I made a few quick stops on a mostly non-birding trip to SW Iowa today and saw the following birds of note:
23.5 species of waterfowl including Trumpeter Swans in 4 counties (Mills, Fremont, Audubon, and Greene), 2 Blue-winged Teal, and a male Mallard X Northern Pintail hybrid in Fremont Co. 21 Am. White Pelicans at Riverton W.A. 1 Great Blue Heron in Guthrie Co. 1 adult Golden Eagle in Fremont Co. 2 Sandhill Cranes at Riverton W.A. 1 adult Franklin's Gull in Fremont Co. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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]
