Upon looking around the neighborhood at storm damage, I heard and then saw a Northern Parula in Tonawanda Ravine, which flows directly into the Raccoon River.
What a difference four inches of rain makes. Yesterday, not a frog singing any where. Today, tree and chorus frogs are going at it, and the din of chorus frogs in the standing water below us nearly drowns out everything else - titmice, white-throated sparrows, cardinals, jays, red-bellied woodpeckers, and so on. Two tall oaks, one red and one white, came down in the spot with the parula. The white broke at the base and showed signs of fungus infection in the three or four inches of wood that had held the thing up. The red came up with its root ball and probably didn't have a good grip at the rim of the ravine. There are trees and limbs down in various places. Most streets are passable now. I would expect a big warbler fallout now. I'll be watching the listserve for signs of it. Lee Searles Des Moines --- 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]
