-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*9 July 2006
*IAST0607.09
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
UNRECORDED
***MOTTLED DUCK*** (potential 1st state record)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Snow Goose
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Gray Partridge
Ruffed Grouse
Western Grebe
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Mississippi Kite
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
*Black-bellied Plover (2nd summer record)
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
*Common Tern
*Least Tern (out-of range nesting)
Acadian Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Carolina Wren
Veery
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
*Blue Grosbeak
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 9 July 2006
Compiler and Transcriber: Danny Akers
Email: BirdManDan1231@hotmail.com
For more information on Iowa birds and birding, visit 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. Occasionally, these asterisks may only apply to certain regularly
occuring species at certain times of the year. Species in the ACCIDENTAL and
CASUAL categories are listed in order of accepted occurance in the state,
with the rarest species at the top. Species in the ACCIDENTAL category will
also have the accepted or potential state record number next to the species
name.
-Weekly Summary for Sunday, July 9th, 2006:
Forty-nine (49) species are mentioned in the report this week. An apparent
female MOTTLED DUCK was discovered at Saylorville Reservoir on the 7th and
has been observed each day since. A link to photographs of this bird is
listed below. If accepted, this would represent the first record of this
species for Iowa and one of the few for the Upper Midwest. No other Casual
or Accidental species were reported. Some other highlights this week
included RUFFED GROUSE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and BLUE GROSBEAK in Dubuque
County, WESTERN GREBE, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (first July record and 2nd
summer record overall for Iowa) and nesting LEAST TERNS in Polk County, a
LITTLE BLUE HERON in Kossuth County, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in Lucas
County, and EURASIAN TREE SPARROWS in Washington County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Saturday, July 1st to Sunday, July
9th, 2006:
WEST CENTRAL:
MONONA COUNTY: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at Louisville Bend W.M.A. on
the 4th. Three LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 4 LEAST SANDPIPERS at Badger Lake and
Blue Lake, respectively. BLUE GROSBEAKS were found at two locations.
NORTH CENTRAL:
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Shorebirds at Union Slough N.W.R. on the 2nd included 2
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 4 GREATER and 56 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 34 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, an injured WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and a
WILSON'S PHALAROPE. At Union Slough, the main locations for shorebirds were
the A and B Pools south and north of county rd. B14. The pool south of 370th
St. held 18 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 25 LEAST SANDPIPERS.
Union Slough N.W.R. highlights on the 9th included an adult LITTLE BLUE
HERON (south of county rd. B14), 210 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 170 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 20 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 9 STILT
SANDPIPERS.
NORTHEAST:
BUCHANAN COUNTY: A GRAY PARTRIDGE was observed south of Lamont along Highway
187 on the 1st.
DUBUQUE COUNTY: At Mines of Spain State Park on the 3rd were 2 ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, 4 CAROLINA WRENS, and 5 CERULEAN WARBLERS. At White Pine
Hollow, near Luxemburg, was a RUFFED GROUSE, at least 11 ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, a LEAST FLYCATCHER, 1 CAROLINA WREN, 4 VEERYS, 3 CERULEAN
WARBLERS, 6 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and a female BLUE GROSBEAK.
WINNESHIEK COUNTY: Five SANDHILL CRANES, several LEAST BITTERNS, and at
least 12 COMMON MOORHENS (4 ad/8 yg) were observed at Cardinal Marsh on the
4th.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: On the 2nd, 8 WILLETS were off Sand Point at Hawkeye
Wildlife Area. Both YELLOWLEGS and LEAST SANDPIPER were present, as was a
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
SOUTHEAST:
KEOKUK COUNTY: On the 2nd, a WHITE-EYED VIREO was at Belva-Deer Recreational
Area, nine BELL'S VIREOS were split between Haysville Bend and Belva-Deer
R.A., and 13 HENSLOW'S SPARROWS between Belva-Deer and surrounding roads.
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Two EURASIAN TREE SPARROWS were near Riverside on the
2nd. The birds were outside a martin house on the north side of the road
about 2 miles west of Riverside along highway 22.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: At Lake Ahquabi State Park on the 1st were 5 NORTHERN
PARULAS, 3 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, a CERULEAN WARBLER, 2 KENTUCKY
WARBLERS, and a HOODED WARBLER. At the Diehl Ponds were 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS
and 6 LEAST SANDPIPERS.
MARION COUNTY: Seven EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were in Pleasantville on the
1st.
LUCAS COUNTY: Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were observed at the
previously mentioned location in Colyn W.A. near Russell on the 4th.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY: Two WESTERN KINGBIRD nests were found in the Des Moines area on
the 1st. One nest is on the State Capitol grounds, in the far southeast
corner of the parking lot at the intersection of E.12th and Walnut St. Look
for a sycamore tree right next to the gate to parking lot #14. The nest is
right above the sidewalk. The other nest is at the intersection of SW16th
St. and MLK Parkway. If you go east on MLK from Fleur Drive take the first
right (south) and there is an electrical substation on the corner. Look at
the NW corner post and find a light hanging from it. The nest is in the
first crosspost above the light. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was near the north end
of Waterworks Park in Des Moines as well. A walk through Ashworth Park
yielded an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and a NORTHERN PARULA.
At Polk City Wildlife Area on the 1st were 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a LEAST
SANDPIPER. Off Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir were 10 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS, and the 2 LEAST TERNS.
Also at Jester Park on the 1st were 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and a
DOWITCHER SPECIES.
Highlights from Saylorville reservoir on the 2nd included 3 WILLETS, a
MARBLED GODWIT, the LEAST TERNS, a LESSER SCAUP and a NORTHERN SHOVELER.
Highlights from Jester Park on the 3rd included a blue SNOW GOOSE, 26 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, and a LEAST TERN.
Amongst other birds, a nice push of shorebirds were noted at Saylorville
Reservoir on the 6th: a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (first Jul record and 2nd
summer record for Iowa), an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2
GREATER and 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 SEMIPALMATED, 181 LEAST, 8 PECTORAL, and
6 STILT SANDPIPERS, 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and both LEAST TERNS. Two
MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed from Ashworth Park in Des Moines as well.
An apparent female MOTTLED DUCK was discovered and photographed at
Saylorville Reservoir early on the 7th. The bird was relocated off
Campground #4 of Jester Park around 1245 PM and again between 430 and 5 PM
by several observers. The bird has been rather distant and a scope is a
necessity. Scope off Campground #4 from Jester Park and if the bird is not
present here try scoping from the main boat ramp just to the north of the
entrance to the park. This bird was discovered with a flock of Mallards and
will likely be associating with them. Photographs of this bird can be viewed
at http://www.iowabirds.org/photo-gallery/index.asp . Click on "Rare Birds"
and scroll through the photos to Mottled Duck. Other birds of interest here
on the 7th included the blue morph SNOW GOOSE, a GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and a
COMMON TERN. Two MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted in Des Moines on the 7th as
well, the first was soaring over the intersection of Grand Ave. and Country
Club Blvd. This is just west of the entrance to Ashworth Park. The second
was just east of the intersection of 28th Street and Forest Drive.
The MOTTLED DUCK continued off Campground #4 at Jester Park on the 8th. The
LEAST TERNS were also active around the nest site and a WESTERN GREBE nearly
straight east from the boat ramp.
The MOTTLED DUCK continued off Campgroudn #4 at Jester Park on the afternoon
of the 9th. The WESTERN GREBE is best seen by scoping from the main boat
ramp area. A small flock of STILT SANDPIPERS were also noted.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Thursday,
July 13th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species
be reported, an update will be posted.
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*9 July 2006
*IAST0607.09
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
UNRECORDED
***MOTTLED DUCK*** (potential 1st state record)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Snow Goose
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Gray Partridge
Ruffed Grouse
Western Grebe
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Mississippi Kite
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
*Black-bellied Plover (2nd summer record)
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Franklin's Gull
*Common Tern
*Least Tern (out-of range nesting)
Acadian Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Carolina Wren
Veery
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Henslow's Sparrow
*Blue Grosbeak
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 9 July 2006
Compiler and Transcriber: Danny Akers
Email: BirdManDan1231@hotmail.com
For more information on Iowa birds and birding, visit 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. Occasionally, these asterisks may only apply to certain regularly
occuring species at certain times of the year. Species in the ACCIDENTAL and
CASUAL categories are listed in order of accepted occurance in the state,
with the rarest species at the top. Species in the ACCIDENTAL category will
also have the accepted or potential state record number next to the species
name.
-Weekly Summary for Sunday, July 9th, 2006:
Forty-nine (49) species are mentioned in the report this week. An apparent
female MOTTLED DUCK was discovered at Saylorville Reservoir on the 7th and
has been observed each day since. A link to photographs of this bird is
listed below. If accepted, this would represent the first record of this
species for Iowa and one of the few for the Upper Midwest. No other Casual
or Accidental species were reported. Some other highlights this week
included RUFFED GROUSE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, and BLUE GROSBEAK in Dubuque
County, WESTERN GREBE, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (first July record and 2nd
summer record overall for Iowa) and nesting LEAST TERNS in Polk County, a
LITTLE BLUE HERON in Kossuth County, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in Lucas
County, and EURASIAN TREE SPARROWS in Washington County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Saturday, July 1st to Sunday, July
9th, 2006:
WEST CENTRAL:
MONONA COUNTY: A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at Louisville Bend W.M.A. on
the 4th. Three LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 4 LEAST SANDPIPERS at Badger Lake and
Blue Lake, respectively. BLUE GROSBEAKS were found at two locations.
NORTH CENTRAL:
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Shorebirds at Union Slough N.W.R. on the 2nd included 2
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 4 GREATER and 56 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 34 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, an injured WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and a
WILSON'S PHALAROPE. At Union Slough, the main locations for shorebirds were
the A and B Pools south and north of county rd. B14. The pool south of 370th
St. held 18 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 25 LEAST SANDPIPERS.
Union Slough N.W.R. highlights on the 9th included an adult LITTLE BLUE
HERON (south of county rd. B14), 210 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 170 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 20 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and 9 STILT
SANDPIPERS.
NORTHEAST:
BUCHANAN COUNTY: A GRAY PARTRIDGE was observed south of Lamont along Highway
187 on the 1st.
DUBUQUE COUNTY: At Mines of Spain State Park on the 3rd were 2 ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, 4 CAROLINA WRENS, and 5 CERULEAN WARBLERS. At White Pine
Hollow, near Luxemburg, was a RUFFED GROUSE, at least 11 ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, a LEAST FLYCATCHER, 1 CAROLINA WREN, 4 VEERYS, 3 CERULEAN
WARBLERS, 6 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES, and a female BLUE GROSBEAK.
WINNESHIEK COUNTY: Five SANDHILL CRANES, several LEAST BITTERNS, and at
least 12 COMMON MOORHENS (4 ad/8 yg) were observed at Cardinal Marsh on the
4th.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: On the 2nd, 8 WILLETS were off Sand Point at Hawkeye
Wildlife Area. Both YELLOWLEGS and LEAST SANDPIPER were present, as was a
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER.
SOUTHEAST:
KEOKUK COUNTY: On the 2nd, a WHITE-EYED VIREO was at Belva-Deer Recreational
Area, nine BELL'S VIREOS were split between Haysville Bend and Belva-Deer
R.A., and 13 HENSLOW'S SPARROWS between Belva-Deer and surrounding roads.
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Two EURASIAN TREE SPARROWS were near Riverside on the
2nd. The birds were outside a martin house on the north side of the road
about 2 miles west of Riverside along highway 22.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: At Lake Ahquabi State Park on the 1st were 5 NORTHERN
PARULAS, 3 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, a CERULEAN WARBLER, 2 KENTUCKY
WARBLERS, and a HOODED WARBLER. At the Diehl Ponds were 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS
and 6 LEAST SANDPIPERS.
MARION COUNTY: Seven EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were in Pleasantville on the
1st.
LUCAS COUNTY: Two YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were observed at the
previously mentioned location in Colyn W.A. near Russell on the 4th.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY: Two WESTERN KINGBIRD nests were found in the Des Moines area on
the 1st. One nest is on the State Capitol grounds, in the far southeast
corner of the parking lot at the intersection of E.12th and Walnut St. Look
for a sycamore tree right next to the gate to parking lot #14. The nest is
right above the sidewalk. The other nest is at the intersection of SW16th
St. and MLK Parkway. If you go east on MLK from Fleur Drive take the first
right (south) and there is an electrical substation on the corner. Look at
the NW corner post and find a light hanging from it. The nest is in the
first crosspost above the light. A MISSISSIPPI KITE was near the north end
of Waterworks Park in Des Moines as well. A walk through Ashworth Park
yielded an ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and a NORTHERN PARULA.
At Polk City Wildlife Area on the 1st were 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and a LEAST
SANDPIPER. Off Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir were 10 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 2 FRANKLIN'S GULLS, and the 2 LEAST TERNS.
Also at Jester Park on the 1st were 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and a
DOWITCHER SPECIES.
Highlights from Saylorville reservoir on the 2nd included 3 WILLETS, a
MARBLED GODWIT, the LEAST TERNS, a LESSER SCAUP and a NORTHERN SHOVELER.
Highlights from Jester Park on the 3rd included a blue SNOW GOOSE, 26 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER, and a LEAST TERN.
Amongst other birds, a nice push of shorebirds were noted at Saylorville
Reservoir on the 6th: a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (first Jul record and 2nd
summer record for Iowa), an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2
GREATER and 6 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 9 SEMIPALMATED, 181 LEAST, 8 PECTORAL, and
6 STILT SANDPIPERS, 3 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and both LEAST TERNS. Two
MISSISSIPPI KITES were observed from Ashworth Park in Des Moines as well.
An apparent female MOTTLED DUCK was discovered and photographed at
Saylorville Reservoir early on the 7th. The bird was relocated off
Campground #4 of Jester Park around 1245 PM and again between 430 and 5 PM
by several observers. The bird has been rather distant and a scope is a
necessity. Scope off Campground #4 from Jester Park and if the bird is not
present here try scoping from the main boat ramp just to the north of the
entrance to the park. This bird was discovered with a flock of Mallards and
will likely be associating with them. Photographs of this bird can be viewed
at http://www.iowabirds.org/photo-gallery/index.asp . Click on "Rare Birds"
and scroll through the photos to Mottled Duck. Other birds of interest here
on the 7th included the blue morph SNOW GOOSE, a GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and a
COMMON TERN. Two MISSISSIPPI KITES were noted in Des Moines on the 7th as
well, the first was soaring over the intersection of Grand Ave. and Country
Club Blvd. This is just west of the entrance to Ashworth Park. The second
was just east of the intersection of 28th Street and Forest Drive.
The MOTTLED DUCK continued off Campground #4 at Jester Park on the 8th. The
LEAST TERNS were also active around the nest site and a WESTERN GREBE nearly
straight east from the boat ramp.
The MOTTLED DUCK continued off Campgroudn #4 at Jester Park on the afternoon
of the 9th. The WESTERN GREBE is best seen by scoping from the main boat
ramp area. A small flock of STILT SANDPIPERS were also noted.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Thursday,
July 13th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species
be reported, an update will be posted.