We saw a male and female Mottled Duck this evening at Forney Lake, first reported by Ross Silcock yesterday. We watched them from 6:50 until about 7:15 when it started pouring rain. The ducks climbed out of the water onto a low mound in the middle of the lake. They remained on the mound while they preened. The male was very aggressive toward other birds that came near the mound. There was a Great Egret present and about 12 Bonaparte's Gulls, along with 14 other species of ducks and geese, and hundreds of American White Pelicans.
Loren and Babs Padelford Bellevue, NE [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]
