I was surprised to randomly find 5 new yard birds today:
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW:
SOLITARY SANDPIPER:
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH:
PALM WARBLER:
Last but not least, I had a BOBOLINK (in full song) flying over but I wasn't fast enough with my camera.
Here is a BROAD-WINGED HAWK from Emma McCarthy Lee Park in Ames:
... and a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO:
