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Sightings

July 9, 2010
Charlie Winterwood notes a Iowa DNR Wildlife Diversity News article (Summer, 2010) where an "unidentified pair" of peregrine falcons have been spotted at the Wisconsin-Dubuque Bridge "defending a territory from intruders."  Charlie also mentions that Bob Walton has spotted a peregrine male at the bridge twice.

May 12, 2010
This photo of a White Crowned Sparrow was submitted by Dick Nelson in Charles City, IA.
He spotted it outside the window of his office.

April 9, 2010
Sighting by Dave and Pat Fisher
We observed many birds at Sunfish Lake on the Mississippi including the newly arrived Yellow Rumped Warblers, Phoebes, and Bluebirds.
There was also a Red Headed Woodpecker. Dave observed one in January. It was a beautifully sunny day, 58 F. But it seemed warmer. The trees are budding out.

January 10, 2010
Sighting by Dave and Pat Fisher
While wandering around the county roads just north of Menomonee, IL, we turned onto a road west of town called "Main Street."  We came across a plowed farm field with freshly spread manure with a dozen or more Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs feeding in the field next to the road. It was quite cold (single digits)and windy, but these small pretty birds went about their business being most familiar with the chill winds of Hudson Bay and even further north."

December 24 , 2009
Sighting by Frank & Barb Strathman
" I never have seen the Brown-headed Nuthatch before. That's what caught my eye. Our feeders are about 5 or 6 feet from our kitchen's bow window.  Had a great view, and the photo in the Audubon bird book (plate 356) was identical to the 1st bird I saw (my wife didn't see this bird).  Couldn't hear its call because of the window blocking sound. Two days later I saw what I think was a Brown-headed Nuthatch male on the same feeder (and my wife saw it too).  This bird looked more like our White-breasted Nuthatch only coloration of its head was definitely brown (instead of black like the White-breasted Nuthatch).  Haven't seen another sighting since.  We had perfect views since the feeders are about 5 - 6 feet from where we were standing.

Yes we have conifer trees (about 30 on the opposite side of our house).  The Mississippi River is about a stones throw from our house.  The parks at Bellevue are to our West (across Hwy 52).  Lots of woodland.

October 25, 2009
Charlie Winterwood, DAS member saw a Winter Wren near balanced rock at Maquoketa Caves State park. He also saw a Dark Phase Rough-legged Hawk-Hwy 61 between Andrew and Otter Creek turnoffs.

September 16, 2009
This hawk nested in the little woods behind our house and raised their young ones there. We live  right in town and 30 years ago I planted a grove of trees on the north side of our house. This is also where I saw the ovenbird (pictured below). A couple of years ago I also saw a Verry here.  Bob and Nita came over an identified him. Reggie Polfer

August , 2009
An oven bird was seen, that is often heard in the woods but rarely seen. This photo was taken by Reggie Polfer.