The birding was exceptional this evening, Oct. 7 at Chipera Prairie. Wonderful lighting and little wind only added to the enjoyment. Birds observed included downy and hairy woodpeckers, northern flicker, 2 eastern phoebes, blue jays, black-capped chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches, 10 golden-crowned kinglets, 8 ruby-crowned kinglets, 4 hermit thrush, 40 American robins, 3 orange-crowned warblers, 150 yellow-rumped warblers, 1 palm warbler, 2 field sparrows, 9 fox sparrows, 7 song sparrows, 2 swamp sparrows, 50 white-throated sparrows, 10 dark-eyed juncos, northern cardinals and 50 American goldfinches.
Larry Reis Larry Reis, Natural Resource Manager/Naturalist Winneshiek County Conservation Board 2546 Lake Meyer Rd Fort Atkinson, IA 52144 563.534.7145 www.winneshiekwild.com --- 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]
