Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 5, through Friday, June 11, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **NEOTROPIC CORMORANT** CASUAL: *BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK* -Additional Species Mentioned Least Bittern Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Least Tern WHITE-WINGED DOVE (1st nesting record) Western Kingbird (central) Red-breasted Nuthatch (breeding) Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Blue Grosbeak ***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. SOUTHEAST: WASHINGTON COUNTY: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen singing along 210th St in the Goose Creek BBA block on the 7th. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen in the Clemmons Creek WA BBA block on the 7th. LOUISA COUNTY: Highlights from Cone Marsh on the 11th included 2 SANDHILL CRANES and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. The Mockingbird was at the house at the intersection of T Ave and 220th St. The Cranes were at “The Caboose”. CENTRAL: GREENE COUNTY: A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Dunbar Slough on the 4th. 2 LEAST BITTERNS were seen at Snake Creek Marsh on the 9th. HAMILTON COUNTY: A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen on the rocks at the north end of Little Wall Lake on the 6th. POLK COUNTY: A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen at the intersection of SW 16th St and MLK Parkway on the 8th. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen along SE Surfine Dr., just east of SE Cortina Dr., right across from the Sysco Co. warehouse and in front of a power transmissions area. This is located about 1/2 mile northeast of Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. This bird was seen on the 11th. BOONE COUNTY: A LEAST BITTERN was seen at Harrier Marsh on the 9th. SOUTHWEST: PAGE COUNTY: A pair of WHITE-WINGED DOVES has successfully nested in Shenandoah. This was reported on the 11th, and the homeowner where the WHITE-WINGED DOVES are located is asking for no visitors at this time. A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT continues at Rapp Park as recently as the 11th. WEST: POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: Highlights from around the north pond of MidAmerican Energy included 4 PIPING PLOVERS, 5 LEAST TERNS, and a BLUE GROSBEAK. NORTHWEST: PLYMOUTH COUNTY: A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was seen south of Akron on the 4th. It was last seen heading towards South Dakota. A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen on the 4th. SIOUX COUNTY: A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen on the 4th. KOSSUTH COUNTY: Nesting RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were observed at Riverview Cemetery in Algona on the 4th. CLAY COUNTY: An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at Barringer Slough on the 5th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, June 18, 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]
