Jeanette spotting the Turkey Vulture over the trees
After lunch today we went in search of new birds for this year's Polk County eBird List. At the top of the list was the Red-breasted Nuthatch. It has the highest percentage for us to see, and one of the locations we have observed it in the past was the Ash Creek Restoration Site in Independence. Plus, I figured the trees along the creek would give us some protection from the bitter north wind. We did not hear or see any Nuthatches, but we did get a complete surprise of a Turkey Vulture! This is a bird we would not except to see this far north until sometime in March. Not only was this a first sighting for us in Polk County, but this is also a first sighting this year for anyone in Polk County!
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