A Wet Hawk | Birds | Animals | Animal planet | Nature | Peaky

A Wet Hawk | Birds | Animals | Animal planet | Nature | Peaky

In the midst of all the last-minute planning for The Big Year Birds and Beers, I still have to work and I'm in the middle of 3 different bird surveys. One is my fall waterfowl surveys in conjunction with the National Park, US Fish and Wildlife, MN DNR, and WI DNR and the others are for bird monitoring for private companies.

And it's totally an adventure to fly over thousands of ducks on the Mississippi River, but I do enjoy surveys on the ground, enjoying the autumn air and the last ambient sounds of leaves rustling in the wind. Almost all of yesterday was perfect. Most of my survey spots are on the side of the road so if rain comes I can quickly duck in. I have one survey spot that is almost a mile walk from the car on uneven terrain. It's a lovely walk and very birdy, but I don't mind it.