This afternoon at Weise Slough in Muscatine County there were 18 waterfowl sp. including 6 Trumpeter Swans and 100 Greater White-fronted Geese, plus Pileated Woodpecker and Rusty Blackbird.
At Cone Marsh in Louisa County, several thousand Greater White-fronted and Snow Geese were packed into the northeast corner, but afternoon glare made viewing difficult. Aside from waterfowl, other birds included 1 Loggerhead Shrike (intersection of 220th St. and T Ave.), 1 Great Horned Owl on nest (NE of intersection of 220th St. and V Ave.), 20 American White Pelicans, 1 Great Blue Heron, 2 Sandhill Cranes, and 2 Northern Harriers. A group of ~20 swans was seen briefly in flight but settled down out of sight. Chris Edwards Solon, 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]
