On the way to see the Snowy Owl at the Eastern Iowa Airport, we saw 3 Horned Larks. In between focusing on the owl, we saw a very handsome and acrobatic male Northern Harrier fly past.
As we were getting ready to go this morning, a male House Finch was singing loud and long in a neighbor's tree. A female on our garage roof put in her answering cluck. I also heard a male chickadee doing his fee-beee call, right on time as it is mid-January. A Carolina Wren stopped by several times this week. There is one Downy Woodpecker female who is a regular at the fat feeder outside my study window and in the backyard. She is slightly bigger all over (including her beak) than the other Downy's that we see regularly, but not nearly as big as a Hairy. I know that many bird within a species get bigger as one moves north and west in North America. I wonder if she is a visitor from further north. Linda Scarth Cedar Rapids --- 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]
