While sitting on the patio looking for migrants, a M. Kite made several circles directly overhead. This is not a past location, but only a few miles up Walnut Creek from past known nesting areas. Bery Engebretsen Urbandale
On Sat, May 10, 2025, 9:18 PM Michael May <2y2m2u...> wrote:
> Hello IOUers- > Driving on US 20 tonight, just west of the IA 4 exchange, a smaller bird > flew up out of the ditch and across the east-bound lanes. It was about the > size of a meadowlark, maybe a titch bigger; darker in color with a more > rounded body shape (like a light bulb); and it's wing-beats reminded me > very much of a meadowlark or a pheasant (fast flapping, pause, fast > flapping, pause, etc). Obviously, travelling 70 mph down the highway, > that's the best id I could get and the bird would've been long gone had I > turned around to track it. > > Maybe a bobwhite? > Maybe another bird? > > Thanks for your help- > -Kristy, Kingsley IA > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in > the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CAEurLzBHTEkatB5DRX3pV1CfxjiRUgAAisA826Car6ngoZaMjQ...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CAEurLzBHTEkatB5DRX3pV1CfxjiRUgAAisA826Car6ngoZaMjQ...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
