This morning I tagged along with Mike Tompkins and Francis Moore on a mission to find the Red Phalarope. I forgot my camera which increased our odds. Sure enough, in great light and fairly close, there it was -mostly white with a gray back. Also,
American Golden Plover - 3 Semi-palmated Sandpipers - 2 Least Sandpiper -1 Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 American Pipits - 10 Snipe -2 Tree Swallows - 15 Mute Swan - flew low overhead (forgot my camera you know) Bald Eagles -2 Shoveler Ducks - 20 Killdeer - 70 Savannah Sparrow - 1 and other stuff Great spot, easy viewing - thanks for the posts. Tom Schilke, Waterloo --- 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]
