Birds and More of the Pawnee National Grassland's Journal

Hi all

NO WIND for both counts-a bonus! Colder Saturday (Crow Valley), gorgeous and warmer Sunday (Nunn).

Crow Valley Count Species

Photos from Willow Creek section: https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/248/crow-valley-xmas-count-21

Mourning Dove
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Merlin
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
House Sparrow
Lapland Longspur (41, plenty flying around Willow Creek-area)
American Tree Sparrow
Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rough-legged Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
European Starling
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Raven
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Mockingbird
Song Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Count Week: Northern Flicker

Nunn Count Species (so far, waiting on one section)

Photos from west section: https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/249/nunn-xmas-count-21

Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Horned Lark
Bald Eagle
European Starling
Eurasian-collared Dove
Prairie Falcon
Lapland Longspur (plenty around again, playa (water) north of 114 along west side of 49 is attracting them as well)
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
American tree Sparrow
Rock Pigeon
Rough-legged Hawk
Western Meadowlark
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
House Finch
House Sparrow
Bluejay
Red-winged Blackbird
American Robin
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Raven
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Great Horned Owl
Northern Shrike
American Kestrel

Thanks Gary
https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/

Hi all

We did the Pawnee-East (Stoneham) count on Xmas eve day. Weather was okay, winds probably 10-15+ at times.

Species counted:
Common Raven
Rough-legged Hawk
Lapland Longspur - 54 (good spot is CR 102 west of Hwy 71. There are alternating tilled dirt field and shorter grass field lanes. Horned Lark and Lapland Longspur were coming to road together frequently. CR 102 bends north where I had them on both sides of road.)
Horned Lark
Ferruginous Hawk
Golden Eagle
European Starling
Bald Eagle
Prairie Falcon
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Red-tailed hawk
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Great Horned Owl
American Kestrel
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Tree Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Section photos:

https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/albums/view/250/stoneham-xmas-count-21

Woods Lake continues to host massive Canada/Cackling and Snow (tons) Goose. Along with six mindfully watching Bald Eagle.

Thanks to those that participated!
Gary Lefko, Nunn
https://www.friendsofthepawneegrassland.org/
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/birds-and-more-of-the-pawnee-national-grassland