QUESTION/NOT A SIGHTING: Great Blue Heron Rookery at Wapsipinicon State Park
dain...@mchsi.com
Does anyone know about the fate of the Great Blue Heron rookery at Wapsipinicon State Park after the derecho? The Scarths helped me to locate it 10 years ago, but I haven't visited since the storm.
Did the rookery survive in any form? Is it still accessible?
I'd like to pay a visit this afternoon, but don't want to waste the time and gas if the trip would be for naught.
I tried to call DNR at the park, but only reached a recorded message.
Thanks in advance for any insight anyone might be able to offer.
Kai Weatherman
Iowa City
From: bounce-ia-b...@lists.iowabirds.org <bounce-ia-b...@lists.iowabirds.org> On Behalf Of Linda & Robert Scarth
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:40 PM
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Subject: [ia-bird] RE: Weird Week in Urbandale
We have also had a titmouse visit a feeder in the last week. We do not have them often and then usually only in the winter.
Last Saturday on a PSMC foray, we found a small Great Blue Heron rookery at Wapsipinicon SP with birds still standing on the nests. Also encountered a hen turkey with fairly small poults for this late in the year. When she screamed ‘run’, the poults dived into the nettles and she flapped and thundered off through the trees.
Even bees are visiting the bird bath these days.
Linda Scarth
Cedar Rapids
From: bounce-ia...@lists.iowabirds.org [mailto:bounce-ia...@lists.iowabirds.org] On Behalf Of Ty Smedes
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:00 PM
To: IA-BIRD
Subject: [ia-bird] Weird Week in Urbandale
This has been a strange week at our yard in Urbandale. We normally don't see a Titmouse until fall/winter, and hadn't had one in the yard for about 15 years,but one has been hanging around the yard all this week.
Also have a young Copper's Hawk dropping into (literally) the bird bath, the past few days. Who can blame him?!
Ty Smedes
Ty Smedes Nature Photography
4732 72nd Street
Urbandale
Iowa 50322-1148
www.smedesphoto.com
phone # 515-270-9086
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