Several ASCA members went to this WMA about 20 minutes east of Searcy on Saturday to see the Grasshopper Sparrows that had been previously reported there. Once I learned of their success, I decided to follow them on Sunday. I got a late start due to trying to do too much, install a new hard drive and get it cloned, but arrived there at 9:30. I found these Grasshopper Sparrows in the fields between the WMA office and the creek just as described. I had listened to their call beforehand and heard and then saw them within minutes of arriving. They were the only truly extraordinary site although I did see many Cattle Egrets and a dozen American White Pelicans. There was also one crayfish who questioned if I wanted a piece of him.
** = Life Bird.
Species seen or heard:
- Grasshopper Sparrow **
- Cattle Egret
- Indigo Bunting
- Mourning Dove
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Yellow-breasted Chat
- American White Pelican
- Dickcissel
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Northern Cardinal
- Killdeer
- Common Yellowthroat
- Anhinga
