Yesterday I birded my way across NE Iowa in search of migrant passerines and tallied 108 species for the day without really trying. Here are the highlights:
Warbler totals: 3 Golden-winged 14 Tennessee 5 Nashville 1 Northern Parula 2 Yellow 14 Chestnut-sided 18 Magnolia 1 Black-throated Green 7 Blackburnian 12 Black-and-white 14 American Redstart 2 Northern Waterthrush 1 Mourning Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 8 Wilson's 2 Canada Other birds: 1 Snow Goose near St. Lucas, Fayette Co. A total of 6 Wild Turkey broods (to zero pheasants) 3 Sandhill Cranes n of Cardinal M. 1 juvenile Piping Plover at Wapsi River Access, Buchanan Co. 1 juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Lylah's M. 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher at Backbone S.P. 2 Yellow-bellied and 2 Least Flycatchers (plus many unidentified empids) 1 Philadelphia Vireo at Lake Meyer, Winneshiek Co. 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]
