
Every two years, John Hnida invites me to his Field Ornithology class to show bird
pictures and to accompany him and his students on short field trips.
As we did two years ago, the class and I walked for a couple hours on the Trace Trail--and on a stunner of a morning.
Bird sightings started out at a less-than-exciting pace, but the birds made a pretty impressive showing that included Wood Duck, Broad-winged Hawk (possible), Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great-horned Owl, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Cardinal, Cliff Swallow, Vulture, Red-winged Black Bird, Mourning Dove, Crow, American Goldfinch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Great Blue Herons, Great Egret, and a Yellow-shafted Flicker, and numerous "brown things."
As we did two years ago, the class and I walked for a couple hours on the Trace Trail--and on a stunner of a morning.
I will add to the photographs from yesterday whenever I get a chance to join the class
for their field work. Oh, you will see on the photographs a couple shots of the Women's Basketball team before they took off for a two-mile run.
Friday evening, I drove to Brownville and crossed the bridge into Missouri to view the White Pelicans about which Ellie Kunkel told me that morning.
Thousands of them beautify the waters on the north side of the highway just east of the Missouri
I hope that you get a chance to see this beautiful display before the bird leave the area.

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