One more for the list.

Today started really early because I couldn't sleep so I got out of bed at 4 am to start my adventuring. The weather is calling for rain again on Saturday and Sunday so once again I ended up trying to cram a lot into Friday. I met up with a friend and we went down to this area to look for the common moorhen. They say they are common but I have not seen one until today. It was a much easier search than I expected because as soon as I came up on the pond I saw it foraging along the edge of the water. What an interesting looking bird. When I showed my girlfriend the pictures she said "It looks like it has that Halloween candy called candy corn on it's face and it has matching legs". We watched that for a while then explored a few other areas with no luck so we went our separate ways. As soon as we did, my friend discovered a few ponds filled with waterfowl and I stumbled on a few vultures and groundhogs that were not shy at all. I even saw a horned lark on the side of the road that had a beak full of bugs. It was such a good day, I ended my searching early and came home to get some stuff done around the house. I hope tomorrow morning it doesn't rain for a while so I can do some more exploring.