Got good looks(fairly close scope) at 7 Western Meadowlarks today just east of Packwood Rd on 130th. Same place I found them last summer.
There were 15 Bald Eagles on Hwy 78 near Jasmine near Packwood. Looks like a farmer feeds them, maybe puts out pig parts for them, as they are munching on something meaty looking in the field close to the house associated with a small pig operation. Hope the meat doesn't have too much growth hormone, etc; Silent Spring all over again. Also saw 17 Pheasants, all but 2 males, towards the west end of 185th south of the eagles. Couldn't find any snow buntings or longspurs anywhere around there--just a few small flocks of Horned Larks. Yesterday I saw a flock of about 50 Snow Bunting/Longspurs on Airport Rd north of Fairfield. Lot's of American Tree Sparrows in the general area. And last week I found a flock of 50 near the Fairfield Loop trail east of Pleasant Plain Rd. Yesterday I saw about 15 EC Doves at the grain operation just north of FF. Tim Fairfield --- 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]
