Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, October 29, through Friday, November 4, 2011:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Surf Scoter Black Scoter White-winged Scoter PACIFIC LOON Eared Grebe Western Grebe Cattle Egret WHITE-FACED IBIS (Record late) Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle American Golden-Plover Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Smiths Longspur Brewers Blackbird Common Redpoll ***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 PACIFIC LOON and a SURF SCOTER were seen at Clear Lake on the 29th. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Clear Lake on the 2nd. * * * * *EAST*: JOHNSON COUNTY: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen at GPS coordinates are 41.773232,-91.402001 on the 30th. A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen soaring near the intersection of Prairie du Chien Rd. and Newport Rd. north of Iowa City on the 31st. 3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen from Scales Point at Coralville Lake on the 2nd. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Hawkeye WA on the 2nd. 6 BLACK SCOTERS, and single SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen from Scales Point at Coralville Lake on the 3rd. A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at the north arm of Lake McBride on the 3rd. LINN COUNTY: 7 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Pleasant Creek Lake on the 2nd. A SURF SCOTER was seen at Cedar Lake on the 2nd. 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Pleasant Creek Lake on the 3rd. An EARED GREBE was seen at Cedar Lake on the 3rd. *SOUTHEAST*: LOUISA COUNTY: 2 BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were seen at Cone Marsh on the 1st. *CENTRAL:*** * * *POLK COUNTY:* *2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Saylorville on the 29th.* * * *Shorebird highlights from Jester Park on the 29th included AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and SANDERLING.* * * *Highlights from Saylorville on the 30th included 3 BLACK SCOTERS, 2 SURF SCOTERS, and a WESTERN GREBE.* * * *Highlights from Jester Park on the 30th included 12 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and 6 SANDERLINGS.* * * *A SURF SCOTER and 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Saylorville on the 31 st.* * * *Highlights from Saylorville on the 3rd included WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER, WESTERN GREBE, and a PACIFIC LOON.* * * *MARSHALL COUNTY:* *A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at the Grammar Grove hawkwatch on the 30th.* * * * * * * * * *SOUTHWEST:* * * *FREMONT COUNTY:* *Highlights from flooded fields near Bartlett on the 29th included 543 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 12 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 9 late WHITE-FACED IBIS, and 3 CATTLE EGRETS.* * * * * * * * * *WEST:* * * *POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY:* *23 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen at Hitchcock NA on the 30th.* * * *A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Hitchcock NA on the 31st. Another one was seen on the 3rd.* * * * * * * * * *NORTHWEST:* * * *DICKINSON COUNTY:* *3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen at Trickle Slough on Spirit Lake on the 29 th.* * * *An EARED GREBE was seen at Spirit Lake on the 29th.* * * *An EARED GREBE was seen on Gull Point at West Lake Okoboji on the 29th.* * * *WOODBURY COUNTY:* *12 SMITHS LONGSPURS were seen near Luton WMA North on the 30th.* * * *HUMBOLDT COUNTY:* *2 COMMON REDPOLS were seen at a feeding station in Ottosen on the 2nd.* * * * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, November 11, 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]
