This AM (7:30ish) the juv. Glaucous Gull was right there at Fisher Lake (did not even know this place existed). A Lesser Black-backed showed about about 5 minutes later followed by another juv. Glaucous. This 2nd Glaucous did not stay long at all heading towards Saylorville with about 15 RBilled. North of Meredith on 125th the Surf Scoter (Thanks Bery Engbretson) was the only duck present when I pulled up at 6:45. Black Scoter and Merlin (flying over the rebuilt spillway road) at Saylorville but not able to locate the Black Duck as most of the ducks were way way out there. Tundra Swans (all 6 were at Ada Hayden when I arrived about 9:20. While scouting for a closer view (there was none that I could find) from the car they hung around but then one took off circle and landed then all too off with all the Canada except one. Presuming they went looking for a field to munch a little. All in all as good a 3.5 hours as I have had for quite some time (80% on the hoped for birds). God Bless,
Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-301-2817(C) --- 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]
