Hello birders, Forney Lake in Fremont County had 3 Neotropic Cormorants hanging out on muskrat mounds, seen from the east end of the south side of lake by little pump station building. Got excellent views, sorry their distance exceeded the camera. Eventually a couple Double-crested joined them. Enjoyed watching them with Keith D. who refound the stunning male Cinnamon Teal.
On our way (to look for the Mottled Ducks that we missed on) stopped at Arbor Lodge SHP in Nebraska City to check for Pine Warblers in the same area we saw this species years ago. After over an hour in the pine stand north of the Morton mansion we finally heard a singing PIWA and got a pretty good view as he preened in between songs. Marginal photo posted on NEbirds just barely shows white wing bars, yellow eye spectacle, white lower belly/undertail coverts. He sounded like a chippy who had voice lessons. John Carlini & Shari Schwartz, Lincoln NE --- 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]
