A birding trip from Burlington to Keokuk today produced 73 species, including the following interesting birds:
A late (very late?) GREAT EGRET at the 53rd St. access to the Mississippi River SW of Fort Madison (Lee Co.) Seven late TURKEY VULTURES gliding over Keokuk near the confluence of the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers (Lee Co.) Two resident PEREGRINE FALCONS on the Great River Bridge at Burlington (Des Moines Co.) A winter resident MERLIN at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington A single DOWITCHER sp. at Trumpeter Marsh north of Montrose (Lee Co.) Two WILSON'S SNIPES in the marsh at the north end of Montrose A photogenic EASTERN SCREECH-OWL in a wood duck box at Heron Bend C.A. north of Montrose A winter resident WINTER WREN in Cascade Ravine in Burlington Two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Burlington Two RUSTY BLACKBIRDS at Heron Bend C.A. We found 18 species of waterfowl including American wigeon, Redhead and Greater scaup. Jim Fuller, Iowa City John Rutenbeck, Burlington Chuck Fuller, Burlington --- 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]
