We had a gorgeous but windy day to view the 1000's of waterfowl through flushed-out eyeballs. My sister Linda Fisher and I opted to scope out and enjoy the spring finery rather than count the birds--the exception being Trumpter Swans, a group of 9! Also there were 3 more swans we could not ID. We did hear a group of Sandhill Cranes but could not see them.
The most numerous birds were geese--Greater White-Fronted, Snow, Canada, and Cackling. Other waterfowl seen were Gadwall, A. Widgeon, Mallard, N. Shoveler, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Scaup, Bufflehead, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, A. Kestrel, A. Coot, Killdeer, R.B. Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Bluejay, A. Crow, B.C. Chickadee, A. Robin, E. Starling, A. Tree Sparrow, D.E. Junco, N. Cardinal, R.W. Blackbird, A. Goldfinch, House Sparrow, and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Bob Stearns Walford --- 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]
