I saw small numbers but a nice variety of waterfowl and other along the Mississippi River in Davenport today. Before the freezing temperatures came last week I found very little waterfowl along the river or anywhere in Scott County the last few months (except for Canada Goose of course).
water treatment plant "outfall" at Wapello Ave.: Northern Pintail Pied-billed Grebe Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Great Blue Heron Last week: Peregrine Falcon (probably one of the pair that nest on the I-280 bridge) and Double-crested Cormorant Horse (Enchanted) Island slough: Trumpeter Swan (2 adults and 4 juveniles) Ring-necked Duck Lesser Scaup Common Goldeneye Utah Ave.: Wood Duck American Black Duck Walt Zuurdeeg Davenport --- 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]
