Iowa RBA birds reported from Friday, October 22, through Friday, October 29, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **GLOSSY IBIS** -Additional Species Mentioned Eared Grebe Western Grebe Surf Scoter Black Scoter RED-THROATED LOON Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Black-bellied Plover American Avocet Hudsonian Godwit Short-eared Owl Nelsons Sparrow Brewers Blackbird ***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*: JOHNSON COUNTY: A GLOSSY IBIS and a NELSONS SPARROW were seen at Sycamore Bottoms on the 21 st. 28 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Sand Point on the 27th. 2 CATTLE EGRETS were seen along the north and south shores of Hawkeye WA on the 27th. SCOTT COUNTY: 2 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at the I-280 bridge in Davenport on the 22nd. LINN COUNTY: BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were found along Lewis Bottoms Rd as well as Power Plant Rd on the 26th. *NORTHEAST:* * * BLACK HAWK COUNTY: A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on the east side of Schenk Road between E Mt. Vernon and E Bennington road northeast of Waterloo on the 25th. * * *SOUTHEAST*: LOUISA COUNTY: Highlights from Cone Marsh on the 21st included 5 AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, CATTLE EGRET, 6 SANDHILL CRANES, and a NELSONS SPARROW *SOUTH CENTRAL*: MARION COUNTY: A RED-THROATED LOON and 6 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Red Rock on the 24th. Shorebird highlights from Red Rock on the 23rd included over 100 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 30+ BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and a HUDSONIAN GODWIT. WARREN COUNTY: 7 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Summerset Park on the 28th. *CENTRAL:* * * *JASPER COUNTY:* *2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Rock Creek SP on the 21st.* * * *POLK COUNTY:* *A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Saylorville on the 23rd. It was last seen on the 29th.* * * *8 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen at Jester Park on the 26th.* * * *A WESTERN GREBE and 61 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at Saylorville on the 28th .* * * *Highlights from Saylorville on the 29th included an EARED GREBE, a WESTERN GREBE, 3 BLACK SCOTERS, and 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS.* * * * * * * *WEST:* * * *POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY:* *2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS were seen at the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 21st. Another one was seen on the 27th.* * * *A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 22nd. Another one was seen on the 26th. 2 more were seen on the 28th.* * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, November 5, 2010 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] <[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]
