Clear Lake to Sioux City was a long trip--lots of ice covered roads. Stuck when we mired in an intersection by Dickens. On the positive side was the sighting of two separate covey of Gray Partridge. First covey contained 8 and was seen 3 miles south and 2 miles east of Dickens (about 1 mile from where we had become mired). Second sighting (12) seen east of Spencer (1 mile east of Hawk Valley Wildlife Area) on Hwy. 18. We turned around to photograph them--they were about 50 feet north of the highway but a snowplow, with about 40 cars behind it, came blasting by clearing the edge of the westbound lane. Needless to say they were nowhere to be seen when we were able to get back. My wife had to remind me that yelling generally was not recommended as a way to coax birds in for a closer look. Not much else except large numbers of Ring-necked Pheasants from Palo Alto county to Woodbury. God Bless,
Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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]
