Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, October 2, through Friday, October 8, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **PARASITIC JAEGER** -Additional Species Mentioned Northern Goshawk Sandhill Crane Black-bellied Plover American Avocet WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER Sabines Gull Nelsons Sparrow ***NEW!**************** For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. ************************ Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided. EAST: LINN COUNTY: 7 AMERICAN AVOCETS continue to be seen at Pleasant Creek Lake on the 1st. NORTHEAST: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at the Effigy Mounds hawkwatch on the 2nd. CENTRAL: POLK COUNTY: A NELSONS SPARROW was seen at Errington Marsh on the 3rd. 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at Jester Park on the 3rd. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen at Jester Park on the 5th. GREENE COUNTY: A NELSONS SPARROW was seen at Snake Creek Marsh on the 3rd. TAMA COUNTY: 6 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Otter Creek Marsh on the 3rd. WEST: POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: The Lake Manawa PARASITIC JAEGER was last seen on the 2nd. A SABINES GULL was seen at Lake Manawa on the 3rd. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 7th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, October 15, 2010 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] 515-986-9796 --- 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]
