Wed. Aug 11, Carolina Wren

Since we began the day in a cottage on the Iroquois River, before and during breakfast we sat on a deck overlooking the river. There were a lot of birds singing, and we made a few sound recordings and found 9 different species of birds, not counting the mourning dove we occasionally heard.  Most special was a Carolina Wren which perched on a limb about 8 feet above us. It was smaller than many sparrows but yet had a very loud beautful song which it sang for quite a while while we watched and listened. A little later all the birds were making a big commotion. We looked around and there was a hawk perched in a nearby tree. 

Today our route was mainly flat with a few gentle rolls (most of the country would call it flat).  

Old "calaboose" (jail) in Iroquois, IL. Built because a new saloon was coming to town.

In Brook, Indiana (notice we are now in a new state)  we got lunch from a convenience store and ate in a nearby park under a huge tulip tree.  

We are camping in a private campground on a nice shaded site. Many of people are long term as they have a storage shed or other "long-term items" on their site as well. They have a very nice swimming hole of which we took advantage.