I birded the Mississippi River today from Keokuk to the Quad Cities. There was some open water in Lee Co. and duck and gull numbers were good but the variety was low. Gulls consisted of Ring-billed (~700) and Herring (19) only. Montrose had large groups of Common Goldeneye and Canvasback, and a small group of Greater Scaup. The ducks at Green Bay Bottoms have vacated the area but I did have a nice flock of flyover Greater White-fronted Geese (heading back south!). The other good birding spot today in Lee Co. was the Fort Madison waterfront. There wasn't too much exciting between Fort Madison and the Quad Cities and the Quad Cities wasn't that much exciting either. I ended the day with 16 waterfowl species. Highlights include: Lee Co. ----------- 110 Greater White-fronted Geese (Green Bay Bottoms flyover) 2 Mute Swans (continuing at Fort Madison Amtrak station) 2 Northern Pintail 468 Canvasback (majority off Montrose) 1 Redhead 36 Ring-necked Ducks (Ft. Madison) 187 Greater Scaup (majority at Ft. Madison) 1 Bufflehead 3440 Common Goldeneye 128 Common Mergansers 10 A. White Pelicans (below L & D 19) 3 Great Blue Herons 1 Killdeer (Montrose) Scott Co. -------------- 5 Cackling Geese at Credit Island 1 Northern Shoveler at Credit Island 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult along Hwy 67 in LeClaire) Good birding... Jay Gilliam Norwalk, IA [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://jayspix.smugmug.com/Bird%20Photos/176462_ (http://jayspix.smugmug.com/Bird%20Photos/176462)
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