Hello Birders, I went out for a walk around noon today on Eastland Ave, just east of Bronson. On my 2 mile work-out, I saw a Loggerhead Shrike, 2 Cooper's Hawk, 17 Blue-winged Teal, and 1 Wilson's Snipe in the Elliot Creek valley. When the clouds lifted and the sun came through, I headed for Winnebago Bend WMA to look for the "Pileated Woodpeckers" that I suspect are there. I had no success in finding any, but I did see some more signs that they have been there and still may be. Even though the woodpeckers were in short supply, other birds weren't. I saw many flyover Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, Bald Eagles, cormorants, pelicans, and gulls-with 14 Bonaparte's Gulls (foy) being a nice treat. My time at Winnebago Bend was cut short as the severe storms approached. I heard thunder and received a weather report from my parents back home, which let me know it was time to get out. I had to make a hasty retreat to the truck, which was still in the parking lot about 5-10 minutes away. I took a nice and easy pace back to the truck-that is until I saw a funnel cloud. Thankfully it didn't form into a tornado (even though as I type there is a tornado just 10 miles from there). I got out just in time as the rain began.
Good Birding, Tucker J. Lutter Bronson, IA (712)-948-3696 --- 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]
