Birders, To further both Steve and Matt's comments, I too observed a flock of about 30 Common Nighthawks flying over the south side of the ISU campus this evening around 5:45pm.
Good birding, Tyler Harms Ames, Story Co. Tyler M. Harms Graduate Assistant - Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Natural Resource & Management Iowa State University 43 Science II Ames, Iowa 50010, USA Email: tyharms AT gmail.com Phone: (515) 294-8419 On Aug 31, 2010 8:29 PM, "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt's flight of Common Nighthawks in Algona this morning must have made their way south to Ames by this afternoon. Beginning at 2 p.m. I saw several flocks of up to 30 birds flying south into the strong southerly winds. > > 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] --- 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]
