August 30
Today, wasn’t as pretty as predicted. It was overcast, windy
and cool. It warmed up a bit later in the day, but still windy.
Our first stop was at Branched Oak Recreation Area. While it was a nice State park for boating, camping and other activities, the hiking trails weren't all that great. We did see a few birds, but nothing new. Most were quite elusive so this post won't have a lot of photos. We saw some Baltimore Orioles, lots of Robins, Blue Jays, Finches, Cardinals, Goldfinches and Sparrows.
Canada Geese
there were 6 female turkeys and 5 ran off right away
this one was too busy preening to notice it was left behind, when it did it half flew/half ran after the others
Branched Oak Lake
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
Baltimore Oriole
probably a Chipping Sparrow
From there we drove into Lincoln and had lunch at Cowboy Chicken, a fast food rotisserie style chicken place that was good, but not out of
the world.
Our other birding spot was in Lincoln at a Wetlands Nature Center that was behind a neighborhood. It was a nice pathway around the various ponds. There were tons of frogs that screamed as they jumped into the water when we approached. We saw a Great Blue Heron and a Green Heron. A few Mallards flew off as we arrived. We saw a pair of Grebes with a young one and some Ducks that we think were probably Blue-winged Teal.
the wetlands
Green Heron
Lincoln Air National Guard base is near by
Blue-winged Teal - females
Pied-billed Grebe
Goldfinch
Goldfinch
pair of House Finches
Goldfinch - female
House Finch
We leave tomorrow for Topeka, Kansas for 5 nights.
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