With the rain the warblers are beginning to make an appearance. Although there weren't waves of them, none the less I had eight species that I could pin down, the birds being silent and high in the trees: Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Black and White, Canada, Ovenbird, Wilson's and Yellow at the park this a.m. Red-eyed Vireos, a Flycatcher species, and a Swainson's Thrush plus Catbirds were there, also. The Barred Owl was calling out to them all.
Rita Goranson Mason City, Iowa P.S. The new warbler book has a nice feature in that it is alphabetical. The book could be confusing to a beginner with all the options. It might be best to narrow down your choices to the bird in question with a standard book and then go to Stephenson and Whittle to verify or do comparisons. God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man. Arthur Young --- 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]
