Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 30, through Friday July 6, 2012:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) CASUAL: *LAUGHING GULL* -Additional Species Mentioned Red-necked Grebe Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Common Gallinule Sandhill Crane American Avocet Western Kingbird (Central) BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE (Usual location) ***NEW!**************** For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. ************************ Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided. NORTH CENTRAL: CERRO GORDO COUNTY: A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen in a pond south of Clear Lake on the 2nd. SOUTH CENTRAL: MARION COUNTY: A LAUGHING GULL continues to be seen at Whitebreast Point on the 1st. CENTRAL: POLK COUNTY: A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Chichaqua WA on the 30th. An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Jester Park on the 1st. 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines on the 1st. 3 WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen at Holiday Park in West Des Moines on the 30th. SOUTHWEST: FREMONT COUNTY: Highlights from Forney Lake on the 29th included 8 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 2 COMMON GALLINULES, 5 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and 2 SANDHILL CRANES. NORTHWEST: PLYMOUTH COUNTY: 2 BLACK-BILLED MAGPIES were again seen along Butcher Rd at the Broken Kettle Grasslands on the 30th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 13, 2012 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] 515-986-9796 --- 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]
