James Huntington and I birded Cone Marsh (Louisa County) Sunday morning and L&D 14 on the Mississippi River Sunday afternoon.
Gull numbers at L&D 14 were in the thousands, with a huge influx of Ring-billed Gulls but fewer of the rare gulls. Along with the Herrings and Ring-billeds, we found: --1 1W Great-Black-backed Gull --1 1W Glaucous Gull --1 1W Kumlien's/Thayer Gull --1 2W Lesser Black-backed Gull Overall duck numbers on the Mississippi River in the Davenport area are way down from a couple of weeks ago when I was last there. Between Cone Marsh and the Davenport area we tallied 21 waterfowl species (3 geese, 18 ducks). A NORTHERN SHRIKE was on the west side of Cone Marsh Sunday morning. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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]
