May 25, 2021: Grasslands, Day 2

Date: May 25, 2021
Time: 7:05am-11:43am
Location: Negri-Nepote Grasslands
Weather: 60 degrees, slightly cloudy, no wind

Grasslands

I feel like Grassland species are the most difficult for me to ID by sound. Trills and slurry sing-songs have always been a challenge and I tend to get super confused. Today, I was really happy with my findings. The habitat was grass and shrubland, with power-lines running through. Basically perfect RWBB habitat, I wonder if I missed any Bobolink! I was able to spot not one, but two green herons in a small pond 1/3 through my walk! I met some other local birders there, and they were able to point out the Meadowlark and Field Sparrows to me in exchange for me pointing out Green Heron and Prairie Warbler. I feel like my main challenge is being able to put the knowledge I acquire online into real life. I KNEW the Field Sparrow song sounded familiar, I just was unable to put my finger on it until another birder told me and my memory was jogged. I am not sure how to fix this struggle... But other than that, this day felt much more successful in terms of identification.

Posted on May 26, 2021 12:40 AM by mia0507