Date: 4/26/26 11:52 am From: 'Richard Randell' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] New Arrivals at Lacey SP, Van Buren Co.
On Wednesday the 22nd the Iowa earliest Red-eyed Vireo ever was recorded about two miles downriver from Ely Ford. (Here “downriver” is north as the Des Moines flows that way for a while!)
No other of your FOY birds were noted that day, though.
I’ve had Merlin give me false Chats before.
Richard Randell
Iowa City
> On Apr 26, 2026, at 12:56 PM, Ron Stakland <rons...> wrote:
>
> It was very lively at the Ely Ford area this morning. FOY birds were:
> SCARLET TANAGER
> SUMMER TANAGER
> WOOD THRUSH
> OVENBIRDS
> BALTIMORE ORIOLES (numerous)
> YELLOW THROATED VIREO
> RED EYED VIREO
> TENNESSEE WARBLER
>
> Notable continuing species:
> YELLOW THROATED WARBLERS
> NORTHERN PARULAS
> YELLOW RUMPS (numerous Myrtle)
> YELLOW WARBLERS
> BG GNATCATCHERS
> PILEATED WOODPECKER
> BARRED OWL
> WARBLING VIREOS (numerous)
>
> Merlin app also flagged a Yellow Beeasted Chat but only once, and with no sighting, so I have my doubts about its veracity.
>
> Leaves are exploding and it's already getting harder to see canopy birds.
>
> Ron and Maricela Stakland
> Fairfield
>
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