Iowa (Statewide) RBA
July 2, 2009
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:57:43 -0500
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Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 27, through Friday, July 2, 2009:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
-Additional Species Mentioned
Gray Partridge
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Least Bittern
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Mississippi Kite
WHITE-WINGED DOVE
Least Flycatcher
ALDER FLYCATCHER (Record late)
Western Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Northern Mockingbird
Kentucky Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
***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.
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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:
HANCOCK COUNTY:
A RED-NECKED GREBE and 2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Eagle Lake on the 27th.
EAST:
LINN COUNTY:
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen at the SW arm of Pleasant Creek SP on the 1st.
SOUTHEAST:
DES MOINES COUNTY:
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was last seen at a feeding station in Burlington
on the 27th.
CENTRAL:
STORY COUNTY:
A GRAY PARTRIDGE was seen running from east to west across 610th
Avenue in Story County about a quarter mile north of 260th Street on
the 26th.
BOONE COUNTY:
A KENTUCKY WARBLER was seen on private property on the 27th.
POLK COUNTY:
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen soaring east of Fleur Ave in south Des
Moines on the 28th. It was just north of the Fleur Cinema and the
HyVee.
DALLAS COUNTY:
An apparent territorial male ALDER FLYCATCHER was seen in a BBA block
on the 29th.
SOUTHWEST:
FREMONT COUNTY:
A pair of WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen in Farragut on the 29th. The
nest is located on a utility pole near the intersection of Dupont St.
and Mobile Ave.
NORTHWEST:
DICKINSON COUNTY:
7 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at Grover Lake on the 26th.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen along the entrance road to Kettleson
Hogsback WA on the 27th.
A BLUE GROSBEAK was seen in some roadside brush west of Cayler Prairie
on the 27th.
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and LEAST BITTERNS were seen at West Hottes
Lake on the 27th.
LEAST BITTERNS were observed at Spring Run WA on the 27th.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY:
A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen near Bradgate on the 26th.
LYON COUNTY:
A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD and a WESTERN KINGBIRD were seen at Gitchie
Manitou Preserve on the 26th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for
Friday, July 10, 2009 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