Iowa RBA birds reported from Thursday, March 19, through Friday, March 27, 2015:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned White-winged Scoter Smiths Longspur ***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. *SOUTHEAST*: WAPELLO COUNTY: A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen on the Des Moines River in Ottumwa on the 18 th. *CENTRAL:* *POLK COUNTY:* *60 SMITHS LONGSPURS were seen at Errington Marsh on the 21st.* *JASPER COUNTY:* *SMITHS LONGSPURS were seen at Neal Smith NWR on the 21st. They were still present on the 25th.* *NORTHWEST:* *POCAHONTAS COUNTY:* *14 SMITHS LONGSPURS were seen at Sunken Grove WMA on the 22nd.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, April 3, 2015 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.
