Went to Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County around noon today to check waterfowl numbers, and as I watched from the comfort of my truck at the dead end on the east side of the lake, a Northern Shrike landed in a bush directly in front of me. Watched it for 5 minutes until it flew up the shoreline to the north somewhere. Decent waterfowl numbers seen with nice variety including Snow geese and a 4 pack of White-fronted Geese.
When I got back home I was treated to a nice increase in Pine Siskin numbers. Went from 4 to 15..also have two Red-Breasted Nuthatches now, up from one. No luck yet on any other northern birds, but i'm crossing my fingers they find my little yard like the Redpolls did a few years back. Curt Fisher Roland,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]
