Below is a message from Chad who is with Hitchcock Nature Center. He and his crew were performing prescribed burns in eastern Pottawattomie County.
Also seen around Hitchcock: On the 6th a neighbor reported "numerous hawks in a field close by". I went to Hitchcock on the 7th between 5-6 pm and saw 15 SWHA tacking into a strong north wind during 15 minutes of observation. (Wished I had been able to go up earlier!) On the 8th I spent 2 hours midday at Hitchcock and did not see one Swainsons. I did see two purple martins and a peregrine falcon (tundrius subspecies) migrating north. Jer Toll 2741 Wyoming St Omaha NE 68112 402.312.1635 [email protected] _____ From: Chad Graeve [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:01 PM To: [email protected]; Chad Graeve; Clem and Bette Klaphake; Don & Janis Paseka; [email protected]; [email protected]; Fritz Davis; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Jori How; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Sue Mattix; [email protected] Subject: Good evening HawkWatchers: I thought of you all today as I had about 10 Swainson's hawks hunting in my smoke column today on the east side of the county. One stooped on some prey about 50 yards from me. Very cool. chad graeve - Natural Resource Specialist Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop Honey Creek, IA 51542 712.545.3283 712.328.5832 (office) 402.504.0182 (cell) [email protected] www.pottcoconservation.com --- 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]
