Chipping Sparrow, Little Maquoketa River, near Durango, Iowa ------------
There was another “first of the year” bird encounter in our yard yesterday. The first Chipping Sparrow has arrived. Every year in the past we had a pair raising their young in our woods. This one seemed to give me a dirty look and say, are you kidding me with all the snow on the ground by mid April? Well, I should have answered, I don’t like it either, but it definitely helps with exposure while taking some pictures…😏