-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*19 September 2006
*IAST0609.19
-Transcript
- RARE Species Mentioned (Documentation Required)
ACCIDENTAL
**GREEN VIOLET-EAR** (potential 2nd state record)
CASUAL
**RED PHALAROPE** (potential 15th state record)
**BLACK-HEADED GULL** (potential 18th state record)
**SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER** (potential 61st state record)
**BURROWING OWL**
-Additional Species Mentioned
Common Goldeneye (record early)
American Bittern
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
*White-faced Ibis
Broad-winged Hawk (#)
Swainson's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk (3rd earliest)
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
*Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
*Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
**LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL**
**SABINE'S GULL**
*Common Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
*Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
*Spotted Towhee (record early)
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 19 September 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 Tuesday, September 19th, 2006:
Fifty-two species are mentioned in the report this week. One Accidental
species was reported; a GREEN VIOLET-EAR has been freqenting a residence in
Sioux City in Woodbury County. If accepted, this would be the second state
record; the first was last fall in Grundy County. Four Casual species were
also reported. A RED PHALAROPE had been visiting Union Slough N.W.R. in
Kossuth County from the 13th to the 16th, but has not been reported since.
If accepted, this would be the 15th state record of this species. The
BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to make a repeat appearance at Spirit Lake in
Dickinson County. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER near Smith Lake Park north of
Algona in Kossuth County also generated some interest for a couple of days.
A BURROWING OWL has been a very cooperative rarity at the Seven Cities Sod
Farm near Davenport in Scott County. With the Red Phalarope, the Shorebird
Migration Tally is up to 33 Species. The Warbler Migration Tally is at a
reported 28 species. A couple of interesting Gulls in Iowa this past week
included a juvenile SABINE'S GULL in Scott County and a 3rd year LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL in Marion County. Some other interesting observations this
week include a record early COMMON GOLDENEYE in Scott County, a 3rd earliest
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in Woodbury County, and a record early SPOTTED TOWHEE in
Clay County. A strong cold front moved through Iowa this week, and it was
apparent that with it came a few cold-weather species: ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
WINTER WREN, SPOTTED TOWHEE, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Monday, September 11th to Tuesday,
September 19th, 2006:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: Some highlights from the Hitchcock Nature Area
Hawkwatch this week include: on the 16th: 6 PEREGRINE FALCONS and 2
SWAINSON'S HAWKS
On the 17th, 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and 1 SWAINSON'S HAWK.
On the 18th, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK and 17 SWAINSON'S HAWKS.
On the 19th, 5 SWAINSON'S HAWKS, 2 MERLINS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON.
WEST CENTRAL:
WOODBURY COUNTY: A GREEN VIOLET-EAR was photographed and observed in Sioux
City on the 14th. The bird has been seen fairly consistantly through the
19th. The bird is at the residence of Lil and Herb Owens: 2024 W. 8th in
Sioux City. Phone is 712-258-6049. Please call if anyone is thinking of a
trek to view this bird.
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE flew across Highway 60 north of Sioux City on the
19th. An early (3rd earliest) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen hunting the Owego
Wetlands area as well.
GREENE COUNTY: Five EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were observed in Rippey on the
16th.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: Nine IBISES were found on the 13th. Directions: From the
Cemetary at the SW corner of Big Spirit Lake go north on M49 or 240th Avenue
( This is the road that runs north-south on the west side of Big Spirit).
After about a half mile turn west on 135th street. Continue about 200 yards.
The ibises are in a small pond on the south side of the road. One bird
observed had a bright red eye, and it was thought that the other eight were
immatures.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was viewed at "The Grade" on the 16th. A juvenile
SNOWY EGRET was viewed with Franklin's Gulls along Highway 9 next to Silver
Lake.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was observed at "The Grade" again on the 19th. A
MERLIN was also in the area.
CLAY COUNTY: A record early SPOTTED TOWHEE was found along the Little Sioux
River in the Spencer area on the 17th.
NORTH CENTRAL:
KOSSUTH COUNTY: A basic adult RED PHALAROPE was found at Union Slough N.W.R.
on the 13th. The bird was located in the pool north of the headquarters on
A42. Other highlights included a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a MERLIN, a
SANDERLING, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and
several LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Also on the 13th, an adult SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER was found at the northeast corner of Smith L. County Park, on the
wires at the intersection of Hwy 169 and County Rd. B30. The SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER was relocated later in the day. An AMERICAN BITTERN and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also observed at Union Slough, as was the RED
PHALAROPE.
The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was relocated for the last time early on the
14th, and was not seen despite searching later in the day. The RED PHALAROPE
was relocated at the above listed location mid morning. A BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER was observed along the auto-tour route going south from the
headquarters. A SWAINSON'S HAWK was observed sitting in a tree on the south
side of B30, just over a half a mile east of US 169. At A.A. Call State Park
was a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. The RED
PHALAROPE was still present in the early afternoon.
The RED PHALAROPE was still observed at Union Slough on the 16th. Other
highlights included a PEREGRINE FALCON, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 6
SANDERLINGS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: Several birds were found at Parker's Woods in Mason City
on the 13th, including RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.
EAST CENTRAL:
SCOTT COUNTY: The BURROWING OWL thas has been frequenting the Seven-Cities
Sod Farm near Davenport was again present on the evening of the 11th. The
bird was about 40 yards east of 120th ave. along the edge of the bean field
in easy viewing distance from the road. A few BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were
present in the field south of the model plane field. An early COMMON
GOLDENEYE was found at Pigeon Creek Park in Bettendorf.
The BURROWING OWL was again observed at the above listed location on the
14th. Ten BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were also present.
The BURROWING OWL continued at the location on the 15th.
In addition to the BURROWING OWL on the 16th, were 9 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS.
A juvenile SABINE'S GULL was observed at Lock and Dam 14 at 10 AM on the
19th for just a few minutes before it flew off upstream.
LINN COUNTY: An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was observed flying on the
south side of Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids on the 12th.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found in Manhattan Park/Robbins Lake
in Cedar Rapids on the 16th and lingered until the 17th.
JOHNSON COUNTY: Highlights at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City on the 13th
included YELLOW-BELLIED and LEAST FLYCATCHERS, WHITE-EYED and PHILADELPHIA
VIREOS, CAROLINA and WINTER WRENS, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BLUE-WINGED and
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
MARION COUNTY: An early, 3rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was observed from
Whitebreast Beach of Red Rock Reservoir on the 17th. Other highlights
included 2 SANDERLING and a COMMON TERN.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: At Brookside Park in Ames on the 12th was a RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 5 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, a first year
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and an adult MOURNING WARBLER.
Pre-dawn activity in Ames on the 13th yielded 8 GRAY-CHEEKED and 29
SWAINSON'S THRUSHES.
POLK COUNTY: Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on the 13th included a
SANDERLING, 4 COMMON TERNS, a BELL'S VIREO, 2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 4 CAPE MAY
WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Saylorville Reservoir highlights on the 15th included a MARBLED GODWIT,
three SANDERLINGS, and a COMMON TERN.
A few Saylorville highlights on the 17th included 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
2 SANDERLINGS, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER. A WINTER WREN was found below the
dam.
At Lakeview R.A. on Saylorville Reservoir on the 18th were 68 CATTLE EGRETS.
An early DARK-EYED JUNCO was observed in Grimes on the 19th. Off Jester Park
later in the day were 2 PLEGADIS (IBIS) SPECIES, 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
2 SANDERLINGS, and 2 COMMON TERNS.
MARSHALL COUNTY: The first significant push of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS came from
the Grammer Grove Hawkwatch on the 13th, with 474 birds.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Sunday,
September 24th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
_____________________________________________________________
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*19 September 2006
*IAST0609.19
-Transcript
- RARE Species Mentioned (Documentation Required)
ACCIDENTAL
**GREEN VIOLET-EAR** (potential 2nd state record)
CASUAL
**RED PHALAROPE** (potential 15th state record)
**BLACK-HEADED GULL** (potential 18th state record)
**SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER** (potential 61st state record)
**BURROWING OWL**
-Additional Species Mentioned
Common Goldeneye (record early)
American Bittern
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
*White-faced Ibis
Broad-winged Hawk (#)
Swainson's Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk (3rd earliest)
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
*Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
*Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
**LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL**
**SABINE'S GULL**
*Common Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
*Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
*Spotted Towhee (record early)
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 19 September 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 Tuesday, September 19th, 2006:
Fifty-two species are mentioned in the report this week. One Accidental
species was reported; a GREEN VIOLET-EAR has been freqenting a residence in
Sioux City in Woodbury County. If accepted, this would be the second state
record; the first was last fall in Grundy County. Four Casual species were
also reported. A RED PHALAROPE had been visiting Union Slough N.W.R. in
Kossuth County from the 13th to the 16th, but has not been reported since.
If accepted, this would be the 15th state record of this species. The
BLACK-HEADED GULL continues to make a repeat appearance at Spirit Lake in
Dickinson County. A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER near Smith Lake Park north of
Algona in Kossuth County also generated some interest for a couple of days.
A BURROWING OWL has been a very cooperative rarity at the Seven Cities Sod
Farm near Davenport in Scott County. With the Red Phalarope, the Shorebird
Migration Tally is up to 33 Species. The Warbler Migration Tally is at a
reported 28 species. A couple of interesting Gulls in Iowa this past week
included a juvenile SABINE'S GULL in Scott County and a 3rd year LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL in Marion County. Some other interesting observations this
week include a record early COMMON GOLDENEYE in Scott County, a 3rd earliest
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in Woodbury County, and a record early SPOTTED TOWHEE in
Clay County. A strong cold front moved through Iowa this week, and it was
apparent that with it came a few cold-weather species: ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
WINTER WREN, SPOTTED TOWHEE, and DARK-EYED JUNCO.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Monday, September 11th to Tuesday,
September 19th, 2006:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: Some highlights from the Hitchcock Nature Area
Hawkwatch this week include: on the 16th: 6 PEREGRINE FALCONS and 2
SWAINSON'S HAWKS
On the 17th, 2 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and 1 SWAINSON'S HAWK.
On the 18th, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK and 17 SWAINSON'S HAWKS.
On the 19th, 5 SWAINSON'S HAWKS, 2 MERLINS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON.
WEST CENTRAL:
WOODBURY COUNTY: A GREEN VIOLET-EAR was photographed and observed in Sioux
City on the 14th. The bird has been seen fairly consistantly through the
19th. The bird is at the residence of Lil and Herb Owens: 2024 W. 8th in
Sioux City. Phone is 712-258-6049. Please call if anyone is thinking of a
trek to view this bird.
A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE flew across Highway 60 north of Sioux City on the
19th. An early (3rd earliest) ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen hunting the Owego
Wetlands area as well.
GREENE COUNTY: Five EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were observed in Rippey on the
16th.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: Nine IBISES were found on the 13th. Directions: From the
Cemetary at the SW corner of Big Spirit Lake go north on M49 or 240th Avenue
( This is the road that runs north-south on the west side of Big Spirit).
After about a half mile turn west on 135th street. Continue about 200 yards.
The ibises are in a small pond on the south side of the road. One bird
observed had a bright red eye, and it was thought that the other eight were
immatures.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was viewed at "The Grade" on the 16th. A juvenile
SNOWY EGRET was viewed with Franklin's Gulls along Highway 9 next to Silver
Lake.
The BLACK-HEADED GULL was observed at "The Grade" again on the 19th. A
MERLIN was also in the area.
CLAY COUNTY: A record early SPOTTED TOWHEE was found along the Little Sioux
River in the Spencer area on the 17th.
NORTH CENTRAL:
KOSSUTH COUNTY: A basic adult RED PHALAROPE was found at Union Slough N.W.R.
on the 13th. The bird was located in the pool north of the headquarters on
A42. Other highlights included a BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a MERLIN, a
SANDERLING, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, and
several LINCOLN'S SPARROWS. Also on the 13th, an adult SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER was found at the northeast corner of Smith L. County Park, on the
wires at the intersection of Hwy 169 and County Rd. B30. The SCISSOR-TAILED
FLYCATCHER was relocated later in the day. An AMERICAN BITTERN and
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were also observed at Union Slough, as was the RED
PHALAROPE.
The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was relocated for the last time early on the
14th, and was not seen despite searching later in the day. The RED PHALAROPE
was relocated at the above listed location mid morning. A BLACK-BELLIED
PLOVER was observed along the auto-tour route going south from the
headquarters. A SWAINSON'S HAWK was observed sitting in a tree on the south
side of B30, just over a half a mile east of US 169. At A.A. Call State Park
was a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. The RED
PHALAROPE was still present in the early afternoon.
The RED PHALAROPE was still observed at Union Slough on the 16th. Other
highlights included a PEREGRINE FALCON, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 6
SANDERLINGS, 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: Several birds were found at Parker's Woods in Mason City
on the 13th, including RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, BROWN CREEPER, SWAINSON'S
THRUSH, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER.
EAST CENTRAL:
SCOTT COUNTY: The BURROWING OWL thas has been frequenting the Seven-Cities
Sod Farm near Davenport was again present on the evening of the 11th. The
bird was about 40 yards east of 120th ave. along the edge of the bean field
in easy viewing distance from the road. A few BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were
present in the field south of the model plane field. An early COMMON
GOLDENEYE was found at Pigeon Creek Park in Bettendorf.
The BURROWING OWL was again observed at the above listed location on the
14th. Ten BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were also present.
The BURROWING OWL continued at the location on the 15th.
In addition to the BURROWING OWL on the 16th, were 9 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS.
A juvenile SABINE'S GULL was observed at Lock and Dam 14 at 10 AM on the
19th for just a few minutes before it flew off upstream.
LINN COUNTY: An adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was observed flying on the
south side of Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids on the 12th.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was found in Manhattan Park/Robbins Lake
in Cedar Rapids on the 16th and lingered until the 17th.
JOHNSON COUNTY: Highlights at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City on the 13th
included YELLOW-BELLIED and LEAST FLYCATCHERS, WHITE-EYED and PHILADELPHIA
VIREOS, CAROLINA and WINTER WRENS, VEERY, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, BLUE-WINGED and
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
MARION COUNTY: An early, 3rd year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was observed from
Whitebreast Beach of Red Rock Reservoir on the 17th. Other highlights
included 2 SANDERLING and a COMMON TERN.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: At Brookside Park in Ames on the 12th was a RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 5 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, a first year
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, and an adult MOURNING WARBLER.
Pre-dawn activity in Ames on the 13th yielded 8 GRAY-CHEEKED and 29
SWAINSON'S THRUSHES.
POLK COUNTY: Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on the 13th included a
SANDERLING, 4 COMMON TERNS, a BELL'S VIREO, 2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 4 CAPE MAY
WARBLERS, and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Saylorville Reservoir highlights on the 15th included a MARBLED GODWIT,
three SANDERLINGS, and a COMMON TERN.
A few Saylorville highlights on the 17th included 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
2 SANDERLINGS, and a CAPE MAY WARBLER. A WINTER WREN was found below the
dam.
At Lakeview R.A. on Saylorville Reservoir on the 18th were 68 CATTLE EGRETS.
An early DARK-EYED JUNCO was observed in Grimes on the 19th. Off Jester Park
later in the day were 2 PLEGADIS (IBIS) SPECIES, 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
2 SANDERLINGS, and 2 COMMON TERNS.
MARSHALL COUNTY: The first significant push of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS came from
the Grammer Grove Hawkwatch on the 13th, with 474 birds.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Sunday,
September 24th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
_____________________________________________________________