Nothing terribly surprising a Broad-winged Hawk in Eastern Pocahontas County, plenty of common shorebirds. Cormorants and diving ducks.
One surprising find, and one that's slightly concerning is the finding of a Common Loon in a very small sand pit on the north side of Hwy 15 in E. Pocahontas County West of the the Des Moines River. The concern being that the loon has dropped onto a body of water that is a bit too small for it to get back off of; as well as landing on a body of water that has no fish or possibly other food stuff. The size of the sand pit is smaller than most farm ponds. I've been fooled before thinking a diving bird has stranded itself only to find it had seemingly escaped. Jacob Ottosen, Humboldt Co., 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]
