What a gorgeous day to be out! Loren and Babs Padelford joined me for several hours of searching for the Parasitic Jaeger. It either decided 16 days in Council Bluffs was long enough or it managed to stay out of sight while we scanned. A nice consolation prize was a pretty little juvenile Sabine's Gull which entertained us all the time we were there. The lake was fairly quiet except for small groups of Franklin's and Ring-billed Gulls plus we had the first Herring of the season. An occasional Pied-billed Grebe or Ruddy Duck occasionally popped into view and there were still decent numbers of both Tree and Barn Swallows as well as Chimney Swifts overhead.
Ann Johnson Norwalk, IA --- 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]
