Birding Among Buffalo

Indigo Bunting

The other morning I slipped away before dawn to do some birding at Prairie Park. As the fog shielded the sun I entered the south side of the park and found myself in the herd of buffalo that live here.
The herd uses the road sometimes to move from the south end of the park to the north end. I decided to join them for a leisurely stroll, drive, (I stayed in the car), and to look for birds at the same time.

Cow and calf

There were several new calves traveling with the herd. Their reddish coat standing out against the darker adults.
This calf was quite interested in the person filling his memory card with photos as they moved along the road. When they would stop I would and break out the binoculars and scan the new growth for neotropical migrants. the only sound being the chorus of munching and low deep grunts the buffalo mad as they grazed.

Dickcissel greets the dawn

Birds I saw on my outing this morning; Western Meadowlark, Dickcissel, Brown Thrasher, Yellow Breasted Chat, Indigo Bunting, Common Yellow Throat, Blue Jay, Northern Flicker, Wild Turkey, Common Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown Headed Cowbird, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, and Mourning Dove and Cardinal. Almost all a little to far for the reach of my lens.
Birds I heard and did not see despite much scanning, Bobwhite Quail, and Grasshopper Sparrow.