Good conditions for this time of year with strong steady southwest winds creating good updrafts and tacking conditions over the Loess Hills ridges. The first hour (9-10am) was amazingly busy for August with a kettle of 27 Turkey Vultures that streamed south just 30-40 ft. overhead and just west of the tower the highlight. Flights at this time of year don't last long though, and by noon the watch was pretty much dead. Five hours of observation today.
Totals-- Raptors 70 Turkey Vultures 2 Ospreys 1 Cooper's Hawk Non-raptor Highlights 76 American White Pelicans 4 Red-headed Woodpeckers 1 Rusty Blackbird Mark O --- 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]
