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T J <stsparrow47...>

[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite

Mark Brown <markb249...>

Re: [ia-bird] YCNH at Hawkeye Wildlife Area

7/8/20 11:48 am

Dick Stilwell <dickstilwell...>

[ia-bird] kites

7/8/20 10:04 am

Jim Forde <jimforde...>

[ia-bird] YCNH at Hawkeye Wildlife Area

Clayton Will <willcfish...>

[ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kite , Polk Co.

Clayton Will <willcfish...>

[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite , Polk Co.

Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...>

[ia-bird] Black-and-white Warbler in Johnston

7/7/20 12:00 pm

Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...>

[ia-bird] Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...>

[ia-bird] Yellow-throated Warbler in DSM

7/6/20 12:20 pm

Ken Wiggers <ken.wiggers...>

[ia-bird] White Red-tailed hawk

Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...>

[ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life Winter 2020 issue

weatherbird58 <weatherbird58...>

[ia-bird] Pine Siskin on the 4th

Robert Thorbrogger <rthorbrogger...>

[ia-bird] WHITE PELICANS

Orin K3 <orink3...>

Re: [ia-bird] WDM MIKI

Joy Harvey <joy...>

[ia-bird] WDM MIKI

Rita Goranson <ritag...>

[ia-bird] C. Gallinule

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Oatmeal on the 4th

Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>

[ia-bird] Out-of- state-Birder

Linda Quinn <quinnhenry...>

Re: [ia-bird] Abridged summary of - 2 updates in 2 topics

7/3/20 12:31 pm

Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...>

[ia-bird] Little Turkeys

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-3-20

Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...>

[ia-bird] Woodpecker Bonanza

Clayton Will <willcfish...>

[ia-bird] Fish Crow

Diane Dentlinger <dianedentlinger...>

[ia-bird] Peregrine falcons-- State Capitol

6/30/20 10:56 am

'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] potential location for shorebirds

6/30/20 6:44 am

weatherbird58 <weatherbird58...>

[ia-bird] Red-breasted Nuthatch south of Boone

6/30/20 12:02 am

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites

6/30/20 12:00 am

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites

6/29/20 4:53 pm

James Fuller <jnkfuller...>

[ia-bird] Wrens

6/29/20 1:52 pm

Tom Schilke <tom.schilke...>

[ia-bird] nesting merlins

6/29/20 1:46 pm

Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>

[ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites

6/29/20 1:00 pm

Clayton Will <willcfish...>

[ia-bird] Black-crowned Night Heron Southwest of 190th St. East parking lot. Bays Branch, Guthrie co.

6/29/20 10:49 am

Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>

[ia-bird] Mississippi Kites

6/29/20 10:35 am

Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...>

Re: [ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA

6/29/20 10:29 am

Tony Moline <tonymoline...>

[ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA

6/29/20 9:36 am

Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...>

[ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA

6/29/20 7:41 am

Michael May <2y2m2u...>

Re: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak tonight

6/28/20 6:28 pm

James Fuller <jnkfuller...>

[ia-bird] Bewick,s Wren

6/28/20 3:52 pm

Brochu, Christopher A <chris-brochu...>

RE: [External] [ia-bird] Re: Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County

6/28/20 3:43 pm

Dean Hester <dhester1994...>

[ia-bird] Re: Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County

6/28/20 11:37 am

Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>

Re: [ia-bird] Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County

6/28/20 11:26 am

James Fuller <jnkfuller...>

[ia-bird] Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County

6/28/20 9:38 am

wtvandewalle <wtvandewalle...>

[ia-bird] Mississippi Kites. Polk County

6/27/20 3:05 pm

credwards via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] A Few Johnson County Birds

6/26/20 4:19 pm

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-26-20

6/26/20 6:15 am

<angela......> <angela.battle...>

[ia-bird] Re: Neal Smith NWR

6/25/20 6:28 pm

Lee Schoenewe <lschoe...>

[ia-bird] Grr-8 Big Sioux River foray

6/25/20 4:41 pm

T J <stsparrow47...>

[ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak and Leser Scaup

6/25/20 9:48 am

Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...>

[ia-bird] Western Grebe continues in Webster Co.

6/24/20 6:44 pm

Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...>

[ia-bird] Neal Smith NWR

6/24/20 9:41 am

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Noon report from the garden

6/23/20 5:40 pm

James McCoy <jgmccoy350...>

[ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull/Laughing gull, added photos

6/23/20 11:09 am

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Nooner

6/23/20 10:12 am

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] more NC Iowa

6/23/20 7:55 am

Tony Moline <tonymoline...>

[ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?

6/23/20 4:40 am

Tony Moline <tonymoline...>

[ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?

6/22/20 8:26 pm

James McCoy <jgmccoy350...>

[ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?

6/22/20 8:05 pm

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Hancock, Winnebago, Kossuth auto tour 4/22, Polk Co. 4/21

6/22/20 9:31 am

Jim Forde <jimforde...>

[ia-bird] Marbled Godwit at Hawkeye WMA

6/22/20 5:38 am

tomtazzstone <tomtazzstone...>

[ia-bird] Yellow-breasted Chats - Bremer co.

6/21/20 8:33 pm

Ron Stakland <rons...>

[ia-bird] Worm Eating Warbler in Lee County

6/21/20 4:42 pm

'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] map of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron location

6/21/20 4:40 pm

'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

RE: [ia-bird] identification question

6/21/20 3:53 pm

'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Bobolinks at Dunbar Slough

6/21/20 3:10 pm

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

Re: [ia-bird] identification question

6/21/20 3:06 pm

'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] identification question

6/20/20 8:45 pm

Gerald White <apuffin...>

[ia-bird] Gray Catbird call

6/20/20 8:06 am

Tyler M. Harms <tyharms...>

[ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak, Ames

6/19/20 10:23 am

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-19-20

6/19/20 4:35 am

Jim Durbin <bugmugger187...>

[ia-bird] Fwd: Final Article and Complete List

6/18/20 6:33 pm

Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>

[ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak tonight

6/18/20 12:37 pm

Jeanne Hedges <onespayiowa...>

[ia-bird] Yellow headed blackbird at Green Island

6/18/20 12:23 pm

Jeanne Hedges <onespayiowa...>

[ia-bird] Yellow headed blackbird at Green Island

6/18/20 8:28 am

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

[ia-bird] Aberrant American Goldfinch?

6/18/20 7:49 am

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Yellow

6/17/20 12:03 pm

jg441157j5x <jg441157j5x...>

RE: [ia-bird] Re: eBird Records

6/17/20 11:57 am

Diane Dentlinger <dianedentlinger...>

[ia-bird] Blue grosbeak Carroll County

6/17/20 11:24 am

Aaron Brees <aebrees...>

[ia-bird] Re: eBird Records

6/17/20 10:55 am

Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>

[ia-bird] eBird Records

6/16/20 5:00 pm

Noah Arthur <semirelicta...>

[ia-bird] Laugher in Ventura yesterday

6/16/20 4:12 pm

Rita Goranson <ritag...>

[ia-bird] Laughing Gull......not

6/16/20 7:27 am

Osness <ravenbuddhanow...>

[ia-bird] Two tanagers near Ames

6/15/20 6:23 pm

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Re: Laughing Gull reported on eBird (Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co.)

6/15/20 6:19 pm

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Laughing Gull reported on eBird (Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co.)

6/15/20 11:50 am

'Pam Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Least Terns - Pottawattamie Co

6/15/20 7:26 am

William Huser <billfhuser...>

[ia-bird] Broken Kettle Grassland birds

6/14/20 11:04 am

tomtazzstone <tomtazzstone...>

[ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak - Waterloo

6/13/20 6:03 pm

T J <stsparrow47...>

[ia-bird] Resident bird count

6/13/20 4:49 pm

Kyle Belcher <k-belcher...>

[ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler, Shimek SF

6/12/20 5:08 pm

John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>

[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-12-20

6/12/20 11:59 am

Kevin Ripka <kevripka...>

[ia-bird] Re: F.w. kent park, not a sighting

6/12/20 10:44 am

Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>

[ia-bird] Boone Co. Bobwhites

6/12/20 9:11 am

Linda Rudolph <lgrudolph...>

[ia-bird] Common Gallinule- Louisa County

6/12/20 8:11 am

Richard Hollis <xiboia...>

Re: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa

6/12/20 8:09 am

John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...>

RE: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa

6/12/20 7:32 am

[ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa

6/11/20 4:31 pm

david.shealer <david.shealer...>

[ia-bird] Hooded Warbler & chat, Mines of Spain, DBQ

6/11/20 4:24 pm

T J <stsparrow47...>

[ia-bird] Chats and Mockingbird

6/11/20 1:46 pm

Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...>

[ia-bird] Kingfishlings

6/11/20 7:53 am

Greg Ongie <gregongie...>

[ia-bird] F.w. kent park, not a sighting

6/11/20 7:25 am

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Breakfast on the deck

6/11/20 5:00 am

Susa Stonedahl <susacat...>

[ia-bird] F.w. kent park, not a sighting

6/10/20 4:31 pm

Dan Dorrance <d2dorrance...>

[ia-bird] Bobwhite egg clutch

6/10/20 4:03 pm

'Art Check' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Turkey Behavior

6/10/20 10:06 am

T J <stsparrow47...>

[ia-bird] Cattle Egrets

Merle & Marsha <mghall...>

Re: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County

John Hanson <jlawrencehanson...>

Re: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County

Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...>

[ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County

Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>

[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite in Hardin Co. (sick/injured)

Jim Forde <jimforde...>

[ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak in Linn Co.

credwards via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

RE: [ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler

LaSondra Fuller <cfuller989...>

[ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler

'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>

[ia-bird] Before 6:00 AM

Date: 7/8/20 7:18 pm From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kite
I saw a Mississipi Kite in Ottumwa Memorial Park yesterday It was an adult soaring. I have stopped 3 times before this without finding one. Tom J..Mystic, Ia. -- 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/CAM4i7mABvAzHv2uKDF82Zs%2BRT9Tv5fVGis2qX8N3OsULFy09%<3Dg...>

Date: 7/8/20 5:10 pm From: Mark Brown <markb249...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] YCNH at Hawkeye Wildlife Area
At least one bird continues this evening along Sand Point Access Rd, perched in a tree at the area where the the road enters the flooded field to the north. It was vocalizing; otherwise I never would have seen it. Mark Brown North Liberty On Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 12:03 PM Jim Forde <jimforde...> wrote: > This morning while checking the shoreline at Sand Point Access, a pair of > herons flew towards me from the west and I quickly realized one was > too big to be a Green Heron. It landed atop a tree right next to me giving > me a very close look at a juv. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. But it > didn't stay put and rejoined its partner, presumed to be the same species, > flying straight south. They could have landed in any of a number of > trees between the refuge line and south Swan Lake > or just kept flying. I was unable to relocate them at Swan Lake but > glimpsing one inside a > tree's canopy at a distance is not likely. > > Since they appeared to have been along the shore to the west I suspect > the best bet would be their return this evening, between Sand Point and > Half Moon Ave. Babcock, which had 16 Least Sandpipers today, has the right > kind of habitat, also. > > > Jim Forde > > Cedar Rapids > > > > -- > 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/<1406159891.20483753.1594227836703.JavaMail.zimbra...> > . > -- 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/CAMMkDJnQexcLfdno0zthyB%<3Dx-_FFhfCSukubD2qMVpKyycPRPw...>

Date: 7/8/20 11:48 am From: Dick Stilwell <dickstilwell...> Subject: [ia-bird] kites
We found three kites this morning at the regular site (the tree behind the stegosaurus house). I think 2 may have been juveniles. Link to photos below https://pbase.com/stilwellr/kites Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 -- 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/<BN6PR06MB31870257D530351C80A882B4D0670...>

Date: 7/8/20 10:04 am From: Jim Forde <jimforde...> Subject: [ia-bird] YCNH at Hawkeye Wildlife Area
This morning while checking the shoreline at Sand Point Access, a pair of herons flew towards me from the west and I quickly realized one was too big to be a Green Heron. It landed atop a tree right next to me giving me a very close look at a juv. YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON. But it didn't stay put and rejoined its partner, presumed to be the same species, flying straight south. They could have landed in any of a number of trees between the refuge line and south Swan Lake or just kept flying. I was unable to relocate them at Swan Lake but glimpsing one inside a tree's canopy at a distance is not likely. Since they appeared to have been along the shore to the west I suspect the best bet would be their return this evening, between Sand Point and Half Moon Ave. Babcock, which had 16 Least Sandpipers today, has the right kind of habitat, also. Jim Forde Cedar Rapids -- 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/<1406159891.20483753.1594227836703.JavaMail.zimbra...>

Date: 7/8/20 7:01 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kite , Polk Co.
2 could be seen behind 2600 Fairlawn Drive On Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 8:56 AM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote: > Continuing, Mississippi Kite was preening this morning behind the office > at Fairmeadow's Retirement Comm. Des Moines, Polk,Co. > -- 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/CAHX11shMO%3DvrXo_phisr%3DzkVRVgbu%<2B__-N7Oz-5QuTA-cCGr9w...>

Date: 7/8/20 6:56 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kite , Polk Co.
Continuing, Mississippi Kite was preening this morning behind the office at Fairmeadow's Retirement Comm. Des Moines, Polk,Co. -- 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/CAHX11sjh0wyXHXyBEpFUGOv6CqQPUjAFoZu%<3DrEADcBgJOnvFww...>

Date: 7/7/20 5:31 pm From: Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black-and-white Warbler in Johnston
Eileen Robb emailed me that she had a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER creeping around the trunk of a redbud in her yard this afternoon. He's a bit out of place for this time of year. Denny Thompson Johnston -- 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/002701d654bf%241f5acf20%245e106d60%<24...>

Date: 7/7/20 12:00 pm From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Yesterday at the Donnellson Unit of Shimek Forest in Lee County, I distinctly heard what I believe was a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. The habitat was exactly right for it to be breeding there, but I reviewed the literature and they are not supposed to nest in Iowa (or at least not in Lee County) I searched for the bird for at least ten minutes but could not spot the culprit. I have seen and heard this species into June as it migrates through. Any thoughts and opinions? Chuck Fuller Burlington -- 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/<CADNk8fZ99HTpPD8dhR3sqJNz90qVe4t0zU3GKS5NuC781xsGjQ...>

Date: 7/7/20 5:40 am From: Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow-throated Warbler in DSM
Hey I-Birders, Harney and I walked along the Des Moines River this morning and were surprised to find a vociferous YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER near Tai Village. He was singing lustily, giving his 3 second song about every 12 seconds. I was lucky to catch his movement at the top of one of the cottonwoods and had the bins on him as he launched himself across a gap between two trees, his cheery song uninterrupted by his airborne status. I have not seen this species in the area since May 26. I guess they must breed here, in small numbers I suppose, while observing a quiet period like some other birds seem to do. Anyway, this was a nice bright encounter to begin the day. In retrospect, I had a good warbler morning (for July, that is) with YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, AMERICAN REDSTART, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and NORTHERN PARULA. With the exception of Prothonotary Warbler which we were hearing along that same path up until a few weeks ago, those are all the warblers one should possibly expect on this walk at this time of year. A NORTHERN PAINTED TURTLE ambled across the path ahead of us, displaying some unexpected speed after spotting us. I caught up to him in the grass in time to get a photo. Although the Pileateds I mentioned a few days ago have not reappeared, the woodpecker bonanza continues in our yard, including our regular special guest, the RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, who drops by several times each day. Good Birding, Stuart Sparkman NW Des Moines -- 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/CA%2BC%3D53E2nDzqfH0rTdg8TNAmKafkG3%<3DXb10ngFHdma0Xs93SeQ...>

Date: 7/6/20 12:20 pm From: Ken Wiggers <ken.wiggers...> Subject: [ia-bird] White Red-tailed hawk
White Red-tailed hawk west of 520th Ave and 260th St, just west of the ISU Ag 450 Farm at about 2:00 p.m. July 6th. Quite shocking to see! There was a slight tinge of red in the tail feathers, it seemed to have a "normal" RT hawk mate. It circled about and went north, it originated from south of 260th St near the farm place on the east side -- it crossed the field to the NW then returned to the SE, then back NW to sit on a power pole. Story county just south of Ames. 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 -- 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/CAF_wYC%2BASOA%3DWguR0omvb%<2BM7Ejjgmggr12vvj0PbLwLtQu21LQ...>

Date: 7/5/20 5:06 pm From: Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life Winter 2020 issue
The Winter 2020 issue of Iowa Bird Life is now available on the IOU website. Members may view it by logging into www.iowabirds.org. Below is the list of contents: First Iowa Record of Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck by W. Ross Silcock A Review of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Occurrence in Iowa by James J. Dinsmore and Stephen J. Dinsmore Meet an Iowa Birder—Pip Fisher by Robert Cecil Yellow-billed Loon in Webster County by Stephen J. Dinsmore Field Reports—Fall 2019 by Brandon Caswell Hitchcock Nature Center Hawk Watch Report, Fall 2019 by Erin Scott 2019 Hitchcock Raptor Banding Project in Perspective by Jerry Toll Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Board of Directors Meeting by Sharon Bauer Book Review: Great Plains Birds by Larkin Powell by Carl Nollen Fifty Years Ago in Iowa Bird Life by James J. Dinsmore 2019 IOU Financial Statements Thanks to all who contributed. Enjoy! Karen Viste-Sparkman, editor -- 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/CAESbxs%2B0s4b%3DH55U2gHJ7%<3DVymXAmD6FJkdaHWSDjoZkExFz7tQ...>

Date: 7/5/20 9:53 am From: weatherbird58 <weatherbird58...> Subject: [ia-bird] Pine Siskin on the 4th
I forgot to post it yesterday, but around noon on Saturday we had a Pine Siskin at the finch feeders with the goldfinches. Haven't seen it today. The siskin wasn't familiar with our "upside down" feeders, and it took some time exploring and watching the goldfinches to figure out how to get some seeds. We also have a family or two of young Baltimore Orioles roaming about, and another brood still being fed in the nest out past the yard. Karl Jungbluth, 2 miles south of Boone -- 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/<0e525977-636b-4e29-a501-99ad7b978332o...>

Date: 7/5/20 9:18 am From: Robert Thorbrogger <rthorbrogger...> Subject: [ia-bird] WHITE PELICANS
100s at Dan Greene slough, Clay county... all visible from the turnoff on the S and E of the slough there must have been something seasonal to eat... bob thorbrogger -- 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/<02ff9715-a33e-4554-b66f-8a743643d7fbo...>

Date: 7/5/20 3:16 am From: Orin K3 <orink3...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] WDM MIKI
Hi, Joy H. So pleased you were able to see these wonderful M. kites. We had about 14 years of a fine family here in Rockford until 3 years ago. We were very saddened to have apparently lost them. I hope yours continue to return. As Ever, Orin in Boone County, IL On Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 10:27 PM Joy Harvey <joy...> wrote: > After 6 or 7 tries in the past couple of weeks, I finally saw two > Mississippi Kites at around 4 p.m., perched in some dead branches in a tall > tree behind Fairmeadows Retirement Village north of Vine St. near 27th in West > Des Moines. They were best viewed from Fairlawn Dr., which lies just > north of the complex. The tree in question is directly south of the > residence at 2600 Fairlawn Dr. One of the MIKIs had a banded tail, but > otherwise seemed to have grayish adult plumage. > > > > Roy Adolphson > > Polk County (DSM) > > -- > 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/D9CBEED9CBC54F9C9D7FC098835B3FF0%40RodDJoyDT > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/D9CBEED9CBC54F9C9D7FC098835B3FF0%40RodDJoyDT?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAJDdutdnOHk_eB4LDT6vn1%<2B0KWmEdAzF3E1ETdmKKCKYvfXn6g...>

Date: 7/4/20 8:27 pm From: Joy Harvey <joy...> Subject: [ia-bird] WDM MIKI
After 6 or 7 tries in the past couple of weeks, I finally saw two Mississippi Kites at around 4 p.m., perched in some dead branches in a tall tree behind Fairmeadows Retirement Village north of Vine St. near 27th in West Des Moines. They were best viewed from Fairlawn Dr., which lies just north of the complex. The tree in question is directly south of the residence at 2600 Fairlawn Dr. One of the MIKIs had a banded tail, but otherwise seemed to have grayish adult plumage. Roy Adolphson Polk County (DSM) -- 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/D9CBEED9CBC54F9C9D7FC098835B3FF0%40RodDJoyDT.

Date: 7/4/20 8:38 am From: Rita Goranson <ritag...> Subject: [ia-bird] C. Gallinule
I have been trying to find a Least Bittern at Zirbel Slough by going down early in the morning. Unfortunately, I am not having any luck, but I am not going out on the water and the cattails are six feet high. Typically we are able to find them at the slough. This a.m. there was an adult C. Gallinule at the boat channel on the north side that has not been there before, nor elsewhere at the slough. A week or so ago, Al and I saw four adults Gallinules at Big Wall Lake in Wright County. At a pond south of Clear Lake on Cardinal, there were over 46 Killdeer, two Lesser Yellowlegs, two Least Sandpipers and six Spotties. Our little ponds from the rains are drying up fast. At the Landfill there were several dozen Ring-billed and Franklin Gulls. Other than that there were all of the expected summer birds. Rita (and Al) Goranson Mason City, Iowa Cerro Gordo County -- 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/000e01d65219%242b9da4e0%2482d8eea0%<24...>

Date: 7/4/20 7:45 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Oatmeal on the 4th
Special treat today was Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in the lilac off the deck. 37 species ......beautiful morning Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<1226D98D-24AE-430F-88E3-BE7A3FB8BB03...>

Date: 7/3/20 9:19 pm From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> Subject: [ia-bird] Out-of- state-Birder
Hi, I have an out-of-state birder headed to N. W. Iowa in a couple of weeks wanted to see a barn owl for a life bird. Does anyone know of any location in N.W. Iowa? Our best, Don Don Poggensee Ida Grove, Ia. 51445 712-364-3491 -- 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/<4CF2946B-1167-4D21-B223-4B3F10DB0797...>

Date: 7/3/20 5:51 pm From: Linda Quinn <quinnhenry...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Abridged summary of - 2 updates in 2 topics
Or have an Amana BIC breakfast on the Fourth in honor of Tucker who would puke on the way home in the heat.........oh, the late 70’s and 80’s, right Mez? On Jul 3, 2020, at 7:36 PM, "<ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...>" <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...>> wrote: <ia-bird...><https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/ia-bird/topics> Google Groups<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> [http://www.google.com/images/icons/product/groups-32.png] <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> Today's topic summary View all topics<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/ia-bird/topics> * Little Turkeys - 1 Update * Iowa RBA: 7-3-20 - 1 Update Little Turkeys <http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/t/a73a8006f7ea306c?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...><mailto:<jacamar29...>>: Jul 03 02:31PM -0500 Hey I-Birders, This morning I saw one of the local WILD TURKEY hens sunning herself in the back yard at the edge of the woods. After a while she ambled away and four little poults stumbled ...more<http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/msg/28bdc8111dc1a?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> Back to top Iowa RBA: 7-3-20 <http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/t/4787ebe072ed41a6?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...><mailto:<john.annabissell...>>: Jul 03 09:14AM -0500 Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 27, through Friday, July 3, 2020: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) CASUAL: BEWICKS WREN FISH CROW ...more<http://groups.google.com/group/ia-bird/msg/27a98589db4fc?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> Back to top You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/ia-bird/join>. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...><mailto:ia-bird+<unsubscribe...>. -- 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/<CH2PR07MB679158A7D0A8AF12F8BDB3EEC06B0...>

Date: 7/3/20 12:31 pm From: Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...> Subject: [ia-bird] Little Turkeys
Hey I-Birders, This morning I saw one of the local WILD TURKEY hens sunning herself in the back yard at the edge of the woods. After a while she ambled away and four little poults stumbled along in her wake. They weren't tiny- each about the size of a robin- but still pretty cute. Some years ago a hen with young was hanging around the yard and over the course of a few weeks we watched her clutch diminish from an impressive 13 poults down to seven or so. Still, that's a good result, and the babies of hawks, owls, foxes, raccoons, and weasels need something to eat too. Good Birding, Stuart Sparkman NW Des Moines -- 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/CA%2BC%3D53FKA%<2B1ThrcQ1ri-Y5p7e96xieAx3_csex8B4EzqRLUNNw...>

Date: 7/3/20 7:15 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 7-3-20
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 27, through Friday, July 3, 2020: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) CASUAL: BEWICKS WREN FISH CROW -Additional Species Mentioned Merlin Mississippi Kite Least Flycatcher *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. NORTHEAST: BLACK HAWK COUNTY: Nesting MERLINS were seen in Waterloo on the 29th. EAST: JOHNSON COUNTY: A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen along the Herbert Hoover Trail between Solon and Ely on the 27th. 2 BEWICKS WRENS are being seen in a yard in Iowa City on the 28th. CENTRAL: POLK COUNTY: 3 MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen along Vine St in West Des Moines on the 28th. They were last seen on the 29th. FISH CROWS continue to be seen at Sandpiper RA at Saylorville on the 1st. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 10, 2020 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa <john.annabissell...> <jabissell...> 515-423-6108 -- 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/<CALXMzt3_To0U_j7fb90c-Ge7SbADJYDUwrbWmKK1FwXrtxq6dg...>

Date: 7/2/20 4:39 pm From: Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...> Subject: [ia-bird] Woodpecker Bonanza
Hey I-Birders, Karen and I spent about 3 minutes observing a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS foraging in the next door neighbor's yard this afternoon. We live in NW Des Moines, with about 10 acres of a wooded ravine behind our house. Previously we have only had maybe three brief sightings of this species from our home in about 14 years, although they are not very uncommon along the river only 1/4 mile from here. I am musing over seeing six species of woodpecker today from inside the house. The RED-HEADED WOODPECKER we were seeing regularly a couple weeks ago reappeared today for a bit of suet. Families of both DOWNY and HAIRY WOODPECKERS, including multiple juveniles of each, have been frequenting the suet for a couple of weeks now. An adult and a juvenile RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER are also stopping by frequently. And just as I was preparing dinner two NORTHERN FLICKERS came by for suet as well. We see flickers now and then in the yard, more frequently in the cooler months, but I haven't seen them in the yard for a week or two it seems. So, maybe the word got out via the Picidae newsletter or twitter feed that our yard is friendly to the woodpecker sort. On a side note, this morning I observed a family of HOUSE WRENS at Cottonwood Recreation Area below Saylorville Dam. There were four noisy hungry young birds pestering two harried-looking adults, who may have been experiencing envious thoughts toward species who only fledge one or two young. Good Birding, Stuart Sparkman NW Des Moines "One of the rewards of birdwatching is the brief escape it affords from our ancient and compelling need to make nature useful" -Graeme Gibson -- 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/CA%2BC%<3D53GnAEJfFNyzqA9-Bx76KHuDmZg6h9iUbd7Zs_Be1iS-Ug...>

Date: 7/1/20 7:01 am From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Fish Crow
Fish Crow continues at Sandpiper Rec. Area, Sayloville Lake, Polk Co. July 1, 2020. Clayton Will, Madrid -- 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/<CAHX11sgqbm_84smv4YbBguF2DHzmAC0OjeJj60_pm1d55d9E1g...>

Date: 7/1/20 6:43 am From: Diane Dentlinger <dianedentlinger...> Subject: [ia-bird] Peregrine falcons-- State Capitol
At 8:15 this morning I saw at least 4 peregrine falcons on the east face of the State Capitol in Des Moines. I only had binoculars but two appeared to be adults and 2 were the more brown juveniles. Diane Dentlinger Polk Co. -- 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/CAAjkBW8zWZ8wxBykZnF_0ejO4vNTrJGzXCV4XtVPO%3D%<3DCymTK3w...>

Date: 6/30/20 10:56 am From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] potential location for shorebirds
I ran across this article today. Brushy Creek could be a great stop-over place for shorebirds working their way south as summer progresses. Iowa Department of Natural Resources to install fish barrier at Brushy Creek Lake spillway The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will install a physical fish barrier on the Brushy Creek Lake spillway this summer to reduce walleye and muskellunge loss during flood events. The lake will be lowered approximately 4 feet for the next two months to allow for construction. The West ramp will still be usable, even after the lake level has been lowered. [cid:<image001.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> -- 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/<CH2PR19MB3704484AF86A9CF591CE2ADAC76F0...>

Date: 6/30/20 6:44 am From: weatherbird58 <weatherbird58...> Subject: [ia-bird] Red-breasted Nuthatch south of Boone
This morning, while communing with mosquitoes and sitting in a Wood Thrush territory, I clearly heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch. It was within range for a few minutes but I wasn't able to see it. It vocalized 3 times. The area is on the north border of Ledges State Park in mixed deciduous woods. However, there is a grove of mature cedars a couple hundred feet to the west, and a pine plantation in the park is a quarter mile to the southeast (where I frequently find RBNU in the winter). The Wood Thrush territory has been in the same location for at least 3 weeks. I hear singing, and infrequently alarm calls from my yard. I was hoping to find nesting evidence but no luck. I saw two birds briefly interact, but couldn't confirm they were both Wood Thrush. Mosquito netting doesn't make for optimum viewing! Also present was a singing Scarlet Tanager, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pewee and Eastern Towhee plus other common residents. In the yard, the Carolina Wren pair just hatched a second brood in the same nest in the same leaning empty flower pot as their first brood. They disappeared downhill for a couple of weeks and snuck back to lay eggs. Karl Jungbluth, 2 miles south of Boone. -- 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/<8a31e393-d9df-4cbb-a603-7efbc7318e85o...>

Date: 6/30/20 12:02 am From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites
I should have mentioned, these shots are not altered, just overexposed a lot. That's why the background is blown out, to get lit detail on the birds. Brandon Caswell Marion On Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 2:00:29 AM UTC-5, Brandon Caswell wrote: > > A couple shots of the kites, a subadult (1st summer) and adult from > Father's Day. It was right in front of Fairmeadows Elementary, my alma > mater 3rd-6th grade. I felt like I was missing a backpack and lunch box. :) > > One thing I noticed years back at Ottumwa was the presence of the breeding > pair of adults and a subadult. I wonder if their offspring follow them back > north the following year? > > Best, > Brandon Caswell > Marion > > PS. I also included a shot with the red coming through in the flight > feathers and tail. Too bad a tree barely threw it out of focus. > > On Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:49:34 PM UTC-5, dnharr wrote: >> >> Had to run errands to Des Moines late this morning & thought I'd look for >> the Miss. Kites reported by Wendy VanDeWall yesterday. Luck was there just >> before lunch, with 3 perched in high dead branches of the tallest tree >> behind Fairmeadows Village retirement home. Best viewed from near the >> corner of Fairlawn Dr. & 26th St. >> (Thanks, Wendy!) >> >> Doug Harr >> Ogden >> > -- 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/<18b9a665-606c-426f-8b17-b3387fb7c379o...>

Date: 6/30/20 12:00 am From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites
A couple shots of the kites, a subadult (1st summer) and adult from Father's Day. It was right in front of Fairmeadows Elementary, my alma mater 3rd-6th grade. I felt like I was missing a backpack and lunch box. :) One thing I noticed years back at Ottumwa was the presence of the breeding pair of adults and a subadult. I wonder if their offspring follow them back north the following year? Best, Brandon Caswell Marion PS. I also included a shot with the red coming through in the flight feathers and tail. Too bad a tree barely threw it out of focus. On Monday, June 29, 2020 at 12:49:34 PM UTC-5, dnharr wrote: > > Had to run errands to Des Moines late this morning & thought I'd look for > the Miss. Kites reported by Wendy VanDeWall yesterday. Luck was there just > before lunch, with 3 perched in high dead branches of the tallest tree > behind Fairmeadows Village retirement home. Best viewed from near the > corner of Fairlawn Dr. & 26th St. > (Thanks, Wendy!) > > Doug Harr > Ogden > -- 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/<0f24801a-1207-4629-ae20-a83fa67c0c16o...>

Date: 6/29/20 4:53 pm From: James Fuller <jnkfuller...> Subject: [ia-bird] Wrens
Hi All, Mark Brown got some pictures of the wren late this afternoon, and I think there is the probability that it is a Carolina rather than a Bewick’s. Sorry everybody. Jim Fuller, Iowa City -- 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/<CH2PR17MB346140CB12E078CC47148D04C86E0...>

Date: 6/29/20 1:52 pm From: Tom Schilke <tom.schilke...> Subject: [ia-bird] nesting merlins
The merlins that have occupied a nest across the street north from my house for the last two months in Waterloo have begun to actively feed nestlings. During the first month they came to and from the nest, straightened it up, mated, stashed food, etc. The next month she, and occasionally he, incubated eggs. There has been on occasion a second male. I still have a clear view of the nest in the tall sycamore which is now beginning to leave out after a bout with anthracnose. The neighbors are cool with visitors watching the merlins. I usually have a scope on the nest by my garage door at 1432 LibertyAve. Visitors are welcome. Evening light is best from my angle. It will be about another month before the young fledge during which time the male could bring up to nine birds a day to the nest - mostly house sparrows. Vocalizations have been interesting - more to it than a simple call. I haven’t seen little heads yet. The nest survived 50mph straight line winds and torrential rain. They defend the nest from any raptor that gets anywhere near calling at length during the attack. Soft little chinks mixed in with the calls generally seem to mean some kind of interaction between the merlins - either food is here or it is time to switch places for a while. Also of interest near by are nesting black billed cuckoo, flicker, bells vireos and maybe red-headed woodpecker on the bike trail at Gilbertville. Go north from the depot towards Evensdale until you get almost get to the Schaefer Natural area bench, almost a half mile walk. Bank Swallows are nesting in the private quarry south of the road to the water treatment plant which is along the south border of of Riverview Park in Waterloo 1.5 miles from my house. Stand by the gate and watch - also YB cuckoo hanging out there. Best Wishes, Tom Schilke - Waterloo -- 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/<F325043A-B2D6-4A46-8385-DBA18EBC0A48...>

Date: 6/29/20 1:46 pm From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mississippi Kites
I took some photos of the Mississippi Kites in West Des Moines this noon, but backlighting was terrible, plus they were perched in a tree on private property, so it was difficult to get any good & close pictures. The one attached here had to be cropped, lightened and sharpened with my computer's photo editor, but at least you can view one of the 3 MIKIs fairly close! Doug Harr On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote: > Had to run errands to Des Moines late this morning & thought I'd look for > the Miss. Kites reported by Wendy VanDeWall yesterday. Luck was there just > before lunch, with 3 perched in high dead branches of the tallest tree > behind Fairmeadows Village retirement home. Best viewed from near the > corner of Fairlawn Dr. & 26th St. > (Thanks, Wendy!) > > Doug Harr > Ogden > -- 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/CAO6%<3DGQcoKSWmJ2u7oxoGiMrqyboSXgGeAOia7uO8hFAL9nTU7Q...>

Date: 6/29/20 1:00 pm From: Clayton Will <willcfish...> Subject: [ia-bird] Black-crowned Night Heron Southwest of 190th St. East parking lot. Bays Branch, Guthrie co.
June 29, 2020, This morning I found a Black-crowned Night Heron Southwest of 190th St. from the East parking lot. Bays Branch, Guthrie Co.! Took some photos and video before it walked back into the reeds! Clayton Will Madrid -- 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/CAHX11sjzDCEayC3Ygwi50jk49Ki92s9ZRbGHsvh5Px%3D%<3D7bXxLQ...>

Date: 6/29/20 10:49 am From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites
Had to run errands to Des Moines late this morning & thought I'd look for the Miss. Kites reported by Wendy VanDeWall yesterday. Luck was there just before lunch, with 3 perched in high dead branches of the tallest tree behind Fairmeadows Village retirement home. Best viewed from near the corner of Fairlawn Dr. & 26th St. (Thanks, Wendy!) Doug Harr Ogden -- 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/CAO6%<3DGQewWHPUeUXBF2xrNTL9BA1vR9sFfVQWMLbddwP8kLGBSg...>

Date: 6/29/20 10:35 am From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA
Thanks for the additional information, Tony! Eric On Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 12:29 PM Tony Moline <tonymoline...> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this great information on Green Island. I’d like to add > a few things to your post. Green Island WMA and ecosystem it is part of is > much larger than many realize. In addition to what you have mentioned there > is a newer section on the west side of highway 52. This is primarily > floodplain for the Maquoketa river and restored prairie. There are 3 > parking lots installed 2 years ago for this access. There is bluff top > woodland habitat that can be accessed from a trail behind the DNR building > or from a parking area on top of the bluff on 500th avenue. The East dike > eventually runs into Upper Mississippi Wildlife refuge property. The > property to the north is also all part of that refuge all the way up to > Pleasant Creek. About midway there there is an access point and parking lot > on 52. This is a flooded forest environment that is likely great for > yellow-crowed night herons but is rarely birded in summer due to insane > amounts of mosquitoes. The DNR is currently attempting to purchase even > more land for Green Island to which the Dubuque Audubon Society recently > voted to lend financial support for. > Tony Moline > Dubuque > > -- > 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/<f8fd3ee4-24da-47b1-b1d2-b0fbfc080e8bo...> > . > -- 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/CABD_q6zaKr7Lj7qAg7y-fRf%3DWsMu1Lmnso9hMuGa87r7-ha6%<3Dg...>

Date: 6/29/20 10:29 am From: Tony Moline <tonymoline...> Subject: [ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA
Thanks for sharing this great information on Green Island. I’d like to add a few things to your post. Green Island WMA and ecosystem it is part of is much larger than many realize. In addition to what you have mentioned there is a newer section on the west side of highway 52. This is primarily floodplain for the Maquoketa river and restored prairie. There are 3 parking lots installed 2 years ago for this access. There is bluff top woodland habitat that can be accessed from a trail behind the DNR building or from a parking area on top of the bluff on 500th avenue. The East dike eventually runs into Upper Mississippi Wildlife refuge property. The property to the north is also all part of that refuge all the way up to Pleasant Creek. About midway there there is an access point and parking lot on 52. This is a flooded forest environment that is likely great for yellow-crowed night herons but is rarely birded in summer due to insane amounts of mosquitoes. The DNR is currently attempting to purchase even more land for Green Island to which the Dubuque Audubon Society recently voted to lend financial support for. Tony Moline Dubuque -- 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/<f8fd3ee4-24da-47b1-b1d2-b0fbfc080e8bo...>

Date: 6/29/20 9:36 am From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> Subject: [ia-bird] Jackson County - Green Island WMA
Birders, Green Island Wildlife Management Area, in Jackson County, between Bellevue and Sabula, right on the Mississippi River, is in my estimation one of the elite birding locations in the state of Iowa, right alongside more well-known places, such as Yellow River State Forest and Shimek State Forest/Lacey-Keosauqua State Park. I'm sure many of you reading this have been there, but it seems to me that it is still a relatively unheralded and unknown birding location for most Iowa birders and deserves much more recognition. In the month of June (on the 7th and the 28th) I have found: 40+ Wood Ducks 5-10 Hooded Mergansers 5+ Yellow-billed Cuckoos Common Gallinules in 2-3 locations 3 Sandhill Cranes 75+ Double-crested Cormorants 300-350 American White Pelicans Least Bittern 75-100 Great Egrets 2-3 Green Herons 3 Bald Eagles (active nest) 10-12 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (clearly the most common woodpecker) 4-5 Pileated Woodpecker 4-5 Willow Flycatchers 25-30 Marsh Wrens 2-3 Yellow-headed Blackbirds Orchard Oriole 5 Baltimore Orioles 20 Prothonotary Warblers!!! 55 species total Swarms of odonates - literally! Tons of butterflies! Wildflowers, wildflowers, wildflowers! Green Island WMA is a 4,064 acre wetland (50%) upland (25%), and timber (25%) complex, tucked within the beautiful forested bluffs of the Mississippi River, surrounded and sectioned by a system of levees that separate the area from the Mississippi River on its northeast and the Maquoketa River on its northwest that the DNR uses to manage the habitat. These levees provide miles and miles of roads and hiking trails that give close access to the habitat to birders of all levels of experience, interest and mobility. Green Island is a perfect place to car bird, and most of the Green Island experience can be had from the seat of your car, but it is also an absolutely incredible nature experience to hike the levees that lead out to and along the rivers that motor vehicles are prohibited on. You could easily take up to a five, ten, or even as much as a fifteen mile hike without treading on the same stretch of levee twice. Once you are out on the levees and away from the roads, you can experience some true social distancing, often with another soul not being within miles. You can truly leave civilization behind and experience peaceful solitude surrounded only by the sights and sounds of nature. Truly spectacular! The levees are perfectly flat, so they are not strenuous to walk in that sense, but this is a wildlife management area, not a park or recreation area, so the levees are significantly vegetated, maybe being mowed 1-2, maybe 3 times throughout the growing season. There are also variably hidden chuck holes here and there to keep an eye out for, some occasional Wild Parsnip and Poison Ivy here and there and you should probably not be too squeamish about ticks. This is not flip-flop territory. Hiking boots will be advantageous, along with a good sun hat and some water. The nearest public restroom is on Bellevue or Sabula. Despite the challenges, it is still definitely well worth the time time effort - magical! During migration Green Island is filled to the brim with an abundance of waterfowl, shorebirds, warblers and much more. In the winter it is a great place to find eagles, hawks and other raptors. While you are there, I would highly recommend visiting Mississippi Palisades State Park, which is only a 20 minute drive away, across the river in Illinois, just north of Savanna. The scenery is absolutely stunning, the habitat is incredible and the birding is fantastic - nesting Cerulean Warblers, Kentucky Warblers, Blue-winged Warblers, Yellow-throated Warblers, Ovenbirds, Acadian Flycatchers, Veery, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Pileated Woodpeckers, Summer and Scarlet Tanagers and more - definitely worth the trip all by itself! Eric Ollie Ames -- 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/CABD_q6wyFnh%<3D9j1U9iio6bJud35waYS84EtuMYEsJCqFXgQBgg...>

Date: 6/29/20 7:41 am From: Michael May <2y2m2u...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak tonight
Yesterday after church, I took my time driving gravel roads in Southern O'Brien County and Cherokee, and was delighted to make a good ID on a blue grosbeak! First ever! Parked on the powerlines just north of the intersection of 470th Street & "O" Avenue in Cherokee County (NW of Cherokee; north of Meriden). Happy, happy! -Kristy May, Cherokee On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:33 PM Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> wrote: > Hi, > I was working with my bluebirds tonight, and saw a Blue Grosbeak land > on the barb wire, next to one of my bluebird boxes. The was in the Ida > Grove Cemetery just to the N,E. of the town of Ida Grove, Ida County. > Here are two images of one beautiful male. > > > Don > > > > Don. Poggensee > Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 > 712-364-3491 > > > > > -- > 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/<9F7E949C-C785-4D12-920F-116712BF6498...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<9F7E949C-C785-4D12-920F-116712BF6498...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAEurLzBDA9kYpz4Dy2ERU%<2BnUuhn9MY1vEtVTRycDHoeCt84Q2Q...>

Date: 6/28/20 6:28 pm From: James Fuller <jnkfuller...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bewick,s Wren
Hi All, Someone suggested there hadn’t been a Bewick’s Wren in Iowa City for 50 years. I had one in my backyard on Longview Knoll about 30 years ago, and I saw one in and around a garage near where James Huntington lives and lived probably 40 years ago. I also have seen two others in Johnson County relatively recently…. One was nesting in a can of nails in a shed in southern Johnson County, and the other was at the home of a young Amish boy who called me about it. That must have been about 10 years ago. I also have seen one in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington and this year one outside Lacey-Keosauqua SP. And besides the Argyle bird I had one at the campground at Lacey-Keosauqua one year. But on my deck in the middle of town…..unbelievable. Jim Fuller, Iowa City -- 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/<CH2PR17MB3461E6091ADB600B7EBE1156C86E0...>

Date: 6/28/20 3:52 pm From: Brochu, Christopher A <chris-brochu...> Subject: RE: [External] [ia-bird] Re: Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County
I had one in my back yard in Iowa City in 2010. Christopher A. Brochu Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email <chris-brochu...> ________________________________________ From: <ia-bird...> [<ia-bird...>] on behalf of Dean Hester [<dhester1994...>] Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 5:43 PM To: IA-BIRD Subject: [External] [ia-bird] Re: Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County There hasn't been a Bewick's Wren reported form Iowa City in 50 years! wow! On Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 1:26:31 PM UTC-5, James Fuller wrote: Hi All, We have a pair of Bewick’s Wrens that are trying to nest in the begonia planter on our deck. Jim Fuller 1 University Way #210 Iowa City, Iowa -- 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...><mailto:ia-bird+<unsubscribe...>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<588e0ae5-30e9-4309-a5e3-cf70e321b3e0o...><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<588e0ae5-30e9-4309-a5e3-cf70e321b3e0o...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/<CH2PR04MB70933E80974688DB4682C8598A910...>

Date: 6/28/20 3:43 pm From: Dean Hester <dhester1994...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County
There hasn't been a Bewick's Wren reported form Iowa City in 50 years! wow! On Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 1:26:31 PM UTC-5, James Fuller wrote: > > Hi All, > We have a pair of Bewick’s Wrens that are trying to nest in the begonia > planter > on our deck. > > Jim Fuller > 1 University Way #210 > Iowa City, Iowa -- 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/<588e0ae5-30e9-4309-a5e3-cf70e321b3e0o...>

Date: 6/28/20 11:37 am From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County
James, That is just crazy and awesome at the same time. No matter where you live--There is no doubt that you are the ultimate "bird whisperer"! God Bless, Paul O. Roisen Woodbury County, IA Mobile 712-301-2817 On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 1:26 PM James Fuller <jnkfuller...> wrote: > Hi All, > We have a pair of Bewick’s Wrens that are trying to nest in the begonia > planter > on our deck. > > Jim Fuller > 1 University Way #210 > Iowa City, Iowa > > -- > 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/<CH2PR17MB34615D5C763FADFF1375A2E3C8910...> > . > -- 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/CAF5x8g5a2u_qLcX5fHp1L4k7G11XRfwA-eN9z-DZ-v_Eh%<2BmrRg...>

Date: 6/28/20 11:26 am From: James Fuller <jnkfuller...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bewick's Wrens in Johnson County
Hi All, We have a pair of Bewick’s Wrens that are trying to nest in the begonia planter on our deck. Jim Fuller 1 University Way #210 Iowa City, Iowa -- 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/<CH2PR17MB34615D5C763FADFF1375A2E3C8910...>

Date: 6/28/20 9:38 am From: wtvandewalle <wtvandewalle...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kites. Polk County
After searching last night and then for 45 minutes this morning, I finally found the Mississippi Kites in Des Moines. One was carrying nesting material and flew into a clump of trees behind Vine Street Child Care across from 2420 Vine Street in West Des Moines. At one point I saw three birds. Happy birding! Wendy VanDeWalle Brandon. -- 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/<c30cec71-e3ac-48de-945e-ca8f4747537do...>

Date: 6/27/20 3:05 pm From: credwards via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] A Few Johnson County Birds
This afternoon on a walk at Hawkeye Wildlife Area, primarily SE of the Gun Club Ponds, I found a pair of SANDHILL CRANES, two YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, four ORCHARD ORIOLES, and seven BELL'S VIREOS (they were everywhere!) This morning while biking the Herbert Hoover Trail between Solon and Ely, I found one EURASIAN TREE SPARROW, two NORTHERN BOBWHITES, two ORCHARD ORIOLES, three more BELL'S VIREOS, and most surprisingly, a LEAST FLYCATCHER. Chris Edwards Solon, IA -- 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/005501d64ccf%2417272170%2445756450%<24...>

Date: 6/26/20 4:19 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-26-20
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 20, through Friday, June 26, 2020: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) CASUAL: FISH CROW -Additional Species Mentioned Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Marbled Godwit Laughing Gull Mississippi Kite Blue Grosbeak (Central) Worm-eating Warbler *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: JOHNSON COUNTY: A MARBLED GODWIT and a LAUGHING GULL were seen at Babcock Access on the 22nd . SOUTHEAST: LEE COUNTY: 2 WORM-EATING WARBLERS were seen at the Croton Uit of Shimek SF a couple hundred feet up the small tributary stream on the 21st. CENTRAL: STORY COUNTY: A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen along the trail that runs south out of South River Valley Park in Ames on the 20th. GREENE COUNTY: A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Dunbar Slough on the boat ramp at the north end of Ave. B on the 21st. POLK COUNTY: A pair of MISSISSIPPI KITES are still being seen the Fairmeadows Elementary School in West Des Moines on the 21st. A FISH CROW is still being seen at Sandpiper RA at Saylorville on the 21st. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 3, 2020 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa <john.annabissell...> <jabissell...> 515-423-6108 -- 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/CALXMzt0mVGJMOAK3TkzXc74Hh5F7c9FHwThXidb5Gvn%<3DtaezXQ...>

Date: 6/26/20 6:15 am From: <angela......> <angela.battle...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Neal Smith NWR
I live in southern Iowa on a modest two acres surrounded by alfalfa fields. For weeks I heard Northern Bobwhite close and far down in my field and closer to the house and then farther again, moving back and forth in what seemed to be a defined territory. Every morning, every evening, and even during the day, Bobwhite called and sang. Last Tuesday the alfalfa field was mowed down and I have not heard Northern Bobwhite since, not once, even as I listen and listen and hope. I walked the road the next morning and also saw two pairs of Bobolink clearly displaced by the mowing of their nests. This is the reality out here. On Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 8:44:10 PM UTC-5 Karen Viste-Sparkman wrote: > I've finally been able to go to Neal Smith NWR regularly in the last > couple of weeks, after basically missing spring. There have been some birds > of note recently. NORTHERN BOBWHITE have been heard and seen in widely > spaced parts of the refuge. Today one was heard from the visitor center > parking lot. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT has been singing from near the parking > lot of the Savanna Trail. BELL'S VIREOS were also heard there this morning. > Of course, HENSLOW’S SPARROWS are singing everywhere in the prairie, which > went completely unburned this year. It was a beautiful day to be out and > the wildflowers are gorgeous right now. > Karen Viste-Sparkman > Des Moines > -- 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/<155754c8-81b2-40d1-9d66-69f2eb6fb91en...>

Date: 6/25/20 6:28 pm From: Lee Schoenewe <lschoe...> Subject: [ia-bird] Grr-8 Big Sioux River foray
Yesterday Joe Jungers and I worked the Big Sioux River corridor in Sioux and Lyon counties. At Oak Grove Park we had both cuckoos, Bell's Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch and at least two Wood Thrush. At Blood Run in Lyon County we had a pair of Grey Partridge, Henslow's Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow and nesting Eastern Meadowlarks. Two Clay-coloreds counter singing were at Hidden Bridge and there were lots of towhees heard. A number of Grasshopper Sparrows were heard by Joe in the Big Sioux River complex and I believed him! I tried to turn an immature male Orchard Oriole in poor light into a Bullock's but in good light we realized my error as he, two females and an adult male fought over good territory. We talked about Loggerhead Shrikes and YB Chats but they either did not hear us or didn't want us to know they were there. We have only added three species so far in June to the Big Year but we have such a good list that all the easy ones are already on it! May the second half of this year produce some good and unusual additional surprises! Lee A Schoenewe Spencer _____ <https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-e mail&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=s ig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Scanned by McAfee <https://home.mcafee.com/utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-e mail&utm_content=emailclient?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=s ig-email&utm_content=emailclient> and confirmed virus-free. -- 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/00f701d64b59%241076c500%2431644f00%<24...>

Date: 6/25/20 4:41 pm From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak and Leser Scaup
I finished one of my BBS today which we were not required to do. I had done 1 through 17 a couple of weeks ago. I found a Blue Grosbeak in Appanoose county. The address was 28921 543 st, coor. 40.6927 by -92.72699. The Lesser Scaup (adult male) was 40.6977 by -92.52263 16033 250th st. Davis County. I also had a Northern Mockingbird in Davis County. I have not added up the species but Quail appear to be down. This is the same route I had 2 Chats, a Mockingbird and Upland Sandpiper a couple of weeks ago when I did 1 thru 17 and stopped when a bridge was out.I finished 18 thru 50 today. This route is too much fun to skip for a year. -- Tom Johnson Mystic -- 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/CAM4i7mD-jWFZSrBDGKQNPa0XT3A6Ppz8Vkv2Xmy8QHTV2gc%<3D3Q...>

Date: 6/25/20 9:48 am From: Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...> Subject: [ia-bird] Western Grebe continues in Webster Co.
The WESTERN GREBE first reported last week was still floating around the middle of Brushy Creek Lake this morning. On the way up a LESSER YELLOWLEGS in some sheetwater NW of Stanhope was my first southbound migrant of the year. A pile of dead hogs north of Stratford was providing a banquet for about 20 TURKEY VULTURES. A pair of TRUMPETER SWANS with six cygnets at Bjorkboda Marsh was the largest family group I've ever seen. Denny Thompson Johnston -- 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/002c01d64b10%24615022d0%2423f06870%<24...>

Date: 6/24/20 6:44 pm From: Karen Viste-Sparkman <vistesparrow...> Subject: [ia-bird] Neal Smith NWR
I've finally been able to go to Neal Smith NWR regularly in the last couple of weeks, after basically missing spring. There have been some birds of note recently. NORTHERN BOBWHITE have been heard and seen in widely spaced parts of the refuge. Today one was heard from the visitor center parking lot. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT has been singing from near the parking lot of the Savanna Trail. BELL'S VIREOS were also heard there this morning. Of course, HENSLOW’S SPARROWS are singing everywhere in the prairie, which went completely unburned this year. It was a beautiful day to be out and the wildflowers are gorgeous right now. Karen Viste-Sparkman Des Moines -- 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/CAESbxsLvEct_cgiu3K%<3DfcUhifsCcfgC4qgB07a8Dw_2YRrkRwQ...>

Date: 6/24/20 9:41 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Noon report from the garden
Rose Breasted Grosbeaks ORCHARD ORIOLE .....first for week or so Carolina Wren Yellow throated Warbler Red Headed Woodpeckers Yellow billed Cuckoos Wood Thrush Baltimore Orioles House Wrens Cedar Waxwings Ruby Throated Hummers .....more And fantastic flowers, blueberries and raspberries .........blue skies and white fluffy clouds Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<578DD62F-164F-415D-8C85-34144AD0DF37...>

Date: 6/23/20 5:40 pm From: James McCoy <jgmccoy350...> Subject: [ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull/Laughing gull, added photos
Thanks to everyone for their insights on the dark-hooded gull with larger bill I shared last night. Several of you asked if there were any better views of the wings. I got no photos of the bird with wings open and all photos were at some distance into the sun, but I have attached a couple of other views that show the wing tips a little better. They appear to be all black/dark-gray with no white spots. In addition to being larger billed than a Franklin's the bill does seem to have a bit of a droop. My interpretation, with everyone's help, is a first summer Laughing Gull. I would welcome any additional comments. Thanks for everyone's help! Jamie McCoy Iowa City -- 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/CAMo9amk1c6P51awwYruhW7fQbdunb0v%<3Dm78J0Qtkob0UX1UHAA...>

Date: 6/23/20 11:09 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Nooner
Lunch on the deck Yellow throated Warblers Yellow-billed Cuckoos Red Headed Woodpeckers Ruby Throated Hummingbirds Gray Catbirds Eastern Bluebird American White Pelican Cedar Waxwings Blueberries and more Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<66949584-281B-43C9-B048-5A352056C71A...>

Date: 6/23/20 10:12 am From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] more NC Iowa
Birders, Arrived at Pilot Knob SP at open (4am) this morning with the hopes hearing a whip-poor-will. Wasn’t expecting to find one and didn’t. Next drove up to Rice Lake SP, but nothing notable there on the water. First time I’ve ever birded the lake and didn’t realize how big it was. Heat rise was a problem so may have missed something. Also had to reassemble my eBird list into two when I realized the lake is basically split down the middle by the county line. Probably a good thing for county listers though! Found singing Clay-colored Sparrows in the SE corner of Winnebago County (between 365th and 375th) off Apple Avenue. Also had one at the SW corner of 340th/Apple Ave (it was in Hancock Co. but heard it right across the road west from Prairie Pothole WA in Cerro Gordo). Last year I had one immediately east of this area in Cerro Gordo, so it seems they might be breeding in the vicinity of where all these counties meet. Possibly more widespread? One cool thing was every field I had CCSP I also had Grasshopper and Henslow’s. Henslow’s are fairly abundant in Hancock Co. in proper habitat, it seems. Went back to Pilot Knob: -Veery singing by tower (traditional breeding spot) -at least two Acadian Flycatchers south of Pilot Knob Lake along Lake View Trail, thanks Betty Lucas for that tip 😊 -Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Up to 189 in Hancock Co. now and can’t find a Green Heron or House Finch for the life of me. 😕 Brandon Caswell Marion -- 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/CACckiAM1cEjsgtC25iFDZv%2BUFnJk%<2BtcPVCmXvO9CZtApdSksGA...>

Date: 6/23/20 7:55 am From: Tony Moline <tonymoline...> Subject: [ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?
Droopiness appears to disappear when enlarged. I think the water shadow is making it seem larger than it is. I’ll defer to better gullers. Tony -- 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/<4285b941-c6e3-4496-851a-c1a77b726dc4o...>

Date: 6/23/20 4:40 am From: Tony Moline <tonymoline...> Subject: [ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?
Big droopy bill says Laughing Gull to me. Tony Moline Dubuque -- 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/<18780b98-ff13-4e60-8dba-a076995bd3aco...>

Date: 6/22/20 8:26 pm From: James McCoy <jgmccoy350...> Subject: [ia-bird] Franklin’s Gull?
My initial impression of this gull at Babcock Access in Johnson County was Franklin’s, but the bill seems too big. Am I over thinking this? Thanks for any thoughts. Jamie McCoy Iowa City -- 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/CAMo9amnTgLDZvy%3D8weVDj7SoC5w%<3DPK6eKxZYtR92k-km4FaMqQ...>

Date: 6/22/20 8:05 pm From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Hancock, Winnebago, Kossuth auto tour 4/22, Polk Co. 4/21
Hi birders, Yesterday I hit several spots in Polk Co., target birding (county/year/state listing). Perhaps one of the best days of this type of birding I’ve ever had! Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt along NE 118th Ave: a pair of Yellow-breasted Chats were #200 for Polk Co., along with several other county birds; chats were continuing at (41.7767208, -93.4034067); this road was superb birding Sandpiper RA: a single Fish Crow was on beach near Ring-billed Gulls around 7am; audio and photos obtained for state bird #334 Red Feather Prairie: could hear a Henslow’s Sparrow from the parking lot Karl Chevrolet, Ankeny: Western Kingbird immediately flew to me and perched on a sign; they are closed on Sundays so this is probably the best day to go WDM: Mississippi Kites buzzed around my vehicle right at the west entrance of Fairmeadows Elementary, my alma mater 3rd-6th grade...a fun, reminiscing drive throughout WDM after birding Today, before noon I made a trip around NC Iowa from about 11:30a-5:00p, checking many spots. It was overcast most of the time and temps in the low 70’s, excellent slough birding conditions. It seemed pretty remarkable, but I had four different pairs of Trumpeter Swans with cygnets that were all roughly the same size/age. Forest City settling ponds: nothing to note Crystal Hill WMA: a single Trumpeter with three cygnets Crystal Lake: nothing to note Myre Slough: at least a dozen Yellow-headed Blackbirds on territory; only two Black Terns seen, which according to David Shealer this tern nesting colony has pretty much collapsed, sad too because habitat looked great and was widespread Maynard Reece WPA: seven species of “blackbirds”; Trumpeter pair with six cygnets Union Slough NWR: Trumpeter pair with five cygnets; I also saw another likely pair, but no young 330th St/Birch Ave (east of Titonka): Upland Sandpiper Eagle Flats WMA/Warren E. Fox WMA: most Bobolinks I’ve ever seen, I stopped counting at 30, but there were more; several times I saw groups of 4-5 males chasing females; Trumpeter Swan pair with two cygnets; another note to locals, they have done a water drawdown here and the shorebird habitat is really nice near the intersection of 270th St/Lake Ave Eagle Lake WMA: although I didn’t spend a lot of time here I saw a single Black Tern, which was disappointing; only heard one Pied-billed Grebe; the infamous nesting grebe lake disappointed once again Pilot Knob SP tomorrow morning... Good birding, Brandon Caswell Marion -- 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/CACckiANqduqo93RXH-BWWnNbo5u%2BnrxtZpV3ejqbu9%<3DsVQD1yQ...>

Date: 6/22/20 9:31 am From: Jim Forde <jimforde...> Subject: [ia-bird] Marbled Godwit at Hawkeye WMA
This morning in the rain a MARBLED GODWIT was resting at Babcock Access. This was the first south-bound bird I've seen but it wasn't early enough make the records. Maybe 4th earliest. Jim Forde Cedar Rapids -- 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/<260316470.11532592.1592843484832.JavaMail.zimbra...>

Date: 6/22/20 5:38 am From: tomtazzstone <tomtazzstone...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow-breasted Chats - Bremer co.
Yesterday, there were 2 YB. CHATS along Timber Road at Aldo Leopold WA. Good birding, Tommy Stone Waterloo -- 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/<0c179891-9301-4581-9ce9-2bb88a648763o...>

Date: 6/21/20 8:33 pm From: Ron Stakland <rons...> Subject: [ia-bird] Worm Eating Warbler in Lee County
Per family tradition on Fathers Day I was allowed to dictate the family agenda for the day so I dragged them all to the Croton Unit at Shimek in search of the previously reported Worm Eating Warbler. We didn’t arrive until about 9:45 but the parking lot was birdy with Chat, YB Cuckoo, Common YT, Indigo Bunting, a possible Black Billed Cuckoo flyby, and a Scarlet Tanager all in the first 15 minutes. We then followed directions shared previously by Chuck Fuller and Chris Edwards and found two Worm Eaters a couple hundred feet up the small tributary stream. A magical little canyon made even better by close looks at the pair from only about 30 feet. We did not stay long as we figured their nest was likely nearby. They seemed to be accompanied by a very vocal Least Flycatcher. Best of all, my family got to share in this special treasure hunt and perhaps gain a bit of insight into this strange birding obsession of their parents. Hope all you fathers had a day as fine as mine. Best, Ron Stakland Fairfield Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<8EAEE26B-6B31-4BC8-A59C-A232F8377A74...>

Date: 6/21/20 4:42 pm From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] map of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron location
Look at the very top center of the map to see the pin I placed on the boat ramp. The roads are labeled. The GPS coordinates for the boat ramp are in the text box at the bottom of the map. [cid:<image001.png...>] [cid:<image002.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> -- 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/<CH2PR19MB3704CC272790D94BB45095C7C7960...>

Date: 6/21/20 4:40 pm From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] identification question
Regarding the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, I saw it fly several times. I do not know whether the legs extended beyond the tail or not. It seemed to be flying well. [cid:<image002.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> From: Jacob Newton <newtja84...> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 6:13 PM To: Stan Buman <stan...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] identification question It looks good for YCNH. Did you see it fly? If so did the legs project beyond the tail? On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 17:02 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...><mailto:<ia-bird...>> wrote: I saw this bird at Dunbar Slough on the boat ramp at the north end of Ave. B in Greene County. It is an immature heron. It appears to me that it is a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, given the distinct streaks on the breast. Let me know what you think. [cid:<image005.jpg...>] [cid:<image006.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> -- 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...><mailto:ia-bird+<unsubscribe...>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CH2PR19MB3704BC912A2BA57CA4C5BFF7C7960...><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CH2PR19MB3704BC912A2BA57CA4C5BFF7C7960...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/<CH2PR19MB37043BE418C6F204B5C6E729C7960...>

Date: 6/21/20 3:53 pm From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bobolinks at Dunbar Slough
There were quite a few Bobolinks at Dunbar Slough this morning. The greatest concentration that I saw was just northeast of the junction of 270th and B ave. I counted at least 15 Bobolinks in this small area. I also saw a Sedge Wren and Dickcissels on to the north. [cid:<image001.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> -- 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/<CH2PR19MB37041A9BE9A9468FA5AAE6CAC7960...>

Date: 6/21/20 3:10 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] identification question
It looks good for Yellow-crowned Night-Heron to me. Nice find! Good birding John Bissell Grimes On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:02 PM 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD < <ia-bird...> wrote: > I saw this bird at Dunbar Slough on the boat ramp at the north end of Ave. > B in Greene County. It is an immature heron. It appears to me that it is > a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, given the distinct streaks on the breast. > Let me know what you think. > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/543+Parkview+Drive+%0D%0A+Carroll,+IA+51401?entry=gmail&source=g> > > > > > > > > > > 543 Parkview Drive > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/543+Parkview+Drive+%0D%0A+Carroll,+IA+51401?entry=gmail&source=g> > > Carroll, IA > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/543+Parkview+Drive+%0D%0A+Carroll,+IA+51401?entry=gmail&source=g> > 51401 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/543+Parkview+Drive+%0D%0A+Carroll,+IA+51401?entry=gmail&source=g> > > C: 712.830.7713 > > E: <stan...> <amy...> > > W: www.fencelinephotos.com > > > > -- > 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/<CH2PR19MB3704BC912A2BA57CA4C5BFF7C7960...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<CH2PR19MB3704BC912A2BA57CA4C5BFF7C7960...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CALXMzt0q6wdEpY9rfhRgrm00HYVWLVJEcWmLp411gZ%<3DC_A8SxQ...>

Date: 6/21/20 3:06 pm From: 'Stan Buman' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] identification question
I saw this bird at Dunbar Slough on the boat ramp at the north end of Ave. B in Greene County. It is an immature heron. It appears to me that it is a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, given the distinct streaks on the breast. Let me know what you think. [cid:<image005.jpg...>] [cid:<image006.jpg...>] 543 Parkview Drive Carroll, IA 51401 C: 712.830.7713 E: <stan...><mailto:<amy...> W: www.fencelinephotos.com<http://www.fencelinephotos.com/> -- 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/<CH2PR19MB3704BC912A2BA57CA4C5BFF7C7960...>

Date: 6/20/20 8:45 pm From: Gerald White <apuffin...> Subject: [ia-bird] Gray Catbird call
I had a Northern Bobwhite call coming from the heavy cover on the edge of my yard 150 feet from me. I played a territorial call for NOBO using my phone app hoping that it might show itself. I had an immediate response from the brush as two birds flew directly to me; two Gray Catbirds! One of them was mimicking the NOBO and responded to the NOBO call. The mimic call was a very clean two note call. I wonder what motivated the catbird to respond so quickly? If they respond with every one of their mimics he is going to be a very busy bird because we have NOBO just across the road from him and plenty of other birds nearby that he may be mimicking. Gerald White -- 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/<99488b48-d45d-4fbd-809f-5242c26cb0b6o...>

Date: 6/20/20 8:06 am From: Tyler M. Harms <tyharms...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak, Ames
Good morning Birders, This morning, while on a bike ride along the trail that runs south out of South River Valley Park in Ames, Graham, Otis, and I found a Blue Grosbeak singing high in a cottonwood. A nice surprise on our morning ride! Take care, Tyler Harms Ames, Story Co. -- — Tyler M. Harms Ames, Iowa <tyharms...> -- 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/CAPMjp3254jTMUr99fna%2Bcr8hNNHR7j4i79_%<2Bgn7cf1a-ZJP0Dw...>

Date: 6/19/20 10:23 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-19-20
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 13, through Friday, June 19, 2020: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Common Gallinule Laughing Gull Least Tern Blue Grosbeak (NE) Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler *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: CERRO GORDO COUNTY: A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Warp Drive Pond in Clear Lake on the 15th. NORTHEAST: BLACK HAWK COUNTY: A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen along W Airline Hwy, just east of the intersection of Wagner Rd on the 14th. EAST: JACKSON COUNTY: COMMON GALLINULES were seen at Green Island WMA on the 18th. SOUTHEAST: LEE COUNTY: A WORM-EATING WARBLER continues to be seen at the Croton Unit of Shimek SF on the 13th. SOUTH CENTRAL: LUCAS COUNTY: A HOODED WARBLER continues at Stephens State Forest north of Unionville on the 13th. POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: 3 LEAST TERNS were seen at Narrows River Access County Park in Council Bluffs on the 15th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, June 26, 2020 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa <john.annabissell...> <jabissell...> 515-423-6108 -- 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/CALXMzt1wM-L2n%3D8D5G6f97BS%<3DE7UG_2Vq_90Y9LMrB_RSG3MHQ...>

Date: 6/19/20 4:35 am From: Jim Durbin <bugmugger187...> Subject: [ia-bird] Fwd: Final Article and Complete List
This is the final session of Tom Taylor's birding tour. It takes you through North Dakota before returning to New Mexico. Jim Durbin 1460 Douglas Court Marion Ia 52302 319-721-1593 www.insectsofiowa.org <http://www.insectsofiowa.org> www.Cedarrapidsaudubon.org <http://www.Cedarrapidsaudubon.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Thomas Taylor <tn21tay...> Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:22 AM Subject: Final Article and Complete List To: Joyce / Jim Durbin <bugmugger187...> Joyce and Jim, Stella and I finished the final article yesterday and I thought I would send you a preview copy before she puts it on the Randall Davey Audubon Facebook page on Saturday morning. Now I need to find something new to keep me occupied. Enjoy, Tom T Nature’s Migration Delights: A Cyber-Tour During a Season of Confinement Article I <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-i> Nesting Santa Fe Hummingbirds Article II <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-ii> Early Spring Changes Article III <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-iii> To Port Aransas Article IV <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-iv?fbclid=IwAR3SqdEUC4DQQEakp3_KsZuMu0OOZIxTcd5Rew_mvrEOULEam4k9rJl5630> North Texas Coast Article V <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-v?fbclid=IwAR30xZXUYAVXSq_0ovQ5nWq_NpzIK1fy1Btm8eO9funOyTRQYPm45WSG9cY> Central Kansas Article VI <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-vi> Plains to Midwest Woodlands Article VII <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-vii> Southeast Iowa Transit Article VIII <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-viii> Backyard Birding Bonanza Article IX <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-ix> Iowa to Wisconsin Article X <https://nm.audubon.org/news/nature%E2%80%99s-migration-delights-cyber-tour-during-season-confinement-x> Return to New Mexico Thomas Taylor 2081 Plaza Thomas Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-424-3238 (h) 505-660-0860 (cell) -- 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/CAKwgF5fCSJyVksjNJMXaFhHqAMGp1o%<3DvUC77Rtb-b2to0kKJ2g...>

Date: 6/18/20 6:33 pm From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak tonight
Hi, I was working with my bluebirds tonight, and saw a Blue Grosbeak land on the barb wire, next to one of my bluebird boxes. The was in the Ida Grove Cemetery just to the N,E. of the town of Ida Grove, Ida County. Here are two images of one beautiful male. Don Don. Poggensee Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 712-364-3491 -- 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/<9F7E949C-C785-4D12-920F-116712BF6498...>

Date: 6/18/20 12:37 pm From: Jeanne Hedges <onespayiowa...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow headed blackbird at Green Island
Common gallinules, too. Same location. -- 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/<b0f21924-168c-4fd0-8e41-16057bfc1528o...>

Date: 6/18/20 12:23 pm From: Jeanne Hedges <onespayiowa...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow headed blackbird at Green Island
Off the middle access road. Jeanne Buffalo, IA -- 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/<a733bfad-6aed-46b4-84a0-7865634a1972o...>

Date: 6/18/20 8:28 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Aberrant American Goldfinch?
There has been a whitish yellow American Goldfinch at my feeders for the past month or so. Attached is a picture of the bird alongside a normally colored American Goldfinch. Is this just a weird plumage variation? Partial leucism? Good birding John Bissell Grimes -- 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/CALXMzt3xRg%3DaGUyHh1BdCULK%<3Drt9-7QfUvBY793STk8ncrzDkA...>

Date: 6/18/20 7:49 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow
Good Morning Breakfast, sudoku, Yellow throated Warblers and nesting Yellow Billed Cuckoos.....singing Wood Thrush. Next weed pulling! Very good morning on the eastern shore Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<E9C7F867-530E-404A-88BB-1573B9851ADA...>

Date: 6/17/20 12:03 pm From: jg441157j5x <jg441157j5x...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Re: eBird Records
Thank you for that information Aaron!Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Aaron Brees <aebrees...> Date: 6/17/20 1:24 PM (GMT-06:00) To: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: eBird Records Paul and anyone else who may be interested in this:One way to get an idea of who entered what is to go to the eBird homepage, then type Woodbury, Iowa into the Explore Regions search. This will take you to the Woodbury species list with the species listed in order from most recently reported, to least recently reported. Any time you see a state or county list unexpectedly increase, it is always because someone has entered a big batch of old records into eBird. Of those old records, there are often records of rarities that have not reoccured since eBird use became common, so these represent the first and only records for those species for the county. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the species list, that is where you will find most of these accidentals. In the case of Woodbury, you will see that Bill Huser has added his database of records to eBird which has added many species to the list based on records from the 1980s through mid-2000s. The other account that has added a number of species to the list based on old records is the Iowa Published Records account. This is an account I created to enter significant Iowa records that have been formally published (usually but not always in IBL) but which have not been entered into eBird by the actual observer. This should include all records accepted by the IOU Records Committee up through 2019 I think. For the whole state of Iowa, there are now eBird records of 428 of the 430 species on the IOU state list. I know Sharp-tailed Grouse is one that is still missing but I am not sure what the other one is.Aaron BreesPolk City, IowaOn Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 12:55 PM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:Good afternoon all, Greeting from Sioux City. Yesterday I happened to glance at the Woodbury County eBird list and found that someone had taken the time to enter or to cause to be entered all the missing species records that had never been added by individuals (some from way back in the 1840's) into eBird. New Woodbury County List is 319.I am very curious as to who was the fairy godmother (or godfather) who completed this task. Plymouth County had also been updated and I suspect maybe all counties??Please let me know (offline if you prefer) or let us know how this was accomplished and who you are. This is great news for eBird and for historical purposes.God Bless,Paul O. RoisenWoodbury County, IAMobile 712-301-2817 -- 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/CAHqdQaR3emwpN6zdUPOFv-tN%2BeV6Jsbbm%3DM%<3D8NM12vxU6Y9zww...> -- 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/<97.46.01513.EF86AEE5...>

Date: 6/17/20 11:57 am From: Diane Dentlinger <dianedentlinger...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue grosbeak Carroll County
This morning I saw a blue grosbeak at the usual spot on the west side of Carroll. This spot is on a bike trail about 100 feet off of Kittyhawk Avenue. Kittyhawk Av is also the road to the Carroll city dump (19111 Kittyhawk Av, Carroll) and if you come to the entrance road to the dump, the trail is a couple hundred feet north of the dump entrance. Diane Dentlinger Des Moines -- 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/CAAjkBW9qzAJV%<3DR6tELErCuh3hkTOpvhnRWqf0fFcQh-SY5LzBw...>

Date: 6/17/20 11:24 am From: Aaron Brees <aebrees...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: eBird Records
Paul and anyone else who may be interested in this: One way to get an idea of who entered what is to go to the eBird homepage, then type Woodbury, Iowa into the Explore Regions search. This will take you to the Woodbury species list with the species listed in order from most recently reported, to least recently reported. Any time you see a state or county list unexpectedly increase, it is always because someone has entered a big batch of old records into eBird. Of those old records, there are often records of rarities that have not reoccured since eBird use became common, so these represent the first and only records for those species for the county. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the species list, that is where you will find most of these accidentals. In the case of Woodbury, you will see that Bill Huser has added his database of records to eBird which has added many species to the list based on records from the 1980s through mid-2000s. The other account that has added a number of species to the list based on old records is the Iowa Published Records account. This is an account I created to enter significant Iowa records that have been formally published (usually but not always in IBL) but which have not been entered into eBird by the actual observer. This should include all records accepted by the IOU Records Committee up through 2019 I think. For the whole state of Iowa, there are now eBird records of 428 of the 430 species on the IOU state list. I know Sharp-tailed Grouse is one that is still missing but I am not sure what the other one is. Aaron Brees Polk City, Iowa On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 12:55 PM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote: > Good afternoon all, Greeting from Sioux City. > Yesterday I happened to glance at the Woodbury County eBird list and > found that someone had taken the time to enter or to cause to be entered > all the missing species records that had never been added by individuals > (some from way back in the 1840's) into eBird. New Woodbury County List > is 319. > > I am very curious as to who was the fairy godmother (or godfather) who > completed this task. Plymouth County had also been updated and I suspect > maybe all counties?? > > Please let me know (offline if you prefer) or let us know how this was > accomplished and who you are. This is great news for eBird and for > historical purposes. > > God Bless, > > Paul O. Roisen > Woodbury County, IA > Mobile 712-301-2817 > -- 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/CAHqdQaR3emwpN6zdUPOFv-tN%2BeV6Jsbbm%3DM%<3D8NM12vxU6Y9zww...>

Date: 6/17/20 10:55 am From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> Subject: [ia-bird] eBird Records
Good afternoon all, Greeting from Sioux City. Yesterday I happened to glance at the Woodbury County eBird list and found that someone had taken the time to enter or to cause to be entered all the missing species records that had never been added by individuals (some from way back in the 1840's) into eBird. New Woodbury County List is 319. I am very curious as to who was the fairy godmother (or godfather) who completed this task. Plymouth County had also been updated and I suspect maybe all counties?? Please let me know (offline if you prefer) or let us know how this was accomplished and who you are. This is great news for eBird and for historical purposes. God Bless, Paul O. Roisen Woodbury County, IA Mobile 712-301-2817 -- 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/CAF5x8g6Di%<2BZ3jpF09Cxh82jkKLsToQq2a22XQdm1zc8GL_-FhA...>

Date: 6/16/20 5:00 pm From: Noah Arthur <semirelicta...> Subject: [ia-bird] Laugher in Ventura yesterday
Hey IA Birders! I'm a vagrant from California living and working in Iowa for most of this year. I loved spring migration here, but so far the summer seemed rather slow birding-wise... until yesterday, when I stopped by a pond along Highway 18 in Ventura (Cerro Gordo Co.) where a tattered 1st-summer LAUGHING GULL was hanging with a small flock of RING-BILLS. It's the pond at Warp Drive Inc., along 18 just west of Cardinal Ave. (it's strictly closed to the public, maybe due to COVID-19, so if you look for the bird, view only from the roadside). I stopped by again today and didn't see the Laugher, but there were even more gulls, all on the far side of the pond and some with heads tucked, so it could have still been there but overlooked. eBird with photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S70480906 Noah Arthur (Oakland, CA; currently in Cedar Falls, IA) -- 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/CABe%<2BbUrROs2hqGccHuTUNCY9PrgWG4HdDbcHfUTi6Fzp1GLdtA...>

Date: 6/16/20 4:12 pm From: Rita Goranson <ritag...> Subject: [ia-bird] Laughing Gull......not
A search was made morning and afternoon, and though there were about 50 Ring-billed Gulls at the pond where the Laughing Gull was seen last evening, the Laughing Gull was not seen. Ventura Marsh and around the lake and the land fill were checked also. Rita G. Mason City -- 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/002701d64433%24a87948f0%24f96bdad0%<24...>

Date: 6/16/20 7:27 am From: Osness <ravenbuddhanow...> Subject: [ia-bird] Two tanagers near Ames
This morning I saw both the Scarlet and Summer Tanager near the trail head of the George Clark Sr. trail in McFarland Park near Ames. It seems the Summer Tanager breeding range may be moving north. Nick Osness Ames -- 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/<010566b7-8438-466b-bd78-362f2332407bo...>

Date: 6/15/20 6:23 pm From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Laughing Gull reported on eBird (Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co.)
Link to eBird checklist with location. Click the small blue flag with white pin inside of it. https://ebird.org/checklist/S70480906 Brandon Caswell Marion On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 8:19 PM Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> wrote: > -- 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/CACckiAOv-2C2yTZ0%2BsHosxvOKCpXxqEpTbBL3jgxLBUj3m%<3DoxA...>

Date: 6/15/20 6:19 pm From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Laughing Gull reported on eBird (Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo Co.)
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Date: 6/15/20 11:50 am From: 'Pam Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Least Terns - Pottawattamie Co
Reid and I went to Narrows River Access County Park in Council Bluffs this a.m. and enjoyed watching 3 Least Terns chasing Turkey Vultures and each other as well as loafing on the dunes at the park. Good Birding! Pam Allen West Des Moines, IA -- 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/<C68F06D6-CF3D-4143-A43C-0BE5A0FA4464...>

Date: 6/15/20 7:26 am From: William Huser <billfhuser...> Subject: [ia-bird] Broken Kettle Grassland birds
Broken Kettle Grassland vicinity, Plymouth County, IA, Sunday, June 14, 2020: Birch Ave: Loggerhead Shrike, 4 adults North Ridge Road east of Birch Ave: Bobolinks, 3 males North Ridge Road at Butcher Road: Cattle Egret, 5, flyby only Bill Huser, SouthSioux City, NE Jerry Probst, South Sioux City, NE -- 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/CAJ_Qbcaod5Qs1e4sqpgqG9J%3D6vGhZ0M72Rae-L%<3DWvr8yUFCtxA...>

Date: 6/14/20 11:04 am From: tomtazzstone <tomtazzstone...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak - Waterloo
This morning I found a BLUE GROSBEAK singing from a powerline along W. Airline Hwy. It was just east of the intersection of Wagner rd. by Hilpipre Auction co. Good birding, Tommy Stone Waterloo -- 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/<e75097c2-12b2-4292-9bfc-85af9518d5cfo...>

Date: 6/13/20 6:03 pm From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Resident bird count
Rathbun Area Bird Club had its annual summer resident count. 79 species were sighted with Prothonotary found in same area the continuing Hooded Warbler in Stephens State Forest north of Unionville, Ia. 2 Mockingbirds were found on 560 st. North of Exline, Ia. Tom J. Mystic, Ia. ? -- 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/CAM4i7mBWaEsGoq-JK8Leh1%<2BG5pJzB_3Gb8vR_v-vtVr5CM3Ugw...>

Date: 6/13/20 4:49 pm From: Kyle Belcher <k-belcher...> Subject: [ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler, Shimek SF
I went down to the Shimek/Lacey area today mainly to look for Hooded warbler, which I struck out on. However, a nice consolation was finding the Worm-eating warbler at the Croton unit west of Argyle. It was in the same spot it’s been seen recently, going to the right off the trail before crossing the creek until you see reach the little hill to the right, maybe 50 ft. It’s not a bad strategy to follow the side creek bed that way instead of bushwhacking, which is what I did. It wasn’t singing, so I really just lucked into it flitting around a bit before it took off. Saw most of the other expected area birds, including chats at croton, and blue winged and cerulean warblers at Lacey. Heard Kentucky but couldn’t spot it, they were singing way back in the woods. Kyle Belcher Iowa City Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<DM5PR0601MB3605A0E750B8099C8555C3F0FE9E0...>

Date: 6/12/20 5:08 pm From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-12-20
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 6, through Friday, June 12, 2020: -RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required) NONE -Additional Species Mentioned Common Gallinule Blue Grosbeak (East) Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler *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: LINN COUNTY: A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen at Wickiup Hill NA on the 9th. Specifically, The location was down the gated road, which continues west after the end of Morris Hill Road. I've always found it near the road, from the pond all the way west to the brush and debris dump on the south side. DUBUQUE COUNTY: A HOODED WARBLER was seen at The Mines of Spain RA on the 11th. SOUTHEAST: LEE COUNTY: A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen at the Croton Unit of Shimek SF on the 8th. Specifically, At the first creek crossing instead of going left over the main creek, go right, through the brush, and follow the smaller creek up to the wooded canyon. This is where the bird was. It was approx. 20 yards up the canyon. LOUISA COUNTY: A COMMON GALLINULE was seen at Cone Marsh on the 12th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, June 19, 2020 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted. John Bissell Grimes, Iowa <john.annabissell...> <jabissell...> 515-423-6108 -- 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/CALXMzt2cED02p7XkjnjO0U%3DQd9bxY9EM8tt6MEYzi8R%<3DtqZ8Ow...>

Date: 6/12/20 11:59 am From: Kevin Ripka <kevripka...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: F.w. kent park, not a sighting
Regarding the Valley View chat, it took me 3 times to figure out what ppl meant by where it was. You'll park where Greg said and then walk back down the road. if you continue to walk down the road a little past the the gravel path there is a mowed grass path (you can cut in thru a few feet of unmowed grass) that will take you right to where, for me, it is usually hanging out. Walk that mowed path to where you're just past the farm field on left and pond on right and thru some tall trees to a more shrubby area. If you do the gravel path, you might only hear it. I've never seen it going in that way. yours, Kevin Ripka On Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 9:53:24 AM UTC-5, Greg Ongie wrote: > > I was out there yesterday, and unfortunately did not see/hear any of the > chats. The most reliable one is by valley view prairie parking area, which > is located in the northern part of the park, just past the campground > (there is a sign). From the parking area, go southwest (downhill) until you > reach a gravel path that is roped off next to a pond. The chat has been > seen at the top of the hill north of the pond, west of the gravel path. > > The pony truss bridge mentioned in the sightings is the one on the east > side of the park, southeast of the conservation center. It is most easily > reached from the unnamed parking area just south of the conservation center > on the east side of the road with the picnic table. The bridge is just down > the path that leads east into the woods. > > Henslow's sparrows, grasshopper sparrows, bobolinks, and more can be found > along the far northeastern corner of the park in the pasture opposite the > eastern boundary of the park. Also I've found Henslow's sparrows and sedge > wrens in the prairies west of the road on the western side of the park. > > Hope this helps, > Greg Ongie -- 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/<ed7bd25c-b75d-4d67-86a7-d7e1e54580b1o...>

Date: 6/12/20 10:44 am From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> Subject: [ia-bird] Boone Co. Bobwhites
Birding the edge of the Iowa Arborteum's prairie (across road east of main Arboretum) this morning, we flushed a pair of Northern Bobwhites. First I've had in Boone Co. for 2 years! Doug Harr, Karl Jungbluth & Judy Levings -- 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/CAO6%3DGQeqS1AyjwuV_N%2Bj8e5Qh0s0%<3DsX7sTYAVv843Srk2OY8ig...>

Date: 6/12/20 9:11 am From: Linda Rudolph <lgrudolph...> Subject: [ia-bird] Common Gallinule- Louisa County
I decided to go to Cone Marsh this morning, mostly to look for butterflies. Following Chris Edwards example though, I'm trying to watch for birds at the same time (and mostly failing). There is an obvious Common Gallinule. On the West side of the marsh, park at the parking lot by the dike. Walk halfway down the hill to the dike. The Gallinule was perched right on top of a Muskrat house to the South. Linda Rudolph Coralville Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> -- 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/<CH2PR03MB527048971D03448D8317F72FBC810...>

Date: 6/12/20 8:11 am From: Richard Hollis <xiboia...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa
This is a nice little video [except perhaps for series of zooming around to photos at the beginning and end, which made me dizzy]. Would like American Bird Conservancy had a webinar on Taking Good Bird Photographs: A Webinar for Beginning and Intermediate Bird Photographers. Many of us can learn by watching this 70’ video. it features Mike Parr, Owen Deutsch, Grace Scalzo, and Michael Stubblefield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmZgeBOu9Vo Rick Hollis rural North Liberty IA 319 665 3141 319 541 8085 [mobile] <xiboia...> > On Jun 12, 2020, at 9:32 AM, <aj...> <aj...> wrote: > > Mediacom just released a half-hour program on birding in Iowa and they have graciously given us permission to showcase it on our website - https://iowabirds.org/ <https://iowabirds.org/>. I know some of you caught it on TV, but for those who couldn’t enjoy. It is very nicely done and features a few folks we know personally or virtually. Once you start playing it on our home page, the icon in the lower right will make it full screen if you like. > > Ann Johnson > Norwalk (Warren County) > > > > -- > 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...> <mailto:ia-bird+<unsubscribe...>. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/00f501d640c6%244967ccd0%24dc376670%<24...> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/00f501d640c6%244967ccd0%24dc376670%<24...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/<5E14AA8F-6432-4C74-9402-6C267C78405A...>

Date: 6/12/20 8:09 am From: John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa
That’s a very well made video! Good birding, John Bissell Grimes John Bissell AIC Subrogation Supervisor EMC Insurance Companies 717 Mulberry St \| Des Moines, IA 50309 P.O. Box 712 \| Des Moines, IA 50306 515-345-7554 \| 800-247-4445, ext. 7554 \| Fax: 866-504-6467 <John.N.Bissell...><mailto:<John.N.Bissell...> \| www.emcins.com<http://www.emcins.com> [EMC Insurance]<http://www.emcins.com/> [LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/38846?trk=tyah> [Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/EMCInsurance> [Twitter] <http://twitter.com/#!/EMCInsurance> [Google+] <https://plus.google.com/112388933752964084430/posts> [Youtube] <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3we-ar5zjFvEvWfRmP0M6Q> From: <ia-bird...> [mailto:<ia-bird...>] On Behalf Of <aj...> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 9:32 AM To: <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa Unsubscribe It appears that you have subscribed to commercial messages from this sender. To stop receiving such messages from this sender, please unsubscribe<http://secure-web.cisco.com/1D9kuaES21OWxL95ouNekJGVza1bd5u0HecoZQgXztbrAKuFyfTNU8dHCOAu4azL3M7TMN-jZ350uYuyIxrAc7kmsNcdL5Njd2sdWiIHbewEuQDVC2Lc49eBdQHBxRR6-QdJs8yI33Ys0w03gxXjoE3ysL_9AA_ryy6z_bObGNYigokGNRLKcVg0r-O3l0dxNZyCDKIRqs8NzGxDmcNvbmXNO8L2u0s9vwXt9xZ9Jz2pEpcDmbfwgwx_iGNtS9m4Gm-UugZXdE7nLbAyesPfsuMTKAbbxu4SIZebF1J4MVYrm4uoiyFcOB9pEhJoSEBmCAPjiuD9UZDgwQLfJ664Hvk1Coa2XYJP47h6hZJ02F9edFIAgMsGDWDpH6G4L-eSE/l69%3Amailto%3Agooglegroups-manage%2B1012388473776%<2Bunsubscribe...>%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fia-bird%2Fsubscribe43%3Amailto%3Aia-bird%<2Bunsubscribe...>%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fia-bird%2F00f501d640c6%25244967ccd0%2524dc376670%2524%2540hologrambirds.come> Mediacom just released a half-hour program on birding in Iowa and they have graciously given us permission to showcase it on our website - https://iowabirds.org/. I know some of you caught it on TV, but for those who couldn’t enjoy. It is very nicely done and features a few folks we know personally or virtually. Once you start playing it on our home page, the icon in the lower right will make it full screen if you like. Ann Johnson Norwalk (Warren County) -- 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...><http://secure-web.cisco.com/1feSMaqqTHXn7NC-6yXFzIBvIiwG7kZBqYEb9ZYlE8pRV2Ye6SWVoz7Mrl70tzIZ9hfRV2loLfUKAW3Mo67ir2GkY7Vl80MdRHG_9gUBVsR_NqUpYWO4N4Kj1PoT8vGQ_shr3av38mEwOW9vL6rB_l5WtcF4MWrhzlMr_MWUlx77BUOJUWCvIS-VaNO2X2EgLQAby_iyHa-EMEJtmiIItR5N6491tVvdMAEWyNkb0SzY8a3pIHkCi--FVbjBXXR0IuvgzjSJG2MbNr__SAnWBKbiQFPVMoUI-Mpi0RYD2AdRbISuQGmy1cDmr11kXxSMKDvmQDk8y0ZOou6UVYSRwhcGG7hfqZl1vQyu1Sx4bkXUKYRt1AMRUWgaNAPlUEpaQ/l43%3Amailto%3Aia-bird%<2Bunsubscribe...>. To view this discussion on the web visit http://secure-web.cisco.com/18rQPD2dRkTPO4qC7GrfLTZFEQTpRCWlJx0Ax54nnrsAEfpyE8bsrfzJt5oFgvaCiaCTmR-YpZdr99GVdcvQpxg9fLTQiDf9mO0kaSKdnNAhppLhHGj2QyAAt-hsRV_DTbHDWhTrwljcbMRYu4PyRQHDors4VPAozvpf0ji4QYO9uyLv0tOsxA0TCEu4GdFLkyp6QDz0LatJitTAwJJm7hr7P9C4Joj8_ZMInrzV_uwfKKNUzn6_bzPBd0dW0cDVzrvkWVGsctAXladTAKOZMrjfb4mQ--dU3QfZOmnyqHqCzHZdRH1eEIzplDDSuOlmn__WVRhOVxaIi37WU8j3O_y3FvCENDQDFskQUmci9XvDpW-Kg6VTZQjM-nYpaZbzV/l99%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fia-bird%2F00f501d640c6%25244967ccd0%2524dc376670%2524%2540hologrambirds.come<http://secure-web.cisco.com/18rQPD2dRkTPO4qC7GrfLTZFEQTpRCWlJx0Ax54nnrsAEfpyE8bsrfzJt5oFgvaCiaCTmR-YpZdr99GVdcvQpxg9fLTQiDf9mO0kaSKdnNAhppLhHGj2QyAAt-hsRV_DTbHDWhTrwljcbMRYu4PyRQHDors4VPAozvpf0ji4QYO9uyLv0tOsxA0TCEu4GdFLkyp6QDz0LatJitTAwJJm7hr7P9C4Joj8_ZMInrzV_uwfKKNUzn6_bzPBd0dW0cDVzrvkWVGsctAXladTAKOZMrjfb4mQ--dU3QfZOmnyqHqCzHZdRH1eEIzplDDSuOlmn__WVRhOVxaIi37WU8j3O_y3FvCENDQDFskQUmci9XvDpW-Kg6VTZQjM-nYpaZbzV/l99%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fia-bird%2F00f501d640c6%25244967ccd0%2524dc376670%2524%2540hologrambirds.come?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. NOTICE: This message (including any attachments) is intended for a specific individual and may contain information that is either confidential or legally protected. If you believe that it has been sent to you in error, please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Thank you. EMC071856 -- 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/<MWHPR2001MB187086DBB9C81DDEF74C3CF4A9810...>

Date: 6/12/20 7:32 am From: <aj...> Subject: [ia-bird] Video on Birding Iowa
Mediacom just released a half-hour program on birding in Iowa and they have graciously given us permission to showcase it on our website - https://iowabirds.org/. I know some of you caught it on TV, but for those who couldn't enjoy. It is very nicely done and features a few folks we know personally or virtually. Once you start playing it on our home page, the icon in the lower right will make it full screen if you like. Ann Johnson Norwalk (Warren County) -- 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/00f501d640c6%244967ccd0%24dc376670%<24...>

Date: 6/11/20 4:31 pm From: david.shealer <david.shealer...> Subject: [ia-bird] Hooded Warbler & chat, Mines of Spain, DBQ
Seems like another good year for Yellow-breasted Chat in Iowa. I had one on territory this morning at Mines of Spain in Dubuque, along with a very vocal Bell's Vireo. Bird of the day, however, was a singing male Hooded Warbler that I never saw but got a decent recording of its song. This appears to be the first June record for HOWA in DBQ County (they are occasional here during spring and fall migration), so it's possible this guy is on territory as well. Cheers, Dave Shealer Dubuque Dubuque Co. -- 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/<cfbe2b64-f91f-4872-a657-5272e3a985cbo...>

Date: 6/11/20 4:24 pm From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Chats and Mockingbird
We were told not to do BBS surveys this year but I am not good at following rules so I started my Appanoose- Davis one today altho an hour later but found an Upland Plover in a different area with decent habitat. I also had Chats in 2 areas. The Mockingbird was on.560th st.which has been reliable. The Chats were on 250th ave. and 550th st. I have the coordinates for these if needed. A bridge was out after no. 17. so I will have to finish later. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia. 17 -- 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/CAM4i7mD8%3D1ftcD7x2aQQR0Sy8Gu5%3DmP%<2BXxwY-9SJP5q5mZBaKg...>

Date: 6/11/20 1:46 pm From: Stuart Sparkman <jacamar29...> Subject: [ia-bird] Kingfishlings
Hey I-Birders, Harney and I enjoyed an early morning walk in beautiful cool weather at Red Feather Prairie this morning (SE shore of Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.). HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were singing with gusto and I got decent or better looks at more than one of them. A juvenile EASTERN MEADOWLARK was parked like a lump on a small dead tree- kinda ugly but cool to see. Several adults were around, including one who landed on the paved path about 10 meters ahead of us and seemed to be challenging us with his intimidating rattle. We eventually won that standoff. BROWN THRASHERS and ORCHARD ORIOLES were numerous and conspicuous, which was a treat. We had 42 species in a leisurely 1.5 hour stroll. At the south end of the prairie a noisy BELTED KINGFISHER rattled past us overhead. We saw the same one (presumably) after we reversed our path and headed back to the car. As we passed the small tree-lined pond next to the N/S path along the west edge of the prairie, I noticed birds on a dead tree that had fallen into and was sticking out of the water. It's not uncommon to see a kingfisher at this pond, even a pair of them now and then. Today there were four kingfishers perched on that tree, an adult and three juvies, I believe. [BTW, the internet tells me that typical clutch size is 5 - 8 eggs.] They were close enough to me to get pretty good looks, but just far enough that the finer physical points weren't super distinct. The young ones seemed slightly smaller than the presumed adult, their bills seemed just a smidge smaller than the size of an adult's bill, and the markings on the breast indicating juveniles were visible. The adult remained perched, while the young birds were making short practice sallies to pick insects off of the pond surface. Clearly they had already been flying for some days now. I had never before seen young kingfishers, and this was a real thrill as they are one of my favorite bird families. Nice experience and a great morning to be out. Good Birding, Stuart Sparkman -- 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/CA%2BC%<3D53HdZZk6tWsf3mbpZmvR4uF06Hkz-k3EO1KyCGifJGQzNw...>

Date: 6/11/20 7:53 am From: Greg Ongie <gregongie...> Subject: [ia-bird] F.w. kent park, not a sighting
I was out there yesterday, and unfortunately did not see/hear any of the chats. The most reliable one is by valley view prairie parking area, which is located in the northern part of the park, just past the campground (there is a sign). From the parking area, go southwest (downhill) until you reach a gravel path that is roped off next to a pond. The chat has been seen at the top of the hill north of the pond, west of the gravel path. The pony truss bridge mentioned in the sightings is the one on the east side of the park, southeast of the conservation center. It is most easily reached from the unnamed parking area just south of the conservation center on the east side of the road with the picnic table. The bridge is just down the path that leads east into the woods. Henslow's sparrows, grasshopper sparrows, bobolinks, and more can be found along the far northeastern corner of the park in the pasture opposite the eastern boundary of the park. Also I've found Henslow's sparrows and sedge wrens in the prairies west of the road on the western side of the park. Hope this helps, Greg Ongie -- 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/<2b9e96fa-3028-44a9-b4e9-c134ae4a9f9eo...>

Date: 6/11/20 7:25 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Breakfast on the deck
American White Pelican ......dash of American Redstarts . Eastern Bluebirds , Catbirds, Cedar Waxwings satiated with Serviceberries. Orioles munching on mulberries and so much more. No oatmeal today Hash Browns, bacon and eggs. Yogurt with blueberries and cantaloupe. Served at perfect June temps. Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<9C3D4FEF-E0DD-425B-A168-CA8B3137017A...>

Date: 6/11/20 5:00 am From: Susa Stonedahl <susacat...> Subject: [ia-bird] F.w. kent park, not a sighting
We are headed to F.W. Kent for the first time and hope to find the yellow-breasted chat. Ebird says it has been seen at the pomy truss bridge, but there are 9 bridges and many say they are pony truss. Does anyone know which bridge is referred to? https://historicbridges.org/b_a_sresults.php Another is also supposed to be be near the valley view parking lot,but again we can't find that on a map. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! ~Susa Ps. Other birds of interest are the sedge wren, bell's vireo, henslow's sparrow, bobalinks... we are very much visual birders. -- 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/<1dbcfd0b-a1dc-4e46-9714-340ff60d4748o...>

Date: 6/10/20 4:31 pm From: Dan Dorrance <d2dorrance...> Subject: [ia-bird] Bobwhite egg clutch
Flushed a Bobwhite, like within several feet of me while unloading storm debris into my burn pile. The closeness of the bird caught my attention and then with a stick I was able to comb through the top of the brome grass to find this clutch of 15 eggs. I then brushed up all the trampled grass In the area with the stick to make it look somewhat undisturbed. Believe it or not. Dan Dorrance Red Oak -- 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/CA%2BCWnorws5aVMBwYRf_%3D04WP8Pq_7NZ%<3DS60gy1KdyNBnr43ojQ...>

Date: 6/10/20 4:03 pm From: 'Art Check' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Turkey Behavior
Just got home from work to find this turkey improbably balanced on top of my six foot tall bird feeder and pole just off the house. I’ve seen and read about plenty of turkeys feeding UNDER a feeder, just have never seen one perched on top of the feeder and craning over to eat from the tray. Especially in broad daylight! Kinda funny Of course my dangerous lab watchdog is nowhere in sight and no doubt oblivious as usual. Art Check Nevada -- 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/<CFE3F019-2542-4D6B-98A1-EE74409A0C88...> Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<CFE3F019-2542-4D6B-98A1-EE74409A0C88...>

Date: 6/10/20 10:06 am From: T J <stsparrow47...> Subject: [ia-bird] Cattle Egrets
2 Cattle Egrets were in a field off hiway 5 just south of the Pershing sign on the east side of the road. This was at 11:15 today. This is Marion county. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia. -- 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/CAM4i7mBMFvMw%2BDEdEr_djUO6qDZxULgU%<2BTqeoDFXc7pqvdZLug...>

Date: 6/9/20 9:14 pm From: Merle & Marsha <mghall...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County
:) I don't know that I'd call seven or eight birds over a half mile or so much of a "gathering" though. Merle -------- Original message --------From: John Hanson <jlawrencehanson...> Date: 6/9/20 9:36 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> Cc: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County "strinkled" is now the official past-tense adverb for a gathering of Yellow-billed cuckoos. Awesome word!I hope to see a strinkling soon. -johnOn Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 7:08 PM Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> wrote: After the rain stopped mid-afternoon, Marsha and I took a trip down Xavier Ave and Y Ave. We saw seven or eight Yellow-billed Cuckoos strinkled all the way down south of the bridge to 210th St. Also, a pair of Cedar Waxwings which we hadn't seen there yet this year, several Baltimore Orioles, a couple of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the usual number of Northern Cardinals, Redwing Blackbirds and Tree Swallows, and heard a Barred Owl. Oh, and a family of about 10 Wood Ducks. No sighting of the Sandhill Cranes this time, maybe because they've harvested the crop from the field east of the road, but the Bobolinks and Dickcissel's are still in the tall grass on the west side of Y Ave near the feedlot, though you about need a telescope to see the Bobolinks as they were pretty far out. Merle and Marsha Hall Granger -- 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/<8d4e0696-6f4e-f0b9-b47a-e5a585ae99ba...> -- 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/CAHxmC2xEOS-gODa92DNEP8wgBiJ6Uv2XRUciY%2BJY%<2BKxn6gEBag...> -- 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/<20200609211450.C655FEB3...>

Date: 6/9/20 7:36 pm From: John Hanson <jlawrencehanson...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County
"strinkled" is now the official past-tense adverb for a gathering of Yellow-billed cuckoos. Awesome word! I hope to see a strinkling soon. -john On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 7:08 PM Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> wrote: > After the rain stopped mid-afternoon, Marsha and I took a trip down Xavier > Ave and Y Ave. We saw seven or eight Yellow-billed Cuckoos strinkled all > the way down south of the bridge to 210th St. Also, a pair of Cedar > Waxwings which we hadn't seen there yet this year, several Baltimore > Orioles, a couple of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the usual number of Northern > Cardinals, Redwing Blackbirds and Tree Swallows, and heard a Barred Owl. > Oh, and a family of about 10 Wood Ducks. > > No sighting of the Sandhill Cranes this time, maybe because they've > harvested the crop from the field east of the road, but the Bobolinks and > Dickcissel's are still in the tall grass on the west side of Y Ave near the > feedlot, though you about need a telescope to see the Bobolinks as they > were pretty far out. > > Merle and Marsha Hall > > Granger > > > -- > 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/<8d4e0696-6f4e-f0b9-b47a-e5a585ae99ba...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<8d4e0696-6f4e-f0b9-b47a-e5a585ae99ba...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAHxmC2xEOS-gODa92DNEP8wgBiJ6Uv2XRUciY%2BJY%<2BKxn6gEBag...>

Date: 6/9/20 5:08 pm From: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> Subject: [ia-bird] Xavier Ave, Y Ave....Dallas County
After the rain stopped mid-afternoon, Marsha and I took a trip down Xavier Ave and Y Ave. We saw seven or eight Yellow-billed Cuckoos strinkled all the way down south of the bridge to 210th St. Also, a pair of Cedar Waxwings which we hadn't seen there yet this year, several Baltimore Orioles, a couple of Rose-breasted Grosbeak, the usual number of Northern Cardinals, Redwing Blackbirds and Tree Swallows, and heard a Barred Owl. Oh, and a family of about 10 Wood Ducks. No sighting of the Sandhill Cranes this time, maybe because they've harvested the crop from the field east of the road, but the Bobolinks and Dickcissel's are still in the tall grass on the west side of Y Ave near the feedlot, though you about need a telescope to see the Bobolinks as they were pretty far out. Merle and Marsha Hall Granger -- 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/<8d4e0696-6f4e-f0b9-b47a-e5a585ae99ba...>

Date: 6/9/20 2:32 pm From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kite in Hardin Co. (sick/injured)
A sick adult MISSISSIPPI KITE was found sick/injured on a bike trail at Pine Lake State Park in Hardin County. It was taken by a licensed wildlife rehabber. Brandon Caswell Marion -- 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/<CACckiAMf8GqV328mW-XsXeGe_9oQXxcUbpZW620tctMAYSrFSg...>

Date: 6/9/20 9:13 am From: Jim Forde <jimforde...> Subject: [ia-bird] Blue Grosbeak in Linn Co.
This morning an adult male BLUE GROSBEAK was singing at Wickiup Hill N.A. I believe it's the same one of previous years so I was expecting to relocate it at the same area. The location was down the gated road, which continues west after the end of Morris Hill Road. I've always found it near the road, from the pond all the way west to the brush and debris dump on the south side. Jim Forde Cedar Rapids -- 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/<704707720.4560575.1591719208536.JavaMail.zimbra...>

Date: 6/8/20 6:46 pm From: credwards via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler
I visited the Croton Unit later in the morning, and I heard the Worm-eating Warbler sing several times, very far up one of the branches of the ravine Chuck described. I tried to track it down but never heard it again. This sure isn't a very cooperative bird! A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, a rare summer resident in SE Iowa, was singing next to the parking lot. I found most of the other expected birds including Kentucky Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Northern Parula, Yellow-breasted Chat, White-eyed Vireo, Acadian Flycatcher, and Red-shouldered Hawk. Chris Edwards Solon, IA -----Original Message----- From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of LaSondra Fuller Sent: Monday, June 8, 2020 3:26 PM To: <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler Finally, after 7 times trying for the worm-eating warbler, I heard and saw it at 7:30 am at the croton/Shimek unit 3 miles west of Argyle. At the first creek crossing instead of going left over the main creek, go right, through the brush, and follow the smaller creek up to the wooded canyon. This is where the bird was. It was approx. 20 yards up the canyon. Chuck Fuller Burlington -- 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/<vr08wlf3lq85ufkrvnxmtcdh.1591647978388...> -- 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/00d301d63dff%24c5f91ac0%2451eb5040%<24...>

Date: 6/8/20 1:26 pm From: LaSondra Fuller <cfuller989...> Subject: [ia-bird] Worm-eating warbler
Finally, after 7 times trying for the worm-eating warbler, I heard and saw it at 7:30 am at the croton/Shimek unit 3 miles west of Argyle. At the first creek crossing instead of going left over the main creek, go right, through the brush, and follow the smaller creek up to the wooded canyon. This is where the bird was. It was approx. 20 yards up the canyon. Chuck Fuller Burlington -- 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/<vr08wlf3lq85ufkrvnxmtcdh.1591647978388...>

Date: 6/8/20 4:18 am From: 'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Before 6:00 AM
Birds before 3 rd sip of coffee on the deck Scarlet Tanager Cedar Waxwings Female Wood Duck House Wren Ruby Throated Hummingbirds Mourning Doves Gray Catbirds Cardinals Eastern Bluebird and more Dick and Kit Sayles Buffalo Iowa Sent from my iPhone -- 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/<76EA4E1D-4686-4864-99EF-D4E70AFE9F3C...>

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