While birding in northern Story County, near Bjorkboda Marsh, this noon, I noticed a large flock (70+) Purple Martins very high and gradually—but very definitely—migrating southward. Wetlands in the area all are dry, or nearly so, from the “flash drought” conditions in central Iowa, so nothing was seen for shorebirds except a few Killdeer and a couple of Spotted Sandpipers. I did encounter several Red-headed Woodpeckers today, including (unfortunately) one recently car-killed on a county blacktop.
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]
