I drove down to the Louisa Division of Port Louisa NWR late this afternoon (28 Jan) and went for a short hike along the levee south of the boat ramp. Many species were observed right along 120th Avenue, but the Division is currently open to foot traffic. Below is a summary of the species observed:
Eastern bluebird American tree sparrow Song sparrow Dark-eyed junco Downy woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Pileated woodpecker Red-bellied woodpecker White-breasted nuthatch Black-capped chickadee Bald eagle Harlan’s (dark morph) red-tailed hawk Great blue heron – several near the fishing pier Belted kingfisher – fishing pier Canada goose Common merganser – 8 in front of the boat ramp with many more flying along the river Several hundred waterfowl - far side of river There has been a red-shouldered hawk, belted kingfisher, and several great blue heron hanging out near the fishing pier on the north side of the Louisa Division for the past two weeks. In fact, I observed the red-shouldered hawk perched in the same tree on two separate occasions. The refuge manager and I also observed a Carolina wren and two barred owl on Tuesday (25 Jan). Good birding… Alex Galt Wapello, IA --- 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]
