This evening, at East Lake in George Wyth State Park, I decided to check the floating barrier for terns. We pulled over on the Hwy 218 bridge which overlooks East Lake where the floating barrier is visible. I was able to pick out 2 Ad. Least Terns which were with about 25+ other terns, mostly Forster's Terns,several Common Terns and several Black Terns. The Least Terns stood out with the smaller size difference. I called my dad, who called me back to say he saw the Least Terns and a Caspian Tern for a total of 5 species of terns! This has been a great spot for terns, but they usually don't stay long because of all the boat traffic.
Good Birding, Tommy Stone, Evansdale --- 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]
