Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, October 9, through Friday, October 15, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **LEWISS WOODPECKER** -Additional Species Mentioned Eared Grebe LITTLE BLUE HERON SNOWY EGRET Golden Eagle American Golden-Plover American Avocet Red-necked Phalarope 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. NORTH CENTRAL: EAST: JOHNSON COUNTY: Highlights from Hawkeye WA on the 13th included 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 50 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. CENTRAL: POLK COUNTY: 2 NELSONS SPARROWS were seen at Errington Marsh on the 9th. An EARED GREBE was seen at Saylorville on the 11th. Another, or the same one was seen on the 14th. DALLAS COUNTY: A NELSONS SPARROW was seen at the Brenton Arboretum on the 9th. BOONE COUNTY: NELSONS SPARROWS were seen at Harrier Marsh on the 12th. SOUTHWEST: PAGE COUNTY: A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Rapp Park on the 11th. A SNOWY EGRET was seen at Rapp Park on the 14th. FREMONT COUNTY: 3 NELSONS SPARROWS were seen at Riverton on the 11th. WEST: POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: A juvenile LEWISS WOODPECKER was seen at the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 10th. 2 GOLDEN EAGLES were seen at the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 14th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, October 22, 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]
