Upon discovering (February 2013) that I did not have a single bird recorded in Audubon County, my wife and I took advantage of a trip to West Des Moines to swing by that county for 3 hours of birding. Though we only covered about 25 miles (primarily in the SW corner of Audubon) we tallied 61 species between 10:30 and 1:30 today. Nothing particularly stunning but Clay-colored Sparrow, Red-headed Woodpecker, Swainson's Hawk, and 13 Harris's Sparrow in 3 locations made for a rewarding day.
Polk County (Pearson Park)--Picked up a Black-throated Green Warbler and a flyover Broad-winged Hawk while taking graduation photos of my grandson this PM. Hope to see many of you at Cedar Falls this weekend. Snow? Wind? Rain? The birds will still be there!!! God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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]
