James Huntington and I both had Tuesday off work so we teamed up for some birding. We started at Errington Marsh in Polk County where we positively ID'd 3 LeConte's Sparrows and flushed a couple of other sparrows that were likely LeConte's. We did not find any Nelson's.
We then went to Pinchey Bottoms (Marion Co) following up on Jay's shorebird report from the weekend. Most of the same shorebirds remained, along with a Hudsonian Godwit as a new arrival. Some shorebirds were too far to ID. Our species were: --American Golden Plover --Black-bellied Plover --Dowitcher sp. --Hudsonian Godwit --Lesser Yellowlegs --Semipalmated Sandpiper --Least Sandpiper --Pectoral Sandpiper --Stilt Sandpiper The Plovers and the Godwit were frequently in the air and it was very enjoyable to watch the flock(s) fly and pick out the Godwit in the group and ID the 2 types of plovers as they flew. We made one last very quick stop at Diehl Pond where we scoped a few more shorebirds from the road. The shorebirds there were: --American Golden Plover --Wilson's Snipe --Long-billed Dowitcher --Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs --Stilt Sandpiper Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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]
