Iowa (Statewide) RBA
August 6, 2010
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:51:18 -0500
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Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, July 31, through Friday, August 6, 2010:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**NEOTROPIC CORMORANT**
**SAYS PHOEBE**
-Additional Species Mentioned
Gray Partridge
Least Bittern
SNOWY EGRET
Cattle Egret
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
LITTLE BLUE HERON
American Avocet
Piping Plover
WESTERN SANDPIPER
Willet
Least Tern
WHITE-WINGED DOVE
Black-billed Cuckoo
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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.
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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.
NORTH CENTRAL:
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
8 CATTLE EGRETS were seen in sheetwater on the 6th.
EAST:
JOHNSON COUNTY:
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at the shorebird habitat at the junction
of Half Moon and Swan Lake Dr at Hawkeye WA on the 31st.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen upstream from the flooded Greencastle
bridge on the 5th.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY:
A CATTLE EGRET was seen at Moeckley Prairie on the 1st.
GREENE COUNTY:
6 LEAST BITTERNS were seen at Dunbar Slough on the 31st.
SOUTHWEST:
FREMONT COUNTY:
3 LEAST BITTERNS and a KING RAIL were seen at Forney Lake on the 31st.
Highlights from the Missouri River bottoms included 3 juvenile SNOWY
EGRETS, 1 juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON and 439 CATTLE EGRETS.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was seen at Waubonsie Access on the 1st.
Directions are as follows: The bird was located north of County Road
L-31 in a flooded field. The Waubonsie Access is just off Hwy 2. This
bird was last seen on the 4th.
5 WILLETS and 22 CATTLE EGRETS were seen at Waubonsie Access on the 4th.
6 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS were seen at Auldon Bar on the 4th.
MILLS COUNTY:
2 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were seen at Willow Slough on the 31st.
PAGE COUNTY:
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT is still being seen at Rapp Park as recently as the 4th.
A family of WHITE-WINGED DOVES continues in Shenandoah as recently as
the 1st. Directions are as follows: To get to Crescent Street from the
downtown Shenandoah Casey's, go south on Church Street several blocks
until you reach Irwin Street, turn left and go east two blocks--you
will approach Crescent where you will take a right-hand turn. 305
Crescent is on the left-hand side of the road. There is a flagpole,
the house is yellow, and there is a stone sign that says, "Robinson"
on it. The nest is located in the small maple tree near the street.
Stand under the tree at the trunk and look up and you will see it in
the center of the tree in the dense foliage.
An AMERICAN AVOCET was seen at Rapp Park on the 4th.
WEST:
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY:
1 PIPING PLOVER and 41 LEAST TERNS were seen at the MidAmerican Energy
ponds on the 31st.
NORTHWEST:
WEBSTER COUNTY:
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at Brushy Creek RA on the 30th.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY:
A brood of GRAY PARTRIDGE were seen east of Dakota City on the 30th.
A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was seen on the 3 Rivers Trail on the 5th.
DICKINSON COUNTY:
The SAYS PHOEBE which has been seen at the Freda Haffner Kettlehole,
was last seen on the 4th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for
Friday, August 13, 2010 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED
or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
john.annabissell@gmail.com
515-986-9796