Tucker Lutter and I stayed until the bitter end (6:45PM) tonight hoping beyond hope to get a glimpse of the Laughing Gull.At least 200 gulls flew in and settle on the lake between 6:00 and the time we left. Herring, RBilled, 2 Bony's, and 2 Franklin's but NO Laughing, Giggling, Smirking, Smiling or any other gull seen. Carolina Wren 1 Northern Pintail 1 Ruddy Duck 6 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Hooded Merganser 9 Mallard, Lesser Scaup, Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Bufflehead, Gadwall, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal (1), Ring-necked Duck, Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, TV, Bald Eagle, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed (1 Harlan's, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Fox Sparrow 4 (all in one grouping). 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]
