The 1W Great Black-backed Gull and 3 Bonaparte's Gulls were at L&D 14 today, on the mostly frozen duck pond. Didn't see the Juvenile Iceland or Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Walt Zuurdeeg Davenport > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: IA-BIRD <[email protected]> > Date: 1/26/2012 9:34:36 PM > Subject: [ia-bird] Barrow's Goldeneye Continues -- Quad Cities > > After an extensive search today I finally relocated the male > BARROW'S GOLDENEYE at Pool 14. My last stop was at the Illinois > side of L&D 14 and I was surprised to find the Barrow's there, > among C. Goldeneyes. It was upriver just a hundred yards or so. > > On the Iowa side of L&D 14 a flock of gulls had settled on the > frozen duck pond. The notables (continuing in the area) were: > > 1 1W Great Black-backed Gull > 1 Juv. Iceland Gull > 1 Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull > > Interesting today was a pair of Bonaparte's Gulls at L&D 15 and > later at L&D 14. Did they follow me up river or does each dam > have its own pair? All were in Iowa waters. > > Also, in the evening a surprising number of Tundra Swans (26) > were grouped at the upper end of Butterworth Parkway in Moline. > > Jim Forde > 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] --- 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]
