Erika and I saw a Lark Sparrow in Rice Co. today also--about 3 miles south of the eastern unit of the Canon river Wilderness Area. it flew up from the gravel roadside. dan tallman On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Dave Bartkey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > As I was asking my boss this morning if he'd mind if I played hookey from > work, I observed many birds foraging in a dirt patch within a grass island > outside of his window. My boss told me to have fun and when I went out to my > car, I grabbed my binos and scanned through the flock. All were Chipping > Sparrows except for one, a Lark Sparrow! After viewing the bird for several > minutes, I decided to walk at Cannon River Wilderness Park, west side, and I > had three different Louisiana Waterthrushes calling on territory there, as > well as one Red-shouldered Hawk, probably another nester. > > Other FOY's today were: > > White-throated Sparrows (many) > > Orange-crowned Warbler (4) > > House Wren (1) > > Clay-colored Sparrows (2) > > Lincoln's Sparrow (1) > > Also, while walking, I came across a very small snake on the trail. It was > about 10-12 inches long, and it was a dark brown with dark gray or black > stripes along the body and it wasn't moving. I figured someone must have > stepped on it, but I picked it up. It just dangled there, and when I turned > my hand back and forth, I noticed the snake's head remained pointed at me! > It was alive and playing dead! Anyway, I placed my hand under the head and > the snake started moving and flicking its tongue. I turned the snake over > and the belly was a bright scarlet red. Brown Snakes that I have encountered > have white bellies. Anyone out there have any ideas? 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