Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, March 20, through Friday, March 26, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Gray Partridge Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Mockingbird Brewers Blackbird ***NEW!**************** For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. ************************ Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided. NORTH CENTRAL: HAMILTON COUNTY: 2 GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen in the Anderson Lake area on the 19th. NORTHEAST: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY: Highlights from Poole Slough on the 20th included 50 TUNDRA SWANS and 12 SANDHILL CRANES. WINNESHIEK COUNTY: 60 TUNDRA SWANS were seen at Cardinal Marsh on the 22nd. 110 TUNDRA SWANS were seen at Winters Pond on the 21st. SOUTHEAST: LOUISA COUNTY: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD continues to be seen at a backyard of a house on the SW corner of the marsh was last seen on the 21st. SANDHILL CRANES are still being observed at Cone Marsh as recently as the 23rd. 24 BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were seen at Cone Marsh at the field along the east side of Atwood Ave. at its G28 intersection on the 26th. DAVIS COUNTY: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen along 212th Street, just west of Jade Avenue on the 22nd. SOUTH CENTRAL: CLARKE COUNTY: 4 BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were seen at West Lake on the 20th. SOUTHWEST: FREMONT COUNTY: Highlights from a day of county birding on the 22nd included 20 BREWERS BLACKBIRDS and 2 SANDHILL CRANES. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, April 2, 2010 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] 515-986-9796 --- 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]
