Date: 3/17/25 6:26 pm From: Paul Hubert <paulhubert123...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Digest for - 3 updates in 2 topics
Killdeer could throw a silhouette like that. They are arriving along the
Missouri river now.
Chip Hubert
Omaha
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> <http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/t/db3a401a5c88a233?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > <eaubrey...>: Mar 17 11:42AM -0500
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> I added a new life bird to my list this morning, with a couple of American
> Wigeons at Amana's Lily Pond. Broad white crown, pale bill with a black
> tip, black tail and white hip patch, dark above the eyes (not green, so
> maybe not yet in breeding plumage? or just the lighting?), small white
> patch
> on wings barely visible.
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> They were foraging with Gadwalls, Northern Pintails, Green-winged Teals,
> Lesser Scaups, Ring-necked Ducks, and Buffleheads. A few Trumpeter Swans
> closer to shore, 1 Snow Goose, and of course Mallards, Canada Geese, and
> Ring-billed Gulls.
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> Elizabeth Aubrey
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> nighthawk question
> <http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/t/7077347afa0552cf?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Michael May <2y2m2u...>: Mar 16 08:25PM -0500
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> Hello Seasoned Birders,
> When do nighthawks appear in western Iowa/Siouxland?
>
> I was in Omaha (Papillion) this weekend. At sunset Saturday, I looked up to
> see what appeared to be the unmistakeable T-shape (IUD to me - too long in
> the medical field) of 13 nighthawks floating northward on the northerly
> wind. No diving, looping, or flapping erratically as they do. They were
> high enough that I could not identify white bars on the wings.
>
> Audubon/All About Birds/other reputable sites indicate that they migrate
> about a month later than now. I tried to think what other birds would have
> a nighthawk silhouette - raptors, maybe vultures, but these didn't seem to
> resemble vultures...🤔
>
> Any wisdom (or humor) would be appreciated, and gratitude in advance.
> - Kristy, Plymouth Co
> <aj...>: Mar 16 11:37PM -0500
>
> Kristy and all,
>
> The record early Common Nighthawk was recorded on 4/22/2004 and there is a
> good reason for this. They are insectivores and it just isn’t warm enough
> to have any stable population of insects flying yet. Most nighthawks are
> still hanging out in South America and I don’t expect to see them until
> May. Speculation on what you saw is only that, but maybe consider a small
> group of Franklin’s Gulls? They are small prairie gulls and tend to winter
> only as far south as necessary. Some have been seen recently in the Omaha
> area.
>
>
>
> Ann Johnson
>
> Norwalk
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> From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of
> Michael May
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2025 8:26 PM
> To: Iowa Bird List <ia-bird...>
> Subject: [ia-bird] nighthawk question
>
>
>
> Hello Seasoned Birders,
>
> When do nighthawks appear in western Iowa/Siouxland?
>
>
>
> I was in Omaha (Papillion) this weekend. At sunset Saturday, I looked up
> to see what appeared to be the unmistakeable T-shape (IUD to me - too long
> in the medical field) of 13 nighthawks floating northward on the northerly
> wind. No diving, looping, or flapping erratically as they do. They were
> high enough that I could not identify white bars on the wings.
>
>
>
> Audubon/All About Birds/other reputable sites indicate that they migrate
> about a month later than now. I tried to think what other birds would have
> a nighthawk silhouette - raptors, maybe vultures, but these didn't seem to
> resemble vultures...🤔
>
>
>
> Any wisdom (or humor) would be appreciated, and gratitude in advance.
>
> - Kristy, Plymouth Co
>
>
>
>
>
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