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Savannah Sparrow Madrona Marsh Torrance Southern California-269

There is no lack of great sounding sparrow ID courses. Here's a snippet from one:

 

"To flush the birds from their hiding places, he (Tim Keyes) and his fellow co-leader, ornithologist Gene Keferl, brought along a 60-foot rope with weights attached in the middle. During our field sessions, they dragged the rope length-wise through the dense marsh grass of a salt marsh and through the tall weeds of an old field to get the sparrows to come out."

 

I just think that's hilarious.

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Uploaded on January 28, 2020
Taken on January 5, 2020