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Shown below are some of the highlights of LHAS outings in 2015!
The Carolina Wren in the picture below is hard to see. Look in the middle of the picture!
| Carolina Wren at Ponca State Park |
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| LHAS Outing 11-07-2015 by Jan Null |
| Purple Finch at Ponca State Park by Jan Null |
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| LHAS Outing 11-07-2015 |
| Ponca State Park Overlook |
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| LHAS Outing 11-07-2015 |
| Kramper Lake |
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| LHAS Outing 11-07-2015 |
| White-throated Sparrow(not taken on day of outing) |
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| By Jan Null (several were seen on 10-17-2015 outing) |
| White-crowned and Harris's Sparrows |
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| LHAS Outing 10-17-2015 by Jan Null |
| Searching For Sparrows In The Prairie |
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| LHAS Outing 10-17-2015 |
| An Eastern Bluebird Takes Flight |
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| LHAS Outing 10-17-2015 by Jan Null |
| Luton Wildlife Area North |
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| LHAS Outing 10-17-2015 |
| Great Egret by Tyler Flammang |
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| LHAS Outing 9-19-2015 |
| Marsh Wren by Tyler Flammang |
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| LHAS Outing 9-19-2015 |
| What is that bird up there in the fog?? |
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| LHAS Outing 9-19-2015 |
| Bald Eagle by Tyler Flammang |
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| LHAS Outing 9-19-2015 |
| Fog at Snyder's Bend overlook. |
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| LHAS Outing 9-19-2015 |
| Blue Grosbeak |
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| LHAS Outing 8-15-2015 by Jan Null |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker-Oak Ridge Conservation Area |
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| LHAS Outing 8-15-2015 by Jan Null |
| Sedge Wren at Luton Wildlife Area North |
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| LHAS Outing 8-15-2015 by Jan Null |
| Indigo Bunting |
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| LHAS Outing 8-15-2015 by Jan Null |
| Oak Ridge Conservation Area |
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| LHAS Outing 8-15-2015 |
Our July 2015 outing (below) was at the Bison Days hosted by the Nature Conservancy at the Broken
Kettle Grasslands in Plymouth County. We rode a bus from TNC HQ to the grasslands area where we then road a trailer through
the grasslands for up close looks at the Bison!
| Waiting for bus at Broken Kettle Headquarters |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 |
| Grasshopper Sparrow |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Paul Roisen |
| Viewing the Bison at Broken Kettle Grasslands |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Jan Null |
| Bison stirring up dust at Broken Kettle |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Randy Williams |
| Brown Thrasher |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Paul Roisen |
| Yellow-throated Vireo |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Paul Roisen |
| Bison at Broken Kettle Grasslands |
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| LHAS Outing 7-11-2015 by Jan Null |
Osprey have nested on this communications tower in Monona County south of Sloan since 2010.
| Osprey pair (one on nest)---south of Sloan, Iowa |
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| LHAS outing 6-6-2015 by Jan Null |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird--Badger Lake |
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| LHAS Outing 6-6-2015 by Jan Null |
We sometimes find various other creatures on our outings besides birds!
| Snapping Turtle--Badger Lake |
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| LHAS Outing 6-6-2015 by JanNull |
| Eastern Towhee--LHSF overlook |
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| LHAS Outing 6-6-2015 by Jan Null |
The Loess Hills State Forest and other areas in the Loess Hills are always a favorite spot to bird and see
lovely scenery!
| At Loess Hills State Forest |
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| LHAS Outing 6-6-2015 |
| A Cinnamon Teal surprised us on 4-18-15 outing! |
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| By Carol Blair (not taken on day of outing) |
| A Cinnamon/Blue-Winged Teal Hybrid 4-18-15 outing |
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| By Carol Blair (not taken on day of outing) |
| Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen on 4-18-15 outing |
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| By Carol Blair (not taken on day of outing) |
| Brown Thrasher (serenading us at Brower's Lake) |
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| LHAS Outing 4-18-2015 by Jan Null |
| Tree Swallows at Owego (in Bluebird box) |
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| LHAS Outing 4-18-2015 by Rex Rundquist |
| LHAS outing 4-18-2015 (at Brower's Lake) |
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| By Jan Null |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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| LHAS Outing 3-14-2015 by Rusty Dungan |
| Wood Duck |
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| LHAS Outing 3-14-2015 by Rusty Dungan |
| Birders with equipment ready for action! |
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| LHAS Outing 3-14-2015 |
A yearly outing to the dam near Yankton in March was always a favorite destination for many,
many years and usually included a tasty lunch of warm soup and other goodies at Chuck and Donna's cabin!!
| LHAS outing 3-14-2015--chow time at cabin! |
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| By Randy Williams |
| LHAS Outing 3-14-2015--lots of good food! |
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| By Randy Williams |
| Cedar Waxwings (part of large flock-Brown's Lake) |
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| LHAS Outing 2-14-2015 by Jan Null |
| Cedar Waxwings Up Close (pretty yellow tail band) |
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| LHAS Outing 2-14-2015 by Jan Null (Brown's Lake) |
| Two young hardy birders! |
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| LHAS outing 2-14-2015 (Luton Wildlife Area No.) |
| Great Horned Owl On Nest (can you find it??)(ears) |
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| LHAS Outing 2-14-2015 by Jan Null (Owego) |
| Luton Wildlife Area North (COLD!) |
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| LHAS Outing 2-14-2015 |
| Some hardy birders have been birding a long time! |
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| LHAS Outing 2-14-2015 (Brown's Lake) |
| Bald Eagle (Immature at Owego) |
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| LHAS Outing 1-24-2015 by Joe Jungers |
| Merlin (At Dairy Ponds North) |
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| LHAS Outing 1-24-2015 by Joe Jungers |
| Greater White-fronted Goose (can you pick it out?) |
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| LHAS Outing 1-24-2015 (Blue Lake By Joe Jungers) |
| Bald Eagle (Adult at Owego--pretty blue sky!) |
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| LHAS Outing 1-24-2015 by Jan Null |
| LHAS Outing 1-24-2015 (At Blue Lake) |
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| By Jan Null |
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| Photo by Rusty Dungan |
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