Kevin Murphy, Corey Lange, and I did a big day yesterday in central Iowa. The weather was nice, albeit windier than expected, and we tallied 162 species for the day. Highlights were 18 species of waterfowl (4 geese, Common Goldeneye, and Common Merganser), a Western Grebe at Saylorville (Sandpiper), 18 species of shorebirds (1 Am. Avocet at Jester was the best), 22 Common Terns at Jester, 19 warbler species (Golden-winged and Prothonotary were the best), and a female Summer Tanager at Ledges SP. We missed several herons, did poorly on diurnal raptors, shorebird numbers and diversity were disappointing, Barred was the only owl, we missed several expected warblers (e.g., Wilson's), and sparrow diversity was worse than expected. But overall, it was a great day.
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]<mailto:[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]
