Interesting birds seen in Van Buren County in SE Iowa this morning included:
1 Northern mockingbird in cedar trees along 240th St. south of Lacey-Keosauqua State Park 1 Ross's goose at the marsh just west of Mt. Sterling 15 American white pelicans at the Mt. Sterling marsh 9 Double-crested cormorants at the same marsh 1 Greater yellowlegs at a wetland just west of the Mt. Sterling marsh 2 Tree swallows at this same wetland Also: 1 Merlin along IA Hwy 103 just west of West Point in Lee County Numerous Eastern meadowlarks and Song sparrows were singing on territory. John Rutenbeck Chuck Fuller Burlington, 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]
