Did indeed end up being quite a good day. Raptors
50 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk (adult) 56 Red-tailed Hawk (2 Harlan's and 1 indeterminate dark morph) 2 Golden Eagle (1 ad. and 1 imm.) 1 Merlin (male columbarius) Total 120. We also had a number of non-raptors highlighted 25 Sandhill Cranes-- also Wood Ducks, Mallards, American Crows, Snow and Canada Geese, American White Pelicans, and Double-crested Cormorants. --- 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]
