Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 11, through Friday, August 17, 2012:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Black-crowned Night-Heron YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON Marbled Godwit Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sanderling Least Tern Northern Mockingbird Golden-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Mourning Warbler Red Crossbill ***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: GOLDEN-WINGED and BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS were seen at Parkers Woods on the 13 th. GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were seen again on the 16th. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Parkers Woods on the 14th. GOLDEN-WINGED and MOURNING WARBLERS were seen at Parkers Woods on the 17th. * * * * *EAST*: DELAWARE COUNTY: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen in a BBA block on the 10th. LINN COUNTY: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Cedar Lake on the 13th. 2 were seen on the 15th. A MOURNING WARBLER was seen at Squaw Creek Park on the 15th. 4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Squaw Creek Park on the 17th. IOWA COUNTY: A MARBLED GODWIT was seen in the southeast corner of Amana Lily Lake on the 16th. *NORTHEAST:* * * WINNESHIEK COUNTY: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen near Calmar on the 11th. * * BLACK HAWK COUNTY: A LEAST TERN was seen at East Lake at George Wyth SP on the 16th. *SOUTH CENTRAL*: WARREN COUNTY: A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Diehl Pond on the 14th. *CENTRAL:* * * *POLK COUNTY:* *2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 2 SANDERLINGS were seen at Saylorville on the 14th.* * * * A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen in a back yard on the 14th.* * * *A MOURNING WARBLER was seen at Heritage Park in Ankeny on the 17th.* * * * * * * * * * * *SOUTHWEST:* * * *FREMONT COUNTY:* *A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Waubonsie SP on the 13th.* * * *A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and 2 LEAST TERNS were seen at Hamburg Lower Bend CA on the 14th.* * * * * * * * * *WEST:* * * *GUTHRIE COUNTY:* *A MOURNING WARBLER was seen at Nations Bridge Park on the 12th.* * * * * * * * * *NORTHWEST:* * * *KOSSUTH COUNTY:* *A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Call SP on the 14th.* * * * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, August 24, 2012 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] <[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]
