Woodbury County continues to be short of water and shorebirds seem to like some of that. Having given up on finding any new shorebirds I was surprised to find a small group of in the area of the "Tannery" which is located south of Gelita USA and north of MidAmerican Energy on Port Neal Road. About 70 individuals but diversity was pretty darn good. Black-bellied Plover 1 FOY Semipalmated Plover 1 FOY Greater Yellowlegs many Lesser Yellowlegs (more than many) Hudsonian Godwit 3 FOY Marbled Godwit 2 FOY Baird's Sandpiper 2 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 13 FOY Long-billed Dowitcher 27 Wilson's Snipe 1 Wilson's Phalarope 1 FOY
Other FOY birds Yellow-headed Blackbird Lark Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow House Wren Sedge Wren Blue-headed Vireo (seems strange for that to be my first vireo of the year) Really a happy gorgeous bird! Spotted Sandpiper Actually a very bird day (78 species) for a trip home from Des Moines to Sioux City. Can't wait for the Spring IOU meeting in Iowa City. Warbler CITY if there ever was one. The habitat and field trips planned are outstanding. Do not miss out! SIGN UP HERE: http://www.iowabirds.org/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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]
