Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, September 6, through Friday, September 12, 2014:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **LONG-TAILED JAEGER** CASUAL: *LAUGHING GULL* *LITTLE GULL* -Additional Species Mentioned American Avocet Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler ***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. *EAST*: JOHNSON COUNTY: A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen on the Field Campus Trail on the 7th. A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen near the entrance of the Sugar Bottom Campground on the 9th. An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Sand Point on the 9th. SCOTT COUNTY: A LITTLE GULL was seen along the river in the Quad Cities on the 7th. *SOUTH CENTRAL*: MARION COUNTY: A LAUGHING GULL was seen at the Red Rock dam on the 6th. It was last seen on the 8th. A LONG-TAILED JAEGER continues to be seen at Red Rock on the 6th. Both were reported on the 7th. *CENTRAL:* *POLK COUNTY:* *AMERICAN AVOCETS and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE were seen at Jester Park on the 6th.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, September 19, 2014 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.
