-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*13 February 2007
*IAST07.02.13
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**HARLEQUIN DUCK**
**GYRFALCON**
**HOARY REDPOLL**
CASUAL:
**ICELAND GULL**
-Additional Species Mentioned
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
*Prairie Falcon
Glaucous Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Saw-whet Owl
*Townsend's Solitaire
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Common Redpoll
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 13 February 2007
Compiler and Transcriber: Danny Akers
Email: BirdManDan1231@hotmail.com
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is
placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date
of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool
for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa.
************************
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.
-Weekly Summary for Tuesday, February 13th, 2007:
Certainly an active week for birding in Iowa! Three Accidentals were
observed this week. A male/female pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS were found at Lock
and Dam 14 in Scott County late last week and were seen through today. If
accepted, this would represent the 5th state record and the first of both a
pair and of a male. A GYRFALCON was found last week just west of Ames in
eastern Boone County; the bird has been very sporadic and has covered a
large area. It was most recently observed just south of Boone on the 13th.
If accepted, this would be the 6th state record. The HOARY REDPOLL also
continues at Brenton Arboretum in Dallas County. Directions to the Redpoll
are at the bottom of this report. Also of interest were 2 Casual ICELAND
GULLS at Cedar Lake in Linn County on the 11th. Other birds of interest this
week were PRAIRIE FALCON in Woodbury County and the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in
Johnson County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Thursday, February 8th to Tuesday,
February 13th, 2007:
SOUTHWEST:
FREMONT COUNTY: Highlights from the weekend included 4 SPOTTED and 2 EASTERN
TOWHEES at the Riverton Area and a single SPOTTED TOWHEE at Waubonsie S.P.
WEST CENTRAL:
WOODBURY COUNTY: A PRAIRIE FALCON was observed on the 9th near the Owego
Wetlands. This is the same general area one was found in a couple of weeks
ago. That bird was found on a hay bale near the intersection of 280th and
Emett.
At the MidAmerica Ponds on the 11th were singles of AMERICAN WIGEON and
NORTHERN PINTAIL.
NORTHEAST:
BLACK HAWK COUNTY: Two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were found at the west end of
Fisher Lake in George Wyth State Park on the 9th. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
was also found in the cedars to the southeast of the bird blind. Two
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were observed on power lines at the intersection of
East Bennington Road and Schenk Road near Waterloo.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, despite not being reported for
several days, was once again relocated on the 10th on the east side of the
DNR headquarters buildings. These are located on Amana Rd., on the north
side of Hawkeye Wildlife Area.
LINN COUNTY: Several interesting birds were found at Cedar Lake in Cedar
Rapids on the 11th, including 2 ICELAND GULLS (1st winter and 2nd winter), 2
GLAUCOUS GULLS (3rd winter and adult) and a PIED-BILLED GREBE.
SCOTT COUNTY: A male/female pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS were reported from Lock
and Dam 14 on the 9th and again on the 10th. The pair was confirmed on the
12th on the Iowa side. The birds were at the outlet of the smaller lock
which is visible from the east end of the parking lot. On the 13th, the
birds were observed only 20 feet off from the parking lot.
SOUTHEAST:
LEE COUNTY: A flock of 200-300 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were observed flying
over Riverview Park in Fort Madison on the 11th.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: Three COMMON REDPOLLS have been visiting a residence near
Norwalk, and were seen most recently on the 10th. Email Ann Johnson at
aj@hologrambirds.com for directions.
CENTRAL:
DALLAS COUNTY: The HOARY REDPOLL, having gone unseen for a couple days,
finally remade its appearance on the 11th at Brenton Arboretum and has been
seen each day since.
BOONE COUNTY: A SPOTTED TOWHEE was observed at a residence south of Boone on
the 11th.
The GYRFALCON was relocated in a backyard near Boone on the 13th for the
first time since the 7th. Directions to the area: From Boone take South
Story Street 0.9 mile, then right on 230th St. 0.7 mile, continue on Oriolf
Rd. 0.2 mile, turn right on 231 St. go 1.0 mile. The address is 1141 231 St.
Place. This area is directly south of the U.S. 30 bridge where the bird was
observed on the 7th.
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DIRECTIONS to the HOARY REDPOLL (provided by Tom Lawson):
FROM I-35 north-bound or south-bound:
Take the Hickman Road, Adel, US 6 exit. Go west.
Follow and continue westward
At Dallas Center turn (county road R16) turn north.
continue to 260th st. (Brenton Arboretum Signage Posted)
Turn west
Follow westward 1.3 miles to arboretum gate on north side
FROM I-80 east-bound or west-bound
Take the Adel, US 169 exit and go north
Follow 5 miles to Adel
Turn east at stoplight. (US 6)
Follow and continue east 3 miles
Turn north at Dallas Center turn (R16)
Follow to 260th st. (Brenton Arboretum Signage)
Turn west
Follow 1.3 miles to arboretum gate on north side of street
AT ARBORETUM: Proceed straight and cross 1st bridge.
Stop. Park and walk east along the small stream
Stand on foot bridge amongst the alders.
Wait, the bird usually appears to the sight and sound
of people or pish the bird in.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Tuesday,
February 20, 2007 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*13 February 2007
*IAST07.02.13
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**HARLEQUIN DUCK**
**GYRFALCON**
**HOARY REDPOLL**
CASUAL:
**ICELAND GULL**
-Additional Species Mentioned
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Pied-billed Grebe
American White Pelican
Red-shouldered Hawk
*Prairie Falcon
Glaucous Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Saw-whet Owl
*Townsend's Solitaire
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Common Redpoll
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 13 February 2007
Compiler and Transcriber: Danny Akers
Email: BirdManDan1231@hotmail.com
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org. A list of rare birds is
placed on the home page with the location of the rarity and most recent date
of observation. This is updated several times per day. This is a handy tool
for anyone making a birding trip or otherwise into the state of Iowa.
************************
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.
-Weekly Summary for Tuesday, February 13th, 2007:
Certainly an active week for birding in Iowa! Three Accidentals were
observed this week. A male/female pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS were found at Lock
and Dam 14 in Scott County late last week and were seen through today. If
accepted, this would represent the 5th state record and the first of both a
pair and of a male. A GYRFALCON was found last week just west of Ames in
eastern Boone County; the bird has been very sporadic and has covered a
large area. It was most recently observed just south of Boone on the 13th.
If accepted, this would be the 6th state record. The HOARY REDPOLL also
continues at Brenton Arboretum in Dallas County. Directions to the Redpoll
are at the bottom of this report. Also of interest were 2 Casual ICELAND
GULLS at Cedar Lake in Linn County on the 11th. Other birds of interest this
week were PRAIRIE FALCON in Woodbury County and the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in
Johnson County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Thursday, February 8th to Tuesday,
February 13th, 2007:
SOUTHWEST:
FREMONT COUNTY: Highlights from the weekend included 4 SPOTTED and 2 EASTERN
TOWHEES at the Riverton Area and a single SPOTTED TOWHEE at Waubonsie S.P.
WEST CENTRAL:
WOODBURY COUNTY: A PRAIRIE FALCON was observed on the 9th near the Owego
Wetlands. This is the same general area one was found in a couple of weeks
ago. That bird was found on a hay bale near the intersection of 280th and
Emett.
At the MidAmerica Ponds on the 11th were singles of AMERICAN WIGEON and
NORTHERN PINTAIL.
NORTHEAST:
BLACK HAWK COUNTY: Two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were found at the west end of
Fisher Lake in George Wyth State Park on the 9th. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
was also found in the cedars to the southeast of the bird blind. Two
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were observed on power lines at the intersection of
East Bennington Road and Schenk Road near Waterloo.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: The TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, despite not being reported for
several days, was once again relocated on the 10th on the east side of the
DNR headquarters buildings. These are located on Amana Rd., on the north
side of Hawkeye Wildlife Area.
LINN COUNTY: Several interesting birds were found at Cedar Lake in Cedar
Rapids on the 11th, including 2 ICELAND GULLS (1st winter and 2nd winter), 2
GLAUCOUS GULLS (3rd winter and adult) and a PIED-BILLED GREBE.
SCOTT COUNTY: A male/female pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS were reported from Lock
and Dam 14 on the 9th and again on the 10th. The pair was confirmed on the
12th on the Iowa side. The birds were at the outlet of the smaller lock
which is visible from the east end of the parking lot. On the 13th, the
birds were observed only 20 feet off from the parking lot.
SOUTHEAST:
LEE COUNTY: A flock of 200-300 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were observed flying
over Riverview Park in Fort Madison on the 11th.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: Three COMMON REDPOLLS have been visiting a residence near
Norwalk, and were seen most recently on the 10th. Email Ann Johnson at
aj@hologrambirds.com for directions.
CENTRAL:
DALLAS COUNTY: The HOARY REDPOLL, having gone unseen for a couple days,
finally remade its appearance on the 11th at Brenton Arboretum and has been
seen each day since.
BOONE COUNTY: A SPOTTED TOWHEE was observed at a residence south of Boone on
the 11th.
The GYRFALCON was relocated in a backyard near Boone on the 13th for the
first time since the 7th. Directions to the area: From Boone take South
Story Street 0.9 mile, then right on 230th St. 0.7 mile, continue on Oriolf
Rd. 0.2 mile, turn right on 231 St. go 1.0 mile. The address is 1141 231 St.
Place. This area is directly south of the U.S. 30 bridge where the bird was
observed on the 7th.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DIRECTIONS to the HOARY REDPOLL (provided by Tom Lawson):
FROM I-35 north-bound or south-bound:
Take the Hickman Road, Adel, US 6 exit. Go west.
Follow and continue westward
At Dallas Center turn (county road R16) turn north.
continue to 260th st. (Brenton Arboretum Signage Posted)
Turn west
Follow westward 1.3 miles to arboretum gate on north side
FROM I-80 east-bound or west-bound
Take the Adel, US 169 exit and go north
Follow 5 miles to Adel
Turn east at stoplight. (US 6)
Follow and continue east 3 miles
Turn north at Dallas Center turn (R16)
Follow to 260th st. (Brenton Arboretum Signage)
Turn west
Follow 1.3 miles to arboretum gate on north side of street
AT ARBORETUM: Proceed straight and cross 1st bridge.
Stop. Park and walk east along the small stream
Stand on foot bridge amongst the alders.
Wait, the bird usually appears to the sight and sound
of people or pish the bird in.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Tuesday,
February 20, 2007 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.