I caught a 6:30 AM flight from Denver to Chicago O’hare Airport then drove out to meet my brothers. The three of us took off for Iowa City after lunch. Had dinner with my nephew Bob and am now watching the LSU/Alabama football game.
The Vanderpoels - Jim, Tom and Bob (Photo by John Vanderpoel)
Tomorrow we meet up with James Huntington to search for the Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Stay tuned.
Good luck!
Hey John! I’m watchin’ the Bama-LSU game myself. If you plan to chase Gray Partridge near Boise, Idaho, there was a very reliable spot about 30 minutes from the Boise airport. The Avimor community is a new development in the Boise foothills. I used to live and work there a year ago. There is a spot we called the Chinese Well Riparian area where I would see Gray Partridge most every time I went there. They are usually along the hillside on the left of the old dirt road.
GPS Coordinates: 43.786099,-116.265217
Now those birders look primed for success!
to Alison. . . . especially Bob!!