A pair of Blue-winged Teal swam near by.
A Great Egret foraged north of the boat launch area.
A Green Heron landed briefly on a skinny branch behind the Great Egret before flying away.
A drive along Prairie Road was filled with the songs of Red-winged Blackbirdsl, Dickcissels and Indigo Buntings.
We also found an Orchard Oriole in the recently burned grass.
We also ran into both Red-bellied and Red-headed Woodpeckers on our drive along Prairie Road.
In the middle of the sea of green, which is the color of the prairie following its early spring burn, I noticed a pair of eyes and ears peering out at me.
The deer quickly took off through the prairie, springing high above the grass.
