Mike Tompkins and I checked out the south and central area of Sweet's Marsh (Bremer Co.)on Saturday morning (late post) FOY birds included Palm Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Other notables were a Great Horned Owl on the old eagles nest and female Northern Harrier.
This morning at lower Hartman Reserve (Black Hawk Co.) along Shirey Rd. Many White-throated Sparrows and FOY birds including: Gray Catbird, Empidonax sp. (suspect Least Flycatcher because of gray coloration and earlier arrival), numerous House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Swainson's Thrush, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Nashville Warbler. Dave Eastman Cedar Falls. --- 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]
