-bellied Woodpecker 4,...
F.W. Kent Park Birdwalk, September 18, 2019
There were 3 Birders and we walked 1.5 miles. This week's Crew17 species: Wood Duck 7, Mourning Dove 10, Bald Eagle 1, Red-headed Woodpecker 8, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 [heard calling as we were getting ready to leave], Great Crested...
Birdwalk at FW Kent Park 8 7 19
Birdwalk at FW Kent Park 8 7 19 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM 2 other birders joined me on this beautiful morning. We walked about 1.0 mile. It was hot and very humid but better birding than last trip. 24 species: Wood Duck 11, Mourning Dove 4,...
Birdwalk 7 17 2019
ICBC Trip to F.W. Kent Park, Johnson County Jul 17, 2019 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM1.04 mile(s) Heavily leaved trees, very humid, hot. 5 birders ranging from 70s to preschool. 24 species at the park, 1 more on the way home.Killdeer 1 [Goose Lake, N Liberty], Red-headed...
I like this tree by Rick Hollis
I am sure I have seen this tree for years. It is the W of the entrance to the CEC at FW Kent Park. But one day a year or two ago, I really saw it and realized how much I like this tree. It has real character and you can see most of it. There are other trees that I...