This morning I went back to Cherokee county to see if I could relocate the Mountain Bluebird. I found a large flock of bluebirds about a mile southeast of the original indicated location as the bluebird flies. I sorted through at least 26 Eastern Bluebirds as they moved across the road and up a draw on S Ave. south of 480th St. I could not confirm that the special one was with them. There were at least two Yellow-rumped Warblers associating with the flock, however.
Along Barnes Road was a large flock of robins, tree sparrows and juncoes that were being watched from the tallest nearby tree by a Northern Shrike. On the way home I did find a Townsend's Solitaire in the same general area along 505th St. off of Hwy 10 east of Peterson where I found a bird on January 2nd. Lee A. Schoenewe Spencer --- 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]
