Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, November 9, through Friday, November 15, 2013:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER** CASUAL: *BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE* -Additional Species Mentioned Surf Scoter Pacific Loon Western Grebe Golden Eagle American Avocet (3rd latest tie) ***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:* CERRO GORDO COUNTY: 2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Clear Lake on the 10th. *EAST*: CLINTON COUNTY: A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Lock and Dam 13 on the 9th. LINN COUNTY: A SURF SCOTER was seen at Pleasant Creek Lake on the 11th. *SOUTH CENTRAL*: APPANOOSE COUNTY: A WESTERN GREBE and a PACIFIC LOON were seen at Lake Rathbun on the 10th. *CENTRAL:* *POLK COUNTY:* *Highlights from Saylorville on the 9th included a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, WESTERN GREBE, and a late AMERICAN AVOCET.* *TAMA COUNTY:* *A juvenile SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was seen at Otter Creek Marsh on the 10th. Specifically, it was seen in the barns pool on the marshs east side. This bird was last seen on the 12th.* *WEST:* *POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY:* *A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Hitchcock NA on the 7th.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, November 22, 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 --- 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]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx.
