Field trip North West Arkansas Audubon Society
It was a beautiful morning, perfect day for birding! North West Arkansas Audubon Society field trip! We had decided to go looking for the Brown-headed Nuthatch at Shores lakes- Fern. Later we were to go to Frog Bayou and look for the shorebirds along with various ducks that we could find over there. The row of binoculars carefully examining the canopy cover and suddenly turn east in a frenzy as the Brown-headed nuthatch would fly east and be lost again in the canopy of the short-leaf pine trees! Everyone was determined to have a good look at the bird. The spirit of a birder! While looking for our elusive bird, we would often hear an excited call- Look a pine warbler! and everyone would be lost in the beauty of the pine warbler. Pine warbler, Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, Northern flicker, Red-bellied, Water thrush, Turkey vulture, White-breasted nuthatch and Pileated woodpecker excitedly welcomed us to their abode! Driving over a stream, we were all in