Birds seen at cone marsh today: Northern shoveler: many American Coot: TNTC Green winged teal Blue winged teal Gadwall Ring necked duck: many Canvasback Tree swallows: many Cattle egrets: walked within 10 feet American widgeon Trumpeter swans Spotted sandpiper Sandhill crane Kingfisher Ruby crowned kinglet Buffleheads Hooded Merganser Ruddy duck Eastern phoebe Snow geese light and dark: about 100 Eastern meadowlark Western meadowlark Horned lark And of course Canadian geese
Redbird wildlife area was a very fun place to go. The Prarrie had been recently burned. Birds seen: White throated sparrow Eastern bluebird Yellow shafted northern flicker: many Golden crowned kinglet: many Ruby crowned kinglet: many Hermit thrush: I stopped counting after 10. I probably saw more than 20. Bald Eagle Hairy woodpecker Blue winged teal: one pair on one of the ponds, the only waterfowl Chipping sparrow Brown creeper Jamie McCoy Iowa City Sent from my iPhone --- 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]
