At 08:21 PM 4/15/2010, Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM] wrote:
This morning I was surprised to hear the familiar song of a
Yellow-throated Vireo in our Ames backyard. We have a pair in the
neighborhood each year, but I was surprised by the early date. So, I
spent about 10 minutes waiting and watching and finally spotted the
bird, a beautiful male Yellow-throated Vireo. I believe this is a
record early spring arrival date by a few days.
Things are progressing up in north Iowa quickly too. The Winnebago
River is very high, and there are lots of blooming flowers and a few
early migrants. I had a record-early Broad-winged Hawk on 3 April
along the Wapsipinicon River in Chickasaw County. Sent in
documentation as Steve suggested in his recent IOU News article.
This listserve is now at 700 subscribers. Hello all you lurkers out
there. Please think about joining the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, and
documenting your birds too. Visit http://www.iowabirds.org/ and check
out early/late dates to see if what you're finding is unusual.
Paul Hertzel
Mason City
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