Forgot to mention that I saw several dead American White Pelicans at New Lake in Woodbury today. One individual had a black oily looking spot where it would sit in the water. It was SITTING (with legs extended forward) on the shore trying to clean the stuff off. Half the bill was black from the attempts to clean itself. It seem very unsteady and had to use its wings repeatedly to keep its balance.
It would suggest that somehow the pelicans got into something that harmed them and I am unsure if it is a local problem or not. Whom might be the best person/organization to report this to? God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) ________________________________ From: "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <[email protected]> To: IA-BIRD <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: [ia-bird] Saylorville today. This afternoon at Saylorville I found a subadult Neotropic Cormorant and 3 Marbled Godwits off Jester. Jim Moreland reports seeing 3 Killdeer broods in central Iowa this week, all of which must have been initiated in late March, and I found a nest in early April at Dunbar Slough with an incomplete clutch. I don't think its a big surprise that this species nested early this year... Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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] --- 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]
