Was out with my wife this afternoon to try out my spotting scope on some far away waterfowl. While going between ponds, we saw what at first just looked like Redtails, then when we got closer, were definitely Short Eared Owls. The other species of note were 150 Trumpeter Swans, it threw a red flag with BirdLog due to amount. But they were thick in the big refuge ponds, and still coming in when we left. Rest of species are listed below: Have a great week, happy birding, and God bless. Steve and Enola Jones Observer: Steven Jones 2013-12-07 13:16 Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Protocol: Traveling 5 Miles 150 Minutes Observers: 2 All birds reported? Yes 50 Canada Goose 150 Trumpeter Swan 120 Mallard 6 Hooded Merganser 3 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Common Loon 1 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 5 Rock Pigeon 20 Mourning Dove 6 Short-eared Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 American Kestrel 1 Blue Jay 20 Horned Lark 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 20 European Starling 6 American Tree Sparrow 10 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 14 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Eastern Meadowlark 2 American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow