IORC Record 2013-006

Form: Mountain Bluebird
County: Jo Daviess
Location: Lost Mound unit of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge
Date(s): 14 December 2012 through 23 February 2013
Number of birds: one
Remarks: Adult male. Dan Williams notes in his documentation that the bird was first located on 14 Dec 2012 on a Christmas Bird Count by David Thomas, and relocated by Anne Straight at the same location on 26 Jan 2013. The date of 23 Feb 2013 noted here as the last date is likely not the last date of the presence of this bird. Anne Straight on 6 Mar 2013 posted to IBET that "the bird was still there last week," and Nathan Goldberg posted to IBET on 6 Mar 2013 that based on a Facebook post the bird was still present. However, the exact last date is at this time not clearly established beyond 23 Feb 2013.

Documentation submitted:

1. Documentation #1 by Dan Williams
2. Documentation #2 by Nathan Goldberg

Photographs submitted: One by Nathan Goldberg

Photo #1 by Nathan Goldberg on 23 February 2013

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