Carol Dee
Garden Master
On occasion we will see Sandhill cranes. I think they are passing through.
Last summer a black bear walked through Iowa. Not 3 miles from our place and only a farm field from a friends house. Caused a lot of commotion. Poor guy was followed everywhere. There would be people lining the rural roads to see him. Even the highway patrol stopped traffic to get him across it. I know at some point south of the QC area he crossed the river into IL. Continuing south. Rumors have it he was finally captured and moved back to MN where they think his journey began.
Several years ago there was a cougar sitting in Clinton, IA. It spent a lot of time on a campus there. Do not know what happened with it. But after a short time , no more sightings.
There was a Carolina Wren at my bird feeder 2 winters ago. ( A really cold and nasty day)The maps say this is their territory but I had never seen or one or any since.
Last summer a black bear walked through Iowa. Not 3 miles from our place and only a farm field from a friends house. Caused a lot of commotion. Poor guy was followed everywhere. There would be people lining the rural roads to see him. Even the highway patrol stopped traffic to get him across it. I know at some point south of the QC area he crossed the river into IL. Continuing south. Rumors have it he was finally captured and moved back to MN where they think his journey began.
Several years ago there was a cougar sitting in Clinton, IA. It spent a lot of time on a campus there. Do not know what happened with it. But after a short time , no more sightings.
There was a Carolina Wren at my bird feeder 2 winters ago. ( A really cold and nasty day)The maps say this is their territory but I had never seen or one or any since.