Birding primarily at the wetlands at Mt. Sterling, Iowa and the surrounding farm ponds/roads in Van Buren County the following birds were observed:
DC Cormorants 40 or so Great Egrets 8 Northern Pintails 20 Northern Shovelers 6 Coots 10 Mallards 5 Gadwall 4 Killdeer 2 Great Blue Heron 6 Greater Yellowlegs 18-- Some were calling, fun to hear Few Lesser Yellowlegs Snipe-6 Pied Billed Grebes 3 Ring Necked Ducks 4 Am White Pelican 1 Lots of Am Goldfinch Lot of Red Wing Blackbirds Am Kestral 3 Red Tail Hawk several Bald Eagle 3 Northern Flicker 1 Cedar Waxwings 20 or so Turkey Vultures lots And the bird of the day for me-- A Red Shouldered Hawk who announced its presence over the wetland with that shrill call and gave us very cooperative views as it circled the wetlands for a few turns. Noticeably absent from view were the 2 Trumpeter Swans and their cygnets that have been observed at this location. Candace Havely Waterloo/Bentonsport, 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]
