Had a pretty decent variety of migrants at Castlewood SP this morn.First
birds of the morn were 3 barking resident barred owls excited about something
 Walked the trail that goes around the field and borders the creek
 
warblers
seen-black-white,a-redstart,magnolia,canada,wilson,c-yellowthroat,MOURNING,n-waterthrush,
 yellow-bellied flycatch.pewee
 white-eye and red-eye vireo
swainson thrush
indigo bunt
 
 Flushed 4 nighthawks that were perched on large dead tree
 
Most interesting find of the morning were a pair of 15 inch RAINBOW TROUT in
one of the deeper holes in Keifer Creek.They used to be somewhat common in
the creek a long time ago but have not seen any for many years.Figured the
water quality couldnt support these sensitive fish anymore.Re-finding these fish
 shows that the portion of Keifer Creek that flows through the park is still
pretty healthy after all.
 The"non-native"trout are escapees from a private property about a mile up
creek that has a large spring fed pond that the home owner has stocked with
Rainbow trout since the seventies.
 
 Also ventured up to the Dabbs rd/Pierre Marquette SP area yesterday
afternoon.Didnt get up there until midafternoon but was still pretty amazed on how
dead it was birdwise.Not a single warbler in the "migrant trap" cypress line"
and couldnt flush a grasshopper alonmg the marsh edge at Dabbs
 
  The only real thing of interest along the Great River rd birding spots
yesterday were the numbers of pot-bellied balding "easy-rider" wannabes trying
to re-live a past they never had hahahaha,(sorry cant resist)
 when your trying to bird and one of those hogs blast by it pretty mush
kills any birding
-Mike Brady
 

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