Thanks to the fast posting of the east of Ames Snowy Owl this morning, Barbara and I were pleased to see it. These are great looking birds. Later at Ada Hayden in Ames we saw, among the usual suspects: Trumpeter Swans (3) Cackling Geese (5 +) Snow Goose (1)
About 3:30 this afternoon at half-frozen Maffit Lake, easily visible from the west drivein, in addition to the numerous Canadas and Mallards were: 19 Trumpeter Swans (12 adults, 1 with a red neck band, and 7 juveniles) Common Mergansers (many) Common Goldeneyes (a few) Hooded Mergansers (at least 2) Wigeons (a few) Black Duck (1) Gadwalls (20 or so) Wigeons (6) Scaup (lesser, I think) 6-8 Redheads (2) Coots (10 or so) It will be fun to check out Maffit tomorrow morning and see what has changed. --- 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]
