Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 3, through Friday, July 8, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **SAYS PHOEBE** -Additional Species Mentioned Least Bittern Willet White-eyed Vireo Tufted Titmouse (West) Yellow-throated Warbler (Northwest) Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler ***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. EAST: JOHNSON COUNTY: 3 WILLETS were seen off Maier Ave SW in standing water on the west side of the road on the 8th. SOUTHEAST: LEE COUNTY: Highlights from Shimek SF on the 3rd included WORM-EATING WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER, HOODED WARBLER, and 3 WHITE-EYED VIREOS. WEST: POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: A banded TUFTED TITMOUSE was seen at a Council Bluffs feeding station on the 4th. NORTHWEST: DICKINSON COUNTY: 2 SAYS PHOEBES are now being seen at the Freda Haffner Kettlehole as of the 4th. They were last seen on the 7th. A LEAST BITTERN was seen at Yager Slough on the 4th. A WILLET was seen at the north end of Spirit Lake on the 4th. CHEROKEE COUNTY: The Martins Access YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was last seen on the 3rd. The bird is being seen in the White Pine planting at the far picnic area at the top of the hill. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 16, 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]
