Every bird watcher and nature observer has his or her "lists." Here are mine for Birds, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles, and Crustaceans, complete with pull down menus.
BIRDS
Categorized by genus/species, placed chronologically by common name
American Coot
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Hairy Woodpecker
Harlequin Duck
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Horned Lark
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Mallard (Domestic)
Mallard (Wild)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ring-Billed Gull
Ring-Necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, MYRIAPODS & GASTROPODS
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
This is a view south from Harrison Street across River Drive (towards the Mississippi River). As you can see, the water has come up over LeClaire Park and the casino parking lot and out on to River Drive.
This is a view looking east down River Drive from the Freight House (is it still called that?) parking lot. The Figge Art Museum (left) and the Skybridge are also in view.
The Davenport Printing Company, sitting on the north side of River Drive, is bracing for possible rising flood waters (the waters were in the parking lot where I was standing and actually on to River Drive just slightly to the east of the photo).
Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Canon 18-55mm Lens on April 30, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.
wow that really reminds me of 1993.i had no idea it was that bad.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:59 am
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Steve Says:
My daughter lives in Davenport. Her home is up around 10th St. I am flying in on Monday to see her and my grandaughters.
What I am wondering is if you could tell me if the water is going down today or in the near future. Wondering if I will be able to see the town my daughter lives in, or if it will be underwater.
Plus, I would like to thank you for posting these pictures. My daughter is hard to get a hold of, and this site has been my best way to get a sence from here in FL, of how bad it really is.
If you are coming on Monday I would expect you’ll be able to see plenty of the city. Only the roads right along the river are still flooded. Even if they are dried up by Monday, I’m guessing some of them will still be closed for cleaning, etc. But most will probably be open.
Now, if we get more rain over the weekend…
June 19th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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Wow. You got hit with rain that passed over us. I hope the river doesn’t rise any more. Remember ‘93?
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 amwow that really reminds me of 1993.i had no idea it was that bad.
May 5th, 2008 at 12:59 amMy daughter lives in Davenport. Her home is up around 10th St. I am flying in on Monday to see her and my grandaughters.
What I am wondering is if you could tell me if the water is going down today or in the near future. Wondering if I will be able to see the town my daughter lives in, or if it will be underwater.
Plus, I would like to thank you for posting these pictures. My daughter is hard to get a hold of, and this site has been my best way to get a sence from here in FL, of how bad it really is.
Thanks- STEVE
June 19th, 2008 at 4:53 pmSteve - The flood waters have been going down. I took some more photos just yesterday.
http://www.iowavoice.com/2008/06/18/flood-waters-finally-receding/
If you are coming on Monday I would expect you’ll be able to see plenty of the city. Only the roads right along the river are still flooded. Even if they are dried up by Monday, I’m guessing some of them will still be closed for cleaning, etc. But most will probably be open.
Now, if we get more rain over the weekend…
June 19th, 2008 at 5:46 pm