Hi I-Birders,
I stopped on the way to work this morning at two puddles of receding
floodwater in a bean field immediately west of the community of Kelley [5 miles
south of Ames, Story County, and home to one of America's last working phone
booths]. There were abundant KILLDEER, a half dozen or so PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
three LEAST SANDPIPERS, and four EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES. As I scanned the
small flock, I noticed a furtive little character at the margin of the puddle.
Closer inspection revealed him to be a SORA, poking around in the mud, trying
to pass for a peep. Couldn't put one by me, though. A cool unexpected bird
sighting is always a good way to start the day.
Good Birding,
Stuart Sparkman
NW Des Moines
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you
win."
M. K. Gandhi
---
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]
