Sunday's Iowa City CBC produced a record 81 species, surpassing our old record of 79 set in 1998. We had 18 waterfowl species, which made the difference between an average count and a great count. Highlights included:
Greater White-fronted Goose (third count record) Cackling Goose Trumpeter Swan (second count record) American Wigeon American Black Duck Blue-winged Teal (first count record) Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Redhead (third count record) Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Loon (first count record) at Lake Macbride American White Pelican (third count record) above the Coralville Dam Great Blue Heron Red-shouldered Hawk (first record since 1966) at Lake Macbride Merlin at Hawkeye WMA American Coot Killdeer Short-eared Owl at Hawkeye WMA Northern Saw-whet Owl at Hickory Hill Park Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Shrike Yellow-rumped Warbler at Kent Park Fox Sparrow Harris's Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Our biggest miss was Ring-necked Pheasant -- only the second miss in the 61-year history of our count, and the first since 1957. Other notable misses were Sharp-shinned Hawk and Common Grackle. Chris Edwards Solon, IA [email protected] --- 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]
