-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*20 September 2005
*IAST0509.20
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**ROYAL TERN** (1st state record)
**2 MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS** (potential 5th and 6th state records)
**VERMILION FLYCATCHER** (5th state record)
**LITTLE GULL** (potential 8th state record)
**BROWN PELICAN** (11th state record)
**BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK** (12th state record)
CASUAL:
**BLACK-HEADED GULL**
**SELASPHORUS SP.** (possible)
**LAUGHING GULL**
**TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE** (record early)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Snowy Egret
Mississippi Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Merlin
Common Moorhen
SHOREBIRDS
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Piping Plover
American Avocet
*Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
**WESTERN SANDPIPER**
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
*Short-billed Dowitcher
*Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
*Bonaparte's Gull
*Sabine's Gull
*Common Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
*American Pipit
WARBLERS
Golden-winged Warbler
Cape May Warbler
*Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
*Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
*Summer Tanager
White-throated Sparrow
*Dark-eyed Junco (record early)
*Blue Grosbeak
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 20 September 2005
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 least reported species at the top and the more commonly reported
species at the bottom. 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 20th, 2005:
Fifty-nine (59) species are mentioned in the report this week. Ten
Accidental and Casual species have been reported over the past two weeks,
with 6 Accidentals and 4 Casuals. The ROYAL TERN in Appanoose County has
been accepted as by the I.O.U. Records Committee as the 1st state record
(and the bird continues to be seen). The MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, reported
from the last day of the last RBA, was last seen the next day (5th) as it
drifted to the west with Turkey Vultures. Certaintly an exciting report,
another MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was reported from Hawkeye Wildlife Area (a
couple miles from Lake Macbride) on the 18th, and was reported to NOT be the
same bird that was seen just two weeks earlier. The VERMILION FLYCATCHER
continues to be reported from the Whiterock Conservancy in Guthrie County
and the LITTLE GULL has been sporadically seen at Welsh Lake in Dickinson
County. The BROWN PELICAN also continues to be seen off Jester Park in Polk
County as does the BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK at Lake Anita in Cass
County. The Casual BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been reliable at Spirit Lake
in Dickinson County. A SELASPHORUS SPECIES was reported from a town in
western Pottawattamie County earlier this week, as was a LAUGHING GULL from
Lake Manawa. A record early TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from Crawford
County as well. Onto regularly occuring species, highlights include a
juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER, a WILLET, at least 2 SABINE'S GULLS, COMMON
TERNS, the first AMERICAN PIPIT of the fall, a few BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGERS, a record early DARK-EYED
JUNCO, and a BLUE GROSBEAK. The Shorebird Migration Tally is remains at 30
species, with SNOWY PLOVER and WESTERN SANDPIPER the best of the fall. The
Warbler Migration Tally is up to 29 species, with PRAIRIE WARBLER being the
best of the fall.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Monday, September 5th to Tuesday,
September 20th, 2005:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: Some firsts of the season from the Hitchcock Nature
Area Hawkwatch on the 7th included singles of SWAINSON'S HAWK and MERLIN.
A possible SELASPHORUS SPECIES was reported from a residence in Underwood on
the 9th. I have no other information on this bird.
Highlights from the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 9th included an immature
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and 2 MERLINS.
Highlights from the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 13th included 2 MISSISSIPPI
KITES (1 ad./1 imm.) and 3 SWAINSON'S HAWKS.
A juvenile LAUGHING GULL was seen at Lake Manawa on the evening of the 15th.
The bird was seen sitting on the southwest side of the lake until it was
flushed and moved to the center of the lake.
CASS COUNTY: The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen at Lake Anita on the
12th. This bird has been accepted as the 12th state record.
WEST CENTRAL:
GREENE COUNTY: Highlights from Dunbar Slough on the 8th included several
GADWALLS, an AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 WILSON'S and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
A good number of shorebirds were at Dunbar Slough on the 10th, including 4
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 9 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 11 WILSON'S
PHALAROPES.
Along with several BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Dunbar Slough on the 13th,
other good birds included the season's first AMERICAN PIPIT, a WESTERN
KINGBIRD, and a SWAINSON'S HAWK.
CRAWFORD COUNTY: An adult TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was observed eating berries
in a mountain ash tree in Dow City on the 15th. This is a record early date
for this species in Iowa by 9 days.
GUTHRIE COUNTY: The VERMILION FLYCATCHER is still being seen at the
Whiterock Conservancy, as reported on the 10th. At Long Pond, a COMMON
MOORHEN was still present.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: The LITTLE GULL was seen at Welch Lake on the 5th, as was
the BLACK-HEADED GULL at Spirit Lake.
A MERLIN and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen at Mini-Wakan State Park
on the 10th. The LITTLE GULL was still present at Welch Lake and a
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was also present. Along with the BLACK-HEADED GULL, a
juvenile SABINE'S GULL was also present on Spirit Lake.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: One each of AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER were present at the Blackmore Sod Farm north of Mason City on the
7th.
Amongst 10 species of warblers at Parker's Woods in Mason City on the 8th,
the best was GOLDEN-WINGED.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continue to trickle into the state, with 1 in Mason
City on the 14th.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Highlights from Smith W.A. on the 9th included a MERLIN, a
CAROLINA WREN, the first reported RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET of the year, and an
imm. male CAPE MAY WARBLER.
The CAROLINA WREN was relocated at Smith W.A. on the 13th, and possibly a
mate was singing nearby.
NORTHEAST:
CLAYTON COUNTY: Two (2) EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen in Edgewood on the
5th.
FAYETTE COUNTY: Amongst 14 species of warblers at Volga Lake S.P. on the
11th, best were 3 GOLDEN-WINGED and 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. Also present was a
singing YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, and a WOOD THRUSH.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: The MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was relocated on the 5th at the
roosting site at Lake Macbride from the 4th, but was last seen around noon,
drifting off to the west with Turkey Vultures. Other birds along the trail
near the Frigatebird included 3 WHITE-EYED VIREOS, 2 BELL'S VIREOS, 1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. Also of interest was a
SNOWY EGRET along 200th St. Shorebirds at Hawkeye W.A. on the 5th included
BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in the South Canyon area at
Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City on the 6th and was seen through the 7th.
Highlights from Hickory Hill Park on the 8th included a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER and the season's first reported WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
Three (3) WHITE-EYED VIREOS were along the "Frigatebird" trail at Lake
Macbride on the 9th. The SNOWY EGRET remains along 200th St. and 1
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 2 SANDERLINGS were at Hawkeye Wildlife Area.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, presumably another bird, was seen in the
South Canyon area of Hickory Hill Park on the 11th.
A female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in the South Canyon area of
Hickory Hill Park on the 12th. Also, 6 SWAINSON'S and 1 WOOD THRUSH were
also present.
Two (2) PIPING PLOVERS were off Greencastle Ave. in Hawkeye W.A. on the
13th.
Along with the 2 PIPING PLOVERS, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE were seen at Hawkeye Wildlife Area on the 14th.
A report of another MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD has been received from Hawkeye
W.A. on the 18th. This one was of a female/immature type, but was reportedly
NOT the same bird as was at Lake Macbride. The bird was observed overhead
and heading east. This bird has not been confirmed.
JONES COUNTY: A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in Martelle on the 5th.
LINN COUNTY: The season's first reported DARK-EYED JUNCO came from the Cedar
Rapids area on the 6th. This is a record early date for this species in Iowa
by 5 days.
SCOTT COUNTY: A EURASIAN TREE SPARROW was seen at a residence in Long Grove
on the 19th. This marks a slight northeasterly expansion in the range of
this species in Iowa.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: A fallout of birds containing 19 species of vireos and
warblers at Starr's Cave Park near Burrlington on the 14th included
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and GOLDEN-WINGED and MOURNING WARBLERS as highlights.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
APPANOOSE COUNTY: The ROYAL TERN is still being seen at Lake Rathbun. As of
the 5th, the bird has moved to a new sandbar, but still at the location at
the end of 150th Street. Instead of going west down to the water, continue
north along the old road bed to the lake.
The ROYAL TERN was relocated off the west boat ramp of Islandview Campground
(Lake Rathbun) on the 10th.
The ROYAL TERN was still off 150th street on the 14th. Sixteen (16) AMERICAN
AVOCETS were also in company.
MARION COUNTY: Pinchey Bottoms held good numbers of shorebirds on the 9th,
with the best being a juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER. Other good shorebirds
included 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS.
A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Red Rock Reservoir on the 17th.
DECATUR COUNTY: Highlights from DeKalb W.A. on the 16th included a
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and 5 SUMMER TANAGERS.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY: The BROWN PELICAN was still being seen off Jester Park on the
5th. Also present were 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 10 SANDERLINGS, 2
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 4 WILSON'S and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and a
singing BELL'S VIREO.
Although it appears as though the young MISSISSIPPI KITE has fledged from
the nest in northeastern Des Moines, the young bird (along with the adults)
is still being seen in the general vicinity of the nest, as of the 10th. At
Jester Park on the 6th, the BROWN PELICAN was still present, along with 3
SANDERLINGS, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 1 juvenile SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER,
and 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
At Jester Park on the 7th was a lone SANDERLING, 3 juv. SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 2 juv. RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and a juv. male BLUE GROSBEAK.
Species of note from Saylorville Reservoir on the 9th included a BONAPARTE'S
GULL off Cherry Glen and the BROWN PELICAN and 3 juv. RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
off Jester Park.
Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on the 11th included the BROWN
PELICAN, a MERLIN, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on te 14th included 14 AMERICAN
WIGEON, 1 BLACK-BELLIED and 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a late WILLET, 1
SHORT-BILLED and 6 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a juvenile SABINE'S GULL (off
Jester Park), 4 BLACK TERNS, and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Four (4) SANDERLINGS and 2 COMMON TERNS were highlights from Saylorville
Reservoir on the 15th.
In addition to the BROWN PELICAN off Jester Park on the 18th, the recently
fledged MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying above the residence of the nest.
STORY COUNTY: Migrants at Brookside Park in Ames on the 7th included 1
CAROLINA WREN, 1 VEERY, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and
3 MOURNING WARBLERS.
Migrants at Brookside Park in Ames on the 9th included 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES
and 4 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS.
HARDIN COUNTY: An immature SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen just north of the town
of Zearing along US 65 on the 6th.
DALLAS COUNTY: A SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen near Dawson on the 10th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Monday,
September 26th, 2005 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*20 September 2005
*IAST0509.20
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**ROYAL TERN** (1st state record)
**2 MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRDS** (potential 5th and 6th state records)
**VERMILION FLYCATCHER** (5th state record)
**LITTLE GULL** (potential 8th state record)
**BROWN PELICAN** (11th state record)
**BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK** (12th state record)
CASUAL:
**BLACK-HEADED GULL**
**SELASPHORUS SP.** (possible)
**LAUGHING GULL**
**TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE** (record early)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Snowy Egret
Mississippi Kite
Red-shouldered Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Merlin
Common Moorhen
SHOREBIRDS
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Piping Plover
American Avocet
*Willet
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
**WESTERN SANDPIPER**
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
*Short-billed Dowitcher
*Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
*Bonaparte's Gull
*Sabine's Gull
*Common Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
*American Pipit
WARBLERS
Golden-winged Warbler
Cape May Warbler
*Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
*Blackpoll Warbler
Mourning Warbler
*Summer Tanager
White-throated Sparrow
*Dark-eyed Junco (record early)
*Blue Grosbeak
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 20 September 2005
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 least reported species at the top and the more commonly reported
species at the bottom. 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 20th, 2005:
Fifty-nine (59) species are mentioned in the report this week. Ten
Accidental and Casual species have been reported over the past two weeks,
with 6 Accidentals and 4 Casuals. The ROYAL TERN in Appanoose County has
been accepted as by the I.O.U. Records Committee as the 1st state record
(and the bird continues to be seen). The MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, reported
from the last day of the last RBA, was last seen the next day (5th) as it
drifted to the west with Turkey Vultures. Certaintly an exciting report,
another MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was reported from Hawkeye Wildlife Area (a
couple miles from Lake Macbride) on the 18th, and was reported to NOT be the
same bird that was seen just two weeks earlier. The VERMILION FLYCATCHER
continues to be reported from the Whiterock Conservancy in Guthrie County
and the LITTLE GULL has been sporadically seen at Welsh Lake in Dickinson
County. The BROWN PELICAN also continues to be seen off Jester Park in Polk
County as does the BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK at Lake Anita in Cass
County. The Casual BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been reliable at Spirit Lake
in Dickinson County. A SELASPHORUS SPECIES was reported from a town in
western Pottawattamie County earlier this week, as was a LAUGHING GULL from
Lake Manawa. A record early TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was reported from Crawford
County as well. Onto regularly occuring species, highlights include a
juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER, a WILLET, at least 2 SABINE'S GULLS, COMMON
TERNS, the first AMERICAN PIPIT of the fall, a few BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, SUMMER TANAGERS, a record early DARK-EYED
JUNCO, and a BLUE GROSBEAK. The Shorebird Migration Tally is remains at 30
species, with SNOWY PLOVER and WESTERN SANDPIPER the best of the fall. The
Warbler Migration Tally is up to 29 species, with PRAIRIE WARBLER being the
best of the fall.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Monday, September 5th to Tuesday,
September 20th, 2005:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: Some firsts of the season from the Hitchcock Nature
Area Hawkwatch on the 7th included singles of SWAINSON'S HAWK and MERLIN.
A possible SELASPHORUS SPECIES was reported from a residence in Underwood on
the 9th. I have no other information on this bird.
Highlights from the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 9th included an immature
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and 2 MERLINS.
Highlights from the Hitchcock Hawkwatch on the 13th included 2 MISSISSIPPI
KITES (1 ad./1 imm.) and 3 SWAINSON'S HAWKS.
A juvenile LAUGHING GULL was seen at Lake Manawa on the evening of the 15th.
The bird was seen sitting on the southwest side of the lake until it was
flushed and moved to the center of the lake.
CASS COUNTY: The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen at Lake Anita on the
12th. This bird has been accepted as the 12th state record.
WEST CENTRAL:
GREENE COUNTY: Highlights from Dunbar Slough on the 8th included several
GADWALLS, an AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 WILSON'S and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
A good number of shorebirds were at Dunbar Slough on the 10th, including 4
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 9 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 11 WILSON'S
PHALAROPES.
Along with several BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at Dunbar Slough on the 13th,
other good birds included the season's first AMERICAN PIPIT, a WESTERN
KINGBIRD, and a SWAINSON'S HAWK.
CRAWFORD COUNTY: An adult TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE was observed eating berries
in a mountain ash tree in Dow City on the 15th. This is a record early date
for this species in Iowa by 9 days.
GUTHRIE COUNTY: The VERMILION FLYCATCHER is still being seen at the
Whiterock Conservancy, as reported on the 10th. At Long Pond, a COMMON
MOORHEN was still present.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY: The LITTLE GULL was seen at Welch Lake on the 5th, as was
the BLACK-HEADED GULL at Spirit Lake.
A MERLIN and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER were seen at Mini-Wakan State Park
on the 10th. The LITTLE GULL was still present at Welch Lake and a
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was also present. Along with the BLACK-HEADED GULL, a
juvenile SABINE'S GULL was also present on Spirit Lake.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: One each of AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER and BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER were present at the Blackmore Sod Farm north of Mason City on the
7th.
Amongst 10 species of warblers at Parker's Woods in Mason City on the 8th,
the best was GOLDEN-WINGED.
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS continue to trickle into the state, with 1 in Mason
City on the 14th.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Highlights from Smith W.A. on the 9th included a MERLIN, a
CAROLINA WREN, the first reported RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET of the year, and an
imm. male CAPE MAY WARBLER.
The CAROLINA WREN was relocated at Smith W.A. on the 13th, and possibly a
mate was singing nearby.
NORTHEAST:
CLAYTON COUNTY: Two (2) EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES were seen in Edgewood on the
5th.
FAYETTE COUNTY: Amongst 14 species of warblers at Volga Lake S.P. on the
11th, best were 3 GOLDEN-WINGED and 2 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. Also present was a
singing YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, and a WOOD THRUSH.
EAST CENTRAL:
JOHNSON COUNTY: The MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was relocated on the 5th at the
roosting site at Lake Macbride from the 4th, but was last seen around noon,
drifting off to the west with Turkey Vultures. Other birds along the trail
near the Frigatebird included 3 WHITE-EYED VIREOS, 2 BELL'S VIREOS, 1
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and 2 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. Also of interest was a
SNOWY EGRET along 200th St. Shorebirds at Hawkeye W.A. on the 5th included
BLACK-BELLIED and AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, RUDDY TURNSTONE, BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS, and RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in the South Canyon area at
Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City on the 6th and was seen through the 7th.
Highlights from Hickory Hill Park on the 8th included a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER and the season's first reported WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
Three (3) WHITE-EYED VIREOS were along the "Frigatebird" trail at Lake
Macbride on the 9th. The SNOWY EGRET remains along 200th St. and 1
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and 2 SANDERLINGS were at Hawkeye Wildlife Area.
A male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, presumably another bird, was seen in the
South Canyon area of Hickory Hill Park on the 11th.
A female BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen in the South Canyon area of
Hickory Hill Park on the 12th. Also, 6 SWAINSON'S and 1 WOOD THRUSH were
also present.
Two (2) PIPING PLOVERS were off Greencastle Ave. in Hawkeye W.A. on the
13th.
Along with the 2 PIPING PLOVERS, a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER and a RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE were seen at Hawkeye Wildlife Area on the 14th.
A report of another MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD has been received from Hawkeye
W.A. on the 18th. This one was of a female/immature type, but was reportedly
NOT the same bird as was at Lake Macbride. The bird was observed overhead
and heading east. This bird has not been confirmed.
JONES COUNTY: A EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen in Martelle on the 5th.
LINN COUNTY: The season's first reported DARK-EYED JUNCO came from the Cedar
Rapids area on the 6th. This is a record early date for this species in Iowa
by 5 days.
SCOTT COUNTY: A EURASIAN TREE SPARROW was seen at a residence in Long Grove
on the 19th. This marks a slight northeasterly expansion in the range of
this species in Iowa.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: A fallout of birds containing 19 species of vireos and
warblers at Starr's Cave Park near Burrlington on the 14th included
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, and GOLDEN-WINGED and MOURNING WARBLERS as highlights.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
APPANOOSE COUNTY: The ROYAL TERN is still being seen at Lake Rathbun. As of
the 5th, the bird has moved to a new sandbar, but still at the location at
the end of 150th Street. Instead of going west down to the water, continue
north along the old road bed to the lake.
The ROYAL TERN was relocated off the west boat ramp of Islandview Campground
(Lake Rathbun) on the 10th.
The ROYAL TERN was still off 150th street on the 14th. Sixteen (16) AMERICAN
AVOCETS were also in company.
MARION COUNTY: Pinchey Bottoms held good numbers of shorebirds on the 9th,
with the best being a juvenile WESTERN SANDPIPER. Other good shorebirds
included 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS.
A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen at Red Rock Reservoir on the 17th.
DECATUR COUNTY: Highlights from DeKalb W.A. on the 16th included a
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and 5 SUMMER TANAGERS.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY: The BROWN PELICAN was still being seen off Jester Park on the
5th. Also present were 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 10 SANDERLINGS, 2
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 4 WILSON'S and 3 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and a
singing BELL'S VIREO.
Although it appears as though the young MISSISSIPPI KITE has fledged from
the nest in northeastern Des Moines, the young bird (along with the adults)
is still being seen in the general vicinity of the nest, as of the 10th. At
Jester Park on the 6th, the BROWN PELICAN was still present, along with 3
SANDERLINGS, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 1 juvenile SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER,
and 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
At Jester Park on the 7th was a lone SANDERLING, 3 juv. SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, 2 juv. RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and a juv. male BLUE GROSBEAK.
Species of note from Saylorville Reservoir on the 9th included a BONAPARTE'S
GULL off Cherry Glen and the BROWN PELICAN and 3 juv. RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
off Jester Park.
Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on the 11th included the BROWN
PELICAN, a MERLIN, 1 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
Highlights from Saylorville Reservoir on te 14th included 14 AMERICAN
WIGEON, 1 BLACK-BELLIED and 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a late WILLET, 1
SHORT-BILLED and 6 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a juvenile SABINE'S GULL (off
Jester Park), 4 BLACK TERNS, and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Four (4) SANDERLINGS and 2 COMMON TERNS were highlights from Saylorville
Reservoir on the 15th.
In addition to the BROWN PELICAN off Jester Park on the 18th, the recently
fledged MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen flying above the residence of the nest.
STORY COUNTY: Migrants at Brookside Park in Ames on the 7th included 1
CAROLINA WREN, 1 VEERY, 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and
3 MOURNING WARBLERS.
Migrants at Brookside Park in Ames on the 9th included 3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES
and 4 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS.
HARDIN COUNTY: An immature SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen just north of the town
of Zearing along US 65 on the 6th.
DALLAS COUNTY: A SWAINSON'S HAWK was seen near Dawson on the 10th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Monday,
September 26th, 2005 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.