My wife has asked me several times lately to help identify a bird that she has seen and heard on a gravel road near our home where we frequently walk. It has never appeared when I am with her so we listened to calls of many common birds and none worked. She did not have a good color description but she said it kind of fluttered when it flew, its wing shape was like a Killdeer, and it had a call that was kind of a trill. Still we no identification. Today, while driving on that road I saw an Upland Sandpiper, a first for our township list. When we stopped and when it finally flew off both the call and the wing beats helped her identify the bird.
This is in Blackhawk county on Schenk Road between East Mt Vernon and East Bennington. The bird has always been in the north half of the mile according to Sandy. Mike Johnston --- 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]
