This morning I hit Ashworth Park, Waterworks Park, Brown’s Woods and Walnut Woods State Park and Maffit Reservoir looking for birds and finding about 60 species. Warblers were somewhat scarce, with just 9 species in my total. But included were a FOY Cerulean, a FOY Kentucky and at least 10-11 Chestnut-sided—the most of that species I’ve ever seen at one place in central Iowa (all were at Ashworth Park). I also found a male Summer Tanager sitting on a branch right above the Bill Riley Trail, just about a hundred yards south of the trailhead parking lot at Ashworth.
At Brown’s Woods I found 3 male Scarlet Tanagers, one of which generously posed for nice portrait photos. I also had 4 vireos at Brown’s Woods—Yellow-throated, Warbling, Philadelphia, and Red-eyed. Finally, at Maffit Reservoir I found a lone (and quite late) male Red-breasted Merganser. Doug Harr Ogden --- 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]
