A three day trip to southwest Iowa provided interesting birds, including: 16 species of waterfowl 20 species of shorebirds
Highlights included: Cinnamon teal at Forney Lake Greater prairie chicken (3) at Kellerton Eared grebe (7) at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs Neotropic cormorant at Forney Lake Yellow-crowned night heron (1st spring) at Riverton W.A. Black-crowned night heron at Rivertony y Glossy ibis (1) at Riverton White-faced ibis (3) at Forney Lake Swainson's hawk at Riverton Ferruginous hawk at Riverton (documentation to follow) Common gallinule at Riverton American avocet (1) at Riverton Willet (3) at Forney Lake Hudsonian godwit (3) at Riverton Marbled godwit (1) at Lake Manawa White-rumped sandpiper (1) at farm pond along Hwy. 2 in Taylor Co. Baird's sandpiper (4) at Waubonsie W.A. Dunlin (1) at North Pond of MidAmerican Energy plant at Council Bluffs Stilt sandpiper (1) at Riverton Long-billed dowitcher (dozens) at Riverton Wilson's phalarope at Riverton (3) and Forney Lake (21) at Forney Lake White-winged dove along Church St. In Shenandoah Western kingbird along Co. L 31 near Percival White-eyed vireo at overlook area at Waubonsie S.P. Sedge wren (3) at overlook at Riverton Swainson's thrush along Church St. In Shenandoah Lincoln's sparrow at Riverton Grasshopper sparrow at Kellerton Grasslands Dickcissel at Riverton (1) Great-tailed grackle at Nellen Marsh in Mills Co. John Rutenbeck Chuck Fuller Jim Fuller Sent from my iPad --- 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]
