My afternoon birding trip to Neal Smith, besides being a great place to spend such a gorgeous day, was very successful, yielding at three lifers (some photo IDs still pending)for me, including the previously reported Loggerhead Shrike (exactly where it was said to be), a Yellow-breasted Chat, and a Yellow-throated Vireo!
Also, amongst the multitude of Dickcissels, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroats, Field Sparrows, and Eastern Meadowlarks, I found Indigo Buntings, Eastern Kingbirds, Cliff Swallows (I believe), a Yellow Warbler, an Eastern Phoebe, an Eastern Wood Pewee, a Hairy Woodpecker, a Brown-headed Cowbird, a Red-tailed hawk, I heard a Ring-necked Pheasant clucking away amidst the undergrowth, and Robins and Cardinals and Mourning Doves, of Course. For anyone who hasn't birded Neal Smith yet, it is certainly worth the trip, even if you aren't looking for birds. Eric Ollie Ames, IA --- 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]
