-RBA
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*15 April 2007
*IAST07.04.15
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
CASUAL
**WHIMBREL** (record early)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Cinnamon Teal
Long-tailed Duck
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
American Avocet
Solitary Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Dunlin
*Glaucous Gull (record late)
Forster's Tern
American Pipit
Henslow's Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 15 April 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 Sunday, April 15th, 2007:
No Accidentals were reported this week. The "main event" this week was a
Casual WHIMBREL that was found in Johnson County today, the 15th. It
remained faithful to the area all day long and was still present at 7 PM
this evening at last report. This was a record early bird by 7 days
(previous was 4/22). A ratty looking GLAUCOUS GULL found in Polk County on
the 15th was a record late date for this species by 7 days. SMITH'S
LONGSPURS have been found in small numbers across a narrow area of the state
throughout the week. Two HUDSONIAN GODWITS were found and SOLITARY SANDPIPER
was a first this week. The lingering CINNAMON TEAL in Pottawattamie county
was reported through the 14th and a LONG-TAILED DUCK has lingered in Story
County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Thursday, April 12th to Sunday, April
15th, 2007:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: The CINNAMON TEAL was at the southwest corner of Lake
Manawa on the 12th and continued through the 14th.
NORTHWEST:
PALO ALTO COUNTY: A RED-NECKED GREBE was found at Virgin Lake on the 14th. A
SMITH'S LONGSPUR was also found at a newly restored wetland complex.
CLAY COUNTY: 84 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were found in a flooded field on the
14th. Two SMITH'S LONGSPURS and 3 AMERICAN PIPITS were also at a restored
wetland area.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: Of note on Clear Lake on the 13th were 2 RED-NECKED
GREBES and a concentration of 177 COMMON LOONS.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Two small flocks of SMITH'S LONGSPURS were found in two
areas east of Union Slough NWR on the 15th.
NORTHEAST:
FLOYD COUNTY: An AMERICAN BITTERN was at Restoration Marsh on the 13th.
EAST CENTRAL:
BENTON COUNTY: Two small groups of SMITH'S LONGSPURS were found within a 2
mile radius of Blairstown on the 12th. Subsequent attempts to relocate the
birds on following days were unsuccessful.
SCOTT COUNTY: A HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at West Lake Park on the 14th.
JOHNSON COUNTY: A WHIMBREL was found on the 15th. The bird was found at Twin
View Heights, a northern reach of Lake MacBride west of Solon. It remained
faithful to the area throughout the day and was last reported in the area
around 7 PM. This is a record early date for this species by 7 days.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: The first SOLITARY SANDPIPER of the season was found
north of Burlington on the 14th.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen in northeastern Warren county
on the 14th.
APPANOOSE COUNTY: In the Sedan Wetlands complex on the 14th was a HUDSONIAN
GODWIT and 2 DUNLINS. These were in pool 8 of the complex.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: A young male LONG-TAILED DUCK was found at the Roland Sewage
Ponds on the 12th. It was not observed on the 13th, but was seen by several
through the evening of the 15th. The sewage ponds are located just south of
Roland along R-77. Turn west on the gravel driveway and please be courteous
to others using the driveway (it leads to the city's yard waste drop-off
area) when parking.
POLK COUNTY: Fourteen (14) AMERICAN AVOCETS were off Jester Park on the
morning of the 14th.
Highlights from Jester Park on the 15th included a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, a
record late GLAUCOUS GULL, and a FORSTER'S TERN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Thursday,
April 19th, 2007 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
*Iowa
*Iowa Statewide
*15 April 2007
*IAST07.04.15
-Transcript
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
CASUAL
**WHIMBREL** (record early)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Cinnamon Teal
Long-tailed Duck
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
American Golden-Plover
American Avocet
Solitary Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Dunlin
*Glaucous Gull (record late)
Forster's Tern
American Pipit
Henslow's Sparrow
Smith's Longspur
Coverage: Iowa Statewide
Date: 15 April 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 Sunday, April 15th, 2007:
No Accidentals were reported this week. The "main event" this week was a
Casual WHIMBREL that was found in Johnson County today, the 15th. It
remained faithful to the area all day long and was still present at 7 PM
this evening at last report. This was a record early bird by 7 days
(previous was 4/22). A ratty looking GLAUCOUS GULL found in Polk County on
the 15th was a record late date for this species by 7 days. SMITH'S
LONGSPURS have been found in small numbers across a narrow area of the state
throughout the week. Two HUDSONIAN GODWITS were found and SOLITARY SANDPIPER
was a first this week. The lingering CINNAMON TEAL in Pottawattamie county
was reported through the 14th and a LONG-TAILED DUCK has lingered in Story
County.
-Here is the Iowa Rare Bird Alert from Thursday, April 12th to Sunday, April
15th, 2007:
SOUTHWEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY: The CINNAMON TEAL was at the southwest corner of Lake
Manawa on the 12th and continued through the 14th.
NORTHWEST:
PALO ALTO COUNTY: A RED-NECKED GREBE was found at Virgin Lake on the 14th. A
SMITH'S LONGSPUR was also found at a newly restored wetland complex.
CLAY COUNTY: 84 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were found in a flooded field on the
14th. Two SMITH'S LONGSPURS and 3 AMERICAN PIPITS were also at a restored
wetland area.
NORTH CENTRAL:
CERRO GORDO COUNTY: Of note on Clear Lake on the 13th were 2 RED-NECKED
GREBES and a concentration of 177 COMMON LOONS.
KOSSUTH COUNTY: Two small flocks of SMITH'S LONGSPURS were found in two
areas east of Union Slough NWR on the 15th.
NORTHEAST:
FLOYD COUNTY: An AMERICAN BITTERN was at Restoration Marsh on the 13th.
EAST CENTRAL:
BENTON COUNTY: Two small groups of SMITH'S LONGSPURS were found within a 2
mile radius of Blairstown on the 12th. Subsequent attempts to relocate the
birds on following days were unsuccessful.
SCOTT COUNTY: A HENSLOW'S SPARROW was at West Lake Park on the 14th.
JOHNSON COUNTY: A WHIMBREL was found on the 15th. The bird was found at Twin
View Heights, a northern reach of Lake MacBride west of Solon. It remained
faithful to the area throughout the day and was last reported in the area
around 7 PM. This is a record early date for this species by 7 days.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY: The first SOLITARY SANDPIPER of the season was found
north of Burlington on the 14th.
SOUTH CENTRAL:
WARREN COUNTY: Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen in northeastern Warren county
on the 14th.
APPANOOSE COUNTY: In the Sedan Wetlands complex on the 14th was a HUDSONIAN
GODWIT and 2 DUNLINS. These were in pool 8 of the complex.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY: A young male LONG-TAILED DUCK was found at the Roland Sewage
Ponds on the 12th. It was not observed on the 13th, but was seen by several
through the evening of the 15th. The sewage ponds are located just south of
Roland along R-77. Turn west on the gravel driveway and please be courteous
to others using the driveway (it leads to the city's yard waste drop-off
area) when parking.
POLK COUNTY: Fourteen (14) AMERICAN AVOCETS were off Jester Park on the
morning of the 14th.
Highlights from Jester Park on the 15th included a HUDSONIAN GODWIT, a
record late GLAUCOUS GULL, and a FORSTER'S TERN.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Thursday,
April 19th, 2007 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.