bird hotline, thursday, 8 january 2026

Ponca State Park riverfront, Dixon County, NE

Hermit Thrush,1; Northern Bobwhite, 9 ;Spotted Towhee, female; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1

Merlin, 1; Great Blue Heron, 1; Belted Kingfisher, male

Kayla Sheehan, Sioux City, IA; Robert Sophere, Sioux City, IA; Bill Huser, South Sioux City, NE

bird hotline, thursday, 1 january 2026

owego wetland area, ia

Some pics from a recent Owego trip, when it was a tad warmer. Did see a couple, three owls after it got dark, too dark to photograph.

I think some of the birds shown are a Northern Harrier, juvenile Red-tailed Hawk and possible a Rough-legged Hawk (on the utility pole and the short scrub tree/bush and taking off flying from it.)

Also testing out some new photo editing software, so hope the images look good.

Jerry Mennenga

https://lostinsiouxland.wordpress.com/ OR https://www.jerrylmennengaphotographer.com/