North of Hwy. 20 the thaw is slow in coming - frozen in the morning, thaw in the afternoon, refreeze at night. There are a few spots holding migrating waterfowl, perhaps waiting for the force field around Clear Lake to lift.
Pintail Wetland - Hardin Co. Thawed and covered with ducks. Mallards - 750 Pintail - 115 Gadwall -37 Ring-necked - 10 L. Scaup - 4 Green-winged Teal - 7 Shoveler - 2 Widgeon - 6 Snow Goose - 24 - headed toward Clear Lake but reversed course B. Eagle Killdeer Big Marsh - Butler Co. (Now Bigger Marsh with land added to the East) What was open last week is now frozen and what was frozen is somewhat open. Hmmm. White-fronted geese, mallards, pintails, etc. in the center of the marsh which can be accessed from the dikes that connect with the south concrete parking lot next to the office and DNR workshop. On a thawed pond on the west side Trumpeter Swan - 3 Canvasbacks and ring-necked ducks. Tom Schilke - Waterloo --- 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.
