I spent the weekend birding to and from SE Iowa, including spending half of Saturday helping with the BBA event in the Red Rock Reservoir area. This is near the peak time for BBA work and I had many confirmations in the blocks I worked. Here are the weekend highlights:
10 July ---------- 2 Mississippi Kites in Ottumwa a Barred Owl brood and an Acadian Flycatcher at Yellow Banks P. a total of 15 Whip-poor-wills in Lee Co. and 3 more in Van Buren Co. 1 Chuck-wills-widow at Croton Unit, Shimek SF 1 Henslow's Sparrow singing at night NW of Ames (only my second ever for Story Co.) 11 July ---------- 4 Hooded Merganser broods and 1 Wilson's Snipe in Washington Co. 2 adult Red-shouldered Hawks with a large fledgling at Croton Unit, Shimek SF 7 White-eyed Vireos at Croton Unit, Shimek SF and 1 in NW Henry Co. 1 N. Mockingbird in SE Jefferson Co. 2 Bewick's Wrens w of Argyle (usual spot) Pine (1 male), Worm-eating, and Hooded (2 males) warblers at Donnellson Unit, Shimek SF Worm-eating, Kentucky, and Cerulean warblers at Croton Unit, Shimek SF 2 Yellow-breasted Chats at Croton Unit, Shimek SF and 1 in NW Henry Co. 1 male Summer Tanager at Fern Cliff Ridge, Washington Co. I saw a total of 9 species of shorebirds this weekend, so their fall migration is definitely underway. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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]
