FOY catbird checking my birdfeeders this morning. Rosemary Tiwari Coralville
On Apr 20, 2012, at 11:00 PM, "IA-BIRD digest" <[email protected]> wrote: > IA-BIRD Digest for Friday, April 20, 2012. > > 1. Ames migrants: songbirds and raptors, including Swainson's Hawk > 2. Ames migrants: songbirds and raptors, including Swainson's Hawk > 3. The proof is in the peewee! > 4. Eared Grebes in Cedar Rapids > 5. Jacob Krumm-Osprey > 6. Birds and Window Strikes > 7. Dunbar Slough and Bays Branch > 8. Iowa RBA: 4-20-12 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Ames migrants: songbirds and raptors, including Swainson's Hawk > From: Shane Patterson <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:58:20 -0700 (PDT) > X-Message-Number: 1 > > > --1435348337-1162677049-1334901500=:58720 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Thursday afternoon, I observed flocks of migrant =0Asongbirds working th= > eir way through our backyard in northeast =0AAmes.=A0 =0AAfter a few minute= > s of viewing out in the cool, cloudy conditions, I tallied 23 Yellow-rumped= > Warblers, 17 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 12 =0AWhite-throated Sparrows.=A0 = > Thus, I knew that it would be worthwhile to =0Amake a quick trip to nearby = > River Valley =0APark to see what else might've arrived during the morning's= > fallout.=0A=0AAs I stepped around to the driveway, I was excited to =0Asee= > a kettle of Broad-winged Hawks positioned over the neighborhood.=A0 =0AWhi= > le counting through the flock (28 BWHAs total at the time), I picked =0Aout= > a Swainson's Hawk, which amounted to an Ames first for me.=A0 As flock=0A = > members appeared to be centering themselves over the park,=0A I headed in t= > hat direction and soon got to see more woodland songbirds down =0Alow and r= > aptors up above.=0A=0AJust east of the main bridge at East River Valley Par= > k, I watched wave =0Aafter wave of Passerines go by during the ~45 minutes = > before steady rain commenced.=0A=0A-Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4=0A-Ruby-crow= > ned Kinglet - 70=0A-Hermit Thrush - 2=0A-Orange-crowned Warbler - 3=0A-Yell= > ow-rumped Warbler - 55=0A-White-throated Sparrow - 25=0A=0AAlthough diversi= > ty wasn't unusually high, there were clearly sizable =0Anumbers of migrants= > using the park.=A0 Many of them were =0Afunneling from outlying woodlands = > into the immediate floodplain forest.=A0=0A And that's the most Ruby-crowne= > d Kinglets I've seen at one spot =0Aduring spring in Ames; it was more remi= > niscent of what might be encountered on=0A a big day in fall.=0A=0ALooking = > upward, I continued to note a variety of raptors along the Skunk =0ARiver c= > orridor through the park.=A0 Most were fairly easy to see as they kept=0A b= > elow the low-lying gray =0Aclouds.=0A=0A-Osprey - one flying northward dire= > ctly above the river itself=0A-Sharp-shinned Hawk - an especially small nor= > thbound individual=0A-Cooper's Hawk - one that kettled briefly with a subse= > t of the BWHA flock; likely a member of the neighborhood's nesting pair=0A-= > Broad-winged Hawk - 32; may have been more, but I regarded most of them as = > repeats from the earlier viewing=0A-Swainson's Hawk - seen earlier and agai= > n briefly over the park=0A-Merlin - a female Taiga (F.c. columbarius) chasi= > ng Cliff Swallows and ultimately flying eastward=0A=0AMany of the Broad-win= > ged Hawks descended into woods at the park and in adjacent parts of the nei= > ghborhood as the =0Arain set in.=A0 And because precipitation continued thr= > ough nightfall,=0A they likely roosted there.=A0 So I wouldn't be surprised= > to see a few in =0Athe morning...=0A=0AGood birding,=0AShane Patterson=0AA= > mes, Story County > --1435348337-1162677049-1334901500=:58720 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= > mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>On Thursday afte= > rnoon, I observed flocks of <span class=3D"yshortcuts cs4-visible" id=3D"lw= > _1334900283_0">migrant =0Asongbirds</span> working their way through our ba= > ckyard in northeast =0AAmes. =0AAfter a few minutes of viewing out in= > the cool, cloudy conditions, I=0A tallied 23 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 17 Ru= > by-crowned Kinglets, and 12 =0AWhite-throated Sparrows. Thus, I knew = > that it would be worthwhile to =0Amake a quick trip to nearby River Valley = > =0APark to see what else might've arrived during the morning's fallout.<br>= > =0A<br>=0AAs I stepped around to the driveway, I was excited to =0Asee a ke= > ttle of Broad-winged Hawks positioned over the neighborhood. =0AWhile= > counting through the flock (28 BWHAs total at the time), I picked =0Aout a= > Swainson's Hawk, which amounted to an Ames first for me. As flock=0A= > members appeared to be centering themselves over the park,=0A I headed in = > that direction and soon got to see more woodland songbirds down =0Alow and = > raptors up above.<br>=0A<br>=0AJust east of the main bridge at East River V= > alley Park, I watched wave =0Aafter wave of Passerines go by during the ~45= > minutes before steady rain commenced.<br>=0A<br>=0A-Golden-crowned Kinglet= > - 4<br>=0A-Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 70<br>=0A-Hermit Thrush - 2<br>=0A-Orang= > e-crowned Warbler - 3<br>=0A-Yellow-rumped Warbler - 55<br>=0A-White-throat= > ed Sparrow - 25<br>=0A<br>=0AAlthough diversity wasn't unusually high, ther= > e were clearly sizable =0Anumbers of migrants using the park. Many of= > them were =0Afunneling from outlying woodlands into the immediate floodpla= > in forest. =0A And that's the most Ruby-crowned Kinglets I've seen at = > one spot =0Aduring spring in Ames; it was more reminiscent of what might be= > encountered on=0A a big day in fall.<br>=0A<br>=0ALooking upward, I contin= > ued to note a variety of raptors along the Skunk =0ARiver corridor through = > the park. Most were fairly easy to see as they kept=0A below the low-= > lying gray =0Aclouds.<br>=0A<br>=0A-Osprey - one flying northward directly = > above the river itself<br>=0A-Sharp-shinned Hawk - an especially small nort= > hbound individual<br>=0A-Cooper's Hawk - one that kettled briefly with a su= > bset of the BWHA flock; likely a member of the neighborhood's nesting pair<= > br>=0A-Broad-winged Hawk - 32; may have been more, but I regarded most of t= > hem as repeats from the earlier viewing<br>=0A-Swainson's Hawk - seen earli= > er and again briefly over the park<br>=0A-Merlin - a female Taiga (F.c. col= > umbarius) chasing Cliff Swallows and ultimately flying eastward<br>=0A<br>= > =0AMany of the Broad-winged Hawks descended into woods at the park and in a= > djacent parts of the neighborhood as the =0Arain set in. And because = > precipitation continued through nightfall,=0A they likely roosted there.&nb= > sp; So I wouldn't be surprised to see a few in =0Athe morning...<br>=0A<br>= > =0AGood birding,<br>=0AShane Patterson<br>=0AAmes, Story County</div></div>= > ---<BR> Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it!<BR> ---<BR> Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use:<BR> Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0<BR> ---<BR> This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx.<BR> -----<BR> You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] </BODY></html> > --1435348337-1162677049-1334901500=:58720-- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Ames migrants: songbirds and raptors, including Swainson's Hawk > From: "Patterson, Shane [DNR]" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:20:45 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > On Thursday afternoon, I observed flocks of migrant songbirds working their= > way through our backyard in northeast Ames. After a few minutes of viewin= > g out in the cool, cloudy conditions, I tallied 23 Yellow-rumped Warblers, = > 17 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 12 White-throated Sparrows. Thus, I knew tha= > t it would be worthwhile to make a quick trip to nearby River Valley Park t= > o see what else might've arrived during the morning's fallout. > > As I stepped around to the driveway, I was excited to see a kettle of Broad= > -winged Hawks positioned over the neighborhood. While counting through the= > flock (28 BWHAs total at the time), I picked out a Swainson's Hawk, which = > amounted to an Ames first for me. As flock members appeared to be centerin= > g themselves over the park, I headed in that direction and soon got to see = > more woodland songbirds down low and raptors up above. > > Just east of the main bridge at East River Valley Park, I watched wave afte= > r wave of Passerines go by during the ~45 minutes before steady rain commen= > ced. > > -Golden-crowned Kinglet - 4 > -Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 70 > -Hermit Thrush - 2 > -Orange-crowned Warbler - 3 > -Yellow-rumped Warbler - 55 > -White-throated Sparrow - 25 > > Although diversity wasn't unusually high, there were clearly sizable number= > s of migrants using the park. Many of them were funneling from outlying wo= > odlands into the immediate floodplain forest. And that's the most Ruby-cro= > wned Kinglets I've seen at one spot during spring in Ames; it was more remi= > niscent of what might be encountered on a big day in fall. > > Looking upward, I continued to note a variety of raptors along the Skunk Ri= > ver corridor through the park. Most were fairly easy to see as they kept b= > elow the low-lying gray clouds. > > -Osprey - one flying northward directly above the river itself > -Sharp-shinned Hawk - an especially small northbound individual > -Cooper's Hawk - one that kettled briefly with a subset of the BWHA flock; = > likely a member of the neighborhood's nesting pair > -Broad-winged Hawk - 32; may have been more, but I regarded most of them as= > repeats from the earlier viewing > -Swainson's Hawk - seen earlier and again briefly over the park > -Merlin - a female Taiga (F.c. columbarius) chasing Cliff Swallows and ulti= > mately flying eastward > > Many of the Broad-winged Hawks descended into woods at the park and in adja= > cent parts of the neighborhood as the rain set in. And because precipitati= > on continued through nightfall, they likely roosted there. So I wouldn't b= > e surprised to see a few in the morning... > > Good birding, > Shane Patterson > Ames, Story County= > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: The proof is in the peewee! > From: "Martha Pinder" <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:14:58 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > It has been said that those of us who live in prairie towns live in the > woods, becuase of the trees we plant all around us. For the second year, I > have an eastern wood peewee in my backyard right in the heart of Grinnell! > He begins sawing away at his little lay from on high right about 6 a.m. > these days. > > Question on the song: earlier this spring we met a peewee in rural > southern Wisconsin whose song was much more melodic and covered a broader > range on the scale (the Wisconsin peewee’s song needed about an octave on > the piano, whereas the Main St. peewee uses only about a musical fifth), > while the yard peewee’s voice is also ‘buzzier.’ > > Is there just that much variation between individuals, I wonder, or is it > a geographical difference like a dialect? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Eared Grebes in Cedar Rapids > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:01:57 -0400 (EDT) > X-Message-Number: 4 > > This morning 10 Eared Grebes were rafted on Cedar Lake. > This must be the record high count for the lake. > > Jim Forde > Cedar Rapids > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Jacob Krumm-Osprey > From: gregory stempien <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:58:15 -0700 (PDT) > X-Message-Number: 5 > > > ---795196629-1345964260-1334966295=:93059 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > While driving to Jacob Krumm to see how the GHowlets were doing I noticed a= > hawk perched on a tree branch where a local redtail often perches so I tho= > ught nothing of it. However when walking back to my car I =A0realized it wa= > sn`t a redtail so I drove to the parking lot at Jacob Krumm to get a better= > look =A0and saw that it was an Osprey which then started flying right over= > one of the ponds at Jacob Krumm, then it soared almost directly overhead g= > iving a great view as it flew away toward the west.=0A=A0=0AGreg Stempien= > =0AGrinnell,IA > ---795196629-1345964260-1334966295=:93059 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bo= > okman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT= > : auto">While driving to Jacob Krumm to see how the GHowlets were doing I n= > oticed a hawk perched on a tree branch where a local redtail often perches = > so I thought nothing of it. However when walking back to my car I rea= > lized it wasn`t a redtail so I drove to the parking lot at Jacob Krumm to g= > et a better look and saw that it was an Osprey which then started fly= > ing right over one of the ponds at Jacob Krumm, then it soared almost direc= > tly overhead giving a great view as it flew away toward the west.</div> > <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"> </div> > <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Greg Stempien</div> > <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Grinnell,IA<VAR id=3Dyui-ie-cursor></VAR></div><= > /div> ---<BR> Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it!<BR> ---<BR> Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use:<BR> Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0<BR> ---<BR> This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx.<BR> -----<BR> You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] </BODY></html> > ---795196629-1345964260-1334966295=:93059-- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Birds and Window Strikes > From: Rick Hollis <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:08:23 -0500 (GMT-05:00) > X-Message-Number: 6 > > <head><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-co= > lor:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style></head><body><font color=3D"= > #000000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif"><br></fon= > t></font></font><style>body{font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;bac= > kground-color:#ffffff;color:black;}p{margin:0px;}</style><font color=3D"#00= > 0000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif">I have just = > received a roll of the American Bird Conservancy's Bird Tape. I = > should have at the IOU Meeting and any other gatherings I am at. This= > roll is a sample I will gladly cut off square for people to take home an p= > ut on their windows to see if it is acceptable to them and other people the= > y live with. We know it is acceptable to the birds. The questio= > n is how much are we willing to do to prevent bird strikes.</font></font></= > font><div><font color=3D"#000000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new= > roman', serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000"= >> <font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif">Information about= > this product is at www.abcbirdtape.org</font></font></font></di= > v><div><font color=3D"#000000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new ro= > man', serif"><br></font></font></font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000"><f= > ont size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif">Look for me and ask = > me for a piece. </font></font></font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000= > "><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif"><br></font></fon= > t></font></div><div><font color=3D"#000000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"= > 'times new roman', serif">Rick Hollis</font></font></font></div><div><font = > color=3D"#000000"><font size=3D"3"><font face=3D"'times new roman', serif">= > North Liberty</font></font></font></div> ---<BR> Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it!<BR> ---<BR> Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use:<BR> Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0<BR> ---<BR> This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx.<BR> -----<BR> You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] </BODY> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Dunbar Slough and Bays Branch > From: Karen Viste-Sparkman <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:01:15 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > Stuart and I birded at Dunbar Slough and Bays Branch today. > Highlights at Dunbar were: > Common Yellowthroat (2nd earliest) > Yellow-headed Blackbird > Sandhill Crane > American Golden-plover > > Highlights at Bays Branch: > Swainson's Hawk > Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (FOY) > > Karen Viste-Sparkman > Des Moines > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Iowa RBA: 4-20-12 > From: John and Anna Bissell <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:14:38 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 14, through Friday, April 20, > 2012: > > -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) > > ACCIDENTAL: > **MOTTLED DUCK** > **SAYS PHOEBE** > > > > > CASUAL: > *GLOSSY IBIS* > > > > > -Additional Species Mentioned > Blue-winged Teal X Cinnamon Teal Hybrid > Cinnamon Teal > Surf Scoter > Eared Grebe > Western Grebe > Black-crowned Night-Heron > Cattle Egret > Snowy Egret > White-faced Ibis > Plegadis Ibis > Sandhill Crane > Piping Plover > American Avocet > Hudsonian Godwit > Marbled Godwit > Willet > Spotted Sandpiper (3rd earliest tie) > SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER > WESTERN KINGBIRD (Record early) > Warbling Vireo (2nd earliest tie) > Northern Mockingbird > SWAINSONS THRUSH (Record early) > Wood Thrush (2nd earliest tie) > CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (Record early) > YELLOW WARBLER (Record early) > Smiths Longspur > ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (Record early) > Brewers Blackbird > > > ***NEW!**************** > For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the > Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is > placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date > of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool > for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. > ************************ > > Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the > state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but > regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time > of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would > represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed > and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks > (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a > rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one > asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation > provided. > > > > > > NORTH CENTRAL: > > CERRO GORDO COUNTY: > 12 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Ventura Marsh on the 17th. > > HANCOCK COUNTY: > A CATTLE EGRET was seen at the Sankey Gravel Pits west of Hutchens on the > 18th. > > > > > EAST: > > JOHNSON COUNTY: > SMITHS LONGSPURS were seen at the intersection of F62 and > Johnson/Muscatine on the 14th. > > 18 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at the end of James Ave at the Hawkeye > WA on the 14th. These birds were last seen on the 16th. > > 2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at the Sandy Beach area of Coralville > Reservoir on the 14th. > > A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen just north of Sandy Beach on the > 16th. It was seen again the morning of the 17th. > > A CATTLE EGRET was seen at Sandy Beach on the 17th. > > BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were seen along Greencastle Ave north of County > Road F28 on the 19th. > > SCOTT COUNTY: > A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen at Credit Island Park on the 14th. > > An early ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK was seen in Buffalo on the 17th. > > LINN COUNTY: > 10 EARED GREBES were seen on Cedar Lake on the 20th. > > > > > NORTHEAST: > > BREMER COUNTY: > A MARBLED GODWIT was seen at Sweet Marsh on the 14th. > > BLACK HAWK COUNTY: > 6 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at George Wyth SP on the 15th. > > WINNESHIEK COUNTY: > A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen in Decorah on the 16th. > > > > SOUTHEAST: > > LEE COUNTY: > A WILLET was seen at the flats in the river behind the Amtrak Station > in Ft. Madison on the 15th. > > DES MOINES COUNTY: > An early WOOD THRUSH was heard at Starrs Cave on the 19th. > > > > > SOUTH CENTRAL: > > WARREN COUNTY: > A CINNAMON TEAL was seen at Diehl Pond on the 13th. It was last seen > on the 14th. > > A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at a small pond east of Diehl Pond on the 15th. > > A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Banner WA on the 15th. > > APPANOOSE COUNTY: > 5 early SWAINSONS THRUSHES were seen on the 13th. > > > > > CENTRAL: > > POLK COUNTY: > An early SPOTTED SANDPIPER was seen at Saylorville on the 14th. > > An early CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was seen at Heritage Park in Ankeny on the > 17th. > > A SURF SCOTER and a WESTERN GREBE were seen at Saylorville on the 18th. > > An early WARBLING VIREO and a CATTLE EGRET were seen at Waterworks > Park on the 19th. > > A SNOWY EGRET was seen on a large sandbar just north of the I80 bridge > on the east side of the Des Moines River on the 19th. > > A WHITE-FACED IBIS and at least 15 BREWERS BLACKBIRDS were seen at > Errington Marsh on the 19th. Specifically, the blackbirds were seen > just east from the northeast corner of the marsh. > > An early YELLOW WARBLER was seen in Ankeny on the 19th. > > GREENE COUNTY: > A SANDHILL CRANE was seen at Snake Creek Marsh on the 14th. > > STORY COUNTY: > A BLUE-WINGED TEAL X CINNAMON TEAL HYBRID was seen in a small wetland > along 190th Avenue in NW Ames near Prairie Moon Winery on the 17th. > > DALLAS COUNTY: > A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in the corner of the pond just > east of Adel on US Highway 6 on the 19th. > > > > > SOUTHWEST: > > MILLS COUNTY: > 2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at the Nellen Rd wetland on the 14th. > > 22 WILLETS were seen at the lake/pond where L31 crosses I29 on the 14th. > > 16 WHITE-FACED IBIS and a GLOSSY IBIS were seen at the east Keg Lake > Marsh on the 17th. > > FREMONT COUNTY: > Highlights from Forney Lake on the 14th included the continuing > MOTTLED DUCKS, CINNAMON TEAL, and 3 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS. > > A GLOSSY IBIS and 6 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen just west of the West > Nishnabotna River on 250th St.(J46) on the North side of the road on > the 15th. > > 3 PLEGADIS IBIS were seen at Riverton on the 15th. > > Highlights from Forney Lake on the 16th included a GLOSSY IBIS, 10 > WHITE-FACED IBIS, and a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. > > A SNOWY EGRET and 5 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Forney Lake on the > 17th. 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen on the 19th. > > > > > WEST: > > GUTHRIE COUNTY: > A CINNAMON TEAL was seen at Bays Branch on the 14th. > > POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: > A PIPING PLOVER was seen at the Mid American Ponds on the 14th. > > An early WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen near Lake Manawa on the 14th. > > A HUDSONIAN GODWIT, 4 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and an EARED GREBE were seen > at Lake Manawa on the 16th. > > CARROLL COUNTY: > A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Swan Lake SP on the 15th. > > A CATTLE EGRET and an EARED GREBE were seen at Swan Lake SP on the 16th. > > 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Swan Lake SP on the 18th. > > MONONA COUNTY: > 7 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Blue Lake on the 17th. > > A SAYS PHOEBE was heard just east of the southeast-most building in > the Super 8 complex in Onawa on the 18th. > > > > NORTHWEST: > > WOODBURY COUNTY: > A possible MOTTLED DUCK was seen at New Lake on the 14th. > > SAC COUNTY: > 7 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Tomahawk Marsh on the 15th. > > An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Black Hawk Lake on the 15th. > > > > The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for > Friday, April 27, 2012 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or > ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. > > > John Bissell > Grimes, Iowa > [email protected] > 515-986-9796 > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > --- > 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/membership.asp. > --- > You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
