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Date: 6/17/25 11:15 am From: Steve Harvey <saharv23...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Bobolink question
Although normally rare here, their reduced number this year is notable. I did see a pair yesterday on a fence along CRP ground in south central Clarke county. Steve On 6/17/2025 10:35 AM, Chad Gatlin wrote: > I saw one and few miles south of Centerville on Friday and a pair just > across the Missouri line this morning. > They are a rare sight anymore. > Chad > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2025, 10:11 AM Russell Benedict > <BenedictR...> wrote: > > Good morning, > > I have not seen or heard a single Bobolink this year. > Probably just a wrong place - wrong time thing. Have other people > been seeing good numbers this spring? Russ between Pella and > Knoxville. > > > > Russ Benedict > > Professor of Biology > > Director of Prairies For Agriculture Project > > Department of Biology, Central College > > 812 University Street > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/812+University+Street?entry=gmail&source=g>��\| > Campus Box 09 \| Pella, Iowa 50219 > > Office: 641-628-5173 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> on > behalf of Russell Benedict <BenedictR...> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 10:06 AM > To: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> > Subject: [ia-bird] Interesting oriole behavior > > > Caution: The e-mail below is from an external source to Central > College. Please do not open attachments or click links from an > unknown or suspicious origin. Report suspected phishing emails > using the “Phishing Alert Report” button. > > > Iowa bird lovers, > > Sitting on my porch this morning, I saw a female Baltimore Oriole > fly across my yard carrying something large and dark in her bill. > She dropped it on my sidewalk, reminding me of when birds drop > fecal sacs from their young. I investigated and found that she had > dropped a dead oriole nestling. I have always wondered what > happens to young that die in the nest. Has anyone else seen > similar behaviors? Russ between Pella and Knoxville. > > > Russ Benedict > > Professor of Biology > > Director of Prairies For Agriculture Project > > Department of Biology, Central College > > 812 University Street > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/812+University+Street?entry=gmail&source=g>��\| > Campus Box 09 \| Pella, Iowa 50219 > > Office: 641-628-5173 > > -- > 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. 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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/<CH3PR05MB1020624E3FC34782B22DB8BDBA773A...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CH3PR05MB1020624E3FC34782B22DB8BDBA773A...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > 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. 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