Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, September 10, through Friday, September 16, 2011:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Mississippi Kite American Golden-Plover Black-bellied Plover American Avocet Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper SABINES GULL Veery Golden-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Mourning Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush (2nd latest) Nelsons Sparrow ***NEW!**************** For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. ************************ Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided. *NORTH CENTRAL:* * * CERRO GORDO COUNTY: A NELSONS SPARROW was seen at Crystal Hills WA on the 15th. * * * * *EAST*: JOHNSON COUNTY: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen in ST Morrison Park on the 10th. LINN COUNTY: An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Cedar Lake on the 13th. *CENTRAL:* * * *POLK COUNTY:* *AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER were seen at Saylorville on the 10th.* * * *Shorebird highlights from Saylorville on the 11th included BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, RUDDY TURNSTONE, and BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER. The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen again on the 13th.* * * *A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen along I-235 near 42nd St in Des Moines on the 11th.* * * *A MOURNING WARBLER was seen at Heritage Park in Ankeny on the 13th.* * * *A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen at Heritage Park in Ankeny on the 14th.* * * *A SABINES GULL and an AMERICAN AVOCET were seen at Saylorville on the 14th. * * * *STORY COUNTY:* *A VEERY was seen in Ames on the 13th.* * * * * * * * * *NORTHWEST:* * * *WOODBURY COUNTY:* *2 late LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES were seen at Southwood Conservation Area on the 10th.* * * *5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen near the Winn A Vegas Casino on the 10 th.* * * * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, September 23, 2011 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] <[email protected]> 515-986-9796 --- 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]
