A city crew was burning a small prairie area by Gray's Lake. Good to see habitat maintenance going on, and the weather is great for it.
A pair of peregrines was hunting over the MLK Jr bridge in Des Moines about 11 am, then moved north over the Des Moines River. Each flock of pigeons at the bridges took flight in succession. Numerous small birds were present in Water Works park. Someone reported about 50 bluebirds on Sunday. I saw about eight today, along with goldfinches, juncos, numerous house finches, a red-bellied woodpecker, and several yellow-rumped warblers. Loose, small flocks of grackles flew over. A downy woodpecker sounded off. Lee Searles Des Moines --- 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]
