Walk in Bentonville park big day in birder’s big year

March 5, 2024 at 6:06 a.m.

by Flip Putthoff

Adam Schaffer of Bentonville scans the Osage Park wetlands for birds in January 2024. The park, operated by The Peel Compton Foundation, has a variety of habitats that make the tract attractive to all kinds of birds.
Adam Schaffer of Bentonville scans the Osage Park wetlands for birds in January 2024. The park, operated by The Peel Compton Foundation, has a variety of habitats that make the tract attractive to all kinds of birds.


Adam Schaffer is having a big year, all right, and it got off to a flying start with a birding trip on a cold January morning at Osage Park in Bentonville.

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