Cold but nice looking day. Not enough snow to bring any Laplands or Snow Buntings out. Matter of fact very very slow but some nice quality birds.
Merlin 2 both Prairie race (Table Marsh and 320th and Fayette) Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Snowy Owl 1 (new location at 320th and just east of Fayette along the dead end road)--I did cover all the know locations in Woodbury except the two locations west of I-29 but could only find the one. Short-eared Owl 9 (8 at Owego and 1 a North Luton WA. Owego 4:40 nothing at all by 4:50 there were 8 flying and viewable all at the same time. North Luton had on perched in the parking along K42 between 240th and the canal on the north. Red-tail Hawk 2 Northern Harrier 2 Rock Pigeon 1 Great Horned Owl 2 Black-capped Chickadee 16 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Tree Sparrow congregations everywhere Dark-eyed Junco 7 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Meadowlark species 28 (24 in one flock) The glorious European Startling--surprisingly numerous.... The stunning English Sparrow --surprisingly vocal.... God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 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/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
