Wednesday at McIntosh Woods, Ventura, Iowa, I found a small flock of warblers which included 2 N. Waterthrush besides Wilson's, Redstart, Magnolia, and Nashville. There was a flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets with the warblers. Around the lake there were large numbers of Franklin's Gulls migrating south. There were four Eurasian Collared- Doves at Ventura. Shorebirds in a drying up marsh south of the town had Amer. Golden Plover, Killdeer, the Yellowlegs, Semi and Least Sandpiper with Baird's and Pectoral, also. Unfortunately this is private land and that was all I could see from the road.
I could not find warblers at Eagle Lake and little else was there. Out in the country side large flocks of Cowbirds were migrating south. Pelicans are still hanging out at Crystal Lake as are Cormorants but the marshes are now devoid of any birds. No thrushes other than groups of Robins were seen. Rita Goranson Mason City, Iowa --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
