Date: 7/13/25 8:21 am From: Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Iowa Bird LIfe -- not a sighting -- plus 2 local bird sightings
Thanks Diane. All of us involved in IBL appreciate the comments. For
everyone: please keep sending ideas, essays, poems, and photos. Neil
On Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 1:34:46 PM UTC-5 keesiemom wrote:
> Just want to take a moment to thank everyone involved with the publication
> of Iowa Bird Life, now and in years past. Having spent my entire adult
> career in the publishing industry (and extremely happy to now be retired
> from it), I KNOW it takes a lot of hard work to make the quarterly
> publications come together. Your time and efforts are greatly appreciated!
>
> One new feature from the past couple of issues that I am especially
> enjoying is the addition of maps to the field reports. Thanks for including
> those, they are quite helpful in presenting a visual overview of the
> sightings.
>
> For bird sightings, this morning at the Blue Grass sod farm on Deal Road
> in Linn County, there were 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS out on the sod, and 3 adult
> and 12 juvenile GRAY PARTRIDGE along the west side fence line.
>
> Diana Pesek
> Cedar Rapids
>
