[BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 2-3-12
Subject: [BIRDCNTR] Iowa RBA: 2-3-12
From: John and Anna Bissell
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012, 7:37 PM
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, January 28, through Friday, February
3, 2012:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL:
**BULLOCKS ORIOLE**
CASUAL:
*GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL*
*ICELAND GULL*
-Additional Species Mentioned
Tundra Swan (Central)
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Sandhill Crane
Franklins Gull
Bonapartes Gull
Thayers Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
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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.
*EAST*:
SCOTT COUNTY:
A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and 3 BONAPARTES GULLS were seen at Lock and Dam
14 on the 28th.
3 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at Fairmount Cemetery on the 28th. 6
were there on the 29th.
Highlights from Lock and Dam 14 on the 29th included GREAT BLACK-BACKED
GULL, 2 THAYERS GULLS, ICELAND GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and 4
BONAPARTES GULLS.
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen at Lindsey Park on the 29th.
A THAYERS GULL was seen at Lock and Dam 15 on the 30th.
A GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL and 2 BONAPARTES GULLS were seen at Lock and Dam
14 on the 30th.
JOHNSON COUNTY:
A COMMON REDPOLL was seen at a feeder in Iowa City on the 29th.
COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at the Kent Park conservation feeders on the 29th.
They were last seen on the 3rd.
LINN COUNTY:
A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Cedar Lake on the 31st. This bird
was last seen on the 2nd.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen near the Eastern Iowa Airport on the 2nd.
*SOUTHEAST*:
WAPELLO COUNTY:
A BULLOCKS ORIOLE was seen in Gail Masinda’s yard in Ottumwa on the 29th.
It has been spending the winter attending her feeders. If you’d like to
visit and see this bird, please email Gail at (email address filtered)
LEE COUNTY:
Highlights from Pool 19 on the 29th included SURF SCOTER, 4 LONG-TAILED
DUCKS, FRANKLINS GULL, BONAPARTES GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, and
ICELAND GULL.
*SOUTH CENTRAL*:
MADISON COUNTY:
A TUNDRA SWAN was seen at Maffitt Reservoir on the 29th.
*CENTRAL:*
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*POLK COUNTY:*
*A SNOWY OWL was seen just north of Ankeny off Irvinedale Dr. (also called
NW 16th) on NW 134th Ave on the 28th. This bird was last seen on the 29th.*
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*JASPER COUNTY:*
*A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen along 102nd Ave at Neal Smith NWR on the 30th.*
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*SOUTHWEST:*
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*FREMONT COUNTY:*
*19 SANDHILL CRANES were seen southeast of the WMA field on the south side
of 315th St on the 30th.*
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*A SNOWY OWL was seen just west of 370th Ave on 230th St near Farragut on
the 1st.*
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*WEST:*
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*MONONA COUNTY:*
*A SNOWY OWL was seen just south of the Whiting overpass on the east side
of I-29 on the 27th. This bird was last seen on the 28th.*
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*POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY:*
*4 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca on the 1st.*
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*NORTHWEST:*
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*WEBSTER COUNTY:*
*25 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and 30 COMMON REDPOLLS were seen at John F
Kennedy Park on the 28th. These birds were last seen on the 29th.*
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*O BRIEN COUNTY:*
*75 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at the cemetery in Hartley on the 28th
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*WOODBURY COUNTY:*
*6 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at Owego on the 30th.*
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*SAC COUNTY:*
*A SNOWY OWL was seen on 180th St between Ira St and Jackson St on the 30th.
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*A SNOWY OWL was seen 250 yard SW of Ira Ave and Highway 20 on the 31st.*
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
February 10, 2012 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
(email address filtered) <(email address filtered)>
515-986-9796
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