After last night's severe weather(Ottosen was lucky as both Tornadic systems seemed to have pulled up their funnels and utterly missed us) only river levels seem to have been affected though attached sheetwaters didn't show any additional augmentation (and in fact further constriction). Wilson's Snipe and Yellowlegs persist and added to those were a couple of sandpipers (I'm not entirely positive of an ID they are either Semipalmated or Baird's with black bills and legs, the first one made me lean towards Baird's due to size but the second one looked more appropriately sized as a Semipalmate Sandpiper) also at a sheetwater east and slightly south of Bradgate (same location where I have noted Barred Owls) I had a Semipalmated Plover standing alone. Also had flyovers of Pelicans and Cormorants.
Jacob Newton Ottosen, Humboldt Co, 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]
