Interesting birds seen today in Des Moines and Lee Counties of SE Iowa included:
Brown thrasher (1) - north of Burlington coming to a feeder Winter wren (1) - Cascade Ravine in Burlington in a usual winter roost spot for this species Golden-crowned kinglet (2) - Crapo Park in Burlington Eurasian tree sparrow (lots) - various locations in both counties Eurasian collared dove (12) - SW of Ft. Madison near a dairy farm White-winged scoter (1) - Mississippi River between Montrose and Keokuk Long-tailed duck (1) - Mississippi River between Montrose and Keokuk American black duck (1) - Mississippi River between Montrose and Keokuk 71 total species for the day. Jim Fuller, Iowa City Chuck Fuller, Burlington Ted Francis, Burlington John Rutenbeck, Burlington --- 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/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
