I did some county listing in NW Iowa today. It was a pretty slow (and long) day overall but I did have my first Swainson's Hawk of the year in rural Lyon Co. It was hunting a field that was being plowed. That seems like a good way to find these hawks! Keep your eyes open when you come across fields being plowed. Other than that, I had a couple of Greater Scaup on Storm Lake (Buena Vista Co.), several Northern Harriers, and a late Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk along I-80 east of Anita in Cass Co. 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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