A group of us headed down there this morning. No cranes, but we did see the snipe and a rusty blackbird.
Christopher A. Brochu Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email [email protected] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Diana Pesek [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 4:26 PM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [ia-bird] Cone Marsh sightings Sunday James Huntington and I spent the morning birding Cone Marsh (Louisa County). Some sightings: --numerous kettles of American White Pelicans --16 species of waterfowl (4 geese/12 duck), which included 4 Ross's Geese --continuing Sandhill Cranes and Loggerhead Shrike --5 species of shorebirds (Killdeer, both Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe and Pectoral Sandpiper) --American Pipits --Winter Wren --Fox Sparrows --Vesper Sparrow --1 Brewer's Blackbird The Pipits, Brewer's and shorebirds were on the mudflats looking west from T Avenue. They were very far out and a scope would be needed to view most of them (the Yellowlegs were closer). Light conditions were not the best today, unfortunately. Today we did not find any Rusty Blackbirds. We saw a Eurasian Collared-Dove in a yard at a farmhouse about 1 block east of Cone Marsh, the first time I've seen one this near the marsh. They are present in Lone Tree, just a few miles north of Cone Marsh. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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] --- 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]
