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16 May Amana area birds ["Carl Bendorf" ]
16 May Sac County ["Pete Ernzen" ]
16 May more road construction info -- Iowa City [Diana Pesek ]
16 May Coralville Res, Scales Bend area [Rick Hollis ]
16 May SPRING 2012 IOU Meeting [Paul Roisen ]
15 May Cardinal Marsh tonight [Winneshiek Co Conservation ]
15 May BBAS meeting Thursday in Ames ["Gary Erbes" ]
15 May Trapping of Raptors fine update ["Jane Clark" ]
15 May Moorehead Park- Ida County [Don Poggensee ]
15 May Hooded Warbler still present at Hickory Hill, Johnson Co. ["Kyle Belcher" ]
15 May Dallas/Polk counties. ["Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" ]
15 May IOU Spring Meeting--IMPORTANT info (NO SIGHTING) [Paul Roisen ]
15 May Big Day in Wright County ["Rita Goranson" ]
14 May Two in one photo [Michael Stark ]
14 May Re: north Iowa [Paul Hertzel ]
14 May Spring 2012 IOU meeting (NO SIGHTING) [Paul Roisen ]
14 May Yellow Morph Downy Woodpecker, Cedar Rapids ["Walter Stephenson" ]
14 May Bird I.D. [Michael Stark ]
14 May New Member with a Bird ID question. [Michael Stark ]
14 May Yellow-throated Warbler - Big Spirit Lake - Dickinson County [Derek Bakken ]
14 May My apologies! No sightings [John and Anna Bissell ]
14 May Re: Jester [John and Anna Bissell ]
14 May IOU Spring meeting update []
14 May Taylor and Union County ["Corey Jeffrey Lange" ]
14 May Greene Co./Saylorville. ["Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" ]
14 May Jester [Aaron Brees ]
14 May Red-Headed woodpecker []
14 May Another Connecticut Warbler ["Carl Bendorf" ]
14 May Dubuque and Allamakee Counties ["Eric Ollie" ]
14 May Scott and Cedar Counties lately ["Walt Zuurdeeg" ]
13 May Saylorville and Des Moines [Karen Viste-Sparkman ]
13 May Happy Mother's Day ["Jim Schmit" ]
13 May Ruddy Turnstone, other Johnson Co. shorebirds [Diana Pesek ]
13 May Johnson County Birds Today ["Chris Edwards" ]
13 May Woodbury 5/12/12 [Paul Roisen ]
13 May Common Terns and Northern Mockingbird still at Jester Park [John and Anna Bissell ]
13 May Shimek State Forest ["Jason McCurdy" ]
13 May Big Lake [Penny Zahurones ]
13 May North Iowa addition correction []
13 May North Iowa Saturday and Sunday []
13 May Olive-sided flycatcher [Dan Cassidy ]
13 May Taylor and Adams County ["Corey Jeffrey Lange" ]
13 May FW: Hooded Warbler - Hickory Hill Park - Iowa City May 13 [Jason Paulios ]
13 May precocial hatchlings [Michael Meetz ]
12 May Storm lake [T J ]
12 May Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone and more in Black Hawk Co. ["rose dooley" ]
12 May FE (First Ever - for me)? [Bruce and Georgeann Morrison ]
12 May Saylorville birds. ["Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" ]
12 May Bradgate ["Jacob Newton" ]
12 May Connecticut Warbler at Squaw Creek Park - Linn Co. []
12 May Re: north IA [Paul Hertzel ]
11 May Re: Cedar Rapids: Yellow color morph of Downy Woodpecker? ["Ross Silcock" ]
12 May Swan lake warblers [Dan Cassidy ]
11 May Iowa RBA: 5-11-12 [John and Anna Bissell ]
11 May Cedar Rapids: Yellow color morph of Downy Woodpecker? ["Walter Stephenson" ]
11 May A first for Winnebago County? ["Lisa Ralls" ]
11 May worm-eating warbler (or something trying to sound like one) ["Brochu, Christopher A" ]
11 May Spring meeting camping and news []
11 May Ruddy Turnstone at Hawkeye WA - Johnson Co. []
11 May Re: re Oiled Pelicans [Paul Roisen ]
11 May re Oiled Pelicans [Rick Hollis ]
11 May something that sounds like a worm-eating warbler on the UI campus? ["Brochu, Christopher A" ]
11 May White-eyed Vireo at Pierce Creek in Page County [Keith Dyche ]
11 May Southeast Iowa ["rose dooley" ]
11 May Central Iowa big day. ["Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" ]
10 May Re: Looking for a volunteer ["Leland Searles" ]
10 May Polk Co, Summer Tanager and Caspian Terns ["Denny Thompson" ]
10 May BayBreasted Warbler - Roland ["Curtiss P. Fisher" ]
10 May Lake Odessa, Louisa County [RG/KW ]
10 May cedar waxwings/Story County ["Sue Yeakel" ]
9 May McFarland Park birds-Story County ["Curtiss P. Fisher" ]
09 May Bobolinks [Bruce and Georgeann Morrison ]
10 May Fw: Delaware County Birds []
10 May Lake Manawa shorebirds ["Danny J. Morris" ]
09 May beautiful music in Kossuth [mkenne ]
9 May Whipoorwill, Unusual Oriole, Sisikin-Boone Co. ["Larry Dau" ]

Subject: Amana area birds
From: "Carl Bendorf" <carlbendorf AT gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:42 -0400

A few highlights from a morning of birding around Amana preparing for the weekend IOU field trips: Amana Woods along 160th St (a dirt road going east from Hwy 151 just south of the Iowa River: singing Connecticut Warbler, multiple Kentucky Warblers, and what sounded like a Cerulean but never tracked it down. Note that you can only bird from the road along here. The woods are private property. Amana Nature Trail just north of intersection of Hwy 6 and 151 (this is open to public): Acadian Flycatchers, Louisiana Waterthrush. Amana Lake (as viewed from the residential neighborhood along the western shore): 5 Trumpeter Swans, one Hudsonian Godwit, and a scattering of peeps including Dunlin. For the morning, only a dozen or so warbler species which is really low for these locations in mid-May. Hope things pick up for the weekend. Carl Bendorf Executive Director Iowa Young Birders www.iowayoungbirders.org --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Sac County
From: "Pete Ernzen" <pkernzen AT longlines.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:53 -0400

Birded around Black Hawk Lake this morning and observed Black Tern, Forster's Tern and 14 Hudsonian Godwits. Good birding, Pete --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: more road construction info -- Iowa City
From: Diana Pesek <keesiemom AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:22 -0700 (PDT)

Just saw this on one of our media websites -- this may affect our routes for the bird outings at this weekend's IOU meeting. This is one of the major intersections of 3 highways in the Iowa City/Coralville area. http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2012/05/loop-closures-at-us-218i-80i-380-interchange-in-johnson-county-begin-tonight.html Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Coralville Res, Scales Bend area
From: Rick Hollis <xiboia AT earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:26 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

Subject: SPRING 2012 IOU Meeting
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:15:10 -0700 (PDT)

Good morning all, The time clock on the website for registration ACCIDENTALLY shut down registrations for a time late last night. We have rectified this however!!!!! There is a deadline for meals. See below RE: Meals and Registration for 2012 Spring IOU Meeting Just a quick reminder to all the MEALS need to be AS SOON AS POSSIBLE as the deadline for meal ordering is end of business today. REGISTRATION for the meeting will be open through the weekend but meals numbers need to be turned in for the catering people. God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Cardinal Marsh tonight
From: Winneshiek Co Conservation <naturalist AT neitel.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 20:50:06 -0500

Shorebird habitat continues to improve as water levels drop on the main marsh. The following shorebirds were found at Cardinal Marsh on May 15: 3 semipalmated plovers, 10 killdeer, 10 lesser yellowlegs, 12 solitary sandpipers, 8 least sandpipers, 1 pectoral sandpiper, 1 stilt sandpiper and 7 short-billed dowitchers. In addition, there were 12 sandhill cranes. 9 were singles in a scattered flock and there was a parental pair with a quail-sized colt. A lone trumpeter swan kept company with a hundred or so Canada geese. Several shovelers and a pintail were present. Upland birds of note included yellow-headed blackbirds and an orchard oriole as a wood thrush serenaded the marsh. Larry Reis --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: BBAS meeting Thursday in Ames
From: "Gary Erbes" <gmerbes AT gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 19:37:57 -0400

BBAS Presentation announcement. For 5/17/12 The Big Bluestem Audubon Society will have our ninth meeting of the year on Thursday, 5/17/12 At 5:15 pm we will have an informal get together before the meeting at the Olde Main restaurant located at 316 Main St in Ames. Our speaker for the evening, Dr Harsha Jayawardena will meet us there and we can enjoy some food and good company. Join us if you can. At 7 pm we will start the main meeting at the Extension 4-H building. (for directions, go to bigbluestemaudubon.org and click on meeting places, meeting locations). Be prepared to share a nature experience you have recently had if you so desire. Dr Harsha Jayawardena, from Mason City, will present “Capturing the Moment”. Harsha has had a lifelong fascination with birds, bird watching and photography. He will be talking about tips and techniques to capture exciting bird photographs. The slide presentation will showcase some of his favorite locations in three continents. We will close with refreshments and more time to get to know each other better. See you Thursday! Gary Erbes President BBAS Ames, Iowa --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Trapping of Raptors fine update
From: "Jane Clark" <jrclark AT radiks.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 16:24:36 -0500

This correction about the trapping of raptors fine was sent out by the DNR today: CORRECTION FROM LAST WEEK’S OUTDOOR REPORT REGARDING SOLON MAN CHARGED WITH TRAPPING RAPTORS An article in last week’s Iowa Outdoors incorrectly reported that Ronald Roy Hanus, 46, of Solon, paid $150 in liquidated damages for illegally trapping three red-tail hawks. The total fines and liquidated damages was $2,050 after he pled guilty to 14 counts including three counts of trapping and killing three red-tailed hawks, three counts of attempted take of raptors, three counts of trapping with exposed bait, four counts of failing to tag traps and one count of trapping furbearing animals without a fur harvester’s license. Forwarded by Jane Clark from Iowa DNR news releases. -----Original Message----- From: bounce-ia-bird-7803 AT lists.iowabirds.org [mailto:bounce-ia-bird-7803 AT lists.iowabirds.org] On Behalf Of Jane Clark Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:52 AM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [ia-bird] Trapping of Raptors $150 fine SOLON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL TRAPPING OF RAPTORS SOLON - A Solon man has had his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges revoked for the next six years after pleading guilty to multiple counts of trapping violations including trapping raptors. Ronald Roy Hanus, 46, pled guilty to 14 counts including three counts of trapping and killing three red-tailed hawks, three counts of attempted take of raptors, three counts of trapping with exposed bait, four counts of failing to tag traps and one count of trapping furbearing animals without a fur harvester’s license. After pleading guilty, Hanus was ordered to pay $150 in liquidated damages in addition to having his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges revoked. During an eight month long investigation in Tama County, DNR Conservation Officer Brent Reese documented Hanus’s attempted illegal take and actual illegal killing of raptors. The method Hanus used in trapping raptors consisted of a set leg-hold trap stapled to the top of the fence post, which was designed to catch a perching raptor by the foot as it landed atop the post. Hanus illegally used the aid of bait, visible to soaring raptors, placed in close proximity to the trap to lure raptors to the trap. Reece was able to document numerous trapping violations committed by Hanus over the course of this investigation. The eight month investigation culminated when Reece and Conservation Officer Ericka Billerbeck interviewed Hanus on December 18 and 19, 2011. During those interviews, Hanus admitted to illegally trapping and killing nine Red-tailed hawks over the course of the preceding two years on his parent’s property in Tama County. Hanus admitted to illegally using exposed bait visible to soaring raptors to lure raptors to his trap, failing to tag his traps with a metal tag containing his name and address and that during the 2011-12 fur-bearer trapping season, he trapped fur-bearing animals while not being in possession of a fur-harvester’s license. MEDIA CONTACT: Brent Reece, Conservation Officer, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 641-751-0931. Forwarded by Jane Clark from Iowa DNR news releases. --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Moorehead Park- Ida County
From: Don Poggensee <donpog AT netllc.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:34:00 -0500

Hi, We found a pair of Scarlet Tanagers by the swinging bridge in Moorehead Park this morning as well as one Indigo Bunting. Moorehead Park is just to the west of Ida Grove. Don Poggensee 712-364-3491 --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Hooded Warbler still present at Hickory Hill, Johnson Co.
From: "Kyle Belcher" <k-belcher AT hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:58:31 -0400

This morning at 9:30 AM, after hearing it and looking for about 10 mins, I re-found the HOODED WARBLER that was seen the other day at Hickory Hill. It was exactly where the previous poster had seen it, 100 yards east of the Triangle. Birding otherwise was pretty pathetic, with 0 other warblers seen. Kyle Belcher, Iowa City, IA --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Dallas/Polk counties.
From: "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <cootjr AT iastate.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 16:48:07 +0000

This morning I did some BBA work/birding in each county. At the Saylorville WA in Dallas Co. I found a singing Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-throated and Blackburnian warblers, a Clay-colored Sparrow, and a pair of Summer Tanagers. At Jester the woods were full of migrants including Alder Flycatcher, Veery, Northern Mockingbird, and 13 warbler species including a male Pine, Blackburnian, a singing male Connecticut, and 2 Mourning. On the lake I saw 4 Hudsonian Godwits, 4 Ruddy Turnstones, and the continuing Common Terns. I also found a surprising singing male Yellow-throated Warbler in a cluster of sycamores in Madrid. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: cootjr AT iastate.edu Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: IOU Spring Meeting--IMPORTANT info (NO SIGHTING)
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 09:27:35 -0700 (PDT)

I have had a request from the organizers of the Spring 2012 IOU Meeting in Iowa City: Please DRESS UP for the PHOTO (FREE--courtesy of the Iowa City Bird Club) This will be the first group photo in a long long time! and for the BANQUET Notice: There is a lot of construction on I-380 and I-80. Please take extra care especially when it comes to the on/off ramps. Traffic often comes to almost a complete halt as vehicles try to exit or merge into traffic. Registration is almost to 100. For this great birding mecca and the awesome venues we should be shooting for 120+. Get registered ASAP so we can have food etc. perfect for everyone. God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Big Day in Wright County
From: "Rita Goranson" <ritag AT mchsi.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 10:14:30 -0500

Yesterday, with beautiful weather forecast, and indeed it was a beautiful day to be out amongst the birds, Carolyn Fischer and I did a Big Day in Wright County. This county has such a wonderful area of habitat in the Morse Lake area, and in the Iowa River that lazily meanders through the county, and then with Big Wall Lake and other good areas that a day birding in that county was pure pleasure. We had 119 species with some strange misses but with some wonderful birds seen. We had nine waterfowl species, eleven shorebird species, eight flycatcher species, fourteen warbler species and ten sparrow species. We couldn't find a Kestrel, Nuthatch or Hummingbird no matter how hard we looked. We had no gulls or terns. We saw American Bittern, Osprey, Upland Sandpiper, Bell's Vireo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, several Scarlet Tanagers, Mourning Warbler, a field of Henslow's Sparrows, several Orchard Orioles and a Pine Siskin for some of the highlights. Rita Goranson Mason City, Iowa --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Two in one photo
From: Michael Stark <iprint4u AT imonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 22:29:04 -0500

Mr.Stone from Waterloo said you folks would be interested in seeing a Red-Shouldered Hawk pair, from his area, side by side in the same tree. If I am wrong please disregard, follow the link http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbedwirephoto/6822296102/in/photostream Mike Stark Marion, IA --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: north Iowa
From: Paul Hertzel <phertzel AT rconnect.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 22:19:59 -0500

My Big Day partner cancelled on me, so I spend the morning trying to get closer to the shorebirds at Ventura. There were at least 16 species, mostly peeps and Pecs. But also 3 Black-bellied Plovers, 3 Willets, 1 Ruddy Turnstone and both Stilt Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitchers. Later, at Pilot Knob, I found a Cerulean Warbler singing along the roadway, about halfway between the tower and Deadman's Lake. The removal of trees around the tower has created extensive disturbed hillsides, perfect for a wandering Prairie Warbler. I didn't hear one today, but I think it would be worth checking. Paul Hertzel Mason City --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Spring 2012 IOU meeting (NO SIGHTING)
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:12:39 -0700 (PDT)

Good evening all! I would encourage all who have not yet signed up for the Spring 2012 IOU meeting to do so. Great field trips, great birding, and three outstanding venues (one for each of the three days). The sooner the better for planners and for food preparations. More info here: http://www.iowabirds.org/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx A reminder that we will hold elections for five Board of Directors positions: Secretary Treasurer 3 director 2 year positions. Please come prepared to participate in the General Membership Business Meeting which begins at 4:00PM on Saturday May 19th. God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Yellow Morph Downy Woodpecker, Cedar Rapids
From: "Walter Stephenson" <walt.step AT yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 23:12:03 -0400

The Yellow Morph Downy Woodpecker has returned occasionally to my feeder in Cedar Rapids. Most recently around noon today. Sorry I can't produce a picture. My wife is out of town with the camera. --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Bird I.D.
From: Michael Stark <iprint4u AT imonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:55:00 -0500

Thank you all very,very much.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: New Member with a Bird ID question.
From: Michael Stark <iprint4u AT imonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:43:34 -0500

Do not know if this is the correct way to do this, but found this little guy in a timber and cannot for the life of me get a handle on this one. Maybe a flycatcher? Follow this link if allowed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbedwirephoto/7200493470/in/photostream --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler - Big Spirit Lake - Dickinson County
From: Derek Bakken <spottedtowhee AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:28:37 -0500

This morning while working at the home of a client on the southwest end of Big Spirit lake, I heard a bird that I could not recognize. After a few minutes of looking around, I saw the bird and knew right away that it was something I had not seen before. I quickly ran to my truck and grabbed my binoculars (take them everywhere this time of year), field guide (same) and my phone with the Sibley Guides App. Beautiful male Yellow-throated Warbler (Life bird #303) just sitting there singing on a branch about 25 yards away. Perfect match in the Nat Geo field guide. Once it flew off a bit, I checked the Sibley App for the song and it was a clear match. By the time I finished work at that address an hour or so later, I could not relocate or hear the bird again. If anyone is interested, the home was just south of Templar Park. That might be a decent spot to check out. Derek Bakken spottedtowhee AT gmail.com ornitholature.blogspot.com Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! Also, please report your bird sightings to eBird and/or the IOU/MOU. The information gathered is vital to the future of birds. --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: My apologies! No sightings
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:02:24 -0500

Birders, My last note should not have gone to the list. Sorry about that! I will post that I saw a Philadelphia Vireo at Waterworks Park today. Good birding, John Bissell Grimes --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: Jester
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:49 -0500

Man, I hope that stuff is around Friday on my day off!! Im not holding my breath! John On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Aaron Brees wrote: > I briefly checked Jester late this afternoon and found a small but diverse > shorebird flock (<100 birds, 15 species) which included: > > 4 Black-bellied Plovers > > 7 Ruddy Turnstones -- the most I have seen in Iowa > > 1 Marbled Godwit > > 1 Wilson's Phalarope > > Also, 25+ Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitchers, and White-rumped Sandpipers. > Â There were good numbers of Caspian and Black terns present, and I saw the > previously reported Northern MockingbirdÂ harassingÂ the local robins. > > Aaron Brees > > Saylorville, IA > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/abrees/ > --- > 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: john.annabissell AT gmail.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: IOU Spring meeting update
From: tsschilke AT hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:37 -0400

This coming weekend's IOU spring meeting in Iowa City is more like a birding festival. The $20 registration fee gets you: Access to the Univ. of Iowa Natural History Museum, maps of the area, food at the social. Eleven hours of birding in the field with top notch guides in some of Iowa's best birding areas. Lots of door prizes Chance to find a bargain at the silent auction. (Saturday only) Educational sessions: Annotated References to Iowa Birds Prior to 1900 - Tom Kent Working With Beginners, It's Easier Than You Think - panel with Rick Hollis, Doug Harr, Lee Schoenewe, Carl Bendorf, Alvaro Jaramillo - on teaching birding. American Journey - an exploration of the American continent through a look at the blackbird - oriole family - Alvaro Jaramillo - he co-authored an extensive book on the subject. Chimney Swifts: The Mysterious Bird of the Fireplace -Ron Windingstad - exciting things happening in Minnesota with Chimney Swift towers BBA update - Shane Patterson - as we enter the 5th and last year of the survey, what are we learning and what still needs to be accomplished? Iowa Young Birders - Carl Bendorf - a new organization targeting youth involvement in birding Birding Outside the Box - How To Bird Like a Pro - Alvaro Jaramillo - our keynote talk after the banquet - a lighthearted but informative explanation of how the heck the pros do it, and how our brain identifies birds. Huge breakfasts, high quality box lunches, buffet banquet meal and lodging are extra. Meal numbers are due May 16th. Registering is easy on line at www.iowabirds.org. Click on "next meeting" and fill in the blanks. Hope to see you there. The collective birding knowledge at these IOU events is amazing. Tom Schilke - Waterloo, 319-232-8199 --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Taylor and Union County
From: "Corey Jeffrey Lange" <cjlange AT iastate.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:20:28 -0400

In rural northern Taylor County I found: Northern Mockingbird Loggerhead Shrike and at 3 Mile Lake near Afton were 11 Caspian Terns --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Greene Co./Saylorville.
From: "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <cootjr AT iastate.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 22:08:03 +0000

I made a long loop today through several sites in Greene Co. and then checked Jester Park on my way home. I tallied almost 130 species including a nice diversity of shorebirds and warblers. The best finds were a Peregrine Falcon and a Ruddy Turnstone at Dunbar and 1 Whimbrel, 1 Hudsonian Godwit (looking very much like a Marbled until it flew - this individual has been present for several days now), 7 Ruddy Turnstones, 4 tern species (no Least), and a continuing Northern Mockingbird at Jester. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: cootjr AT iastate.edu Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Jester
From: Aaron Brees <abrees AT hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 16:56:31 -0500

I briefly checked Jester late this afternoon and found a small but diverse shorebird flock (<100 birds, 15 species) which included: 4 Black-bellied Plovers 7 Ruddy Turnstones -- the most I have seen in Iowa 1 Marbled Godwit 1 Wilson's Phalarope Also, 25+ Dunlin, Short-billed Dowitchers, and White-rumped Sandpipers. There were good numbers of Caspian and Black terns present, and I saw the previously reported Northern Mockingbird harassing the local robins. Aaron Brees Saylorville, IA http://www.flickr.com/photos/abrees/ --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Red-Headed woodpecker
From: mhdobbe AT iastate.edu
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:49:14 -0400

Bit of a late post, however any time i see a Red-Headed woodpecker it's a reason to celebrate one of my favorite birds that i see only a few times a year. So finding one in Brookside Park in Ames on Sat. 12th was awesome. Sunday morning the 13th, I stopped at Walnut Grove Cemetery in rural Story County. Was pretty active with Bluebirds Baltimore Orioles House Wrens Bluejays Song Sparrow Mark Dobbe Ames --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Another Connecticut Warbler
From: "Carl Bendorf" <carlbendorf AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:06:11 -0400

I heard (and recorded) a singing Connecticut Warbler this morning in the Sugar Bottom Recreation Area of Coralville Lake. It was right at the point where the entrance road splits between going straight to the campground or down to the public beach. A Yellow-throated Warbler was also singing near the same location, in the white pines. A also saw and hear two more Yellow-throated Warblers in the parking lot of the boat ramp which is .3 miles west and .5 miles north of Mehaffey Bridge Rd on Cottage Reserve Road. Finally, at least one more Yellow-throated Warbler was in the trees that form the median of the parking lot at the Lake Macbride boat rental area and beach. Carl Bendorf Executive Director Iowa Young Birders www.iowayoungbirders.org --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Dubuque and Allamakee Counties
From: "Eric Ollie" <uphawkeye AT gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:41:34 -0400

Highlights from the weekend's birding trip to NE Iowa. Saturday, May 12 - Mines of Spain: American Redstart Baltimore Oriole Gray Catbird Savannah Sparrow Yellow Warbler Eastern Bluebird Wild Turkey Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Rose-breasted Grosbeak Tree Swallow Effigy Mounds Baltimore Oriole Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker House Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Belted Kingfisher Eastern Kingbird Eastern Phoebe Prothonitary Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Sunday, May 13 Yellow River State Forest Scarlet Tanager Eastern Towhee Northern Rough-winged Swallow Cerulean Warbler American Redstart Great Egret Great Blue Heron Indigo Bunting White-breasted Nuthatch Baltimore Oriole Eric Ollie Ames, IA --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Scott and Cedar Counties lately
From: "Walt Zuurdeeg" <kaisersosa AT earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:56:43 -0500

5 Bobolink in breeding habitat along 220th St. 1/2 mile west of 20th Ave. today. At a rural yard 1/2 mile southwest of Durant 10 Eurasian Tree Sparrow today. Yesterday at Nahant Marsh in Davenport 1 Northern Waterthrush, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs and 5 Least Sandpiper. Purple Martins have returned to their house at Credit Island. An adult Summer Tanager continues at my feeders, seen almost every day since May 2. Walt Zuurdeeg Davenport --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Saylorville and Des Moines
From: Karen Viste-Sparkman <k.vistesparkman AT mchsi.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:59:51 -0500

This morning as Stuart, Cooper, and I were trying to leave the house we got distracted by birds singing in the yard, including a second year SUMMER TANAGER and a CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. We took a walk from Sycamore access north the Cottonwood Rec. Area and found a CONNECTICUT WARBLER at the southernmost picnic area. It sang a few times and we got brief but unsatisfying glimpses (as is typical with this species--I'm still hoping to see the whole bird some day). We heard 2 VEERIES and a WOOD THRUSH singing at Cottonwood. We then headed to Jester Park where we heard and saw the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD that was reported previously. Karen Viste-Sparkman Des Moines --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Happy Mother's Day
From: "Jim Schmit" <schmit AT mchsi.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:38:01 -0500

I took this picture in my yard today. --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Ruddy Turnstone, other Johnson Co. shorebirds
From: Diana Pesek <keesiemom AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:31:05 -0700 (PDT)

This afternoon at Twin View Heights (upper Coralville Reservoir) in Johnson County, James Huntington and I saw the following shorebirds: --Ruddy Turnstone (Twin View Heights) --Short-billed Dowitchers --Lesser Yellowlegs --Pectoral Sandpiper --Dunlins --Semipalmated Plovers --Semipalmated Sandpipers --White-rumped Sandpipers --Least Sandpipers The Ruddy Turnstone was seen by going to the parking lot to the left (west) at Twin View Heights and looking across the water, almost straight (north). There were shorebirds along the water's edge and in the grass on the far side of the water, and the Ruddy T. was in the grass. Round Pond at Hawkeye Wildlife Area had a similar mix of shorebirds, minus the Ruddy Turnstone. Diana Pesek Cedar Rapids, Iowa --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Johnson County Birds Today
From: "Chris Edwards" <credwards AT aol.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:06:18 -0500

South Sycamore Bottoms Marsh, Iowa City: 2 Black-crowned Night-Herons 1 Virginia Rail 1 Marsh Wren 5 Caspian Terns 2 Willow Flycatchers 1 Orchard Oriole The night-herons and rail were on the east side of the marsh, which was reached by following the outermost of the three dikes. I wouldn't recommend this trek without either hip waders or waterproof boots and pants, as I had to slog through tall wet vegetation, willow thickets, and a long stretch of foot-deep water to reach the area where they were seen. The dikes are in very poor shape. N side of 480th Street, 1/2 mile E of Vincent Avenue in Johnson County: 1 Upland Sandpiper 2 Vesper Sparrows Nearby, Bob Dick found a Northern Mockingbird yesterday in the field NW of the intersection of 500th Street and the Johnson/Muscatine county line, but I didn't relocate it during a brief stop today. At Cone Marsh in Louisa County, the only birds of interest were a Black Tern and a Sandhill Crane. There were extensive mud flats but no shorebirds today. Yesterday, three White-eyed Vireos were along the Osprey Trail at Lake Macbride State Park, a Common Loon was on the south arm of Lake Macbride, several hundred shorebirds including Dunlins and Short-billed Dowitchers plus an Alder Flycatcher were at Twinview Heights, two male Redheads were on Swan Lake, and Prothonotary Warbler, Cape May Warbler, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher were at the Gun Club Ponds. Chris Edwards Solon, IA credwards AT aol.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Woodbury 5/12/12
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 15:28:24 -0700 (PDT)

Sorry for the late post but... you know, old age. Had a Birdathon to raise money for Loess Hills Audubon on May 12th. A number of teams were out with the top group (no me) turning in 140+ species. Did tally 102 species between 12:45 and 8:15PM. Very low numbers of warbler species (3) and gull/tern (2). One highlight were 18 species of shorebirds (hundreds of birds at the Tannery) including 3 maybe 4 Red-necked Phalarope and a Marbled Godwit. Best bird Western Grebe--MidAmerican (Port Neal ponds) found by Dave Stage and Bob Livermore. Nice birds: Bobolinks (8) at Table Marsh (first sightings there that I know of) and at Owego (6) Cattle Egret 2 Green Heron 3 Strange but true: Great Blue Heron 1 for the entire day Great Egret ZERO Indigo Bunting ZERO Yellow-headed Blackbird ZERO No American or Least Bitterns yet. God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Common Terns and Northern Mockingbird still at Jester Park
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 17:02:38 -0500

Birders, I saw the Common Terns this morning from the first pull off at Jester Park. The Northern Mockingbird was also still present and singing away at the first pull off. I could not relocate the Black-bellied Plover, but there were lots of shorebirds around, with especially good numbers of Dunlin. Good birding, John Bissell Grimes --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Shimek State Forest
From: "Jason McCurdy" <jasondmccurdy AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 17:47:26 -0400

Diana Pesek, James Huntington and I made a trip down to Shimek State Forest in Lee County today and found the following species: Argyle Junkyard - Summer Tanager and Scarlet Tanager (no luck with the Bewick's Wren) Shimek State Forest (Croton Unit) - Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue-winged Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, and White-eyed Vireo Shimek State Forest (Donnellson Unit) - Yellow-throated Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Pine Warbler, and Summer Tanager All in all, a very successful outing with great weather. Jason McCurdy Coralville --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Big Lake
From: Penny Zahurones <pzahurones AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:04:26 -0700 (PDT)

Hello, Today I birded at Big Lake in Pottawattamie Co and found 7 Dowitchers. They have done some updating to the park since the flood. They have an extensive marsh area, and they finally put a walk way through part of it. There are many shorebirds to be seen. I have also seen: Pectoral sandpipers Semipalmated sandpiper Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Penny --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: North Iowa addition correction
From: d5169 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:00:53 +0000

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Subject: North Iowa Saturday and Sunday
From: d5169 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:58:47 +0000

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Subject: Olive-sided flycatcher
From: Dan Cassidy <danc AT omahazoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:19:01 +0000

Waubonsie SP, Fremont County, May 13 Olive-sided flycatcher Tennessee warbler Orange-crowned Black & white Blackpoll Chestnut sided Wilson's Canada warbler Ovenbird Sent from my iPhone --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Taylor and Adams County
From: "Corey Jeffrey Lange" <cjlange AT iastate.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 13:16:41 -0400

I spent a few hours birding in northern Taylor and southern Adams County and found the following highlights: Bell's Vireo - 1 in Taylor County and 2 in Adams County Northern Bobwhite - heard or seen in 6 different locations Black-throated Green Warbler - Adams County I also went through the county checklist for Adams County and added 8 species (Bell's Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Black-throated Green Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, American Redstart, Blackpoll Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: FW: Hooded Warbler - Hickory Hill Park - Iowa City May 13
From: Jason Paulios <jasonpaulios AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 11:33:36 -0500

Forwarding a message from Mark Madsen, there's a map of the park here: http://icbirds.org/hhpbirding.html "I am having trouble getting on the IA Bird server, but I wanted to let someone know that I saw a hooded warbler this morning at Hickory Hill. From the triangle (where the big rock is) go to the right (away from the cemetery) about 100 yards. It was singing almost continually and I got a nice look at it. Mark Madsen Iowa City, IA" --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: precocial hatchlings
From: Michael Meetz <mcmeetz AT iowatelecom.net>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:26:47 -0500

As I was beginning my Anuran survey last evening I came across 2 sets of Killdeer hatchlings scattering in numerous directions as the adult birds did their best to steer me away and out of their territory. Mike Meetz, Nevada --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Storm lake
From: T J <stsparrow47 AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:30:13 -0500

The marsh at the west end of Storm Lake has mud flats with 1000 shorebirds including Avocets , Wilson'sPhaloropes, Sanderlings, Dowitchers, etc. Tom -- Tom Johnson Mystic --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Yellow-Crowned Night Herons, Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone and more in Black Hawk Co.
From: "rose dooley" <rosecedes AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 22:04:36 -0400

Today, my dad, Rose, and I went to some of our favorite places to bird in Black Hawk Co. We started out at Prairie Lakes, near Cedar Falls, and walked around the marshy area on the east side that has been good for herons, bitterns, rails, and shorebirds. We flushed 1 Least Bittern that we got great looks at. Then we went to George Wyth S.P. AT East Lake, we flushed up 2 Ad. Yellow-Crowned Night herons that were roosting in some willows. So then, we checked an area there, that is good for shorebirds and terns,and found 1 male R. Turnstone in breeding plumage. It was a pretty good day for passerines as there was many warblers, vireos, and thrushes today. We tallied up 19 species of warblers. Noteable birds we seen today: Common Tern 1 Caspian Tern 10 Forester's Tern 9 Connecticut Warbler 2 Mourning Warbler 2- G.W.S.P=1 Black H.Park=1 Cape May Warbler 1- Black Hawk Park Bells Vireo 2- Cedar Prairie Olive-Sided Flycatcher 2- B.H.P. Black-Billed Cuckoo 1- B.H.P. R.S. Hawk 6- at four different locations Trumpeter Swan 1 juv.- Beaver Valley Meadows Yesterday I saw a Peregrine F. a Bells Vireo, and a White-Eyed Vireo at Cedar River Nat. Resource Area near Washburn. Good Birding, Tommy Stone Evansdale --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: FE (First Ever - for me)?
From: Bruce and Georgeann Morrison <crazcoot AT evertek.net>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:21:54 -0500

I'm sure someone has seen this...these things likely happen from time to time, but I "think" its a "first ever" find for me. We have an American Robin nesting on the ground in our south pasture...has 3 eggs in the nest right now. Cannot believe the Skunks or Raccoons haven't found it yet! (Its right along the fence line and there's a path passing right past it - within inches. I saw the robin sitting there about a week ago when I passed...it was a sunny day and it seemed odd sitting there ((didn't register "nesting") but thought, in passing, maybe it was just sunning itself. This afternoon my wife and I passed by and the robin flushed and we took a look...sure enough aground nest and 3 eggs. I found a Great Horned Owl nesting on the ground down in Kansas about 35 years ago but that was the last time I remember seeing someone ground nesting that wasn't supposed to! Will have to keep watch and see if it gets lucky...it'll need it! ...Bruce Morrison, SE O'Brien County http://www.morrisons-studio.com http://prairiepainter.blogspot.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Saylorville birds.
From: "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <cootjr AT iastate.edu>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 23:21:19 +0000

Last night at Jester I saw a subadult Neotropic Cormorant (not sure if this is the same bird seen in late April), 17 Common Terns, and a Northern Mockingbird. The terns and mockingbird were still present this morning along with a Peregrine Falcon, a Black-bellied Plover, and a Willet. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: cootjr AT iastate.edu Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Bradgate
From: "Jacob Newton" <newtja84 AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:48:09 -0400

I walked the trail between Melson's Park and Bradgate today in hopes of finding some Prothonotary Warblers. No PRWAs were observed (but I am sure they are there, the habitat may be slightly reduced from previous seasons but is largely intact). Despite the above I did log at least ten species of warbler. Nothing super noteworthy. Yellow Warbler Magnolia Warbler Wilson's Warbler Mourning Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-White Warbler Ovenbird N. Waterthrush American Redstart Common Yellowthroat numerous thrushes were also noted, mostly Swainson's and Hermits. Also had a Warbling Vireo and a Red-eyed Vireo as well. Jacob Newton Ottosen, Humboldt Co., IA --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Connecticut Warbler at Squaw Creek Park - Linn Co.
From: jimforde AT q.com
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 13:20:00 -0400 (EDT)

This morning I followed a vocal CONNECTICUT WARBLER around for an hour only to get a glimpse of it flying a short ways. But I had the best looks possible of a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and VEERY in the area. The location was east end of the park road atop the Sledding Hill. The road goes downhill at that spot and the warbler was on the north side in the undergrowth. Jim Forde Cedar Rapids --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: north IA
From: Paul Hertzel <phertzel AT rconnect.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 09:43:41 -0500

Yesterday I visited a few spots in northern Iowa. The mud at Ventura Marsh is extensive, and there were still about 2000 shorebirds. Unfortunately, from the grade, the birds are about 4500 feet away according to Google maps. I walked the north edge for about 1500 feet but this only made the larger species identifiable. There were 6 Willets, and many yellowlegs, nothing larger. Also several dozen Caspian Terns coming and going and 5 Forster's Terns. At Eagle Lake there were ten species of waterfowl, including 5 Snow Geese. No grebes and no Black Terns yet Paul Hertzel Mason City --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: Cedar Rapids: Yellow color morph of Downy Woodpecker?
From: "Ross Silcock" <silcock AT rosssilcock.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 21:27:14 -0500

Hi Walter- One appeared at Scottsbluff, NE in march-April 2 years in a row, prob the same bird. The yellow type is apparently a very rare form. Photos are at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEBirds/photos/album/1929404073/pic/230069167/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Ross Ross Silcock P.O. Box 57 Tabor, IA 51653 New Zealand Land and Pelagic Bird Tours http://www.rosssilcock.com -----Original Message----- From: Walter Stephenson Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:24 PM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [ia-bird] Cedar Rapids: Yellow color morph of Downy Woodpecker? About 4:30 Friday afternoon, I observed what appeared to be a yellow morph of a Downy Woodpecker. The bird was the size and had all the markings of a Downy, except: a yellow mark where a juvenal's red crown would be, the red patch on the back of the head (male) was yellow, and the distinctive white streak on the back was yellow. The yellow patches were bright yellow, very distinctive. Additionall, their may have been a yellow wash on the belly and the sides of the tail. Does anyone know of a morph of this type for Downy? --- 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: silcock AT rosssilcock.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Swan lake warblers
From: Dan Cassidy <danc AT omahazoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 01:12:04 +0000

May 11 Swan Lake State Park, Carroll Yellow-rumped, Nashville, Blackpoll, Black & white, redstarts, Wilson's, and one nice look at a male Mourning warbler! Sent from my iPhone --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Iowa RBA: 5-11-12
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell AT gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:48:19 -0500

Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, May 5, through Friday, May 11, 2012: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) ACCIDENTAL: **BULLOCKS ORIOLE** **GLOSSY IBIS** CASUAL: *BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK* *NEOTROPIC CORMORANT* -Additional Species Mentioned Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Cattle Egret LITTLE BLUE HERON Black-crowned Night-Heron Sandhill Crane American Golden-Plover Piping Plover BLACK-NECKED STILT American Avocet Willet Ruddy Turnstone Hudsonian Godwit Marbled Godwit Common Tern Western Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Veery Northern Mockingbird Golden-winged Warbler Cape May Warbler BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER PINE WARBLER Bay-breasted Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Mourning Warbler Blue Grosbeak Brewers Blackbird (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: 5 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS were seen at Parkers Woods on the 6th. 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were seen at Parkers Woods on the 8th. 5 WILLETS were seen at Ventura Marsh on the 8th. EAST: JOHNSON COUNTY: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Hickory Hill Park on the 6th. A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at the end of James Ave at Hawkeye WA on the 11th. 2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen at the Mallard Ponds area of Hawkeye WA on the 11th. POWESHIEK COUNTY: A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen on the 7th. DELAWARE COUNTY: A WILLET was seen on the 9th. CAPE MAY and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were seen at Buffalo Creek WA on the 9th. A VEERY was seen at Backbone SP on the 9th. NORTHEAST: BLACK HAWK COUNTY: A HUDSONIAN GODWIT and 16 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen at Sage Sanctuary which is along Crane Creek on the 5th. A MOURNING WARBLER was seen at George Wyth SP on the 5th. A GLOSSY IBIS was seen near Dunkerton on the 8th. Directions: in a flooded farm field on the east side of Black Hawk County Road V49, just north of the Crane Creek bridge. This is between East Bennington and East Mt Vernon Roads. BREMER COUTY: Highlights from a warbler spot near Tripoli on the 6th included 3 MOURNING WARBLERS, 2 PINE WARBLERS, and a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. SOUTHEAST: LOUISA COUNTY: SANDHILL CRANES and a WILLET were seen at Cone Marsh on the 4th. WASHINGTON COUNTY: A KENTUCKY WARBLER and a VEERY were seen at Sockum Ridge Park on the 5th. LEE COUNTY: A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen at the Donnellson Unit of Shimek SF on the 5th. Highlights from the Croton Unit of Shimek SF on the 10th included WORM-EATING WARBLER, WHITE-EYED VIREO, and KENTUCKY WARBLER. Highlights from the Donnellson Unit of Shimek SF on the 10th included KENTUCKY WARBLER, WHITE-EYED VIREO, and PINE WARBLER. A HOODED WARBLER was seen at the Argyle Junkyard on the 10th. SOUTH CENTRAL: APPANOOSE COUNTY: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen on the 5th during a Big Day. CENTRAL: DALLAS COUNTY: A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD continues to be seen at the Brenton Arboretum as recently as the 5th. Highlights from a wetland on Richland Ave west of Waukee on the 7th included MARBLED GODWIT, and a late BREWERS BLACKBIRD. POLK COUNTY: Highlights from Jester Park on the 5th included 10 WILLETS, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, and GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 3 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, a COMMON TERN, and a HUDSONIAN GODWIT were seen at Jester Park on the 6th. A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen at Waterworks Park on the 7th. One was also seen on the 10th. A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Saylorville on the 10th. An AMERICAN AVOCET and 22 COMMON TERNS were seen at Jester Park on the 10th. STORY COUNTY: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Emma McCarthy Lee Park on the 5th. A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen in a Roland yard on the 10th. JASPER COUNTY: A GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER was seen at Neal Smith NWR on the 6th. GREENE COUNTY: HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at Dunbar Slough on the 7th. SOUTHWEST: FREMONT COUNTY: 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a NEOTROPIC CORMORANT were seen at Forney Lake on the 5th. A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at Riverton on the 5th. A KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen at Waubonsie SP on the 5th. 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen in BBA blocks on the 5th. A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen on Bluff Road just north of Waubonsie on the 6th. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was seen along Bluff Road a mile north of Thurman on the 6th. A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen near Auldon Bar on the 6th. Highlights from Forney Lake on the 6th included LITTLE BLUE HERON, 3 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, and 2 CATTLE EGRETS. PAGE COUNTY: 2 WHITE-EYED VIREOS were seen at Pierce Creek Park on the 10th. WEST: CARROLL COUNTY: A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was seen on the 4th. Directions to the bird: First farm south of Brushy Creek along Hwy 71. This would be about 1/3 of a mile north of 290th in Carroll County. If you have a GPS or which to find the location using Yahoo or Google here are the coordinates 41.940068 -94.878423. 7 WILLETS were seen at Swan Lake SP on the 6th. A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Swan Lake SP on the 7th. POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: A BULLOCKS ORIOLE was seen in a Council Bluffs yard on the 4th. 3 PIPING PLOVERS were seen at the IPL ponds in Council Bluffs on the 5th. HARRISON COUNTY: Highlights from the Desoto NWR Spring count on the 6th included CATTLE EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, WHITE-FACED IBIS, AMERICAN AVOCET, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, MARBLED GODWIT, WESTERN KINGBIRD, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. GUTHRIE COUNTY: Highlights from Springbrook SP on the 7th and 8th included WESTERN KINGBIRD and CAPE MAY WARBLER. NORTHWEST: WOODBURY COUNTY: 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS were seen in Bronson on the 6th. 4 were seen on the 7th. These birds were last seen on the 8th. A LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH was seen at Stone State Park on the 6th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, May 18, 2012 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa john.annabissell AT gmail.com 515-986-9796 --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Cedar Rapids: Yellow color morph of Downy Woodpecker?
From: "Walter Stephenson" <walt.step AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:24:03 -0400

About 4:30 Friday afternoon, I observed what appeared to be a yellow morph of a Downy Woodpecker. The bird was the size and had all the markings of a Downy, except: a yellow mark where a juvenal's red crown would be, the red patch on the back of the head (male) was yellow, and the distinctive white streak on the back was yellow. The yellow patches were bright yellow, very distinctive. Additionall, their may have been a yellow wash on the belly and the sides of the tail. Does anyone know of a morph of this type for Downy? --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: A first for Winnebago County?
From: "Lisa Ralls" <lralls AT winnebagoccb.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 16:56:50 -0400

Earlier this week, a gentleman contacted us about an owl that had hit his window and was killed. He sent us a photo of the owl and it proved to be a barn owl! Naturally, we said we would take it to be mounted for our educational programs. Knowing that this was a rare (endangered) bird in the state, we contacted the DNR and was told that the last time barn owls nested in our county was probably 50 years ago, although there's no documentation of that. The last known barn owl nest in northern Iowa was in Dickinson County in 1984. So, we are now in the process of searching the area for a possible barn owl nest. We'll let everyone know if we find one. Even if we find no evidence of a nest, it's still nice knowing that there are a few barn owls around in our neck of the woods! --Lisa Ralls Naturalist Winnebago County Conservation Board --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: worm-eating warbler (or something trying to sound like one)
From: "Brochu, Christopher A" <chris-brochu AT uiowa.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 19:34:44 +0000

Folks, I just spent some time in the area around Hancher and the old boat house, and I heard what sounded like a worm-eating warbler again. I didn't see it (and I was even prepared with a camera this time), and as I'm deaf in one ear, I couldn't even really pinpoint where, exactly, it was - but it called a few times while I was there. I cannot say with absolute certainty that it isn't a chipping sparrow, but it really does sound different - the call is longer, a bit lower in pitch, and more mechanical or insectlike. Christopher A. Brochu Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email chris-brochu AT uiowa.edu --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Spring meeting camping and news
From: tsschilke AT hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 15:50:40 -0400

The Saturday events (and Sunday breakfast) at the IOU spring meeting will be held at the Johnson Co. Fairgrounds in Iowa City. Camping on the grounds is $10/night. Tent campers can camp anywhere on the large expanse of grass which is next to Ryerson Woods, a state preserve. RVs can park anywhere on pavement - no hookups. Showers and restrooms are in Bldg. C The fairgrounds are just south of Iowa City almost in sight of I -380. Take exit 89 (Riverside Drive - the old hwy 218). A large, brand new ISU extension bldg. is on the east side of our parking lot. The fairgrounds are 3.5 miles from the Natural History Museum and about 4 - 5 miles from most hotels. The Heartland Inn has extended its IOU rate until May 16th. Tom Schilke - Waterloo - 319-232-8199 --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Ruddy Turnstone at Hawkeye WA - Johnson Co.
From: jimforde AT q.com
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:46:34 -0400 (EDT)

Shorebird numbers haven't been great lately but there was an increase in peeps today. At the end of James Ave. and along the shoreline to the west were over a hundred shorebirds including a RUDDY TURNSTONE (transitional plumage). In the area I flushed an American Woodcock from the willows. Also many peeps and resting Dunlins were at Round Pond. The Mallard Ponds area had 2 Sandhill Cranes which possibly are summer residents. Along that access road, Henslow's Sparrows have been vocal in the prairie grasses. A singing Prothonotary Warbler has been regular on the east side of Greencastle Ave. just south of Swan Lake Road. That's the Gun Club Ponds. Jim Forde Cedar Rapids --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: re Oiled Pelicans
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:05:21 -0700 (PDT)

Rick, Not much but DNR has been checking the area for more birds. I have been out of town for the last two weeks so have not been able to check further. If I hear anything I will let the list serve know. Thanks for checking. God Bless, Paul Roisen Sioux City, IA Woodbury County 712-276-0371(H) 712-301-2817(C) ________________________________ From: Rick Hollis To: IA-BIRD Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: [ia-bird] re Oiled Pelicans A couple of weeks back someone reported some pelicans that that appeared to be oiled. Have we found out any more about this. --- 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: roisenp1950 AT yahoo.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: re Oiled Pelicans
From: Rick Hollis <xiboia AT earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:44:22 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

Subject: something that sounds like a worm-eating warbler on the UI campus?
From: "Brochu, Christopher A" <chris-brochu AT uiowa.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 14:51:59 +0000

Folks, Yesterday and this morning, I heard something that really sounded like a worm-eating warbler near the west end of the Hancher footbridge. This morning, it seemed to be calling from the small trees adjacent to Hancher Auditorium; yesterday, it was a bit further south. I didn't see the bird, unfortunately. I realize this is not something I'd expect in Iowa City, but I don't know what else it could have been. Christopher A. Brochu Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email chris-brochu AT uiowa.edu --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: White-eyed Vireo at Pierce Creek in Page County
From: Keith Dyche <kadd27 AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 07:23:09 -0500

I found a pair of White-eyed Vireos in the southwest corner of Pierce Creek Park. To find the area where the birds are, pull into the new horse camping area and pull all the way to the south end and you'll see some yellow caution tape around a hole. Park in that area and head off to the southwest. You should start to hear them very quickly in the brushy area. Keith Dyche Shenandoah --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Southeast Iowa
From: "rose dooley" <rosecedes AT hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 08:23:12 -0400

I took a trip to Shimek S.F. and Lacey Keosauqua S.P. The first stop was at the Argyle junkyard to look for Bewicks W. which didn't show up. But I did get great looks at a male Hooded Warbler that was very vocal and territorial. At the Croton Unit in Shimek, Donnelson Unit, and Lick Creek Unit I found the following birds: Worm-eating Warbler 1 (Thanks Jim Fuller and Jim Scheib for directions) Yellow-breasted Chat 3- Croton Unit Kentucky Warbler 11- Croton, Donnelson, Lick Creek, Lacey K. White-eyed Vireos 12- Croton and Donnelson Units Pine Warbler 1- Donnelson Unit (at the 1st pull-off on side of road) L.Waterthrush 4 Yellow-throated Warbler 8 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Mockingbird 1- seen by Jim fuller and Jim Scheib-I missed this one! Bobwhite Quail 4 Good Birding, Tommy Stone Evansdale --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Central Iowa big day.
From: "Dinsmore, Stephen J [NREM]" <cootjr AT iastate.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 11:37:40 +0000

Kevin Murphy, Corey Lange, and I did a big day yesterday in central Iowa. The weather was nice, albeit windier than expected, and we tallied 162 species for the day. Highlights were 18 species of waterfowl (4 geese, Common Goldeneye, and Common Merganser), a Western Grebe at Saylorville (Sandpiper), 18 species of shorebirds (1 Am. Avocet at Jester was the best), 22 Common Terns at Jester, 19 warbler species (Golden-winged and Prothonotary were the best), and a female Summer Tanager at Ledges SP. We missed several herons, did poorly on diurnal raptors, shorebird numbers and diversity were disappointing, Barred was the only owl, we missed several expected warblers (e.g., Wilson's), and sparrow diversity was worse than expected. But overall, it was a great day. Steve ********** Stephen J. Dinsmore Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management Iowa State University 339 Science II Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1348 E-mail: cootjr AT iastate.edu Web: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cootjr/ --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Re: Looking for a volunteer
From: "Leland Searles" <searleslr AT msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 20:18:02 -0400

Doug, I had planned to go to Whiterock's Bioblitz. I can take the lead of the birders if no one else has offered. I'll contact Chris Troendle, the land manager, who is organizing it, I believe. I'll let a couple others know as well. Best, Lee Searles Des Moines --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Polk Co, Summer Tanager and Caspian Terns
From: "Denny Thompson" <cndthomps AT acm.org>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 18:45:49 -0400

A rather dull-plumaged male Summer Tanager just visited my birdbath. On a belated note, 240 Caspian Terns were packed together on a sandbar at Jester late yesterday evening. More were arriving as I left. Denny Thompson Johnston --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: BayBreasted Warbler - Roland
From: "Curtiss P. Fisher" <cfisher AT winnelson.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 10:46:40 -0400

My yard was full of bird activity this early morning 6:30 - 8am,until I forced myself to go to work. Highlight of the morning and my year so far was the ever elusive BAY-BREASTED WARBLER male. I finally got the pictures I've never been able to get, and made up for missed opportunities in the past with nearly 30 or more photos of him this morning. Was able to get nearly eye level with him and about 10 feet away as he methodically worked his way up and down the evergreen tree right in front of the garage. Not sure what the neighbors thought I was up to, but didn't care...lol! Other birds of note this morning include: Chestnut-sided Warbler (FOY for my yard) Magnolia Warbler Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler - 3 A. Redstart - 2 Black & White Warbler Ovenbird RB Grosbeak - 4 B. Oriole - 4 RT Hummingbird - male RC Kinglet White-Crowned Sparrow Catbird Fun morning (ruined by work)! Curt Fisher Roland,Ia --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Lake Odessa, Louisa County
From: RG/KW <rocky AT avalon.net>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 08:56:33 -0500

Woods were full of birds, but three Piliated Woodpeckers and a Prothonotary Warbler were about all of interest that I could see from a kayak. The resident eagle's nest was abandoned this year and has disappeared just that fast. Rolley Glasgow, Iowa City --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: cedar waxwings/Story County
From: "Sue Yeakel" <syeakel AT iowatelecom.net>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 06:33:45 -0500

Wednesday evening about 5:15pm we found a flock of cedar waxwings in the cedar trees next to the parking lot of Bickford Cottage, 24th Street in Ames. We counted 14, but I think that number could be doubled-they seemed to be everywhere and eating as they were constantly moving. Rejoicing, Sue Matthew 6:26 --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: McFarland Park birds-Story County
From: "Curtiss P. Fisher" <cfisher AT winnelson.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 23:37:53 -0400

Stopped at McFarland Park after work for the first time this year, it was pretty slow but did find 3 little semi hot spots that had an ok diversity of Warblers and others. Most numerous bird was Swainsons Thrush by far, they were pretty much everywhere! I was happy to get a few FOY's tonight as well including a pair of Scarlet Tanagers. Other birds of note are as follows. Chestnut-sided Warbler - FOY Palm Warbler - FOY Wilsons Warbler - FOY Blackpoll Warbler (most numerous warbler of the night surprisingly) Black & White Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Nashville Warbler Tennessee Warbler Common Yellowthroat A. Redstart Eastern Kingbird Eastern Meadowlark Warbling Vireo Green Heron - FOY Birds I was surprised I didn't see at the park that I always see this time of year are Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings and Gnatcatchers. Two years ago I would see a pair of Bluebirds about every 100 yards all through the park, last year I only saw a couple pair through the entire park. This year none so far, something seems odd about that...but I have no idea what the reason would be behind it....just an observation I've had that I felt like sharing. Curt Fisher Roland,Ia --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Bobolinks
From: Bruce and Georgeann Morrison <crazcoot AT evertek.net>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 22:01:27 -0500

Finally had our Bobolinks return to our pasture here this afternoon(!)...now waiting on the Dickcissels! ...Bruce Morrison, SE O'Brien County http://www.morrisons-studio.com http:prairiepainter.blogspot.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Fw: Delaware County Birds
From: drbeel AT mchsi.com
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:56:34 +0000

Birders Having seen over 200 species in all but 97 of Iowa's counties, I was eagerly anticipating reaching that benchmark in Delaware. Alas, 'twas not to be, but not for lack of effort. Chris E. summarized the field trips he has put together for the Spring IOU meeting. It's an appealing array of varied habitats. If you can get to Iowa City (just east of Tiffin), it should be a great meeting. Bill Scheible C.R. ------Original Message------ From: Chris Edwards Sender: bounce-ia-bird-16216 AT lists.iowabirds.org To: Iowa birds ReplyTo: Chris Edwards Subject: [ia-bird] Delaware County Birds Sent: May 9, 2012 8:30 PM Bill Scheible and I birded Delaware County today and came up with 102 species, including 15 warbler species and 11 shorebird species. Highlights were 1 Willet, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, and 9 Short-billed Dowitchers (all new species for the Delaware County checklist) at Buffalo Creek Wildlife Area; Cape May, Golden-winged, and Blackpoll Warblers at Bailey's Ford; and Acadian Flycatcher and Veery at Backbone State Park. Chris Edwards Solon, IA credwards AT aol.com --- 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: drbeel AT mchsi.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry>Wš±ç(žÚânë^Ê‹«²(!¶)à²Ú(º¹b²ØŠÊ'—&¬‚ŠjÉž™·«²f¤z+AŠ·bž!jyÞ–·œ¢ižÖŠ‰ß¢±QKñŒE*Úv*.±ãëŠf«ÊÇ¥yËb¢w!jyÞ—Ÿôj[^®vzÇ¥yËb¢w!jyÞ—¯ôN¬™¨¥Šx%ŠËb²ÊhžÊ+yÖò¶ˆ£Ž®x†‰h‚+-±Iâ¢s™·«²©jö¢•¦åz‰åŠwš¶m§ÿðÃ¨Á¦âÛ(®â¢ïÏk îzÆ¬§(¹ªÞrêëz{eÊË›±Êâmçm¢&›Š·Z²;"•êÛŠ·bž '¶§z
Subject: Lake Manawa shorebirds
From: "Danny J. Morris" <dannym AT omahazoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 02:42:36 +0000

I made a quick stop at Lake Manawa after work and the low water level continues to provide more shoreline for.shorebirds. The sun in the west made identification tough, but I was able to determine the following. Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper There were some other sandpipers more in the pectoral size range but the backlighting made ID impossible. Daniel J Morris Pottowatomi County --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: beautiful music in Kossuth
From: mkenne <mkenne AT netamumail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 21:18:56 -0500

A Gray-cheeked Thrush caroling at Call SP yesterday AM was a real treat after not hearing one sing for a few years, but a second GCTH singing at Plum Creek dam after lunch today was an even bigger surprise. Matthew Kenne Algona, Iowa mkenne AT netamumail.com --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net
Subject: Whipoorwill, Unusual Oriole, Sisikin-Boone Co.
From: "Larry Dau" <lgdau AT netins.net>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 20:55:15 -0500

All my feeders have really gone into action starting today. Lots of Orioles, Indigo Buntings, Grosbeaks. I had an unusual Male Orchard Oriole just come in. He seems to be a full adult male, but with a bright yellow forehead. Not sure if it could be a hybrid or just a younger male holding onto the yellow. The yellow is bright. There is a photo link below to an alblum with the Orchard Oriole as the 2nd-3rd photos, if you would like to look and give an opinion. I also had a Pine Siskin show up tonight. I thought I briefly heard one while working in the garden yesterday. On Monday night A Whip-poor-will was calling in the woods behind my house. They have been there the last few summers. http://larryd.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds/Spring-2012-Birds-Mar-Apr-May/21977627_b6Bnmg#!i=1752997003&k=739z8kz Larry Dau Boone Co. (Sparks Cemetery area) --- 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: jsiler AT birdingonthe.net

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