This afternoon at Twin View Heights (upper Coralville Reservoir) in Johnson County, James Huntington and I saw the following shorebirds:
--Ruddy Turnstone (Twin View Heights) --Short-billed Dowitchers --Lesser Yellowlegs --Pectoral Sandpiper --Dunlins --Semipalmated Plovers --Semipalmated Sandpipers --White-rumped Sandpipers --Least Sandpipers The Ruddy Turnstone was seen by going to the parking lot to the left (west) at Twin View Heights and looking across the water, almost straight (north). There were shorebirds along the water's edge and in the grass on the far side of the water, and the Ruddy T. was in the grass. Round Pond at Hawkeye Wildlife Area had a similar mix of shorebirds, minus the Ruddy Turnstone. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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]
