Birders, Molly Gillespie and I took a stroll through Ledges State Park this afternoon. Interesting birds were as follows:
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 flew in and landed near Lost Lake while we were walking around it Pied-billed Grebe - 2 on Lost Lake Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 Winter Wren - 1 near Lost Lake Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2 Cooper's Hawk Several individuals of both Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets Eastern Phoebe - pair near Lost Lake American White Pelican - 17 flying along the river On a non-bird related note, we heard several Spring Peepers, Western Chorus Frogs, and a couple Northern Leopard Frogs. We also heard that there was a family group of Skrades in the park but were unable to locate them. Good birding, Tyler Ames, Story Co. -- Tyler M. Harms Graduate Assistant - Wildlife Ecology Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology and Management Iowa State University 43 Science II Ames, Iowa 50011 U.S.A. Office: (515) 294-8419 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.sites.google.com/site/tylermharms --- 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]
