Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 1, through Friday, June 7, 2013:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) CASUAL: *PRAIRIE WARBLER* -Additional Species Mentioned American Avocet Black-necked Stilt Chuck-Wills-Widow Pine Warbler Hooded Warbler ***NEW!**************** For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa. ************************ Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided. *EAST*: JOHNSON COUNTY: A HOODED WARBLER was seen along the Clear Creek Trail in Coralville on the 1 st. It was in the woods on the south side of the trail, roughly one-third mile east of Camp Cardinal Boulevard *SOUTHEAST*: LEE COUNTY: 3 HOODED WARBLERS were seen at Shimek SF on the 2nd. A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen at the Croton Unit of the Shimek SF on the 4thand it was seen again on the 5 th. It was about 100 yards along 150th Street off of Belfast Road and was singing from multiple perches as if on territory. PINE WARBLERS were seen around Black Oak Lake at the Farmington Unit of Shimek SF on the 5th. *CENTRAL:*** * * *JASPER COUNTY:* *A HOODED WARBLER was seen along the Basswood Trail at Neal Smith NWR on the 7th.* * * * * * * * * *SOUTHWEST:* * * *PAGE COUNTY:* *A CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOW was observed at Ross Park on the 1st. This bird was last observed on the 7th.* * * * * * * *NORTHWEST:* * * *CLAY COUNTY:* *4 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Trumbull Lake on the 1st.* * * *KOSSUTH COUNTY:* *A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen *along 420th St a mile south and a couple miles east of Swea City on the 5th.** * * * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, June 14, 2013 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa [email protected] <[email protected]> 515-423-6108 --- 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]
