I spent most of the day at Dunbar Slough looking for the Cinnamon teal, with no success. It was cold!!! There were lots of birds, especially White Pelicans.
On the way back to Des Moines I stopped by Bay's Branch. There were loads of Lesser Yellowlegs and Pectoral Sandpipers, a few Greater Yellowlegs, a lonely Solitary Sandpiper, and perhaps more that I did not take time to try to figure out. The DNR is drawing the bay down so there are extensive mudflats covered with birds. The Bonaparte's Gulls were especially attractive. Don Brown --- 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]
