Last week the US Fish & Wildlife Service indicated that it would be reviewing the endangered species status of the wood stork. This seems premature even though the wood stork has expanded its range. It also motivated us to pull up several wood stork images and prepare a blog entry. It may not be a pretty bird but it certainly is eye-catching and important. It seems another issue of habitat protection pressures.
Yesterday afternoon we heard and saw three immature Red-tailed Hawks circling over Daniels Park here in Cedar Rapids. They seemed to be trying to ride a thermal that did not go very high so went round and round up and down in a short column of air. Linda Linda & Robert Scarth 1630 Wildwood Dr. NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 319-366-6817 [email protected] www.scarthphoto.com blog: www.scarthphoto.com/wordpress/ --- 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]
