Today we went to Otter Creek Marsh and scoped the waterfowl, ran into Jim Forde, where we did some birding on the west side of the marsh. There were 19 species of waterfowl and a few new arrivals. Some of the more noteable birds were:
2 ad. Tundra Swans 8 Trumpeter Swans 30+ Ross's Geese in with a couple thousand Snow Geese and 100's of Gr.W.F. Geese 2 Sandhill Cranes Some early arrivals were: 1 Tree Swallow 3 male Great-Tailed Grackles 1 Am. Pipit 2 Savannah Sparrows Good Birding, Tommy Stone --- 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]
