Date: 8/7/22 2:24 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Common Nighthawk migration!
On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 16:18 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> Taking gravel roads to Ames this afternoon I was happy to see three Common > Nighthawks Southwest of Tedesco Learning Center flying South. Then one on > the power line a mile West and another a mile East of the center that sat > for pictures! > > Clayton Will > Madrid >
Date: 8/7/22 2:17 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Common Nighthawk migration!
Taking gravel roads to Ames this afternoon I was happy to see three Common Nighthawks Southwest of Tedesco Learning Center flying South. Then one on the power line a mile West and another a mile East of the center that sat for pictures!
Birders Heading to Alaska soon primarily Around Anchorage, Denali, Seward and Kenai Peninsula. Any votes for best birding book? Or areas to hit? Thanks so much!! Art Check Nevada
Date: 8/6/22 9:03 am From: Ty Smedes <ty.smedes...> Subject: [ia-bird] Prairie City Black-bellied Whistling Duck Brood
About a dozen people stopped to see & photograph the BB Whistling Duck brood, early this morning. The group included a couple of DSM Camera Club people, but I didn't recognize any birders.
One Prairie City local said the property owner checked the nest (after the brood had moved to the pond) and there were 8 unhatched eggs. There are 18 ducklings, and counting the 8 unhatched eggs, the 26 egg total may indicate a dump nest. This person did say there was believed to be a 3rd BB duck.
Have attached 3 photos, including one of the hen brooding the youngsters on shore, a 2nd photo with the ducklings lined up and ready to hit the water, and a 3rd photo of the parents leading the brood across the pond.
I hate to use that over-used "C" word, but they were cute!
Date: 8/5/22 12:16 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-5-22
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 30 to Friday, August 5, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
UNRECORDED
***LIMPKIN***
CASUAL
*LITTLE BLUE HERON*
-Additional Species Mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Piping Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Fish Crow
***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. ************************
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 *
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen in a pond along 480th St near Lake Mills on the 30th.
*SOUTHEAST *
LEE COUNTY
A LITTLE BLUE HERON continues at Green Bay Bottoms on the 4th.
*CENTRAL:*
POLK COUNTY
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL were seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 30th.
2 FISH CROWS continue at Sandpiper at Saylorville on the 2nd.
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Saylorville on the 3rd.
A PIPING PLOVER was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 5th.
JASPER COUNTY
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS continue at a pond in Prairie City on the 5th.
*NORTHWEST *
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A LIMPKIN continues at Little Storm Lake on the 5th.
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Storm Lake on the 31st.
2 LEAST TERNS were seen at Little Storm Lake on the 3rd.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, August 12, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
The Limpkin was present this morning giving great looks. Many thanks to Dana Siefer for the great find and to all those who reported its continued presence. Because of these reports, I was confident I could wait (albeit impatiently)to see this lifer while en route to Colorado on a pre-planned trip instead of a separate trip down for it.
Date: 8/5/22 5:43 am From: Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black-bellied Whistling Ducks - Prairie City
The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, two adults and many ducklings, continue in the holding pond at Prairie City Rec Complex, Jasper County, this morning, August 5, 2022.
Date: 8/4/22 6:12 pm From: <photobird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron- Greenbay Bottoms 355th Ave Marsh
The Little Blue Heron was present at 630pm today
Sarah Bissell Trish Ditsworth W. Burlington IA
----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Fuller &lt;<cfuller989...>&gt; To: <ia-bird...> Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:47:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron
The LIttle Blue Heron was present at Green Bay Marsh at 10:15 this AM. The exact location is 1+ mile south from the jct. of 190th St and 355 Ave. (not 195 st. as reported earlier.) This is in Lee County. Chuck Fuller Burlington
Thank you for mentioning that, Paul. There was also an article on the second confirmed Iowa breeding of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks published in the winter 2021 issue, Volume 91, no. 1, written by Jamie McCoy. This nesting was in Clinton County. *A Review of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Occurrence in Iowa *by Jim and Steve Dinsmore was also in the winter 2020 issue.
The Prairie City nesting was a little different because the actual nest site was found and observed by local birders.
Also, a correction on the number of ducklings--photos show somewhere between 15 and 20 ducklings, although it is hard to count them.
Karen Viste-Sparkman Des Moines
On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 12:04 PM Paul Hertzel <phertzel...> wrote:
> This type of information is published in* Iowa Bird Life*, the journal of > the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. The account of the first nesting (summer > 2019) was written by Ross Silcock and published in the Winter issue of > 2020, IBL volume 90(1). The nesting occurred in Mills County. > Paul Hertzel > Mason City, IA > > > On 8/4/2022 10:38 AM, jg441157j5x wrote: > > Does anyone know if this is the 1st recorded nesting of Black-bellied > Whistling Ducks in Iowa? > Will they fly south this winter? So many questions I have. Are they being > officially monitored? > Thanks for any information. > Julie Johnston, Packwood > > > -- > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > --- > 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 on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<46b69452-063f-9d84-5bc4-c42ef3a3716f...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<46b69452-063f-9d84-5bc4-c42ef3a3716f...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
Date: 8/4/22 1:46 pm From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron
The LIttle Blue Heron was present at Green Bay Marsh at 10:15 this AM. The exact location is 1+ mile south from the jct. of 190th St and 355 Ave. (not 195 st. as reported earlier.) This is in Lee County. Chuck Fuller Burlington
Thanks for the reminder, Paul. Interesting article.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Hertzel <phertzel...>
To: <ia-bird...>
Sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:04:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
This type of information is published in/Iowa Bird Life/, the journal of
the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. The account of the first nesting (summer
2019) was written by Ross Silcock and published in the Winter issue of
2020, IBL volume 90(1). The nesting occurred in Mills County.
Paul Hertzel
Mason City, IA
On 8/4/2022 10:38 AM, jg441157j5x wrote:
> Does anyone know if this is the 1st recorded nesting of Black-bellied
> Whistling Ducks in Iowa?
> Will they fly south this winter? So many questions I have. Are they
> being officially monitored?
> Thanks for any information.
> Julie Johnston, Packwood
>
>
The nest site is less than a block from where I grew up. Amazing.
Denny Thompson
Johnston (formerly Prairie City)
From: <ia-bird...> [mailto:<ia-bird...>] On Behalf Of Karen Viste-Sparkman
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 9:14 AM
To: Iowa Birds <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
I received a report that the Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Prairie City have 12 ducklings and they were making their way to the pond this morning. It has been fun to hear about this nesting in real time!
Date: 8/4/22 11:30 am From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
Seems to me that we had nesting blackbellied whistling ducks in Potawatomi county as well. Thought someone had documented them as well. God bless Paul Roisen Woodbury county
On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 12:04 PM Paul Hertzel <phertzel...> wrote:
> This type of information is published in* Iowa Bird Life*, the journal of > the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. The account of the first nesting (summer > 2019) was written by Ross Silcock and published in the Winter issue of > 2020, IBL volume 90(1). The nesting occurred in Mills County. > Paul Hertzel > Mason City, IA > > > On 8/4/2022 10:38 AM, jg441157j5x wrote: > > Does anyone know if this is the 1st recorded nesting of Black-bellied > Whistling Ducks in Iowa? > Will they fly south this winter? So many questions I have. Are they being > officially monitored? > Thanks for any information. > Julie Johnston, Packwood > > > -- > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > --- > 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 on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<46b69452-063f-9d84-5bc4-c42ef3a3716f...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<46b69452-063f-9d84-5bc4-c42ef3a3716f...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Paul O. Roisen* *Woodbury County, IA* *Mobile 712-301-2817*
Date: 8/4/22 10:04 am From: Paul Hertzel <phertzel...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
This type of information is published in/Iowa Bird Life/, the journal of
the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. The account of the first nesting (summer
2019) was written by Ross Silcock and published in the Winter issue of
2020, IBL volume 90(1). The nesting occurred in Mills County.
Paul Hertzel
Mason City, IA
On 8/4/2022 10:38 AM, jg441157j5x wrote:
> Does anyone know if this is the 1st recorded nesting of Black-bellied
> Whistling Ducks in Iowa?
> Will they fly south this winter? So many questions I have. Are they
> being officially monitored?
> Thanks for any information.
> Julie Johnston, Packwood
>
>
Date: 8/4/22 8:49 am From: <aj...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
I believe this is the third documented nesting. The first was in 2019 in Mills County followed by one in 2020 in Clinton County. I suspect with the plethora of sightings this summer there will be others as well. It looks like Black-bellied Whistling-Duck has become a staple of Iowa’s avifauna although still notable.
Ann Johnson
Norwalk
From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of jg441157j5x
Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 10:38 AM
To: Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...>; Iowa Birds <ia-bird...>
Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
Does anyone know if this is the 1st recorded nesting of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in Iowa?
Will they fly south this winter? So many questions I have. Are they being officially monitored?
Subject: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
I received a report that the Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Prairie City have 12 ducklings and they were making their way to the pond this morning. It has been fun to hear about this nesting in real time!
Date: 8/4/22 7:13 am From: Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...> Subject: [ia-bird] Prairie City Whistling-Duck nest update
I received a report that the Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Prairie City have 12 ducklings and they were making their way to the pond this morning. It has been fun to hear about this nesting in real time!
Karen and I were just watching two fledgling GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHERS from our living room window. They were feeding on some unripe pokeweed berries in the back yard. I don't recall seeing young of this species before, and am happy to think they were nested in the woods behind our house. In other yard news, the tribe of young TUFTED TITMICE continues to visit our feeders every day. They continually express their buzzy opinions when here, loud enough to be heard from inside the house. A young buteo showed up on Friday and seemed interested in the chipmunks that form the clean-up crew beneath our seed feeders. Pretty sure it was a BROAD-WINGED HAWK. I look forward to more avian youngsters making our yard part of their home.
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 11:35:47 AM UTC-5 cfuller989 wrote:
> Along with 20 or so Great Egrets and 1/2 dozen Great Blues, the Little > Blue Heron (all white) was at the Green Bay Bottoms location at 10:00 this > morning. This is in Lee County. > Chuck Fuller > Buirlington >
Date: 8/3/22 8:18 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] (not a bird obserevation) Limpkin food
Thanks for this information Doug.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 3, 2022, at 9:21 AM, Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote:
Last week there were questions about what kind of snail the Limpkin at Little Storm Lake Marsh has been eating. By observing a photo of the Limpkin holding a snail, Jennifer Kurth, from Iowa DNR, has pretty well confirmed it is an invasive species called the Chinese mystery snail. Jennifer's response to Jane Clark (who contacted Jennifer) said the snail was "Introduced to the US for aquariums. I hope the limpkin sticks to the snails before it heads south, because it will eat our native mussels as well."
Date: 8/3/22 7:22 am From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] (not a bird obserevation) Limpkin food
Last week there were questions about what kind of snail the Limpkin at Little Storm Lake Marsh has been eating. By observing a photo of the Limpkin holding a snail, Jennifer Kurth, from Iowa DNR, has pretty well confirmed it is an invasive species called the *Chinese mystery snail*. Jennifer's response to Jane Clark (who contacted Jennifer) said the snail was "Introduced to the US for aquariums. I hope the limpkin sticks to the snails before it heads south, because it will eat our native mussels as well."
On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 7:36 AM d5169 via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
wrote:
>
>
> Good Morning
> Fall Meeting will be held September 16-18 at Camp Abe Lincoln in Scott
> County Iowa.
> Registration is open.
> Don't miss this meeting on the Eastern Shore of Iowa.
> Speaker will be Steve Betchkal. The Program Saturday evening will be "The
> Canada Warbler int the Coal Mine" Nature's systems are marvelous and
> efficient "organisms," the product of millions years of fine tuning. But
> what happens if you tinker with the parts?
> Join Steve Betchkal as he explains how climate crisis is impacting birds
> and bird conservation.
>
>
> Steve Betchkal (BETCH-cull) of Eau Claire (Oh Claire) has
> hiked/camped/backpacked/traveled 49 U.S. states, 52 National Forests, 78
> National Wildlife Refuges, 89 National Parks, & 4 Canadian provinces in
> pursuit of wild birds. In 2017 he worked in the Galápagos for
> Lindblad-National Geographic.
> Steve is the Vice President of Gaylord Nelson Audubon, founder of
> MartinMart and Welcome Back Bird Day, the producer of The Wisconsin Society
> for Ornithology’s Bird TV, and currently the content editor for WSO’s* Wisconsin’s
> Favorite Bird Haunts.* In his 35 years as a professional journalist, he
> has produced 11,000 TV stories, and won nearly 80 awards for excellence in
> journalism. He is the only journalist in Chippewa Valley history to win
> five Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award.
> Steve is a popular public speaker, and the author of eight books,
> including *All of This & Robins Too, Make Birds Not War,* *Wisconsin
> Birding Trails*, *Cat Tales*, *Walk the Walk, Camp the Camp, Bird the
> Bird, *& his latest,* 101 Apologus Nights*.
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Date: 8/2/22 11:41 am From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin
My wife Becky and and I went to Storm Lake to visit my sister and stopped by Little Storm Lake and the Limpkin was there at12:45. My sister had seen it 2 weeks before.
Date: 8/2/22 9:35 am From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron
Along with 20 or so Great Egrets and 1/2 dozen Great Blues, the Little Blue Heron (all white) was at the Green Bay Bottoms location at 10:00 this morning. This is in Lee County. Chuck Fuller Buirlington
Date: 8/2/22 5:36 am From: d5169 via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] IOU Fall Meeting Registration is Open
Good MorningFall Meeting will be held September 16-18 at Camp Abe Lincoln in Scott County Iowa.Registration is open.Don't miss this meeting on the Eastern Shore of Iowa.
Speaker will be Steve Betchkal. The Program Saturday evening will be "The Canada Warbler int the Coal Mine" Nature's systems are marvelous and efficient "organisms," the product of millions years of fine tuning. But what happens if you tinker with the parts? Join Steve Betchkal as he explains how climate crisis is impacting birds and bird conservation.
Steve Betchkal (BETCH-cull) of Eau Claire (Oh Claire) has hiked/camped/backpacked/traveled 49 U.S. states, 52 National Forests, 78 National Wildlife Refuges, 89 National Parks, & 4 Canadian provinces in pursuit of wild birds. In 2017 he worked in the Galápagos for Lindblad-National Geographic.Steve is the Vice President of Gaylord Nelson Audubon, founder of MartinMart and Welcome Back Bird Day, the producer of The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology’s Bird TV, and currently the content editor for WSO’s Wisconsin’s Favorite Bird Haunts. In his 35 years as a professional journalist, he has produced 11,000 TV stories, and won nearly 80 awards for excellence in journalism. He is the only journalist in Chippewa Valley history to win five Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award.Steve is a popular public speaker, and the author of eight books, including All of This & Robins Too, Make Birds Not War, Wisconsin Birding Trails, Cat Tales, Walk the Walk, Camp the Camp, Bird the Bird, & his latest, 101 Apologus Nights.
If anyone in the Maskunky Marsh, Mahaska County area is looking for
shorebirds the marsh is worth a trip. Over 200 shorebirds visible. The
water levels are perfect today.
I’m not great with shorebirds, but there are at least Semipalmated Plover,
Solitary Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers, Pectoral Sandpiper, and of course
Killdeer. With the numbers there must be a real treat or two in there I’m
not spotting.
Also enjoying 39 Great Blue Heron and over 400 American White Pelicans.
Date: 7/31/22 10:56 pm From: Paul Skrade <skradepa...> Subject: [ia-bird] Summer data submission (not a sighting)
Hello All!
We've now officially wrapped up the summer field season (June and July) and it's been an interesting one with the first and second Limpkin records for the state, the continuing spread of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, not to mention a photographed Snowy Owl!
If you do not submit your sightings through eBird please consider sending them in to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union directly at https://iowabirds.org/Birds/Reporting.aspx
BUT you don't need to submit everything! For the field report in Iowa Bird Life we are really interested in uncommon or out-of-season birds, birds that are not typical for that part of the state, and unusually high counts. Some good resources to check these can be found here:
Review list species require documentation to the Records Committee (I just submitted my Limpkin report a little bit ago) so please submit those as well.
Thank you to everyone that has contributed data in the past!
Date: 7/31/22 2:04 pm From: Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black and White
Hey I-Birders,
Sorry for a 1 day late report. Yesterday Karen and I were walking the pups along the Des Moines River when a familiar sound made our heads snap around. We managed a very nice look at a male BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER in a trailside tree. We also had a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER nearby, not typically seen on this trail outside of migration. Makes me think things are starting to move a little bit. On the home front, a vociferous tribe of recently fledged TUFTED TITMICE charmed me as they explored one of our large oaks in the back yard this afternoon.
Date: 7/30/22 11:23 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Gray Partridge
Good Afternoon from Harmon Lake Observed 3 young and one adult Gray Partridge west road near parking area before farm house on the left. Winnebago Cty Iowa
Date: 7/30/22 11:07 am From: <aj...> Subject: [ia-bird] New Issue of Iowa Bird Life Now Available
The Winter 2022 issue of Iowa Bird Life is now posted at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/IBL.aspx. Logged in members will have access to the content. In addition to the fall field reports, this issue contains a summary of the 2021 Hitchcock Hawk Watch and an article on Iowa's second Broad-billed Hummingbird. Enjoy and stay tuned for another issue coming up shortly.
Date: 7/30/22 6:02 am From: Aaron Brees <aebrees...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Herons—Polk Co.
There are two immature Little Blue Herons off Big Creek Spillway this morning. I would guess these are the two that were previously over at the pond at Big Creek WMA.
-- Aaron Brees Polk City, Iowa www.flickr.com/photos/abrees
Date: 7/29/22 12:04 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-29-22
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 23 to Friday, July 29, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
UNRECORDED
***LIMPKIN***
CASUAL
*LITTLE BLUE HERON*
-Additional Species Mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
American Avocet
Mississippi Kite
Fish Crow
***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. ************************
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.
*EAST*
JACKSON COUNTY
A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen at Green Island WMA on the 23rd.
*SOUTHEAST *
LOUISA COUNTY
6 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen at Cone Marsh on the 24th. 3 were present on the 25th.
LEE COUNTY
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Green Bay Bottoms on the 25th. It was last seen on the 29th.
MAHASKA COUNTY
An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Maskunky Marsh on the 29th.
*CENTRAL:*
JASPER COUNTY
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS continue at a pond in Prairie City on the 24th .
STORY COUNTY
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Ada Hayden Park on the 24th.
POLK COUNTY
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue in Des Moines and West Des Moines on the 25th.
A FISH CROW was observed at Sandpiper RA at Saylorville on the 26th.
*NORTHWEST *
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A LIMPKIN continues at Little Storm Lake on the 29th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, August 5, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
Date: 7/29/22 9:03 am From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron
The Little Blue Heron was at the Green Bay Marsh (Lee County) at 9:30 this AM. I have seen it three times this week at the marsh. See directions from Monday's post. I would like information re: Trumbull Lake as to shorebirds and Grebes. Chuck Fuller Burlington
Someone turned on the shorebird faucet at Maskunky Marsh, Mahaska County. They are plentiful today. Along with the usual suspects we have one American Avocet still in breeding plumage, two Ring-billed Gulls, and a juvenile Franklin Gull.
Thanks to everyone who provided guidance to find Iowa’s Limpkin. It was
right where it was suppose to be!
For those thinking about venturing to Buena Vista County, do it! It’s an
easy walk along the dike, about 1/8 of a mile. Bring a scope for best
viewing.
What a nice area. I also watched 7 Great Blue Heron, too many Wood Ducks
to count, and a nice variety of other shorebirds.
Date: 7/27/22 12:55 pm From: Michael May <2y2m2u...> Subject: [ia-bird] Summer finds
A lovely day to go out "bird-stalking," which is what my hubby says I
do. 😁 Mulberry trees are great attractors for birds, too--including
redheaded woodpeckers (both adults & juvies).
Along with some of the 'usual & customary' birds of summer, some of my
finds that made me happier are
blue grosbeak males (2, 2 different places)
cedar waxwing
warbling vireo
furtive rose-breasted grosbeaks.
I thought orchard orioles were vamoose, but one adult male was dining in a
mulberry, & that made my day. But not as much as the eastern
towhee--singing behind the pickup so I couldn't see him. I had reception in
SE Wildwood Park, so tried playing songs & calls. The bird sound shifted to
in front of me, actually 10 ft straight above the pickup, a very intrigued
male towhee trying to figure out whom his competition was. I felt kinda
mean taunting him, so quit playing the calls & still got some very good
looks.
From: Diane Crookham-Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 10:24 AM
To: Iowa Orinthologists Union
Cc: Diane Crookham-Johnson
Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin - Still Present
Great news, birders! The Limpkin is still feeding at Little Storm Lake this morning.
July 27, 2022 at 10:20 am
Date: 7/27/22 6:28 am From: Tim Gedler <avesrun...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Bird song question
Possible Carolina Wren.
On Wed, Jul 27, 2022, 7:45 AM Michael May <2y2m2u...> wrote:
> Those of you with good ears & an affinity for bird song: help! > > Scrambling around making everyone else's breakfast with no glasses & no > phone handy with a song id ap, I heard a bird this morning. When I had a > break, of course it had stopped singing!! > > I know I've heard this bird in other places in the past... but wasn't able > then to figure it out or id it. > > I *think* the musical interval is a 5th, maybe a 6th, repeated 4 or 5 > times in succession, then a break, then repeated. (9 years of piano but no > music degree, & no keyboard/pinano at home with which to verify the > interval). > Quality is clear (like the quality of a robin) - not buzzy or flute-like > or shrill, etc . > Before 6 o'clock in the morning. > Very near in our basic small-town backyard & neighborhood, which is a > block away to a golf course, small creek, & the local grain elevator. I do > have bird feeders up with the usual safflower/sunflower mix. > > Thanks for any help or pointers you might offer. > -Kristy, Kingsley IA > > -- > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > --- > 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 on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CAEurLzDUhBK0-u8J55itC5yVMGRo1NGo3BDS6SBBekT6iN_Q_Q...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CAEurLzDUhBK0-u8J55itC5yVMGRo1NGo3BDS6SBBekT6iN_Q_Q...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
Date: 7/27/22 5:45 am From: Michael May <2y2m2u...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bird song question
Those of you with good ears & an affinity for bird song: help!
Scrambling around making everyone else's breakfast with no glasses & no phone handy with a song id ap, I heard a bird this morning. When I had a break, of course it had stopped singing!!
I know I've heard this bird in other places in the past... but wasn't able then to figure it out or id it.
I *think* the musical interval is a 5th, maybe a 6th, repeated 4 or 5 times in succession, then a break, then repeated. (9 years of piano but no music degree, & no keyboard/pinano at home with which to verify the interval). Quality is clear (like the quality of a robin) - not buzzy or flute-like or shrill, etc . Before 6 o'clock in the morning. Very near in our basic small-town backyard & neighborhood, which is a block away to a golf course, small creek, & the local grain elevator. I do have bird feeders up with the usual safflower/sunflower mix.
Thanks for any help or pointers you might offer. -Kristy, Kingsley IA
I'm not a snail expert, but these look like the Chinese Mystery Snails that used to be sold in aquarium shops. They have spread. We have many in NW Wisconsin on the lake where we have our cabin. It is 40 miles south of Duluth. Otters love to eat them. Here is a link from Cornell with a map of their occurence. It shows some in Iowa.http://essex.cce.cornell.edu/environment/invasive-nuisance-species/aquatic-invasives/chinese-mystery-snailSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 7/26/22 6:05 pm From: Dana Siefer <danasiefer...> Subject: [ia-bird] Snails not bird sighting
For anyone interested in snail identification I picked up some of the empty shells found at Little Storm Lake. The Limpkin was still present along the dike when I left that portion of the marsh around 7:00 p.m. Dana Siefer Storm Lake
Purple p’s are parking and it has been seen from the bridge and along that
further north retention structure. Arrows are viewing directions. Try the
dike first as it likes that corner inlet under the top/northernmost arrow I
put on map. Good luck!
Brandon Caswell
Marion
On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 7:05 PM Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...>
wrote:
I’m wanting to head up to Little Storm Lake tomorrow to look for the
Limpkin. I’ve circled the parking area I think people are describing on
the attached map. Can anyone tell me if I’m headed in the right direction?
Date: 7/26/22 3:19 pm From: 'Reid & Pam Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin - Buena Vista, County
Hi all,
We thought this message had been sent much earlier this a.m. We were happy to see the Limpkin at 9:20 this morning. It stayed in sight for quite awhile preening and just “loafing.”
Good Birding!
Pam & Reid Allen
West Des Moines, IA
Date: 7/26/22 2:35 pm From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
I'm no snail expert, but to my knowledge no apple snails have yet invaded
Iowa. I'm attaching a cropped photo I took of the Limpkin at Little Storm
Lake on Saturday, with a snail in its beak. That definitely does not look
like an apple snail. I'm not sure what species it might be, but it kind of
looks like some type of river or freshwater pond snails I've seen in the
past. But I'm a birder, not a "snailer".
Doug Harr
On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 2:48 PM Ric Zarwell <birdingricz...> wrote:
> Apple Snails are a favorite food (perhaps the* primary* food) for Snail
> Kites in Everglades N.P. and other areas of South Florida.
> Not sure of the range of Apple Snails, but would doubt it reaches the
> latitude of Iowa and Ohio.
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> Ric
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> Ric Zarwell
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> On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:03 AM, 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <
> <ia-bird...> wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing Ann. This raises a lot more questions in my mind.
>
> It would be interesting to put a GPS tracking device on some of these
> birds to see if they survive the winter. If they do survive, where do they
> over-winter, and where do they end up next year?
>
> Could this be the start of a migratory population? Is it simply young
> birds being dispersed, for whatever reason?
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> 543 Parkview Drive
> Carroll, IA 51401
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> *From:* <aj...> <aj...>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 25, 2022 8:17 AM
> *To:* Stan Buman <stan...>; <ia-bird...>
> *Subject:* RE: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
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> For what it’s worth, I found this article about the explosion in Ohio -
> http://ryansweeklywildlife.blogspot.com/2020/01/expanding-at-snails-pace.html > .
>
> Ann Johnson
> Norwalk
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> *From:* 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
> *To:* <ia-bird...>
> *Subject:* [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
>
> From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an
> infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are
> not native to Iowa?
>
> When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is
> definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would
> be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the
> Limpkin.
>
> This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
>
> There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells
> around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour
> its prey.
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> 543 Parkview Drive
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Date: 7/26/22 2:09 pm From: Mark Proescholdt <markproescholdt...> Subject: [ia-bird]
The lovely Limpkin put on a great show from 10:40 to 11:35 a.m. at the pool just North of the bridge between Little Storm Lake and Storm Lake. It was gobbling up snails.--Mark Proescholdt, Liscomb---Thanks, Dana!!
Date: 7/26/22 5:34 am From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Des Moines Mississippi Kite
Hi Diana, really nice to meet you yesterday & I am so excited that you were able to see the Kites!
Sent from Jill’s iPhone.
> On Jul 26, 2022, at 6:59 AM, 'Diana Pesek' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> wrote:
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> Yesterday after viewing the limpkin, we stopped in Polk County for some birding on the way back to Eastern Iowa. One of the stops was in Jill Armentrout's neighborhood, where we did find one MISSISSIPPI KITE just a couple of houses down the street from Jill's home. We had wonderful looks at the Kite as it hunted nearby late yesterday afternoon.
>
> Thanks so much, Jill, for sharing the information about the Kites that were in your neighborhood this summer. Enjoyed meeting you and your beautiful Siberian Husky and talking dogs and birds with you!
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> Diana Pesek
> Cedar Rapids
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Date: 7/26/22 4:59 am From: 'Diana Pesek' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Des Moines Mississippi Kite
Yesterday after viewing the limpkin, we stopped in Polk County for some birding on the way back to Eastern Iowa. One of the stops was in Jill Armentrout's neighborhood, where we did find one MISSISSIPPI KITE just a couple of houses down the street from Jill's home. We had wonderful looks at the Kite as it hunted nearby late yesterday afternoon.
Thanks so much, Jill, for sharing the information about the Kites that were in your neighborhood this summer. Enjoyed meeting you and your beautiful Siberian Husky and talking dogs and birds with you!
A number of male Indigo Buntings have been eating reed canary grass seeds from the seed heads in the road ditch across from our house. We've seen them several times since Sunday evening, and up to 5 at a time, all of them blue. They're out there again now, hanging out in a group. We haven't seen any females or juveniles lately.
Red-headed Woodpeckers seem to have had a successful nesting season in our neighborhood. We see adult and juvenile RHWO in the trees, at the peanut feeder, chasing here and there, and on electric poles. The most juveniles I've see at one time is three. Some times they take chase with Eastern Kingbirds.
There are many young of Downy, Hairy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers too.
Right. If you read the article I posted, these are invasive snails that both Limpkins and Snail Kites seem to be somewhat adapting to. Snail Kite young were having trouble with the larger snails. From the article:
“What is truly remarkable, however, is that these hardy invasive snails seem to be supplementing the declining native P. paludosa and have jump started Limpkin and Snail Kite population growth. Both species have been documented readily feeding on invasive snails, and the latter may even be adapting to this novel prey (Snail Kites are increasing in body size and bill length).”
Ann Johnson
Norwalk
From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of Ric Zarwell
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 2:48 PM
To: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
Apple Snails are a favorite food (perhaps the primary food) for Snail Kites in Everglades N.P. and other areas of South Florida.
Not sure of the range of Apple Snails, but would doubt it reaches the latitude of Iowa and Ohio.
On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:03 AM, 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> <mailto:<ia-bird...> > wrote:
Thanks for sharing Ann. This raises a lot more questions in my mind.
It would be interesting to put a GPS tracking device on some of these birds to see if they survive the winter. If they do survive, where do they over-winter, and where do they end up next year?
Could this be the start of a migratory population? Is it simply young birds being dispersed, for whatever reason?
From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD < <mailto:<ia-bird...> <ia-bird...>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
To: <mailto:<ia-bird...> <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
Apple Snails are a favorite food (perhaps the primary food) for Snail Kites in Everglades N.P. and other areas of South Florida.
Not sure of the range of Apple Snails, but would doubt it reaches the latitude of Iowa and Ohio.
Date: 7/25/22 9:46 am From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Heron
In Green Bay bottoms in Lee County off US 61 there was a Little Blue Heron (which was all white). Take the plant road and go to the jct. of 195th St and 355 Av. and go right. The marsh will be on your left, just before the gate. Chuck Fuller Burlington
Date: 7/25/22 9:17 am From: 'Diana Pesek' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin continues
Gerry Denning, James Huntington and I viewed the very cooperative Limpkin today from 10:10 until 11:10 am. It was resting by the cattails when we arrived then later began actively feeding.
Thanks again to Dana for the initial report (and congrats on the great find!) and to everyone for continuing to post updates.
Date: 7/25/22 8:49 am From: d5169 via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Fall Meeting
Good MorningFall Meeting will be held September 16-19 at Camp Abe Lincoln in Scott County Iowa.Registration will be available on the IOU site shortly.Don't miss this meeting on the Eastern Shore of Iowa.
Speaker will be Steve Betchkal.
Steve Betchkal (BETCH-cull) of Eau Claire (Oh Claire) has hiked/camped/backpacked/traveled 49 U.S. states, 52 National Forests, 78 National Wildlife Refuges, 89 National Parks, & 4 Canadian provinces in pursuit of wild birds. In 2017 he worked in the Galápagos for Lindblad-National Geographic.Steve is the Vice President of Gaylord Nelson Audubon, founder of MartinMart and Welcome Back Bird Day, the producer of The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology’s Bird TV, and currently the content editor for WSO’s Wisconsin’s Favorite Bird Haunts. In his 35 years as a professional journalist, he has produced 11,000 TV stories, and won nearly 80 awards for excellence in journalism. He is the only journalist in Chippewa Valley history to win five Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award.Steve is a popular public speaker, and the author of eight books, including All of This & Robins Too, Make Birds Not War, Wisconsin Birding Trails, Cat Tales, Walk the Walk, Camp the Camp, Bird the Bird, & his latest, 101 Apologus Nights.
Date: 7/25/22 7:04 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
Thanks for sharing Ann. This raises a lot more questions in my mind.
It would be interesting to put a GPS tracking device on some of these birds to see if they survive the winter. If they do survive, where do they over-winter, and where do they end up next year?
Could this be the start of a migratory population? Is it simply young birds being dispersed, for whatever reason?
From: <aj...> <aj...>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:17 AM
To: Stan Buman <stan...>; <ia-bird...>
Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
To: <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
Date: 7/25/22 7:03 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
That is good to know Ed. From what I have read, the invasive Apple Snail cannot withstand our cold winters (well, at least not yet). Maybe the Limpkins can help control the invasive Chinese Mystery Snail.
From: Ed <pfalcons...>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:58 AM
To: <aj...>
Cc: Stan Buman <stan...>; <ia-bird...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
I talked to Ben Wallace , Fisheries Biologist for the Iowa DNR stationed at Black Hawk Lake and he was told that those snails are Chinese Mystery Snails.
Good Birdin’,
Ed Thelen
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Sent from my iPhone
From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
To: <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
Date: 7/25/22 6:57 am From: Ed <pfalcons...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
I talked to Ben Wallace , Fisheries Biologist for the Iowa DNR stationed at Black Hawk Lake and he was told that those snails are Chinese Mystery Snails.
Good Birdin’,
Ed Thelen
Spirit Lake, Iowa
From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
To: <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:08 AM
To: <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a “snail expert” in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
Date: 7/25/22 6:07 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin question - not sighting
From the limited reading that I have done, it seems Limpkins have an infinity for Apple Snails. Do I understand correctly that Apple Snails are not native to Iowa?
When I look thru my photos from Saturday morning, the Limpkin is definitely eating snails. If there is a "snail expert" in Iowa, it would be interesting to know what species of snail is being consumed by the Limpkin.
This might help us understand why Limpkins are showing up in the Midwest.
There is getting to be a pretty good-sized collection of snail shells around one of the matts of vegetation that the Limpkin stands on to devour its prey.
Date: 7/24/22 12:41 pm From: Candace H <candace69001...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin-Little Storm Lake still visible Sun afternoon
The Limpkin was moving in and out of the reeds near the northern end of the marsh around between 1-2 pm today. Sometimes the bird would come out in plain sight, but then would stealthily dissolve back into the reeds. I did get to see it eat 3 snails, whereby it would hammer it with its beak. Many thanks to Loren and Babs Paddleford from Bellevue, NE & Dr. Mark Welford for helping me finally find the bird in my scope. It was great to also see Ann Johnson while I was there. This was a a life bird for me and my Mark-we had missed seeing the Limpkin near Gretna, NE earlier this morning (we are driving home from Wyoming) so we made a slight detour off of Hwy 20 to try for this bird, glad we did.
Date: 7/24/22 12:22 pm From: Ann Johnson <aj...> Subject: [ia-bird] Storm Lake Limpkin
Vindicated. I am now a member of the Kool Kids Klub. The Limpkin showed well at 2:00 and I can get out of here before RAGBRAI moves through in the morning.Ann Johnson - relieved
Date: 7/23/22 3:09 pm From: Carolyn Fischer <cjfischer11...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin Little Storm Lake
We arrived at 11:20 this morning, and the Limpkin was directly across the road from the little parking lot. Staying along the edge of the reeds on the west side. After having lunch we returned to watch the Limpkin move slowly along the marsh to the south where it was visable till returning to the reeds. We left at 2:00. Thanks to Dana for this fabulous bird.
Date: 7/23/22 1:34 pm From: Carolyn Fischer <cjfischer11...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin, Little Storm Lake -Today
Happy to say the Limpkin was still present in the area of the marsh, directly across the street from the small parking lot. We watched from 11:15 till 12:30, found a place to eat lunch, when we returned the Limpkin was walking south along the edge of the marsh. We left at 2:00. Thanks Dana! Carolyn & Tom Fischer Mason City
Date: 7/23/22 11:42 am From: James Fuller <jnkfuller...> Subject: [ia-bird] BBWDs @ West Branch and MIKI @ Des Moines
Dear Jill Armentrout and all, The 2 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were still present at West Branch last evening at 5 PM.
After looking for the Mississippi Kite twice, once at 9:15 AM for 30 minutes and again at 11:15 AM for 30 minutes at 3901 Richmond in NE Des Moines, I left for home and roughly a block east on Richmond, one Kite was sitting in a dead tree on the north side of the street. Jim Fuller, Iowa City
Date: 7/23/22 9:47 am From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin Little Storm Lake07-23-2022
> HI,
The Limpkin was busy feeing near the overflow on Little Storm Lake this morning. I this image was recorded about 6:45 a.m. this morning. > > > Don > > Don Poggensee 174 Lakeview Drive Ida Grove, Iowa 51445-8088 Cell 712-369-3454
Date: 7/23/22 8:54 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin at Little Storm Lake
The Limpkin was present from 5:45 a.m. thru 8:00 a.m. this morning. And I was able to enjoy the company of other birders such as Keith Dyche, Don Poggensee, and Dana Siefer. I am sorry I left before getting to see Doug Harr again.
Many thanks to Dana Siefer for locating and reporting this wonderful bird. Not only is this list serve very helpful for those of us who like to see unusual birds, but it is also good to run into birder friends that we might not otherwise see very often.
Date: 7/23/22 7:22 am From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin highly viewable
I found the Limpkin within 1 minute after walking over to Little Storm Lake Marsh, about 9am today. 50 photos in my camera are much sharper than this shot on my cell phone!
Date: 7/22/22 10:09 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-22-22
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 16 to Friday, July 22, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
UNRECORDED
***LIMPKIN***
CASUAL
*PRAIRIE WARBLER*
*LITTLE BLUE HERON*
-Additional Species Mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Mississippi Kite
***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. ************************
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.
*EAST*
CEDAR COUNTY
A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK continues at the West Branch Village Ponds on the 17th.
JONES COUNTY
5 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen at Muskrat Slough on the 16th.
*CENTRAL:*
POLK COUNTY
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue in the Des Moines metro on the 19th.
A PRAIRIE WARBLER continues at the Chichaqua Bottoms WA on the 17th.
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at Big Creek on the 18th. Specifically, They're in the pond north of the intersection of 146th Ave. & 100th St. They were last seen on the 21st.
JASPER COUNTY
2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS continue at a pond in Prairie City on the 21 st.
*NORTHWEST *
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A LIMPKIN was seen at Little Storm Lake on the 16th. It was last seen on the 22nd.
A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen at Little Storm Lake on the 16th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 29, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
For those who have not seen it on Facebook, the pair of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Prairie City has been seen frequently entering a cavity in a tree in someone's front yard. Some of the behaviors indicate they may have eggs now. The home owners and neighbors are excited and keeping an eye on them. They are creating quite a stir in this small town.
Date: 7/22/22 5:40 am From: Paul D. B. Skrade <skradepa...> Subject: [ia-bird] Continuing Limpkin
Dana Siefer’s Little Storm Lake Limpkin is showing well from the dike right now, 7:30am on Friday, 22 Jul. Thanks to Dana for the find and to all for the updates.
Date: 7/20/22 6:47 am From: John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Eastern Whip-poor-Wills - Boone County
Following up on an eBird report from Eric Ollie about some Eastern Whip-poor-Wills, I went over to the Luther Bridge last evening, which is 4 miles west of Luther on 270th St. About a half hour after sunset, I easily heard 2 near the west end of the bridge.
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Date: 7/20/22 6:46 am From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kite
One last post about my pair of Kites. They are in my Ash tree every day morning and evening. One of them calls out as he comes in and telling everyone he is here. I think I might be able to see a nest which I originally thought was a squirrel nest. My address is 3901 Richmond ave, and I have two ash trees and they seem to like the one farther south on the west side of my house. I have talked with my neighbors so folks know if they see you not to worry! I am so blessed to have them share my neighborhood. First seen the adult pair June 18th.
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Date: 7/19/22 1:24 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Little Blue Herons continue at Big Creek Lake
Nicki Acton reports the Little Blue Herons continue this afternoon 7/19/2022 at 2:20 PM. Still in the South end of the pond! This is on NW146th ave and NW 100th st Big Creek Lake, NW area, Polk County. 41 49' 41.08" N, 93 45' 22.12" W
Clayton Will Madrid
On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 7:16 AM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> Karen Fieg reports the Little Blue Herons continue this morning 7/19/2022 > at 6:23 AM. > This is on NW146th ave and NW 100th st > The pond they are on is to the North beyond the steel gate/parking lot. > There is another pond South toward the lake on the East side of 100th st. > so I wouldn't be surprised to see them there. > Turn off Madrid Drive at the little church and drive East > 41 49' 41.08" N, 93 45' 22.12" W > > Good birding > Clayton Will > Madrid >
Date: 7/19/22 10:43 am From: John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] RE: Barn sighting in W DesMoines
Hi Jenia,
A photo was sent to me, and it was determined to be a Barred Owl.
Good birding,
John Bissell
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Date: 7/19/22 5:16 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Herons continue at Big Creek Lake
Karen Fieg reports the Little Blue Herons continue this morning 7/19/2022 at 6:23 AM. This is on NW146th ave and NW 100th st The pond they are on is to the North beyond the steel gate/parking lot. There is another pond South toward the lake on the East side of 100th st. so I wouldn't be surprised to see them there. Turn off Madrid Drive at the little church and drive East 41 49' 41.08" N, 93 45' 22.12" W
Date: 7/18/22 2:09 pm From: Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Blue Herons continue at Big Creek
The two immature LITTLE BLUE HERONS reported by Clayton and RJ at Big Creek were still present at 3:30. They're in the pond north of the intersection of 146th Ave. & 100th St. They were in the south end of the pond so I had to walk past the gate a little ways to see them.
Date: 7/18/22 9:52 am From: James Fuller <jnkfuller...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin
The3 Limpkin was seen as daylight dawned this morning at 5:45 AM. It was seen at close range from the dike trail, It probably could have bee seen from the bridge location too (With a scope). After about10 minutes it disappeared backing the bullrushes. Jim Fuller,Iowa City
Date: 7/18/22 6:36 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Snowy Egret or Little Blue Heron eBird alerts
NW Big Creek, Polk Co. I changed my eBird to Great Egret on these birds. At a distance and in photo they looked much smaller, the necks were very short without the usual pronounced curve. The beak coloration difference may have been dirt on the bill.
Yesterday a friend and I went to Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt (Polk Co.) and heard the Prairie Warbler that has been there since late May. We were not able to see it, other than a speck seen briefly flying into a tree. It seemed to always perch on the other side of the canopy as it moved around its territory on the other side of the canal. Merlin refused to acknowledge its existence despite clearly showing the song on the spectrogram.
Also of interest was a female type Blue Grosbeak on the west side of the Skunk River just west of the Prairie Warbler site, in the Bishop Grasslands Management Unit.
Excuse the bad cell phone picture, but it was so fun to see the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at the Prairie City Recreation Complex pond today! We were there from 6-7:30 pm
Showed again at 4:30, I'll echo the advice of persistence paying as it went several hours without being seen this afternoon and has only come out for a few short stints. Thanks Dana for a great find and others for updating!
Kevin Murphy, Ames
On Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 11:58 AM Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> wrote:
Date: 7/17/22 9:58 am From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin
The Limpkin was seen again on Little Storm Lake at 11:37 AM after a bit of a wait. It goes in and out of cover, so some patience and persistence may be necessary if you come to see it.
Date: 7/17/22 8:36 am From: Fawn Bowden <fawnda10...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks- West branch
Did not see the BBWD pair at the West Branch ponds about 9 AM today. However, most of the geese and ducks were on the middle dam area dozing and they could have been on the other side of that bank, which is an un-viewable area.
Fawn in Riverside
On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 11:28:51 AM UTC-5 Fawn Bowden wrote:
> The pair were seen this morning by me from ~ 9:30-10:30, resting on the > south side of the pond amongst some dead weeds on the shore. To get to a > viewing areas of the ponds, head north on 4th St., then turn left on Reagan > Blvd. You can turn right at Lincoln St. and follow it left to the pond or > turn right on either of the "new" roads that also turn right off of > Reagan. This is a trailer court neighborhood (private property), so be > mindful of that. I was able to see the ducks by stepping out of my car and > staying up on the shoulder of the road. There is a fence around the pond. > The area is peaceful and has a nice array of birds- Spotted Sandpiper, > several swallow species, a couple of Wood Duck families, and a lower pond > overflow area that would be good for rails I would think. > Fawn in Riverside > > On Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 2:40:24 PM UTC-5 Fawn Bowden wrote: > >> Per the "Iowa Birding" Facebook group, a pair of BBWD were seen and >> photographed yesterday in West Branch by Tori Luth at " The ponds at West >> Branch Village". >> >> https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2224994207650599&<set...> >> >> Fawn in Riverside >> >
Date: 7/17/22 6:54 am From: Julie <jg441157j5x...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Limpkin At Little storm Lake
Thanks all! Now, if it is still there tomorrow night, or early Tuesday, I will drive up there. Can’t do it Monday, have a funeral.
Julie Johnston, Packwood
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Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 8:30 AM
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Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin At Little storm Lake
At the time I left about 8 o’clock six people had seen the Limpkin well. Where is the end it was being seen in a bay that could be seen from the bridge. Looking straight out from the bridge been poured you’re right finding the deep narrow Bay he was in the very back of that. It had also been seen earlier very well along the Dyche which is on the right hand side of the bridge about 100 yards down walk up and scope the horror of glass the reeds on your left-hand side of the Dyke. God bless. Paul Roisen Woodbury county--
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Date: 7/17/22 6:30 am From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin At Little storm Lake
At the time I left about 8 o’clock six people had seen the Limpkin well.
Where is the end it was being seen in a bay that could be seen from the
bridge. Looking straight out from the bridge been poured you’re right
finding the deep narrow Bay he was in the very back of that. It had also
been seen earlier very well along the Dyche which is on the right hand side
of the bridge about 100 yards down walk up and scope the horror of glass
the reeds on your left-hand side of the Dyke. God bless. Paul Roisen
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Date: 7/17/22 3:48 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Limpkin
Thank you for finding and reporting this awesome Limpkin Dana! It would pick up a clam, drop it and then used it's beak like a pick hammer to stun it or break through the shell. So cool to watch! If you come in from the South there is a Hwy 110 road closed sign ahead at the airport but that closure is a mile North of Little Storm. It was still actively feeding when I left at 8:45 last evening.
Clayton Will Madrid
On Sat, Jul 16, 2022, 17:44 Dana Siefer <danasiefer...> wrote:
Thank you for the info Dana. However, I am 4 hours away from there and having company tomorrow (Sunday). If it is still around late tomorrow or early Sunday, I would consider driving that far.
Could someone in that area let others of us know if it is gone or still around??
Thanks in advance.
Julie Johnston, Packwood
From: Dana Siefer
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2022 5:44 PM
To: <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Limpkin
I think I found that Limpkin at Little Storm Lake in Buena Vista County. It's a pretty simple walk down the dike to take a look at it. You can park down in the ditch on highway 110 where it meets the dike. It was there when I left.
I think I found that Limpkin at Little Storm Lake in Buena Vista County. It's a pretty simple walk down the dike to take a look at it. You can park down in the ditch on highway 110 where it meets the dike. It was there when I left.
Date: 7/15/22 4:34 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-15-22
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 9 to Friday, July 15, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
-Additional Species Mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Neotropic Cormorant
Common Gallinule
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Chuck-Wills-Widow
Mississippi Kite
***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. ************************
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.
*EAST*
SCOTT COUNTY
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was seen at Credit Island Park on the 11th.
CEDAR COUNTY
2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen at the West Branch Village Ponds on the 12th. They were last seen on the 14th.
*SOUTH CENTRAL *
LUCAS COUNTY
CHUCK-WILLS-WIDOWS continue at the Lucas Unit of Stephens SF on the 9th.
*CENTRAL:*
JASPER COUNTY
2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS continue at a pond in Prairie City on the 13 th.
POLK COUNTY
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue in West Des Moines on the 15th.
2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 14th.
*NORTHWEST *
SAC COUNTY
A family of COMMON GALLINULES were seen at Kiowa Marsh on the 11th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 22, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
Currently flying around neighborhood, sorry my dog scared it out of tree
Sent from Jill’s iPhone
NE Des Moines
> On Jul 15, 2022, at 6:02 PM, 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> wrote:
>
> Currently watching adult Kite at 3901 Richmond ave Des Moines. Big Ash tree
>
> Sent from Jill’s iPhone.
Date: 7/14/22 9:28 am From: Fawn Bowden <fawnda10...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks- West branch
The pair were seen this morning by me from ~ 9:30-10:30, resting on the south side of the pond amongst some dead weeds on the shore. To get to a viewing areas of the ponds, head north on 4th St., then turn left on Reagan Blvd. You can turn right at Lincoln St. and follow it left to the pond or turn right on either of the "new" roads that also turn right off of Reagan. This is a trailer court neighborhood (private property), so be mindful of that. I was able to see the ducks by stepping out of my car and staying up on the shoulder of the road. There is a fence around the pond. The area is peaceful and has a nice array of birds- Spotted Sandpiper, several swallow species, a couple of Wood Duck families, and a lower pond overflow area that would be good for rails I would think. Fawn in Riverside
On Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 2:40:24 PM UTC-5 Fawn Bowden wrote:
> Per the "Iowa Birding" Facebook group, a pair of BBWD were seen and > photographed yesterday in West Branch by Tori Luth at " The ponds at West > Branch Village". > > https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2224994207650599&<set...> > > Fawn in Riverside >
Per the "Iowa Birding" Facebook group, a pair of BBWD were seen and photographed yesterday in West Branch by Tori Luth at " The ponds at West Branch Village".
Date: 7/11/22 6:26 pm From: Michael May <2y2m2u...> Subject: [ia-bird] Western Kingbirds
Two seen east of Sioux City. On Old Correctionville Road, which roughly parallels north of US Hwy 20, a mile or so east of Charles Avenue.
Also hoping to get a more certain look at what I think are Western Kingbirds in Sioux City, on Floyd Blvd between the RR tracks & the American Natural Processing Plant. More to come... when I'm not flying to or from work! --Kristy May, Kingsley
Date: 7/11/22 1:33 pm From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Common Gallinule
I found a Common Gallinule nest at Kiowa Marsh in Sac County on Saturday. One chick had hatched, one was in the process of hatching, and one egg still looked intact.
Date: 7/11/22 11:42 am From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites
I am going to post information on the website when I get home on Wednesday but the address is 3901 Richmond avenue for anyone else looking to see them.
Date: 7/11/22 9:23 am From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Mark Prescholdt amd I relocated the ducks at 10:50 a.m. today after missing them at 8:00 this morning. This is at the Prairie City rec. center pond. Henslow at Neal Smith also. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia.
Date: 7/11/22 7:16 am From: Andrew Swift <andrew...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] What sounds like a summer tanager
I will check out the wood trush. I am from Georgia and Summer Tanagers were common there so I am fairly sure I have it IDed correctly– just trying to eliminate other possibilities.
Date: 7/11/22 7:04 am From: David & Jeanne Edwards <dcejce...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bunting Behavior
One year ago, July 10, 2021 we watched an indigo bunting appear to want to come in a window. It stayed around for several days. Yesterday, exactly one year later, an indigo bunting appeared in the same place, doing the same things: perching on the window (see photos) fluttering up as if catching insects, and returning to the ledge. It all seems a bit spooky. Is it the same bird? Is it a bit "off?"
2021
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Date: 7/11/22 5:33 am From: Andrew Swift <andrew...> Subject: [ia-bird] What sounds like a summer tanager
I was walking in the munn Woods yesterday (Ames) and thought I heard the “pituk” call of a Summer Tanager. What else could it have been?
Thanks in advance
Andrew
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> On Jul 10, 2022, at 8:04 PM, Michael May <2y2m2u...> wrote:
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>
> Around June 5th, I was visiting friends north of Marshalltown (just south of Green Mountain, on Garwin Road) & one small round brownish bird was in the grass on the shoulder of the black top. Definitely not a female pheasant, & I'd never seen a bobwhite--only heard them, 50+ years ago as a kid on Dad's farm & timber 7 miles south of Marshalltown.
> Back when dinosaurs roamed, sigh...
>
> --Kristy May, Kingsley
>
>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 3:18 PM wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> wrote:
>> Heard 3 bobwhites at Neal Smith a couple days ago.
>>
>>
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>> Wy has sent you this message from his mobile device.
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Inger Lamb <prairie.landscapes.of.iowa.llc...>
>> Date: 7/10/22 14:31 (GMT-06:00)
>> To: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
>> Cc: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
>> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
>>
>> I was just checking this list to see if any Bobwhite had been reported recently! Just yesterday I heard one calling in Beaverdale, somewhere near 50th and Urbandale Ave.
>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 10:51 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
>>> Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek State Park, Polk Co. July 9, 2022. While fishing with our son on Big Creek Lake this morning I heard two Northern Bobwhite calling for twenty minutes from the East side of the lake. This makes me think there has been a release of birds in central Iowa because on May 30 I heard one call at Brenton Slough! I don't know where they might have flown in from.
>>>
>>> Clayton
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Yes, the one *I believe I saw* did look like either a female or juvenile
Snowy with more barring like this one, yet white overall. Karl, my husband
and I think we possibly saw a Snowy Owl as we drove through northern Iowa
on July 3rd. It was sitting on a sign on the west side of 218 as we headed
south near the exit to Charles City. It's back was to us as we approached,
my husband was driving, and what caught my eye was the whiteness of it and
also, it had it's wings fanned out oddly like is was hot or perhaps sunning
itself(?)....at any rate, as we drove by, I did see the front of the bird
and it certainly looked like an owl, albeit, I saw it for mere seconds as
we drove by.
Fawn
Riverside
On Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 1:58:57 PM UTC-5 Ann Johnson wrote:
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> I just got this and have no more details but it adds to what Fawn
> described the other day.
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> Ann Johnson
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> *Sent: *Sunday, July 10, 2022 12:08 PM
> *To: *Ann Johnson
> *Subject: *Snowy Owl
>
>
>
> Hi Ann,
>
>
>
> I didn't find out about it until after it left, but there was a Snowy Owl
> sighted, between New Hampton and Lawler, IA in late June this year.
> Enclosed picture was taken June 29th with a cell phone.
>
>
>
> I don't have all the information, but evidently it was spending time on
> this light pole, at the entrance to the local ethanol plant. Corn would
> spill as grain trucks came and left, meaning lots of mice, voles, etc. Easy
> pickings for the owl.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else reported seeing it? Of course, I'm extremely disappointed
> that I missed out on the opportunity to get some really great pictures and
> witness it so close as it was. Has there been reports of a Snowy in Iowa
> during the summer before?
>
>
>
> Karl 😕
>
> Sent with my Google Pixel 6 Pro.
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>
>
>
>
Date: 7/10/22 6:04 pm From: Michael May <2y2m2u...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
Around June 5th, I was visiting friends north of Marshalltown (just south of Green Mountain, on Garwin Road) & one small round brownish bird was in the grass on the shoulder of the black top. Definitely not a female pheasant, & I'd never seen a bobwhite--only heard them, 50+ years ago as a kid on Dad's farm & timber 7 miles south of Marshalltown. Back when dinosaurs roamed, sigh...
--Kristy May, Kingsley
On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 3:18 PM wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> wrote:
Date: 7/10/22 1:18 pm From: wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
Heard 3 bobwhites at Neal Smith a couple days ago.Wy has sent you this message from his mobile device.
-------- Original message --------From: Inger Lamb <prairie.landscapes.of.iowa.llc...> Date: 7/10/22 14:31 (GMT-06:00) To: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Cc: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022. I was just checking this list to see if any Bobwhite had been reported recently! Just yesterday I heard one calling in Beaverdale, somewhere near 50th and Urbandale Ave. On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 10:51 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek State Park, Polk Co. July 9, 2022. While fishing with our son on Big Creek Lake this morning I heard two Northern Bobwhite calling for twenty minutes from the East side of the lake. This makes me think there has been a release of birds in central Iowa because on May 30 I heard one call at Brenton Slough! I don't know where they might have flown in from. Clayton
Date: 7/10/22 12:31 pm From: Inger Lamb <prairie.landscapes.of.iowa.llc...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
I was just checking this list to see if any Bobwhite had been reported recently! Just yesterday I heard one calling in Beaverdale, somewhere near 50th and Urbandale Ave.
On Sat, Jul 9, 2022 at 10:51 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
I just got this and have no more details but it adds to what Fawn described the other day.
Ann Johnson
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To: Ann Johnson <mailto:<aj0718...> Subject: Snowy Owl
Hi Ann,
I didn't find out about it until after it left, but there was a Snowy Owl sighted, between New Hampton and Lawler, IA in late June this year. Enclosed picture was taken June 29th with a cell phone.
I don't have all the information, but evidently it was spending time on this light pole, at the entrance to the local ethanol plant. Corn would spill as grain trucks came and left, meaning lots of mice, voles, etc. Easy pickings for the owl.
Has anyone else reported seeing it? Of course, I'm extremely disappointed that I missed out on the opportunity to get some really great pictures and witness it so close as it was. Has there been reports of a Snowy in Iowa during the summer before?
Date: 7/10/22 10:24 am From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites
Missippi Kites have been nesting in West Des Moines for a good number of
years now, as well as in Ottumwa. It would not be surprising at all if they
were now nesting in other Des Moines metro areas as well now.
It would be wonderful if you would share the exact location so others could
see them as well. It would be good to submit your findings to the IOU
records committee as well.
Eric Ollie
Ames
On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 12:10 PM 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <
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> Well, I am excited beyond words that everyone verified my Mississippi
> Kites. I saw them weeks ago late in the evening just flying right over my
> house. I have seen thrm multiple times since but today was I able to get
> shots of their wings, tail, eye & chest. As I was heading out camping they
> continued to fly around my house & over to Sheridan Park. Do you think they
> could be nesting nearby? When I get back home I will use my binoculars.
> Thanks everyone. I can update this group if anyone wants to see them.
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> NE Des Moines - where we have so many huge old trees
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Date: 7/10/22 10:10 am From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites
Well, I am excited beyond words that everyone verified my Mississippi Kites. I saw them weeks ago late in the evening just flying right over my house. I have seen thrm multiple times since but today was I able to get shots of their wings, tail, eye & chest. As I was heading out camping they continued to fly around my house & over to Sheridan Park. Do you think they could be nesting nearby? When I get back home I will use my binoculars. Thanks everyone. I can update this group if anyone wants to see them.
Sent from Jill’s iPhone.
NE Des Moines - where we have so many huge old trees
Date: 7/10/22 10:08 am From: B. Miller <prairiechick45...> Subject: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite
Good to hear of other Bobwhite sightings. The latest addition to my house list was an unexpected flock of Northern Bobwhites. Feeding in the grass behind my house next to a shrubby wooded area with their heads bobbing up and down were 8-10 of them.
Oddly I have yet to hear the usual Bobwhite call but after playing all of the other sounds made by Bobwhites there was one I did hear, sort of a ticking sound. I heard it while I was trying for another look, it was coming from my wooded area and I wondered what it was.
Habitat seems right but location of that habitat really unlikely for Bobwhites. I am in Des Moines, two blocks south from I235 and two blocks east of 63rd street. Other than the small creek and woods it is very urban. My last sighting of Bobwhites has to be 20 years ago along a country road.
Have been watching for them since the first time which was around June 20th but only the one sighting but my neighbor has had them in his yard a couple of times. It is curious there have been others seeing them.
Barb Miller
Des Moines
Date: 7/10/22 7:27 am From: Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks - Prairie City
Two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks continued at Prairie City Rec Center pond at 8 pm last night (Sat, July 9). Great views from a park bench looking across the very small pond.
Date: 7/10/22 6:37 am From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] desperately seeking ID
100% Mississippi Kite!
Eric Ollie
Ames
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> So, I have this pair of birds I have been watching and one night I thought
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> wings are narrow not like a RTH. I don’t think they are Cooper Hawks but I
> leaving shortly for camping and hope someone can tell me what they are.
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Date: 7/10/22 6:30 am From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] desperately seeking ID
So, I have this pair of birds I have been watching and one night I thought for sure they were Mississippi Kites but I have 400 shots starting with my iPhone, the 24-105, 70-200 and finally 100-400. When I see them fly, the wings are narrow not like a RTH. I don’t think they are Cooper Hawks but I leaving shortly for camping and hope someone can tell me what they are. They love my huge Ash trees, I took these 30-40 feet from the tree. Thanks for any help!
Date: 7/10/22 6:17 am From: Andrew Swift <andrew...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
Come to think of it a week ago today while canoeing we heard a bob white calling from the west bank of the Des Moines river about halfway between Boone and Ledges
We sat and listen to it for quite a while
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>> Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek State Park, Polk Co. July 9, 2022. While fishing with our son on Big Creek Lake this morning I heard two Northern Bobwhite calling for twenty minutes from the East side of the lake. This makes me think there has been a release of birds in central Iowa because on May 30 I heard one call at Brenton Slough! I don't know where they might have flown in from.
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Date: 7/10/22 3:48 am From: Ken Wiggers <ken.wiggers...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
Several weeks ago one was calling from 50 feet or so from the south side of our house 5 miles south of Ames, have not heard it since and had not heard or seen any for perhaps 40 years ago. My 9.5 year old daughter enjoyed listening to it. Turkeys seem to be "finally" moving in. I'd welcome a "release" of quail here.
*Ken*
*"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught" ---**Baba Dioum*
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Date: 7/9/22 8:51 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek SPuark, Polk Co. July 9, 2022.
Northern Bobwhite, Big Creek State Park, Polk Co. July 9, 2022. While fishing with our son on Big Creek Lake this morning I heard two Northern Bobwhite calling for twenty minutes from the East side of the lake. This makes me think there has been a release of birds in central Iowa because on May 30 I heard one call at Brenton Slough! I don't know where they might have flown in from.
Date: 7/9/22 4:43 pm From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] Good birds at various central Iowa sites!
Since we're moving into mid-summer and a lot of birds are starting to quiet down, I've reduced the number of times I go out birding. But with today's better temps and lower humidity, I took off from Ogden early, headed down to Neal Smith NWR, then returned through other sites. It turned out pretty well!
I hit Brenton Slough first, having at least 9 *Great-blue Herons* fishing in the roadside marshes, plus a *Green Heron* perched atop a tall dead tree. Stopping nests at Saylorville's Sandpiper Rec. Area, the *Blue Grosbeak *continued singing there.
At Neal Smith NWR I finally found a couple of *Henslow's Sparrows* (FOY) in the open old prairie. Then, at the refuge's savanna site I had the annual resident *Yellow-breasted Chat*. Next, I hiked the 2 mi. Tallgrass Trail and found 5 *Bell's Vireos* along that trail.
After the refuge I went to Runnels, headed down on Hwy. 316 and a *Northern Mockingbird* flew across the highway about 3/4 mile before crossing the DSM River. Then I stopped at the overlook along Hwy 319 on the south side of the upper reservoir and had a *White-eyed Vireo* (FOY) singing in nearby shrubs.
I stopped in Ankeny on the way home and saw one *Western Kingbird *right by Karl's Chevrolet, where they usually appear annually. Then by Culver's about 2 blocks north (where Dianae Dentlinger reported seeing WEKIs yesterday), there was another one perched atop some dead branches on a tree.
It ended up being a good birding day with 62 species on my day's list--although that's the smallest number I've had in over 2 months. Summer is obviously here, but I hope everyone has great birding!
Date: 7/8/22 12:14 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-8-22
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 2 to Friday, July 8, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
-Additional Species Mentioned Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Red-necked Grebe Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Least Tern Mississippi Kite
***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. ************************
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.
EAST MUSCATINE COUNTY A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Pike Run WA on the 4th.
SOUTHEAST MAHASKA COUNTY A LEAST TERN was seen at Maskunky Marsh on the 2nd.
CENTRAL: JASPER COUNTY 2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS continue in a pond in Prairie City on the 2nd. They were last seen on the 6th.
POLK COUNTY MISSISSIPPI KITES continue in West Des Moines around 29th St on the 5th.
NORTHWEST DICKINSON COUNTY A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Jemmerson Slough on the 7th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 15, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell Grimes, Iowa <John.annabissell...> 515-423-6108
