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11/25/23 5:56 pm Tyler M. Harms <tyharms...> [ia-bird] Central Iowa sightings
11/25/23 2:01 pm Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...> [ia-bird] Long-tailed Duck - Marion County
11/25/23 8:23 am Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> [ia-bird] Siskins pose for photos
11/24/23 1:47 pm <waltzuurdeeg...> <waltzuurdeeg...> Re: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
11/24/23 9:07 am John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-24-23
11/24/23 7:37 am Walt Zuurdeeg <waltzuurdeeg...> Re: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
11/24/23 6:36 am Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
11/23/23 9:29 am Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> [ia-bird] Pine Siskins for Thanksgiving
11/22/23 4:11 am <ritag...> FW: [ia-bird] Clear Lake today
11/21/23 1:31 pm Ann Johnson <aj...> [ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life - Paper vs. Electronic
11/21/23 11:36 am <ritag...> [ia-bird] Clear Lake today
11/19/23 6:58 pm John Cecil <jcecil01...> [ia-bird] Keokuk Xmas bird count
11/19/23 6:56 pm John Cecil <jcecil01...> [ia-bird] Des Moines Xmas Bird Count
11/19/23 6:52 am Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...> [ia-bird] Common Loons - Whitebreast RA
11/18/23 8:02 pm Jenia Livingston <jeffandjenia...> [ia-bird] Saw whet owls
11/18/23 11:18 am <photobird...> [ia-bird] Tundra Swan at Cone Marsh
11/17/23 12:00 pm Tommy Stone <tomtazzstone...> [ia-bird] Black-bellied Plover - at Brinker lake in George Wyth SP.
11/17/23 7:51 am 'Reid Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> [ia-bird] Red-throated Loon at Saylorville
11/17/23 6:54 am John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-17-23
11/15/23 5:51 am Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...> Re: [ia-bird] Christmas Bird Counts
11/14/23 11:02 am Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> [ia-bird] Second Saw-What owl,-- Ida County Moorehead Park
11/14/23 8:10 am <aj...> [ia-bird] Christmas Bird Counts
11/13/23 8:46 pm Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> [ia-bird] Pacific Loon at Red Rock
11/12/23 3:53 pm Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> [ia-bird] First Saw-whet Owl this year in Moorehead Park
11/12/23 10:11 am Dana Siefer <danasiefer...> [ia-bird] Black Scoters
11/11/23 10:05 am Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> [ia-bird] Black Scoters at Pleasant Creek Linn Co
11/10/23 4:17 pm Tommy Stone <tomtazzstone...> [ia-bird] Golden Eagle - Waterloo
11/10/23 9:31 am <aj...> [ia-bird] FW: Help with Bird ID
11/10/23 9:00 am Anthony Hertzel <axhertzel...> [ia-bird] Ancient Murrelet
11/10/23 6:47 am John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11/10/23
11/9/23 7:24 pm Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...> [ia-bird] Ida County birds
11/7/23 11:25 am Brochu, Christopher A <chris-brochu...> [ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life and trigger bird question
11/5/23 6:06 am Loren Padelford <lpdlfrd...> [ia-bird] Western Grebe at Lake Manawa, IA
11/4/23 1:01 pm <photobird...> [ia-bird] Horned Grebes - Montrose river front - Lee Co.
11/3/23 5:45 pm <ritag...> [ia-bird] Clear Lake and a Black Scoter and a Pacific Loon
11/3/23 4:28 pm Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> [ia-bird] Loons, Grebes. Pine Siskins & great Boone-Polk birding
11/3/23 6:55 am John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-3-23
11/2/23 4:57 pm Clayton Will <willcfish...> [ia-bird] Two Carolina Wrens continue at Oak Grove, RA, Polk Co.
11/2/23 9:51 am Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...> Re: [ia-bird] Arctic Loon - Saylorville Lakeview main boat ramp - Polk Co.
11/2/23 4:18 am Kelly Ertz <dinokelertz...> [ia-bird] Big Day in Des Moines & Lee counties
11/2/23 4:06 am Tom Dougherty <tom.dougherty.sr...> [ia-bird] Arctic Loon - Saylorville Lakeview main boat ramp - Polk Co.
11/1/23 5:55 pm Tom Dougherty <tom.dougherty.sr...> [ia-bird] 36 Sandhill Cranes at Chichaqua Sandhill - Polk Co
11/1/23 9:39 am <jrclark...> [ia-bird] Eurasian House Sparrow
11/1/23 9:35 am <cndthomps...> [ia-bird] Prairie Falcon at Saylorville
10/31/23 4:51 pm Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> [ia-bird] Sabine's Gull at Saylorville again
10/31/23 10:38 am Osness <ravenbuddhanow...> [ia-bird] Hermit thrushes, Story County
 
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Date: 11/25/23 5:56 pm
From: Tyler M. Harms <tyharms...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Central Iowa sightings
Hi Birders,

It was fun to wake up to a dusting of snow in Ames this morning. To add to
the winter feeling, while out and about in Story County today I saw my FOS
Rough-legged Hawk (a beautiful dark morph) and a flyover flock of 42
Trumpeter Swans.

I also saw two lingering Yellow-rumped Warblers near Discovery Pond at
Jester Park in Polk County this afternoon.

Take care,

Tyler

Tyler M. Harms
Ames, Story Co.
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Date: 11/25/23 2:01 pm
From: Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Long-tailed Duck - Marion County
FYI - A friend of mine shot a Long-tailed Duck in the Red Rock, Marion
County, Iowa area today (11-25-2023).

Posting so that others might look for another Long-tailed Duck in the area.


I have attached her fb post to this email so that you have a photo for bird
ID purposes. I trust that birders reading this will leave the Facebook
poster out of any discussions on the merits of hunting.

HaPpY Birding,
Diane

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Date: 11/25/23 8:23 am
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Siskins pose for photos
Fourteen Pine Siskins (plus some goldfinches) have been emptying our finch
feeders for three days now, so I went out to refill feeders this morning.
The little birds were so tame I could walk up within 10 ft. of them to take
photos with my older camera and smaller lens, instead of using my newer
camera and super-telephoto lens. Here's a shot of five siskins at one
feeder and a small telephoto close-up of a single siskin.

Doug Harr
Ogden

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Date: 11/24/23 1:47 pm
From: <waltzuurdeeg...> <waltzuurdeeg...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
Forgot to mention the location, sorry. My house by Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County.

Walt Zuurdeeg

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Sent: Friday, November 24, 2023 9:36:59 AM
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins

I’ve had as many as 8 siskins at my feeders the last few days, the most in several years. For whatever reason, they haven’t touched my nyger feeder and I just replaced the seed.

Sent from my iPhone



On Nov 24, 2023, at 8:36 AM, Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote:





BQ_BEGIN

The 9 at our feeders yesterday has increased to at least 14 this morning!

Doug Harr
Ogden



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Date: 11/24/23 9:07 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-24-23
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, November 18, to Friday, November 24,
2023:















-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)





NONE



Additional Species Mentioned

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Pacific Loon

Red-throated Loon

Western Grebe

AMERICAN AVOCET (Record late)

Sanderling (2nd latest)

Spotted Towhee

Red Crossbill





***NEW!****************
We For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit
the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowa birds.org
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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 PACIFIC LOON was seen at Clear Lake on the 20th.



3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Clear Lake on the 23rd.



*EAST*

JOHNSON COUNTY

A late AMERICAN AVOCET continues at Hawkeye WA from the DNR headquarters on
the 18th.



4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Hickory Hill Park on the 19th.



*NORTHEAST*

DUBUQUE COUNTY

3 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Finleys Landing Park on the 22nd.







*CENTRAL*

POLK COUNTY

A SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen at Saylorville on the 19th.



A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 19th.



4 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were seen at Saylorville on the 21st.



A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Saylorville on the 20th.



STORY COUNTY

A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen at Ada Hayden Park on the 19th.



A RED CROSSBILL was seen at Nevada Municipal Cemetery on the 21st.



*SOUTH CENTRAL*

APPANOOSE COUNTY

A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Lake Rathbun on the 18th.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Lake Rathbun on the 18th.



A late SANDERLING was seen at Lake Rathbun on the 18th.



A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Lake Rathbun on the 18th.







*NORTHWEST*

DICKINSON COUNTY

2 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Spirit Lake on the 18th.



SAC COUNTY

21 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Reiff Park on the 19th.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
December 1, 2023 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.





John Bissell

Grimes, Iowa

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515-423-6108

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Date: 11/24/23 7:37 am
From: Walt Zuurdeeg <waltzuurdeeg...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
I’ve had as many as 8 siskins at my feeders the last few days, the most in several years. For whatever reason, they haven’t touched my nyger feeder and I just replaced the seed.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 24, 2023, at 8:36 AM, Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote:
>
> 
> The 9 at our feeders yesterday has increased to at least 14 this morning!
>
> Doug Harr
> Ogden
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Date: 11/24/23 6:36 am
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] More Pine Siskins
The 9 at our feeders yesterday has increased to at least 14 this morning!

Doug Harr
Ogden

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Date: 11/23/23 9:29 am
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Pine Siskins for Thanksgiving
At least 9 Pine Siskins have joined the goldfinches in our backyard this
morning, all at the finch feeders for a Thanksgiving dinner!

Doug Harr
Ogden

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Date: 11/22/23 4:11 am
From: <ritag...>
Subject: FW: [ia-bird] Clear Lake today
This should have read: Milligan Park The heron wasn’t there at 3 pm.



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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 1:36 PM
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Subject: [ia-bird] Clear Lake today



Today at Milligan Pond in Mason City (off Pierce) there was an immature Black-crown Night-heron.

At Clear Lake numbers of ducks and suchwere down, except for Coot numbers.

Eight species of duck were seen between the lake and a private wetland.

At the Lake, the four Black Scoters were still being seen off Beach Ave. However, the three Surf Scoters that we saw last week, and that were seen yesterday, could not be found.

Two Horned Grebes, and a dozen plus C. Loons were seen, but the Pacific Loon, seen off and on, off Orchard Ave. was not seen.



Ten Sandhill Cranes were seen at a private wetland. Thirteen Wilson’s Snipe at Union Hills and three Killdeer were about.

Three N. Shrike were seen in different areas.



No blackbirds could be found.



Rita Goranson

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County

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Date: 11/21/23 1:31 pm
From: Ann Johnson <aj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life - Paper vs. Electronic
Several people have expressed a desire to support the Iowa Ornithologists' Union at a higher membership level while still saving the costs of printing and mailing the journal to them. This was discussed at the board meeting last week and I am pleased to say that this option is now available. Login to https://iowabirds.org/ and then go to "My Web Account" in the menu. Anyone with a current membership of Bluebird or higher will be able to toggle an electronic journal off or on. The same option is also available on the membership form and it's time to start thinking about your renewal for 2024.
Ann Johnson


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Date: 11/21/23 11:36 am
From: <ritag...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Clear Lake today
Today at Milligan Pond in Mason City (off Pierce) there was an immature
Black-crown Night-heron.

At Clear Lake numbers of ducks and suchwere down, except for Coot numbers.

Eight species of duck were seen between the lake and a private wetland.

At the Lake, the four Black Scoters were still being seen off Beach Ave.
However, the three Surf Scoters that we saw last week, and that were seen
yesterday, could not be found.

Two Horned Grebes, and a dozen plus C. Loons were seen, but the Pacific
Loon, seen off and on, off Orchard Ave. was not seen.



Ten Sandhill Cranes were seen at a private wetland. Thirteen Wilson's Snipe
at Union Hills and three Killdeer were about.

Three N. Shrike were seen in different areas.



No blackbirds could be found.



Rita Goranson

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County

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Date: 11/19/23 6:58 pm
From: John Cecil <jcecil01...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Keokuk Xmas bird count
Hello,

The Keokuk Xmas Bird Count will be held on Monday the 18th of December.

If you are interested in helping out with this count, please let me know.
We will be down a few birders this year and would love some additional
assistance.

Many thanks,

John Cecil
515-850-9694

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Date: 11/19/23 6:56 pm
From: John Cecil <jcecil01...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Des Moines Xmas Bird Count
Hello birders,

The Des Moines Xmas bird count will be held on December 23rd.

If you are interested in helping out please reach out to me.

Thank you in advance to all of this what have helped out for so many years.

John Cecil
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Date: 11/19/23 6:52 am
From: Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Common Loons - Whitebreast RA
Good Morning!
At least 47 (they are everywhere!) immature Common Loons at Whitebreast
Recreation Area (Marion County) this morning. Just off the old boat ramp
as you come into the park. Scope is helpful.

HaPpY Birding,
Diane

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Date: 11/18/23 8:02 pm
From: Jenia Livingston <jeffandjenia...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Saw whet owls
Are there any reports of saw whet owls in the state? If so would someone direct me where to see them? Thank you in advance. Jenia Livingston, Ringgold County birds.

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Date: 11/18/23 11:18 am
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Subject: [ia-bird] Tundra Swan at Cone Marsh
Have 15 Tundra Swans, 6 of which are immature. They are out numbering the 9 Trumpeters
I believe Muscatine county

Sarah Bissell
Trish Ditsworth
W Burlington

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Date: 11/17/23 12:00 pm
From: Tommy Stone <tomtazzstone...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Black-bellied Plover - at Brinker lake in George Wyth SP.
There is currently a BB PLOVER, on the small peninsula at Brinker lake ,
which is east of the parking lot. Also, yesterday I saw an ad. GOLDEN EAGLE
at the John Deere plant, ( n.e. site ). At Brett Klima wildlife area, near
LA Porte City , there was a N. SHRIKE.

Tommy Stone
Waterloo

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Date: 11/17/23 7:51 am
From: 'Reid Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Red-throated Loon at Saylorville
Seen from the boat ramp at Sandpiper this morning, spotted by Dennis Thompson.

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Date: 11/17/23 6:54 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-17-23
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, November 11, to Friday, November 17,
2023:















-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)





NONE



Additional Species Mentioned

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Black Scoter

Pacific Loon

Red-throated Loon

Western Grebe

AMERICAN AVOCET (Record late)

Iceland Gull

White-faced Ibis (2nd latest)





***NEW!****************
We For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit
the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowa birds.org
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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

3 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Pleasant Creek SRA on the 11th.



JOHNSON COUNTY

A late AMERICAN AVOCET was seen from the DNR Headquarters at Hawkeye WA on
the 17th.



JACKSON COUNTY

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Lock and Dam 12 on the 13th.



*NORTHEAST*

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY

2 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Lock and Dam 9 on the 11th.



DUBUQUE COUNTY

A late WHITE-FACED IBIS continues at Deere Dike on the 11th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at Deere Dike on the 12th.







*CENTRAL*

POLK COUNTY

A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Saylorville on the 12th.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 15th.



A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 16th.



*SOUTH CENTRAL*

MARION COUNTY

A SURF SCOTER was seen at Red Rock on the 11th.



A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Red Rock on the 11th.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Red Rock on the 13th.



2 late AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Red Rock on the 16th.







*NORTHWEST*

DICKINSON COUNTY

A late WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Garlock Slough on the 12th.



SAC COUNTY

A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Black Hawk Lake on the 12th.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
November 24, 2023 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.





John Bissell

Grimes, Iowa

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Date: 11/15/23 5:51 am
From: Ellen Fuller <cfuller989...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Christmas Bird Counts
The Burlington CBC will be on Dec. 16th.
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On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 10:10 AM <aj...> wrote:

> With temperatures heading toward 70 degrees, it is hard to realize that
> Christmas Bird Counts begin in one month. Please add your count to the
> website.
>
> I’ve tried to make the process easier. Go to
> https://iowabirds.org/Connections/CBC.aspx and login. Members should now
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> it is created. Happy CBCing!
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Date: 11/14/23 11:02 am
From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Second Saw-What owl,-- Ida County Moorehead Park
Hello,
We found a second Saw-whet later this morning in a different location from the one the other day. It also may be on it migrations south, so we will see if it will be here in the morning. We also
Saw a barred owl in the taller pines this morning.


Don

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Date: 11/14/23 8:10 am
From: <aj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Christmas Bird Counts
With temperatures heading toward 70 degrees, it is hard to realize that
Christmas Bird Counts begin in one month. Please add your count to the
website.

I've tried to make the process easier. Go to
https://iowabirds.org/Connections/CBC.aspx and login. Members should now see
a button to add your count. Note that you may also edit your count once it
is created. Happy CBCing!



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Norwalk





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Date: 11/13/23 8:46 pm
From: Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Pacific Loon at Red Rock
Today, we found a Pacific Loon still in mostly breeding plumage, at Lake
Red Rock. The Sibley Guide to Birds says that the pale gray nape shows at
great distance. I was scoping out the myriad number of loons on the lake
when I saw that shining gray nape. I knew instantly what it was! The loon
was resting for a few moments and gave us great looks. We were fortunate
that it wasn’t clear across the lake like they usually are! It was a
beautiful day to be on the lake, as it was very calm and the temperature
was warm. The many loons were also giving lots of short little toot calls.
It was pretty cool.
My pictures of course don’t give justice to this beautiful bird. They were
taken with my cellphone through my scope.

Happy birding!

Wendy VanDeWalle - Buchanan Co
Kathryn Deetz - Linn Co

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Date: 11/12/23 3:53 pm
From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>
Subject: [ia-bird] First Saw-whet Owl this year in Moorehead Park
First Northern Saw Whet in Moorehead Park Ida County in the Fall of 2023

>
>
> From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>
> Subject: First Saw-whet Owl in Moorehead Park
> Date: November 12, 2023 at 5:46:00 PM CST
>
> Hello,
> I had a Red phase Screech owl in N.E Ida County and this afternoon I found our first northern Saw-whet Owl here in Moorehead Park.
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Date: 11/12/23 10:11 am
From: Dana Siefer <danasiefer...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Black Scoters
There are six Black Scoters offering very good looks in Town Bay on
Blackhawk Lake in Sac County.

Dana Siefer
Storm Lake

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Date: 11/11/23 10:05 am
From: Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Black Scoters at Pleasant Creek Linn Co
The IOU and Ia City bird club field trip today found 3 Black Scoters at
Pleasant Creek this morning. We enjoyed the first part of the morning
with very little wind.

Wendy VanDeWalle
Buchanan co

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Date: 11/10/23 4:17 pm
From: Tommy Stone <tomtazzstone...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Golden Eagle - Waterloo
A juvenile, seen from my yard this afternoon, cruising along the river.

Tommy Stone
Waterloo

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Date: 11/10/23 9:31 am
From: <aj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] FW: Help with Bird ID


More as a follow-up to Tony's message.



Ann Johnson

Norwalk







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From: Connie Rose <connie_dettman...>
<mailto:<connie_dettman...> >
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2023 9:13 AM
To: <iowabirds...> <mailto:<iowabirds...> <iowabirds...>
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Subject: Help with Bird ID



Please see the attached pictures. We saw this on the Mississippi River
backwaters just a few miles north of New Albin, IA. Can anyone help with ID?
It looks like a marbled murrelet but that seems very rare.


Thank you.



Connie Rose







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Date: 11/10/23 9:00 am
From: Anthony Hertzel <axhertzel...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Ancient Murrelet
An apparent Ancient Murrelet was reported to me this morning from the Mississippi River “a few miles north of New Albin, IA”. This was later clarified to be "somewhere south of Reno, MN along the canoe trail that starts at Reno and goes south to New Albin". The linear distance between these two towns is less than 7 miles, so it is certainly possible that this bird eventually will show up in Iowa, possibly in the New Albin Landing area at the end of Army Road.

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Date: 11/10/23 6:47 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11/10/23
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, November 4, to Friday, November 10,
2023:















-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)







CASUAL

*MOTTLED DUCK*













Additional Species Mentioned

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Pacific Loon

Red-necked Grebe

Western Grebe

Plegadis Ibis

White-faced Ibis (2nd latest)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Record late)

Iceland Gull

Golden Eagle

Townsend’s Solitaire

Red Crossbill





***NEW!****************
We For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit
the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowa birds.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

4 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Clear Lake on the 5th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Clear Lake on the 5th.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen from McIntosh Woods SP on the 4th.



A RED CROSSBILL was seen at Clear Lake on the 4th.



A SURF SCOTER was seen at Clear Lake on the 4th.



WORTH COUNTY

8 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Hanlontown Slough on the 8th.



*EAST*

JOHNSON COUNTY

A late HUDSONIAN GODWIT continues at Hawkeye WA from the DNR Headquarters
Parking Lot on the 8th.



SCOTT COUNTY

SURF SCOTERS were seen at Pool 15 on the 8th.



2 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Duck Creek on the 8th.



*NORTHEAST*

DUBUQUE COUNTY

2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Deere Dike on the 4th.



A late WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Deere Dike on the 6th.



A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Deere Dike on the 9th.



*SOUTHEAST*

WASHINGTON COUNTY

5 RED CROSSBILLS continue at Lake Darling SP on the 4th.



DES MOINES COUNTY

20 RED CROSSBILLS continue at Aspen Grove Cemetery on the 4th.





*CENTRAL*

POLK COUNTY

A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 6th.



An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 4th.



A MOTTLED DUCK continues at the Polk City WA on the 5th.



A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Saylorville on the 6th.



2 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Saylorville on the 7th.



A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Saylorville on the 8th.



BOONE COUNTY

4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ledges SP on the 4th.



*SOUTH CENTRAL*

MARION COUNTY

A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Red Rock on the 4th.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Red Rock on the 4th.



A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Red Rock on the 6th.



WARREN COUNTY

A PLEGADIS IBIS was seen at Bank Swallow Bend on the 4th.



*WEST*

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY

A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Lake Manawa on the 4th.



SHELBY COUNTY

A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE was seen at Prairie Rose SP on the 5th.





*NORTHWEST*

DICKINSON COUNTY

A late WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Garlock Slough on the. 5th.



7 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Spirit Lake on the 6th.



3 SURF SCOTERS were seen from South Marble Beach on the 6th.



WOODBURY COUNTY

2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center on the 7th.



IDA COUNTY

A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen north west of Holstein on the 9th.



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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
November 17, 2023 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.





John Bissell

Grimes, Iowa

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Date: 11/9/23 7:24 pm
From: Don Poggensee <donpoggensee...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Ida County birds
Hi,
A Golden Eagle was seen on the ground in a picked corn field about 3 miles to the north west of Holstein, Iowa Ida County. Also, today a Northern Shrike was seen just to the south east of Ida Grove
along a gravel road.

Good Birding in Ida County,

Don

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Date: 11/7/23 11:25 am
From: Brochu, Christopher A <chris-brochu...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa Bird Life and trigger bird question
Hello Everyone,

As some of you may recall, I sent a request this past May for members' experiences with trigger or spark birds - the bird encounters that inspired them to start birding.

I'm finishing up the write-up from my responses. But I'd welcome more input from others on this list if y'all are interested in sharing your trigger bird experiences, especially if I hear from you by Thursday night.

Some of you who've already responded may hear from me in the next 24 to 48 hours to clarify whether I can quote directly from your responses.

Also - I would like to personally apologize for the lateness of the most recent issue of Iowa Bird Life. It took me longer than I expected to really get a handle on what's involved. Upcoming issues will not be so delayed.

At the same time, I want to express my deepest gratitude to Ann Johnson for having shepherded me through the process.


chris



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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
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Date: 11/5/23 6:06 am
From: Loren Padelford <lpdlfrd...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Western Grebe at Lake Manawa, IA
Yesterday afternoon 11/4, we found a Western Grebe at Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, IA. Also present were 4 Horned Grebes, 9 American White Pelicans, 50 Double-crested Cormorants, Bonaparte’s Gulls, Franklin's Gulls and a nice assortment of waterfowl including approximately 50 Hooded Mergansers and 4 Red-breasted Mergansers.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

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Date: 11/4/23 1:01 pm
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Subject: [ia-bird] Horned Grebes - Montrose river front - Lee Co.
Hello Birders
We have at least 6 Horned Grebes, at Montrose river front. We are viewing them now
Lee county

Sarah Bissell
Trish Ditsworth
W. Burlington IA

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Date: 11/3/23 5:45 pm
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Subject: [ia-bird] Clear Lake and a Black Scoter and a Pacific Loon
For a change, the lake was like a mirror today. No wind, no fog, no glare;
no sun. Fifteen duck species were seen (the teals at a marsh) including a
Black Scoter at N. Shore and Beach Drive. There was a Horned Grebe and then
a Red-necked Grebe off the boat ramp at Lynne Lorensen Park. We saw about a
dozen C. Loons and a Pacific Loon at N. Shore and Orchard Lane. Cormorants,
a few Pelicans, and four species of Gulls.



There were five Dunlin and two large flocks of Lapland Longspurs at Union
Hills. We saw five species of sparrows there, Song, Lincoln's, Swamp, Am.
Tree and Junco.



Eight Sandhill Cranes were at B43 and Heather.



An enjoyable morning!



Rita Goranson

Betty Lucas

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Date: 11/3/23 4:28 pm
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Loons, Grebes. Pine Siskins & great Boone-Polk birding
I didn't expect to get too many species while birding from Ogden (Boone
Co.) down to Saylorville Lake, but today was a complete surprise, finishing
with 61 kinds of birds. Some of the best were the following:

- Horned Grebes--9 in one bunch at Saylorville
- Pacific Loon--1 at Saylorville
- American Pipits--flock of about 11 flying along Hwy 17 north of Madrid
- Pine Siskins--mixed with a flock of American Goldfinches at Harrier
Marsh
- Lapland Longspurs--early flock of about 40+ at Harrier Marsh
- Rusty Blackbirds--at least 55 in a flock mixed with other blackbirds
and grackles at Jester Park
- Brewer's Blackbirds--63 on a power line at Harrier Marsh

Doug Harr
Ogden, IA

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Date: 11/3/23 6:55 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 11-3-23
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, October 28, to Friday, November 3,
2023:















-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)







CASUAL

*MOTTLED DUCK*











Additional Species Mentioned

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Red-throated Loon

Pacific Loon

Red-necked Grebe

Western Grebe

Western/Clark’s Grebe

White-faced Ibis (3rd latest)

Ibis sp.

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Record late)

Sabines Gull

Prairie Falcon

Red Crossbill





***NEW!****************
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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

15 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Central Gardens on the 29th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Clear Lake on the 1st.



*EAST*

JOHNSON COUNTY

A late HUDSONIAN GODWIT was seen at Hawkeye WA on the 3rd at the DNR
Parking lot.



*NORTHEAST*

BLACK HAWK COUNTY

5 IBIS SP were seen over Waterloo on the 28th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Brinker Lake on the 28th.



BREMER COUNTY

A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at a farm pond along Rustic Hills Rd on the 28th
.



DUBUQUE COUNTY

A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Deere Dike on the 30th.



A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Deere Dike on the 30th.



*SOUTHEAST*

WASHINGTON COUNTY

12 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Lake Darling SP on the 2nd.





*CENTRAL*

POLK COUNTY

A MOTTLED DUCK continues at Polk City WA on the 30th.



A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Saylorville on the 28th.



A RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 29th.



A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Saylorville on the 30th.



A SABINES GULL was seen at Saylorville on the 31st.



A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 31st.



A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen at Saylorville on the 1st.



A RED CROSSBILL was seen along 100th St at Big Creek WMA on the 1st.



A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Saylorville on the 1st.





STORY COUNTY

A SURF SCOTER was seen at Ada Hayden Park on the 29th.



A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Ada Hayden Park on the 29th.



DALLAS COUNTY

10 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Maffitt Reservoir on the 31st.



*WEST*

GUTHRIE COUNTY

7 late WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Bays Branch on the 28th.





*NORTHWEST*

BUENA VISTA COUNTY

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Storm Lake on the 28th.



A WESTERN/CLARKS GREBE was seen at Storm Lake on the 31st.



A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Storm Lake on the 31st.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
November 10, 2023 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.





John Bissell

Grimes, Iowa

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Date: 11/2/23 4:57 pm
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Two Carolina Wrens continue at Oak Grove, RA, Polk Co.
The two Carolina Wrens I found at Oak Grove RA on October 24th are still
present.
They respond to a call half way down the entry hill. On the North side
you'll see two small signs and then the cable guard starts. They are about
50' West of there on the North side where there is a dead pine tree laying
about 8' off the road bed.

Clayton Will
Madrid


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Date: 11/2/23 9:51 am
From: Brandon Caswell <brandon.caswell83...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Arctic Loon - Saylorville Lakeview main boat ramp - Polk Co.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S1978871

The eBird checklist above is a good reference for an Arctic Loon more
recently seen in Colorado in the month of November.

Why isn’t this loon a Common Loon? Other loon species can show white in the
flanks, especially when they turn, even slightly. I’ve seen several times
on Facebook bird ID groups where people get too fixated on the flanks
showing white. If recall correctly, a past Red-throated Loon at Lake Manawa
was initially thought to be an Arctic, with much weight put into that
initial ID from the amount of white in the flanks.

Brandon Caswell
Marion

On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 6:06 AM Tom Dougherty <tom.dougherty.sr...>
wrote:

> I got confirmation that a loon I saw yesterday morning was an Arctic
> Loon. It was about 200 yards north of the rock jetty at the main boat ramp
> at Saylorville Lakeview. Initially I assumed it was the Pacific loon seen
> by RJ Thompson the previous day. After looking at my pictures when I got
> home I realized it may be an Arctic loon. Having never seen an Arctic loon
> before and having only seen a few Pacific loons, I asked for some eBrider
> help with the ID.
>
> Here's the link to my eBird report that has my photos.
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S153561777
>
>
> Tom Dougherty
> Urbandale, IA
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Date: 11/2/23 4:18 am
From: Kelly Ertz <dinokelertz...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Big Day in Des Moines & Lee counties
On Wednesday we saw 81 species. Highlights from the brisk day were Red Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Lapland Longspurs, Orange-Crowned & Nashville Warblers, Winter Wren and Tree Swallow.

Dennis Ertz
Chuck & Jim Fuller
Burlington





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Date: 11/2/23 4:06 am
From: Tom Dougherty <tom.dougherty.sr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Arctic Loon - Saylorville Lakeview main boat ramp - Polk Co.
I got confirmation that a loon I saw yesterday morning was an Arctic Loon.
It was about 200 yards north of the rock jetty at the main boat ramp at
Saylorville Lakeview. Initially I assumed it was the Pacific loon seen by
RJ Thompson the previous day. After looking at my pictures when I got home
I realized it may be an Arctic loon. Having never seen an Arctic loon
before and having only seen a few Pacific loons, I asked for some eBrider
help with the ID.

Here's the link to my eBird report that has my photos.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S153561777

Tom Dougherty
Urbandale, IA

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Date: 11/1/23 5:55 pm
From: Tom Dougherty <tom.dougherty.sr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] 36 Sandhill Cranes at Chichaqua Sandhill - Polk Co
The sandhill crane flock at the Chichaqua Sandhill unit continues to grow.
I saw 13 on Oct 15, then 23 on Oct 23 and then three dozen today. They
were in a meadow on the west side.

Tom Dougherty
Urbandale, IA

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Date: 11/1/23 9:39 am
From: <jrclark...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Eurasian House Sparrow
Yesterday at my niece's southeast of Pella, I saw at least one Eurasian
House Sparrow. I have seen a few under her feeders from time to time but
had not seen one there for several months. One or two Harris's Sparrows
have been under her feeders the last three weeks.



A female Red-bellied Woodpecker came to those feeders 20 times in less than
30 minutes last week.



At home in western Polk County along Walnut Creek, an immature White-crowned
Sparrow has been on the patio off and on for the past several days, along
with several White-throated Sparrows. One Fox Sparrow made an appearance.



Jane Clark

Western Polk County





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Date: 11/1/23 9:35 am
From: <cndthomps...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Prairie Falcon at Saylorville
A PRAIRIE FALCON flew right beside me as I drove across Saylorville Dam this
morning. That was a nice surprise.



Denny Thompson

Johnston

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Date: 10/31/23 4:51 pm
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Sabine's Gull at Saylorville again
Gulls were all flying everywhere in high winds at the lake today. As I
crossed the mile-long bridge at 3:10 pm, a Sabine's was circling around
closely & near the east end of the bridge. This was either a winter adult
or sub-adult, but I could not stop illegally on the bridge to watch or
photograph it, so age is not sure--but it was not a juvenile. Could not
find it again.

Doug Harr
Ogden

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Date: 10/31/23 10:38 am
From: Osness <ravenbuddhanow...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Hermit thrushes, Story County
I was privileged this morning to see two Hermit Thrushes in my backyard.
One of them was eating red cedar berries. Also present on this very windy
day were two Myrtle Warblers and a White-throated Sparrow. All enjoyed a
drink at our birdbath.
Nick Osness
Ames

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