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Tag: Lark Sparrow

Phriday Photo – Lark Sparrow

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon July 18, 2008May 5, 2011

A wonderful bird of open fields and prairie/grasslands, who can resist the face of a Lark Sparrow?

Long Walks and Western Meadowlarks

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon May 30, 2008May 2, 2011

This is the part five of six of Birdfreak’s 72-hour birding extravaganza. Our goal was to find as many bird species as possible within Winnebago County, Illinois. We started our third and last day a bit later, departing for Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve at 0600. We were in search of warblers, Red-headed Woodpecker, and

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Deer Run Bird Survey #9

Written by The Birdfreak Teamon April 29, 2008May 2, 2011

This is our ninth Deer Run Bird Survey and the best “migrationally” speaking. Sparrows (eight kinds) and warblers (four) were the main attraction. Deer Run is an excellent place for sparrows due to all the grasses in the restored prairie. Lincoln’s Sparrow Savanna Sparrow Lark Sparrow A huge surprise was one of our favorite birds,

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Birdfreak Natural History Book Club

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Books we’ve read

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
Desert Solitaire
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Silent Spring
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America



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