-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*20 December 2006
*IAST0612.20
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**SLATY-BACKED GULL** (potential 2nd state record)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Ross's Goose
Tundra Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Goshawk
Golden Eagle (S)
*Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
*"Red-shafted" Flicker
*Loggerhead Shrike
**MARSH WREN**
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
*Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (N)
**BOHEMIAN WAXWING**
*Spotted Towhee
*Eastern Towhee
**SAVANNAH SPARROW**
**LINCOLN'S SPARROW**
**YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD**
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Redpoll
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 20 December 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 Wednesday, December 20th, 2006:
One Accidental species made an appearance earlier this week. An adult
SLATY-BACKED GULL was found on the 16th at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie County and has remained faithful to the area through nightfall
on the 20th. Many photographs have been taken of the bird and it seems
likely that this will be accepted as the 2nd state record for this species
in Iowa. The previous record was along the Mississippi River in Davenport,
Scott County in early 1989. Several other noteworthy birds were found
throughout the state on Christmas Bird Counts this past weekend: MARSH WREN
on the Red Rock CBC (Marion Co.), BOHEMIAN WAXWING on the Mason City CBC
(Cerro Gordo Co.), 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS on the Saylorville CBC (Polk Co.),
LINCOLN'S SPARROW on the Ames CBC (Story Co.), and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
on the Spirit Lake CBC (Dickinson Co.). The Saylorville CBC set an all time
record high species total for an Iowa Christmas Bird Count at 97 species on
the 17th. With the amount of rare birds reported in the past week (primarily
on Christmas Bird Counts), it makes a person think about what an Iowa winter
would be like if the state was covered as thoroughly as during the CBC
season.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Tuesday, December 12th to Wednesday,
December 20th, 2006:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was a highlight at Hitchcock Nature
Center on the 14th.
A winter plumaged adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was found at Lake Manawa in
Council Bluffs on the 16th and has been seen by many birders through the
20th. The bird has become more nomadic in recent days however and may
disappear for hours at a time. On the 20th, the bird was seen landing on the
ice in the middle of the lake as nightfall set in.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: The Spirit Lake CBC was held on the 16th. Some of the
highlights included LONG-TAILED DUCK, ROSS'S GOOSE, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD,
and GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE.
CHEROKEE COUNTY: The Cherokee County CBC was held on the 17th and 44 species
were recorded. Highlights included a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 3 "RED-SHAFTED"
FLICKERS, and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: The Mason City CBC was held on the 16th and tallied 51
species. Highlights included NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and BOHEMIAN WAXWING.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was relocated northwest of Wesley on the 20th.
The bird was located near the intersection of 250 St. and 230 Ave.
NORTHEAST:
BREMER COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found near Tripoli on the 17th. The bird was
last seen in the field to the northwest of the intersection of 170th and
Navaho Avenue (2 miles west of Tripoli on Highway 93).
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: At least one EURASIAN TREE SPARROW was exploring new
territory in a residental neighborhood in North Liberty on the 16th.
A preliminary tally of 75 species were recorded on the Iowa City CBC on the
17th. Highlights included ROSS'S GOOSE, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE, and EURASIAN TREE SPARROW.
LINN COUNTY: The Cedar Rapids CBC was held on the 16th with a tally of 67
species. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was a notable highlight.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: The Burlington CBC was held on the 16th, with 75 species
recorded. Highlights included NORTHERN BOBWHITE and GOLDEN EAGLE.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
MARION COUNTY: The Red Rock CBC was held on the 16th and had a preliminary
total of 74 species. A few of the highlights included LONG-TAILED DUCK,
MARSH WREN, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
APPANOOSE COUNTY: The Rathbun CBC was held on the 16th, recording 70
species. Highlights included TUNDRA SWAN and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found north of Nevada on the 12th. The bird
was located just east of the intersection of 160th Street & 640th Avenue.
This bird was most recently located on the 20th, about 1/4 mile east and 125
yards north of the intersection of 210th Street and 640th Ave northeast of
Nevada.
The Ames CBC recorded 71 species on the 16th, a new high for that count.
Highlights included GRAY CATBIRD and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was found at Ada Hayden Park in Ames on the 19th. The bird
was located on the south pond.
DALLAS COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found between 250th and 260th streets, off
R22 on the 16th. The Dallas County CBC was also held on the 16th with 53
species tallied. Highlights included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SNOWY OWL, and
COMMON REDPOLL.
A SNOWY OWL was found on the 18th. The bird was along highway 44 between
Dallas Center and Grimes, and was 100 yards west of X Avenue.
The COMMON REDPOLL from the CBC on the 16th was relocated at Brenton
Arboretum on the 19th. At Brenton Arboretum, come in the front gate, drive
down the main road until you cross the bridge and pond. You can park along
the road there, walk east along the stream until you come to a wooden
bridge, around the wooden bridge you will find a grouping of alder trees.
The bird was found here both days.
POLK COUNTY: The Saylorville CBC was held on the 17th and set a new Iowa CBC
record high species count at 97 recorded species. Several of the highlights
included ROSS'S GOOSE, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, GOLDEN EAGLE, THAYER'S and
GLAUCOUS GULLS, SNOWY and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,
SPOTTED and EASTERN TOWHEES, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Tuesday,
December 26th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*20 December 2006
*IAST0612.20
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**SLATY-BACKED GULL** (potential 2nd state record)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Ross's Goose
Tundra Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Goshawk
Golden Eagle (S)
*Thayer's Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
*"Red-shafted" Flicker
*Loggerhead Shrike
**MARSH WREN**
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
*Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird (N)
**BOHEMIAN WAXWING**
*Spotted Towhee
*Eastern Towhee
**SAVANNAH SPARROW**
**LINCOLN'S SPARROW**
**YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD**
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Common Redpoll
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 20 December 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 Wednesday, December 20th, 2006:
One Accidental species made an appearance earlier this week. An adult
SLATY-BACKED GULL was found on the 16th at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs,
Pottawattamie County and has remained faithful to the area through nightfall
on the 20th. Many photographs have been taken of the bird and it seems
likely that this will be accepted as the 2nd state record for this species
in Iowa. The previous record was along the Mississippi River in Davenport,
Scott County in early 1989. Several other noteworthy birds were found
throughout the state on Christmas Bird Counts this past weekend: MARSH WREN
on the Red Rock CBC (Marion Co.), BOHEMIAN WAXWING on the Mason City CBC
(Cerro Gordo Co.), 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS on the Saylorville CBC (Polk Co.),
LINCOLN'S SPARROW on the Ames CBC (Story Co.), and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
on the Spirit Lake CBC (Dickinson Co.). The Saylorville CBC set an all time
record high species total for an Iowa Christmas Bird Count at 97 species on
the 17th. With the amount of rare birds reported in the past week (primarily
on Christmas Bird Counts), it makes a person think about what an Iowa winter
would be like if the state was covered as thoroughly as during the CBC
season.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Tuesday, December 12th to Wednesday,
December 20th, 2006:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was a highlight at Hitchcock Nature
Center on the 14th.
A winter plumaged adult SLATY-BACKED GULL was found at Lake Manawa in
Council Bluffs on the 16th and has been seen by many birders through the
20th. The bird has become more nomadic in recent days however and may
disappear for hours at a time. On the 20th, the bird was seen landing on the
ice in the middle of the lake as nightfall set in.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: The Spirit Lake CBC was held on the 16th. Some of the
highlights included LONG-TAILED DUCK, ROSS'S GOOSE, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD,
and GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE.
CHEROKEE COUNTY: The Cherokee County CBC was held on the 17th and 44 species
were recorded. Highlights included a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 3 "RED-SHAFTED"
FLICKERS, and a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: The Mason City CBC was held on the 16th and tallied 51
species. Highlights included NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL and BOHEMIAN WAXWING.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was relocated northwest of Wesley on the 20th.
The bird was located near the intersection of 250 St. and 230 Ave.
NORTHEAST:
BREMER COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found near Tripoli on the 17th. The bird was
last seen in the field to the northwest of the intersection of 170th and
Navaho Avenue (2 miles west of Tripoli on Highway 93).
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: At least one EURASIAN TREE SPARROW was exploring new
territory in a residental neighborhood in North Liberty on the 16th.
A preliminary tally of 75 species were recorded on the Iowa City CBC on the
17th. Highlights included ROSS'S GOOSE, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE, and EURASIAN TREE SPARROW.
LINN COUNTY: The Cedar Rapids CBC was held on the 16th with a tally of 67
species. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was a notable highlight.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: The Burlington CBC was held on the 16th, with 75 species
recorded. Highlights included NORTHERN BOBWHITE and GOLDEN EAGLE.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
MARION COUNTY: The Red Rock CBC was held on the 16th and had a preliminary
total of 74 species. A few of the highlights included LONG-TAILED DUCK,
MARSH WREN, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
APPANOOSE COUNTY: The Rathbun CBC was held on the 16th, recording 70
species. Highlights included TUNDRA SWAN and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found north of Nevada on the 12th. The bird
was located just east of the intersection of 160th Street & 640th Avenue.
This bird was most recently located on the 20th, about 1/4 mile east and 125
yards north of the intersection of 210th Street and 640th Ave northeast of
Nevada.
The Ames CBC recorded 71 species on the 16th, a new high for that count.
Highlights included GRAY CATBIRD and LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
A ROSS'S GOOSE was found at Ada Hayden Park in Ames on the 19th. The bird
was located on the south pond.
DALLAS COUNTY: A SNOWY OWL was found between 250th and 260th streets, off
R22 on the 16th. The Dallas County CBC was also held on the 16th with 53
species tallied. Highlights included NORTHERN BOBWHITE, SNOWY OWL, and
COMMON REDPOLL.
A SNOWY OWL was found on the 18th. The bird was along highway 44 between
Dallas Center and Grimes, and was 100 yards west of X Avenue.
The COMMON REDPOLL from the CBC on the 16th was relocated at Brenton
Arboretum on the 19th. At Brenton Arboretum, come in the front gate, drive
down the main road until you cross the bridge and pond. You can park along
the road there, walk east along the stream until you come to a wooden
bridge, around the wooden bridge you will find a grouping of alder trees.
The bird was found here both days.
POLK COUNTY: The Saylorville CBC was held on the 17th and set a new Iowa CBC
record high species count at 97 recorded species. Several of the highlights
included ROSS'S GOOSE, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, GOLDEN EAGLE, THAYER'S and
GLAUCOUS GULLS, SNOWY and NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET,
SPOTTED and EASTERN TOWHEES, SAVANNAH SPARROW, and BREWER'S BLACKBIRD.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Tuesday,
December 26th for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.