Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 3, through Friday, August 9, 2013:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Common Gallinule Black-necked Stilt American Avocet Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope White-rumped Sandpiper LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Record early) Chuck-Wills-Widow ***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. *NORTH CENTRAL:* * * HARDIN COUNTY: 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS continue to be seen off Highway D15 east of Iowa Falls on the north side of the highway a half mile west of R Ave on the 4th. These birds were discovered with a chick on the 7th. * * * * *EAST*: JACKSON COUNTY: 12 COMMON GALLINULES were seen at Green Island WMA on the 3rd. JOHNSON COUNTY: 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen near Sand Point at Hawkeye WMA on the 4th. A record early LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen from the DNR Parking lot at Hawkeye WMA on the 5th. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen near Sand Point at Hawkeye WMA on the 5th. 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Hawkeye WMA on the 7th. *SOUTH CENTRAL*: LUCAS COUNTY: 2 CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS were observed at Stephens SF on the 3rd. *CENTRAL:* * * *POLK COUNTY:* *4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at Jester Park on the 4th.* * * * * * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, August 16, 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]
