Ten members of JAS enjoyed a walk at the nature Conservancy’s Grand River Fen Preserve property in southern Jackson County this morning.  The preserve is a mix of grassland, forest, and wetland habitats.  We heard a Field Sparrow from the parking lot before we got started and had some good birds throughout the walk.  From the parking lot we walked the north trail through grassland then into forest back into wetland and ended at the official headland of the east fork of the Grand River.

(Steve Jerant) 

The return went thought the other end of the prairie past the fen view and through a developing savanna more prairie then back to the lot.

The sunny morning became partly cloudy but still warmed up about ten degrees through our walk.  It was a nice seasonal transition, seeing both  American Tree & Field Sparrows.  We also got a migrating Fox Sparrow that was not very cooperative.

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