Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 29, through Friday, July 5, 2013:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Mississippi Kite Pine Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler (Record late or summering) Worm-eating 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. *SOUTHEAST*: WAPELLO COUNTY: A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen at Fox Hills WMA on the 29th. LEE COUNTY: A PINE WARBLER was seen along Coal Mine Hollow Rd at the Farmington Unit of Shimek SF on the 29th. A HOODED WARBLER was seen at the Donnellson Unit of Shimek SF on the 29th. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen at the Croton Unit of Shimek SF on the 29th. *CENTRAL:*** * * *POLK COUNTY:* *A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines on the 29th.* * * * * * * *WEST:* * * *GUTHRIE COUNTY:* *A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen and photographed at Bays Branch on the 30 th.* * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 12, 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]
