Holly, Dave and I had a great look at Holler and Johnstone parks yesterday. Johnstone was full of resting monarchs and birds filling up on grapes. Holly heard and spotted the marsh wren amidst the cattails. It was too fast for pictures. Picture credits to Dave.

Holler park was a first visit for the three of us. It is a lovely park with a small pond and a large stand of old oaks. The highlight there was a juvenile red-tail hawk. Holly pieced together that the hawk had probably tried to get a chipmunk, failed and sat and thought about what to do next.

Parks that still need September visits below. Lyons and Holt would make a good pair as would Kern and Lincoln. Please comment or send out a group email if you are planning on heading out so others can join. Happy Birding!

Park	Location
Holler	S 6th and Layton, near airport
Johnstone	S 20th and Rawson, just north of Falk park
Lyons	S 60th and Oklahoma
Holt	S 108th and Oklahoma
Kern	Humboldt and Capitol, along west side of river
Lincoln	Green Bay Ave and Hampton
Milwaukee River Pkwy	Between Hampton Ave and Good Hope – good to bike!