Hi I-Birders, During three morning walks this week down the wooded ravine at TNC's Ames High Prairie, I experienced a great deal of bird activity. I had GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER each day, and Tuesday I had a lengthy eye-level encounter with a PHILADELPHIA VIREO and flyovers from SCARLET TANAGER and, incredibly, PILEATED WOODPECKER. Other birds of note seen there this week are: OVENBIRD, AM. REDSTART, C. YELLOWTHROAT, YELLOW, MAGNOLIA, BLACK AND WHITE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, YELLOW-RUMPED and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, as well as RED-EYED, BLUE-HEADED, YELLOW-THROATED, and WARBLING VIREOS, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, INDIGO BUNTING, GREAT-CRESTED and LEAST FLYCATCHER, and RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. It must be time to start atlasing again, as today I saw three different species entering nest holes, and pair of catbirds in the act of procreation.
Good Birding, Stuart Sparkman NW Des Moines "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubt." Bertrand Russell --- 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]
