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| 9/2/25 11:16 am |
Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> |
[ia-bird] Bird hike & Program Opportunities in Eastern Ia |
| 9/1/25 6:21 pm |
Russell Benedict <BenedictR...> |
Re: [ia-bird] need help with Id |
| 9/1/25 1:00 pm |
Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> |
[ia-bird] Annette Nature Center Swallow-tailed Kite check-not a sighting |
| 9/1/25 12:36 pm |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] need help with Id |
| 9/1/25 7:09 am |
Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Chasin' squirrels... |
| 9/1/25 5:33 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] All three Mississippi Kites NE Des Moines |
| 8/31/25 9:08 am |
Jesse Ellis <calocitta8...> |
[ia-bird] American Golden-Plovers, Linn Co. |
| 8/31/25 8:57 am |
Tim Gedler <avesrun...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Kettle of Common Nighthawk |
| 8/31/25 5:45 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Continuing Mississippi Kites Des Moines |
| 8/31/25 5:04 am |
'RICHARD SAYLES' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Orioles |
| 8/30/25 5:37 pm |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Kettle of Common Nighthawk |
| 8/30/25 2:31 pm |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite continuing |
| 8/30/25 7:30 am |
<ritag...> |
[ia-bird] warblers |
| 8/30/25 6:35 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite Family NE Des Moines, IA |
| 8/29/25 10:23 am |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Chasin' squirrels... |
| 8/29/25 9:52 am |
Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> |
[ia-bird] Chasin' squirrels... |
| 8/29/25 7:13 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-29-25 |
| 8/28/25 8:52 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Continuing Mississippi Kite - NE Des Moines |
| 8/26/25 1:42 pm |
Brian Broderick <brian.j.broderick...> |
[ia-bird] Delaware Co./Backbone St Park |
| 8/26/25 1:09 pm |
Darrin Siefken <dsiefken0909...> |
[ia-bird] |
| 8/26/25 8:55 am |
Dennis Thompson <cndthomps...> |
[ia-bird] Red-breasted Nutharch at Jester |
| 8/25/25 5:05 pm |
Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
| 8/25/25 3:52 pm |
Alex Delworth <delworthalex...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/25/25 3:52 pm |
Seth Brooks <seth.a.brooks...> |
[ia-bird] Not a sighting: Loess Hills Birding Guide Discussions |
| 8/25/25 3:34 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
| 8/25/25 3:16 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
| 8/25/25 3:12 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
| 8/25/25 3:10 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
| 8/25/25 2:00 pm |
Wolfgang Oesterreich <wolfoest...> |
[ia-bird] STKI - Annett NC |
| 8/25/25 9:08 am |
Carson Noble <mango.tux...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite still present, 2025-08-25 |
| 8/25/25 8:47 am |
'Art Check' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Red Breasted Nuthatch |
| 8/24/25 11:29 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite still present |
| 8/23/25 7:57 pm |
Mark Welford <welfordmr...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/23/25 12:12 pm |
Jeffrey Livingston <jeffandjenia...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite |
| 8/23/25 11:07 am |
Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/23/25 10:38 am |
Sharon Stilwell <sharonstilwell...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/23/25 8:49 am |
Jenia Livingston <jeffandjenia...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow tailed kite |
| 8/22/25 6:24 pm |
Ryan Shackleton <shack357...> |
[ia-bird] Winneshoek County |
| 8/22/25 1:49 pm |
T J <stsparrow47...> |
[ia-bird] Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| 8/22/25 10:49 am |
Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite- no |
| 8/22/25 6:20 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-22-25 |
| 8/22/25 6:17 am |
Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/22/25 5:53 am |
Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/22/25 4:04 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/22/25 3:39 am |
Sharon Bauer <sharon.bauer519...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/21/25 11:05 pm |
Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> |
[ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
| 8/21/25 2:02 pm |
John Cecil <jcecil01...> |
Re: [ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 1:55 pm |
Braden Meyer <braden.cbm...> |
Re: [ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 1:28 pm |
John Cecil <jcecil01...> |
Re: [ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 1:07 pm |
T J <stsparrow47...> |
[ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 1:05 pm |
John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> |
RE: [ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 12:59 pm |
T J <stsparrow47...> |
[ia-bird] heron |
| 8/21/25 7:54 am |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] About the the couple who found and reported Swallow-tailed Kite. |
| 8/20/25 4:40 pm |
Roy Adolphson <roydjoy47...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite in Warren County |
| 8/20/25 9:08 am |
Carson Noble <mango.tux...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Continuing Mississippi Kite Sheridan Park |
| 8/20/25 8:49 am |
<ritag...> |
[ia-bird] warblers, Cerro Gordo Co |
| 8/20/25 8:40 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Continuing Mississippi Kite Sheridan Park |
| 8/20/25 8:04 am |
wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
| 8/20/25 7:49 am |
Kris Bossard <krisbossard...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
| 8/19/25 5:48 pm |
wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> |
RE: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
| 8/19/25 4:56 pm |
<aj...> |
[ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
| 8/19/25 10:22 am |
Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Buffs |
| 8/18/25 10:42 am |
jimforde via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Laughing Gull at Coralville Lake |
| 8/18/25 9:54 am |
Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...> |
[ia-bird] Piping Plover - Ames area Story co |
| 8/18/25 8:16 am |
'Diana Pesek' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Buffs |
| 8/18/25 7:03 am |
Karen Fieg <karenlfieg...> |
[ia-bird] Peregrine Falcon Dallas County |
| 8/17/25 8:50 am |
<ritag...> |
[ia-bird] warblers |
| 8/16/25 8:46 pm |
Kevin Powers <kpowers.ia...> |
[ia-bird] Summer Robin Roost – Dallas Co. |
| 8/16/25 7:59 pm |
<wxqisu...> |
[ia-bird] Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| 8/16/25 5:26 pm |
Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...> |
[ia-bird] September Issue of Iowa Bird Life |
| 8/15/25 4:10 pm |
Rodger j Routh <rodgerrouth...> |
[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite |
| 8/15/25 3:22 pm |
Mediacom <ritag...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Returning warblers |
| 8/15/25 2:37 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Re: Not a sighting: Educational photo collage I'm sharing. |
| 8/15/25 2:31 pm |
Clayton Will <willcfish...> |
[ia-bird] Not a sighting: Educational photo collage I'm sharing. |
| 8/15/25 1:27 pm |
Mediacom <ritag...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Returning warblers |
| 8/15/25 1:15 pm |
'Diana Pesek' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Returning warblers |
| 8/15/25 6:24 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-15-25 |
| 8/15/25 6:17 am |
'Conrads, David J' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
Re: [External] [ia-bird] Bird sightings for Summer field reports. |
| 8/14/25 2:10 pm |
Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> |
[ia-bird] Wilsons Snipe in S. Hamilton Co. |
| 8/14/25 7:25 am |
Chad Gatlin <chadvgatlin...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Black or Turkey? |
| 8/14/25 6:35 am |
Angela Battle <argusbee23...> |
[ia-bird] Black or Turkey? |
| 8/13/25 3:20 pm |
Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...> |
[ia-bird] Maskunky - Great Egret and Great Blue Heron |
| 8/13/25 11:36 am |
Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> |
[ia-bird] (Not an observation)--Pelican Festival on August 24 |
| 8/12/25 1:57 pm |
T J <stsparrow47...> |
[ia-bird] Loggerhead Shrike |
| 8/12/25 12:59 pm |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] question about Mississippi Kites |
| 8/11/25 9:45 pm |
William Huser <billfhuser...> |
[ia-bird] Shorebirds on 280th St. near Salix Farms Dairy, Woodbury County, iA |
| 8/11/25 2:36 pm |
Michael May <2y2m2u...> |
[ia-bird] pelicans on the move |
| 8/11/25 1:41 pm |
Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> |
[ia-bird] Willets & Bobolinks in southern Hamilton Co. |
| 8/11/25 9:12 am |
Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...> |
[ia-bird] Request from Iowa Bird Life |
| 8/11/25 3:24 am |
<wxqisu...> |
[ia-bird] Piping plover, Least terns and Common terns |
| 8/10/25 11:05 am |
<timgarner...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
| 8/10/25 7:52 am |
Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...> |
Re: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
| 8/10/25 6:48 am |
<timgarner...> |
[ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
| 8/9/25 6:29 am |
'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite this morning Sheridan Park- NE Des Moines |
| 8/8/25 6:20 pm |
'Reid & Pam Allen' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Mississippi Kite - Sheridan Park, Des Moines |
| 8/8/25 4:31 pm |
<ritag...> |
[ia-bird] shorebirds in Cerro Gordo County |
| 8/8/25 7:37 am |
Angela Battle <argusbee23...> |
[ia-bird] Barns Or Cliffs |
| 8/8/25 5:45 am |
John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> |
[ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-8-25 |
| 8/6/25 9:23 pm |
'Tucker Lutter' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> |
[ia-bird] Plymouth County Birds |
| 8/6/25 3:47 pm |
Angela Battle <argusbee23...> |
[ia-bird] Barn Swallows |
| 8/5/25 1:50 pm |
Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> |
[ia-bird] Grasshopper Sparrow day! |
| 8/5/25 12:16 pm |
T J <stsparrow47...> |
[ia-bird] Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
| 8/4/25 3:37 pm |
Bob Walsh <bobjwalsh57...> |
[ia-bird] Sedge Wren Lost Grove Lake WMA |
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Date: 9/2/25 11:16 am
From: Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Bird hike & Program Opportunities in Eastern Ia |
Hi All!
I’m presenting my 2023 Iowa Big Year presentation a couple of times and
leading a bird hike this month. All are welcome.
Sept 9th: 2023 Iowa Big Year program at Prairie Rapids Audubon Society in
Cedar Falls at 7pm. First Presbyterian Church at 9th and Main, lower level.
Sept 16th: Wickiup Bird hike at 8:30 am. Register at My County Parks.com
Wickiup Learning Center in Linn Co.
Sept 17th: 2023 Iowa Big Year program at 7pm at Wickiup Learning Center in
Linn Co.
I encourage others to start leading bird hikes in their local areas and
invite the public to join. You don’t have to be a “bird expert” to lead.
Lots of people have cameras these days and you can always consult someone
else for ID. And besides it’s always good to learn that some sightings are
better left unidentified.
Leading hikes is a great way to bring in new members!
Remember to speak up for the birds!
Wendy VanDeWalle
Buchanan Co.
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Date: 9/1/25 6:21 pm
From: Russell Benedict <BenedictR...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] need help with Id |
Jill,
That looks like an Eastern Bluebird to me, probably a young one but maybe also a female. I have them hanging out on the power line at my house in Marion County - they drop down onto unsuspecting crickets, moths, etc. EABLs have a unique profile that helps to ID them. Back in the day, the early Roger Tory Peterson field guides had silhouettes of birds inside the front and back cover which I found helpful. I am amazed how often one can ID a bird purely by shape. Russ from Pella / Knoxville.
Russ Benedict
Professor of Biology
Director of Prairies For Agriculture Project
Department of Biology, Central College
812 University Street | Campus Box 09 | Pella, Iowa 50219
Office: 641-628-5173
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Subject: [ia-bird] need help with Id
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Sitting in my living room in NE Des Moines and this bird kept hollering out front, I found a male Goldfinch and this guy I think he is a baby Goldfinch but his coloring isn’t quite what I expected, Can someone help me? Thanks
PS - you can see my Mississippi Kite photo bombed the pic of the male.
Jill Armentrout
Des Moines, Iowa
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Date: 9/1/25 12:36 pm
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] need help with Id |
Sitting in my living room in NE Des Moines and this bird kept hollering out front, I found a male Goldfinch and this guy I think he is a baby Goldfinch but his coloring isn’t quite what I expected, Can someone help me? Thanks
PS - you can see my Mississippi Kite photo bombed the pic of the male.
Jill Armentrout
Des Moines, Iowa



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Date: 9/1/25 7:09 am
From: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Chasin' squirrels... |
Meant to let folks know that the ID has been corrected to Immature
Female Cooper's Hawk.
Merle
On 8/29/25 11:51 AM, Merle and Marsha Hall wrote:
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> This guy showed up in our neighbor's backyard yesterday morning.
> Marsha saw him and I grabbed the camera and followed him around up and
> down the alley. He kept trying to catch a squirrel, any squirrel, but
> was never successful. I bet he tried six or eight times and failed
> every time.
>
> Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk, best I can tell from the description on
> the Cornell site: " Very thick, rufous stripes that extend down the
> lower belly are a good indication of Sharp-shinned Hawk, and very
> thin, dark streaks that fade away on the lower belly are a good
> indication of Cooper’s Hawk." and "The size of the head relative to
> the body can be a reliable field mark....usually a Sharp-shinned
> Hawk’s head looks small, and a Cooper’s Hawk’s head looks large.
> Sharp-shinned Hawks appear short-necked; Cooper’s Hawks appear tall."
> Though it also says Sharp-shinned are smaller than a crow and this guy
> was bigger than that.
>
> I didn't get any great photos. These are pretty cropped as I tried to
> stay far enough away so as to not interfere. Would've liked to get one
> of him and the squirrel, but missed. At one point, he was up and down
> on the other side of a small berm and came to rest where he is in that
> photo with the Hosta leaves. At that point, the squirrel comes out
> from behind a parked car and saunters by not ten feet from him. He
> just sat there.Maybe he was just practicing? The Cornell description
> says their diet is mainly small birds, so who knows. These were
> probably young squirrels, but they had him beat.
>
> Merle
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Date: 8/30/25 5:37 pm
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Kettle of Common Nighthawk |
Is it possible that we are seeing migration. For about 10 minutes I saw so many NightHawks circling the west side of the park and within 10-15 minutes they were gone. I haven’t seen any Nighthawks for several years let alone so many circling closely?
I couldn’t count but a friend looking for the Mississippi Kite said he counted 49.
Jill Armentrout
Des Moines, IA
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Date: 8/30/25 7:30 am
From: <ritag...>
Subject: [ia-bird] warblers |
There have been, off and on, warblers at Parker's Woods the last week or so.
Today, with Parker's Woods and McIntosh State Park there were14 species of
warblers. Nothing unusual just good warblers.
McIntosh is finally "birdable". The high winds of the first of the month
that hit Ventura area really decimated the park. Many trees and lots of
branches were down. It took weeks to open up the paths and roads, but now
the area is open, although the workers have lots to do yet to get it back in
shape. Areas that had been heavily treed now have large openings in the
middle. It was bad enough with the loss of ash trees, and now it is
devastating. However, trees will grow up eventually and all will be well,
but I wonder what it will do to the migration of warblers for the next few
years that liked certain areas in the park.
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Date: 8/30/25 6:35 am
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Mississippi Kite Family NE Des Moines, IA |
I met another ISU friend, Greg this morning and we were able to find the entire family sitting on the dead tree at E 39th and Hull. These are from my phone but I will have some better shots from my camera later. Baby still sitting there at 8:30, We found them 7:15

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Date: 8/29/25 10:23 am
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Chasin' squirrels... |
We had a faceoff some years ago on the back fence between our
Red-shouldered Hawk (who was a regular for two Winters) and one of the many
Fox Squirrels! The squirrels usually ran the top of the fence. It would
repeatedly bluff charge the hawk, then stand and scold! The Red-shouldered
was unphased! Caught it on video and after five minutes the squirrel
disappeared over the fence! Nature is fascinating!
On Fri, Aug 29, 2025, 11:51 Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...>
wrote:
> This guy showed up in our neighbor's backyard yesterday morning. Marsha
> saw him and I grabbed the camera and followed him around up and down the
> alley. He kept trying to catch a squirrel, any squirrel, but was never
> successful. I bet he tried six or eight times and failed every time.
>
> Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk, best I can tell from the description on the
> Cornell site: " Very thick, rufous stripes that extend down the lower belly
> are a good indication of Sharp-shinned Hawk, and very thin, dark streaks
> that fade away on the lower belly are a good indication of Cooper’s Hawk."
> and "The size of the head relative to the body can be a reliable field
> mark....usually a Sharp-shinned Hawk’s head looks small, and a Cooper’s
> Hawk’s head looks large. Sharp-shinned Hawks appear short-necked; Cooper’s
> Hawks appear tall." Though it also says Sharp-shinned are smaller than a
> crow and this guy was bigger than that.
>
> I didn't get any great photos. These are pretty cropped as I tried to stay
> far enough away so as to not interfere. Would've liked to get one of him
> and the squirrel, but missed. At one point, he was up and down on the other
> side of a small berm and came to rest where he is in that photo with the
> Hosta leaves. At that point, the squirrel comes out from behind a parked
> car and saunters by not ten feet from him. He just sat there. Maybe he
> was just practicing? The Cornell description says their diet is mainly
> small birds, so who knows. These were probably young squirrels, but they
> had him beat.
>
> Merle
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Date: 8/29/25 9:52 am
From: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Chasin' squirrels... |
This guy showed up in our neighbor's backyard yesterday morning. Marsha
saw him and I grabbed the camera and followed him around up and down the
alley. He kept trying to catch a squirrel, any squirrel, but was never
successful. I bet he tried six or eight times and failed every time.
Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk, best I can tell from the description on the
Cornell site: " Very thick, rufous stripes that extend down the lower
belly are a good indication of Sharp-shinned Hawk, and very thin, dark
streaks that fade away on the lower belly are a good indication of
Cooper’s Hawk." and "The size of the head relative to the body can be a
reliable field mark....usually a Sharp-shinned Hawk’s head looks small,
and a Cooper’s Hawk’s head looks large. Sharp-shinned Hawks appear
short-necked; Cooper’s Hawks appear tall." Though it also says
Sharp-shinned are smaller than a crow and this guy was bigger than that.
I didn't get any great photos. These are pretty cropped as I tried to
stay far enough away so as to not interfere. Would've liked to get one
of him and the squirrel, but missed. At one point, he was up and down on
the other side of a small berm and came to rest where he is in that
photo with the Hosta leaves. At that point, the squirrel comes out from
behind a parked car and saunters by not ten feet from him. He just sat
there.Maybe he was just practicing? The Cornell description says their
diet is mainly small birds, so who knows. These were probably young
squirrels, but they had him beat.
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Date: 8/29/25 7:13 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-29-25 |
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 23, to Friday, August 29,
2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**SWALLOW-TAILED KITE**
Additional Species Mentioned
Marbled Godwit
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Mississippi Kite
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowabirds.org
<http://www.iowabirds.org>
***********************
Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of
Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species;
or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species
with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for
Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully.
Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either
ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be
documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details
of the observation provided.
Please note this is an UNOFFICIAL compilation of rare bird sightings from
both eBird and the IOU listserve. Data for field reports and early/late
dates should not be taken from this weekly report.
NORTHEAST
DUBUQUE COUNTY
2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Deere Dike Park and Riverside Road on the
26th.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at Deere Dike Park and Riverside Road
on the 28th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue around Sheridan Park in Des Moines on the 28th.
SOUTH CENTRAL
WARREN COUNTY
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE continues at the Annett Nature Center on the 26th.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
September 5, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or
ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
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515-423-6108
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Date: 8/28/25 8:52 am
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Continuing Mississippi Kite - NE Des Moines |
The Mississippi Kite pair are continuing and you should be able to see them in the dead branches at the top of the tree behind 2904 E 39th Ct, which is just south of Sheridan Park. They also hang out in the dead tree at the corner of E 39th and Hull.

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Date: 8/26/25 1:42 pm
From: Brian Broderick <brian.j.broderick...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Delaware Co./Backbone St Park |
We birded Delaware County for the first time today (8/26). Backbone State
Park's scenic overlook and backbone trail had good forest birds: Carolina
Wren heard at the overlook, and the trail had Red Breasted Nuthatch
(heard), Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (heard from far away), Carolina Wren again,
and Veery (heard).
Good birding,
Brian Broderick and Mary Bowler
Solon IA
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Date: 8/25/25 5:05 pm
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
Clayton and all. As I watched for a period of time it appeared that the
primaries on the right side were, in fact, clipped. I have not had a
chance to review my photos yet so that is still up for debate. It did not
vocalize any except for some snorting should when it put it's head and neck
into the water and shook it all over then did some preening.
Overly friendly, walking right up to a person seems strange as well,
however that by itself does not necessarily rule out a wild bird. In
Michigan when I was canoeing, the Mute Swans (numerous!!!) would approach
the canoe likely looking to be fed.
Bill Huser and Jerry Probst both feel that it is not a likely candidate
to be considered a countable species--then again I am no longer sure what
the protocols are.
That all for now. Thank to Clay for putting out the word regardless of
the countability.
God Bless and good birding to you all. It was a God "blessed" beautiful
day to be out and about as Anna and I drove home from Davenport today.
Iowa looked great everywhere we went today. Best in years.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Sioux City, IA 51106 **Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817 **<roisenp1950...> <roisenp1950...>*
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> I took some good video. Paul said the wings do not appear to be clipped.
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:10 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
>
>> The Mute Swan continues this afternoon at 3043 - 335th st. West of
>> Smithland, Woodbury County. I spoke with the property owner a bit ago and
>> she told me it came in on its own earlier in the year. Paul Roisen is here
>> and the bird is fairly tame so we think it has been being fed from the two
>> docks. It can walk on land.
>>
>> Clayton Will
>> Madrid
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Date: 8/25/25 3:52 pm
From: Alex Delworth <delworthalex...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
The bird briefly appeared over the parking lot at 3:50 and again at 4:05.
Both times it was sort of drifting backwards from the NW (north side of the
state park) towards the nature center, then back over the park.
Alex Delworth
On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM Mark Welford <welfordmr...> wrote:
> The bird is still present at 2:55 pm from the nature center.
>
> Dr. Mark Welford
> Professor and Head of Geography
> University of Northern Iowa
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> On Aug 23, 2025, at 1:07 PM, Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Swallow your kite continuing as of 1:05 PM this afternoon seen from
> Annette Center parking lot as well as to the north through some cuts in the
> trees.
>
> According to all. God bless.
> *Paul O. Roisen*
> *Woodbury County, IA*
> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM Sharon Stilwell <sharonstilwell...>
> wrote:
>
>> Kite is back at Annett at 12:23 and again at 12:35. Soaring over treeline
>> to north of nature center parking lot.
>> Sharon A Stilwell
>>
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2025, at 8:17 AM, Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thank you all who responded regarding having the Swallow-tailed Kite.
>> Very much appreciated. Have a great weekend all.
>>
>> God Bless.
>> *Paul O. Roisen*
>> *Woodbury County, IA*
>> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I went down and spent a couple of hours searching for it Thursday
>>> morning but didn't see it anywhere. Tyler Harms was also there for a short
>>> time before heading on for DNR work at Chariton. I later talked to 2 other
>>> people there who did not see it yesterday. But then last night Tyler
>>> told me that he stopped to check the site again on his way home in the
>>> afternoon and did see it soaring at a distance to the West.
>>>
>>> Doug Harr
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good Morning all,
>>>> Just wondering if the Swallow-tailed Kite was seen yesterday
>>>> Thursday August 21? For that matter, was anyone out looking for it and
>>>> failed to find it?
>>>> We happen to be coming down to Des Moines area for Friday PM and
>>>> Saturday AM so would appreciate any update on the Swallow-tailed Kite.
>>>>
>>>> God Bless.
>>>> *Paul O. Roisen*
>>>> *Woodbury County, IA*
>>>> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
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Date: 8/25/25 3:52 pm
From: Seth Brooks <seth.a.brooks...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Not a sighting: Loess Hills Birding Guide Discussions |
Hello, birders. This is not a sighting post.
I am working on a birding guide that will feature birding locations in the
Loess Hills and Missouri River floodplain.
I have scheduled two public meetings to recruit volunteers that would be
interested in contributing content and/or photographs to the birding guide.
I will discuss the project and show a draft of the guide layout and design.
The first meeting is Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm at Hitchcock Nature
Center. We will meet in the Goldfinch Room in the Loess Hills Lodge. Feel
free to attend the prairie seed harvest before at 5:30pm.
Event link on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/771292908808007/
The second meeting is Monday, October 6 at 7pm at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature
Center. The meeting will be inside in a room TBD. Again, feel free to
attend the prairie seed harvest before at 5:30pm.
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If you have any questions, please contact me at
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Date: 8/25/25 3:34 pm
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:16 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> PS-ps (:) I photographed 17 to 20 Blue Grosbeak tody in the flatlands
> between Smithland and I-29 South of Hornick/ Hwy 141. There were 9 in one
> mile. Mostly adults but some juveniles.
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:12 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
>
>> I took some good video. Paul said the wings do not appear to be clipped.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:10 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
>>
>>> The Mute Swan continues this afternoon at 3043 - 335th st. West of
>>> Smithland, Woodbury County. I spoke with the property owner a bit ago and
>>> she told me it came in on its own earlier in the year. Paul Roisen is here
>>> and the bird is fairly tame so we think it has been being fed from the two
>>> docks. It can walk on land.
>>>
>>> Clayton Will
>>> Madrid
>>>
>>
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Date: 8/25/25 3:16 pm
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
PS-ps (:) I photographed 17 to 20 Blue Grosbeak tody in the flatlands
between Smithland and I-29 South of Hornick/ Hwy 141. There were 9 in one
mile. Mostly adults but some juveniles.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:12 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> I took some good video. Paul said the wings do not appear to be clipped.
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:10 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
>
>> The Mute Swan continues this afternoon at 3043 - 335th st. West of
>> Smithland, Woodbury County. I spoke with the property owner a bit ago and
>> she told me it came in on its own earlier in the year. Paul Roisen is here
>> and the bird is fairly tame so we think it has been being fed from the two
>> docks. It can walk on land.
>>
>> Clayton Will
>> Madrid
>>
>
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Date: 8/25/25 3:12 pm
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Mute Swan in Woodbury County. |
I took some good video. Paul said the wings do not appear to be clipped.
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 17:10 Clayton Will <willcfish...> wrote:
> The Mute Swan continues this afternoon at 3043 - 335th st. West of
> Smithland, Woodbury County. I spoke with the property owner a bit ago and
> she told me it came in on its own earlier in the year. Paul Roisen is here
> and the bird is fairly tame so we think it has been being fed from the two
> docks. It can walk on land.
>
> Clayton Will
> Madrid
>
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Date: 8/23/25 7:57 pm
From: Mark Welford <welfordmr...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
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Date: 8/23/25 11:07 am
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
Swallow your kite continuing as of 1:05 PM this afternoon seen from Annette
Center parking lot as well as to the north through some cuts in the trees.
According to all. God bless.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817*
On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM Sharon Stilwell <sharonstilwell...>
wrote:
> Kite is back at Annett at 12:23 and again at 12:35. Soaring over treeline
> to north of nature center parking lot.
> Sharon A Stilwell
>
>
> On Aug 22, 2025, at 8:17 AM, Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you all who responded regarding having the Swallow-tailed Kite.
> Very much appreciated. Have a great weekend all.
>
> God Bless.
> *Paul O. Roisen*
> *Woodbury County, IA*
> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote:
>
>> I went down and spent a couple of hours searching for it Thursday morning
>> but didn't see it anywhere. Tyler Harms was also there for a short time
>> before heading on for DNR work at Chariton. I later talked to 2 other
>> people there who did not see it yesterday. But then last night Tyler
>> told me that he stopped to check the site again on his way home in the
>> afternoon and did see it soaring at a distance to the West.
>>
>> Doug Harr
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Morning all,
>>> Just wondering if the Swallow-tailed Kite was seen yesterday Thursday
>>> August 21? For that matter, was anyone out looking for it and failed to
>>> find it?
>>> We happen to be coming down to Des Moines area for Friday PM and
>>> Saturday AM so would appreciate any update on the Swallow-tailed Kite.
>>>
>>> God Bless.
>>> *Paul O. Roisen*
>>> *Woodbury County, IA*
>>> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>>>
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Date: 8/23/25 10:38 am
From: Sharon Stilwell <sharonstilwell...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
Kite is back at Annett at 12:23 and again at 12:35. Soaring over treeline to north of nature center parking lot.
Sharon A Stilwell
On Aug 22, 2025, at 8:17 AM, Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
Thank you all who responded regarding having the Swallow-tailed Kite. Very much appreciated. Have a great weekend all.
God Bless.
Paul O. Roisen
Woodbury County, IA
Mobile 712-301-2817
On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...><mailto:<dnharr...>> wrote:
I went down and spent a couple of hours searching for it Thursday morning but didn't see it anywhere. Tyler Harms was also there for a short time before heading on for DNR work at Chariton. I later talked to 2 other people there who did not see it yesterday. But then last night Tyler told me that he stopped to check the site again on his way home in the afternoon and did see it soaring at a distance to the West.
Doug Harr
On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...><mailto:<roisenp1950...>> wrote:
Good Morning all,
Just wondering if the Swallow-tailed Kite was seen yesterday Thursday August 21? For that matter, was anyone out looking for it and failed to find it?
We happen to be coming down to Des Moines area for Friday PM and Saturday AM so would appreciate any update on the Swallow-tailed Kite.
God Bless.
Paul O. Roisen
Woodbury County, IA
Mobile 712-301-2817
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Date: 8/22/25 6:24 pm
From: Ryan Shackleton <shack357...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Winneshoek County |
Soent the day kayaking the Upper Iowa with a friend, between Kendalville and Bluffton we had 19 bald eagles ranging from first year to mature birds and more blue herons and belted kingfishers than we could keep a count on. Most noteworthy was near the Bluffton end of the trip. We had a great horned owl perched at the edge of the river (always interesting to see in the day) and just before the lower Bluffton landing we saw an osprey over the river. If the osprey sticks around it should be visible from Village Road within half a mile or so of the Bluffton Road bridge.
Ryan Shackleton
Alta Vista, IA
Chickadaw County
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Date: 8/22/25 1:49 pm
From: T J <stsparrow47...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
Larry Piatt, Dennis Thompson, Diane Dentlinger and I went to 269 Ave. in
Appanoose Count to look for herons and other birds. Two Green Herons were
seen and heard. Two brown herons were seen flying over and I believe they
could have been Yellow- Crowned Night-Herons but not sure. I had looked up
info on flying Night-herons and the legs were longer on the Yellow- Crowned
than Black-crowned and I believe this was true. We then walked down an east
road on the way back and Diane spotted an adult Yellow-crowned. Then we
had three brownish herons fly through the marsh area. We all agreed they
were too large for Green Herons. This area has been good for
Yellow-crowned for years but we have never documented nesting. If
interested birders who want to come to this area you it is a gated road and
it is a short walk to a bridge and marsh after this. The road going east on
your way down to the bridge also has marsh. Boots are not necessary unless
you want to walk into the marsh. We also stopped to see a Barn Owl in West
Centerville. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia.
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Date: 8/22/25 6:20 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-22-25 |
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 16, to Friday, August 22,
2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**SWALLOW-TAILED KITE**
Additional Species Mentioned
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Laughing Gull
American Barn Owl
Mississippi Kite
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowabirds.org
<http://www.iowabirds.org>
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Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of
Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species;
or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species
with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for
Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully.
Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either
ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be
documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details
of the observation provided.
Please note this is an UNOFFICIAL compilation of rare bird sightings from
both eBird and the IOU listserve. Data for field reports and early/late
dates should not be taken from this weekly report.
NORTH CENTRAL
WRIGHT COUNTY
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at Big Wall Lake on the 20th.
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Scales Point on Coralville Lake on the 18th.
CENTRAL
STORY COUNTY
A PIPING PLOVER was seen in a flooded field along Teller Ave in Ames on the
18th.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at the intersection of 680th Ave and
110th St on the 17th.
POLK COUNTY
A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Saylorville on the 18th.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen at Cummins Woods on the 19th.
MISSISSIPPI KITES continue around Sheridan Park on the 21st.
SOUTH CENTRAL
APPANOOSE COUNTY
An AMERICAN BARN OWL was seen at Lelah Bradley Park on the 17th.
WARREN COUNTY
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen at the Annett Nature Center on the 21st.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
August 29, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
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Date: 8/22/25 6:17 am
From: Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swalllow-tailed Kite |
Thank you all who responded regarding having the Swallow-tailed Kite. Very
much appreciated. Have a great weekend all.
God Bless.
*Paul O. Roisen*
*Woodbury County, IA*
*Mobile 712-301-2817*
On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...> wrote:
> I went down and spent a couple of hours searching for it Thursday morning
> but didn't see it anywhere. Tyler Harms was also there for a short time
> before heading on for DNR work at Chariton. I later talked to 2 other
> people there who did not see it yesterday. But then last night Tyler
> told me that he stopped to check the site again on his way home in the
> afternoon and did see it soaring at a distance to the West.
>
> Doug Harr
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM Paul Roisen <roisenp1950...> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning all,
>> Just wondering if the Swallow-tailed Kite was seen yesterday Thursday
>> August 21? For that matter, was anyone out looking for it and failed to
>> find it?
>> We happen to be coming down to Des Moines area for Friday PM and
>> Saturday AM so would appreciate any update on the Swallow-tailed Kite.
>>
>> God Bless.
>> *Paul O. Roisen*
>> *Woodbury County, IA*
>> *Mobile 712-301-2817*
>>
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Date: 8/22/25 3:39 am
From: Sharon Bauer <sharon.bauer519...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Swalllow-tailed Kite |
I went Thursday afternoon arriving at 5 pm and spent about an hour and did
not find the Swallow-tailed Kite.
Sharon Bauer
Winterset
On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 1:05:48 AM UTC-5 roisenp1950 wrote:
> Good Morning all,
> Just wondering if the Swallow-tailed Kite was seen yesterday Thursday
> August 21? For that matter, was anyone out looking for it and failed to
> find it?
> We happen to be coming down to Des Moines area for Friday PM and
> Saturday AM so would appreciate any update on the Swallow-tailed Kite.
>
> God Bless.
> *Paul O. Roisen*
> *Woodbury County, IA*
> *Mobile 712-301-2817 <(712)%20301-2817>*
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Date: 8/21/25 2:02 pm
From: John Cecil <jcecil01...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] heron |
Nice work Braden,
That looks like the right call to me.
On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM Braden Meyer <braden.cbm...> wrote:
> By cranking up the exposure on the second image, it looks pretty good for
> a Green Heron.
>
> Braden
>
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 15:28 John Cecil <jcecil01...> wrote:
>
>> The Bill shape in the second email photo would also suggest Black Crowned
>> I think. I think the legs seem on the shorter side than I would expect with
>> Yellow-crowned. Someone could convince me I am wrong I suppose.
>>
>> John Cecil
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Really hard for me to say, but I can faintly see some color if I zoom
>>> way in on the 2nd photo, and my impression is Black-crowned Night Heron.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good birding,
>>>
>>> John Bissell
>>>
>>> Grimes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *John Bissell, AIC*
>>> Subrogation Assistant Manager
>>>
>>> *T* 515-345-7554
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>>> *From:* <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> *On Behalf
>>> Of *T J
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2025 2:59 PM
>>> *To:* Iowa Bird List <ia-bird...>
>>> *Subject:* [ia-bird] heron
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I found this heron on 269th avenue in Appanoose County this morning The
>>> photos were taken into the sun. Help on ID.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Date: 8/21/25 1:55 pm
From: Braden Meyer <braden.cbm...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] heron |
By cranking up the exposure on the second image, it looks pretty good for a
Green Heron.
Braden
On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 15:28 John Cecil <jcecil01...> wrote:
> The Bill shape in the second email photo would also suggest Black Crowned
> I think. I think the legs seem on the shorter side than I would expect with
> Yellow-crowned. Someone could convince me I am wrong I suppose.
>
> John Cecil
>
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...>
> wrote:
>
>> Really hard for me to say, but I can faintly see some color if I zoom way
>> in on the 2nd photo, and my impression is Black-crowned Night Heron.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good birding,
>>
>> John Bissell
>>
>> Grimes
>>
>>
>>
>> *John Bissell, AIC*
>> Subrogation Assistant Manager
>>
>> *T* 515-345-7554
>> *<John.N.Bissell...>*
>> *My* *working hours are: 7:00-3:30*
>> emcinsurance.com
>> [image: LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/38846?trk=tyah> [image:
>> Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/EMCInsurance> [image: Instagram]
>> <https://www.instagram.com/emcinsurancecompanies/> [image: Twitter]
>> <http://twitter.com/#!/EMCInsurance> [image: Youtube]
>> <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3we-ar5zjFvEvWfRmP0M6Q>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> [image: EMC Insurance]
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> *On Behalf
>> Of *T J
>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2025 2:59 PM
>> *To:* Iowa Bird List <ia-bird...>
>> *Subject:* [ia-bird] heron
>>
>>
>>
>> I found this heron on 269th avenue in Appanoose County this morning The
>> photos were taken into the sun. Help on ID.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>> Mystic
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Date: 8/21/25 1:28 pm
From: John Cecil <jcecil01...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] heron |
The Bill shape in the second email photo would also suggest Black Crowned I
think. I think the legs seem on the shorter side than I would expect with
Yellow-crowned. Someone could convince me I am wrong I suppose.
John Cecil
On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...>
wrote:
> Really hard for me to say, but I can faintly see some color if I zoom way
> in on the 2nd photo, and my impression is Black-crowned Night Heron.
>
>
>
> Good birding,
>
> John Bissell
>
> Grimes
>
>
>
> *John Bissell, AIC*
> Subrogation Assistant Manager
>
> *T* 515-345-7554
> *<John.N.Bissell...>*
> *My* *working hours are: 7:00-3:30*
> emcinsurance.com
> [image: LinkedIn] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/38846?trk=tyah> [image:
> Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/EMCInsurance> [image: Instagram]
> <https://www.instagram.com/emcinsurancecompanies/> [image: Twitter]
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> <http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3we-ar5zjFvEvWfRmP0M6Q>
> ------------------------------
>
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>
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>
>
>
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> EMCASCO Insurance Company | Union Insurance Company of Providence
> Dakota Fire Insurance Company | Illinois EMCASCO Insurance Company
>
>
>
> *From:* <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> *On Behalf Of
> *T J
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2025 2:59 PM
> *To:* Iowa Bird List <ia-bird...>
> *Subject:* [ia-bird] heron
>
>
>
> I found this heron on 269th avenue in Appanoose County this morning The
> photos were taken into the sun. Help on ID.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Tom Johnson
> Mystic
>
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Date: 8/21/25 1:05 pm
From: John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...>
Subject: RE: [ia-bird] heron |
Really hard for me to say, but I can faintly see some color if I zoom way in on the 2nd photo, and my impression is Black-crowned Night Heron.
Good birding,
John Bissell
Grimes
John Bissell, AIC
Subrogation Assistant Manager
[cid:<image001.jpg...>]
T 515-345-7554
<John.N.Bissell...>
My working hours are: 7:00-3:30
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From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of T J
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 2:59 PM
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Subject: [ia-bird] heron
I found this heron on 269th avenue in Appanoose County this morning The photos were taken into the sun. Help on ID.
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Date: 8/21/25 7:54 am
From: Clayton Will <willcfish...>
Subject: [ia-bird] About the the couple who found and reported Swallow-tailed Kite. |
(Bushcat Grub on Facebook.) The following is what they posted on Kipp
Paulsen's page. I told them thank you. ......... "We posted it on the 19th.
We are a couple of Brits visiting here and are avid birders. Realised it
was a rare sighting for this area so thought we ought to post so signed up
for the site in order to get the news out. Glad birders got some lovely
pictures. David and Jane."
Clayton Will
Madrid
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Date: 8/20/25 4:40 pm
From: Roy Adolphson <roydjoy47...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite in Warren County |
Thanks to Ann Johnson's alert last night, I decided to go to Lake
Aquabi today for the first time in about 50 years. If you saw the eBird
listings today, you know that many folks got to see the Swallow-tailed Kite
this morning at the Annett Nature Center across the road just east of the
state park. I arrived around 2:30 p.m. and did not see it initially. I
was told by the friendly staff at the nature center that it would soar
around for a while, then retreat to the west by the lake. I drove a short
distance to the state park campgrounds and boat ramp on the west side of
the road to see if it was in any of the trees. Nope. When I came back to
the nature center parking lot, I was fortunate to see another birder who
had just spotted the kite soaring high up among the cumulus clouds to the
west of the road. There were also a few Turkey Vultures in the area, but
the kite was unmistakable with its long forked tail and black-and-white
wings. Soon a group of college-aged (?) kids pulled in, and I was able to
tell them what to look for. About ten minutes later they had a sighting,
still at some distance west of the road.
Roy Adolphson
Polk County (DSM)
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Date: 8/20/25 9:08 am
From: Carson Noble <mango.tux...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Continuing Mississippi Kite Sheridan Park |
I'd also like to say "Thanks"! I stopped by the park today and could hear
them calling distantly, so I walked around the neighborhood and had the
kites pointed out to me.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:40:50 AM UTC-5 sammiesibemom wrote:
> While I was walking my dogs at Sheridan Park, Xiaoqing came by. Luckily
> for me, he found two but I was in my car, half hour later I got home and
> stopped and Ziaoquing showed me them sitting in a tree at E 40th just south
> of park. Later he found them at on this dead tree at E 39th and Hull.
> Thanks so much Xiaoqing
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> Jill Armentrout
> Des Moines, Ia
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Date: 8/20/25 8:40 am
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Continuing Mississippi Kite Sheridan Park |
While I was walking my dogs at Sheridan Park, Xiaoqing came by. Luckily for me, he found two but I was in my car, half hour later I got home and stopped and Ziaoquing showed me them sitting in a tree at E 40th just south of park. Later he found them at on this dead tree at E 39th and Hull. Thanks so much Xiaoqing
Jill Armentrout
Des Moines, Ia

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Date: 8/20/25 8:04 am
From: wybortsjr <wybortsjr...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
Great looks! Soaring, feeding.Wy has sent you this message from his mobile device.
-------- Original message --------From: Kris Bossard <krisbossard...> Date: 8/20/25 09:49 (GMT-06:00) To: wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> Cc: <aj...>, IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County Showing up right now at Annett Nature Center.On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:48 PM wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> wrote:Thanks for this Ann!Unfortunately I can't make it down before dark :(. Going to go down in the morning. Supposed to be foggy though, if the bird is even still around. If anyone else sees the bird tomorrow, please repost!WyWy has sent you this message from his mobile device.-------- Original message --------From: <aj...> Date: 8/19/25 18:56 (GMT-06:00) To: <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County Hi All,Just before I left for a doctor’s appointment I stumbled across a Facebook post about a Swallow-tailed Kite at Annett Nature Center, directly across from Lake Ahquabi SP in Warren County. I quickly called Jim Sinclair before I left and he managed to watch the bird from the nature center parking lot for about a half hour. Hopefully it will stick around overnight. Ann JohnsonNorwalk
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Date: 8/20/25 7:49 am
From: Kris Bossard <krisbossard...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
Showing up right now at Annett Nature Center.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:48 PM wybortsjr <wybortsjr...> wrote:
> Thanks for this Ann!
> Unfortunately I can't make it down before dark :(. Going to go down in the
> morning. Supposed to be foggy though, if the bird is even still around. If
> anyone else sees the bird tomorrow, please repost!
> Wy
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> Date: 8/19/25 18:56 (GMT-06:00)
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> Hi All,
>
> Just before I left for a doctor’s appointment I stumbled across a Facebook
> post about a Swallow-tailed Kite at Annett Nature Center, directly across
> from Lake Ahquabi SP in Warren County. I quickly called Jim Sinclair before
> I left and he managed to watch the bird from the nature center parking lot
> for about a half hour. Hopefully it will stick around overnight.
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> Ann Johnson
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Date: 8/19/25 5:48 pm
From: wybortsjr <wybortsjr...>
Subject: RE: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
Thanks for this Ann!Unfortunately I can't make it down before dark :(. Going to go down in the morning. Supposed to be foggy though, if the bird is even still around. If anyone else sees the bird tomorrow, please repost!WyWy has sent you this message from his mobile device.
-------- Original message --------From: <aj...> Date: 8/19/25 18:56 (GMT-06:00) To: <ia-bird...> Subject: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County Hi All,Just before I left for a doctor’s appointment I stumbled across a Facebook post about a Swallow-tailed Kite at Annett Nature Center, directly across from Lake Ahquabi SP in Warren County. I quickly called Jim Sinclair before I left and he managed to watch the bird from the nature center parking lot for about a half hour. Hopefully it will stick around overnight. Ann JohnsonNorwalk
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Date: 8/19/25 4:56 pm
From: <aj...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Swallow-tailed Kite - Warren County |
Hi All,
Just before I left for a doctor's appointment I stumbled across a Facebook
post about a Swallow-tailed Kite at Annett Nature Center, directly across
from Lake Ahquabi SP in Warren County. I quickly called Jim Sinclair before
I left and he managed to watch the bird from the nature center parking lot
for about a half hour. Hopefully it will stick around overnight.
Ann Johnson
Norwalk
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Date: 8/19/25 10:22 am
From: Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Buffs |
Hi,
The sandpipers were further back a1030. I made the error of driving in on
the South Entrance road thinking that it would not cause problems. The Sod
Farm people politely requested that the road was only for their customers.
They are happy to talk to any birders who want to stop by, but they do not
want folks driving down the road.
On Monday, August 18, 2025 at 10:16:24 AM UTC-5 keesiemom wrote:
> Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the Blue Grass sod farm, C Ave location,
> in Linn County this morning. View from SE corner gate entrance. They are in
> the close muddy area currently.
>
> Diana Pesek
> Cedar Rapids
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Date: 8/16/25 5:26 pm
From: Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...>
Subject: [ia-bird] September Issue of Iowa Bird Life |
The September issue of Iowa Bird Life is available on the IOU website for
viewing.
For those who get the printed copy, there will be a delay in getting that
to your mailbox.
This issue has a beautiful poem by Laura Canfield Russell that compliments
an issue full of photos of birds in flight. There are some wonderful
essays, including Benjamin Baldwin’s quest for adding a Golden-crowned
Sparrow to his Iowa list. Along with the usual columns and a new book
review by Jim Kettlecamp, Tyler Harms offers good advice on how to handle a
common question raised to birdwatchers, and Chris Caster and Francis Moore
detail bird observations during Christmas Bird Counts and the Winter field
season, respectively. Also check out Larry Reis’s guide to places to
birdwatch in Winneshiek County.
We are still working through format and editing coordination, so thanks for
patience and support.
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Date: 8/15/25 6:24 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-15-25 |
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 9, to Friday, August 15,
2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
Additional Species Mentioned
Piping Plover
Ruddy Turnstone
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Little Blue Heron
Mississippi Kite
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowabirds.org
<http://www.iowabirds.org>
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Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of
Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species;
or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species
with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for
Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully.
Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either
ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be
documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details
of the observation provided.
Please note this is an UNOFFICIAL compilation of rare bird sightings from
both eBird and the IOU listserve. Data for field reports and early/late
dates should not be taken from this weekly report.
EAST
MUSCATINE COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Lock and Dam 16 on the 9th.
SCOTT COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Lock and Dam 14 on the 11th.
SOUTHEAST
VAN BUREN COUNTY
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS were seen at Fox River WMA on the 9th.
5 LEAST TERNS were seen at Fox River WMA on the 9th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Sheridan Park on the 9th.
4 LEAST TERNS were seen at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville on the 10th.
A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville on the 10th.
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Oak Grove Beach at Saylorville on the 10th.
SOUTHWEST
UNION COUNTY
2 LEAST TERNS were seen at Mitchell Marsh on the 10th.
WEST
SHELBY COUNTY
5 LEAST TERNS were seen at Prairie Rose SP on the 10th.
NORTHWEST
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen at Storm Lake on the 10th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
August 22, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
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Date: 8/15/25 6:17 am
From: 'Conrads, David J' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: Re: [External] [ia-bird] Bird sightings for Summer field reports. |
Whoops! Thought I had a 8/15 deadline. I hope the two nesting records (PEFA, WEVI) I submitted aren’t too late!
Thanks, Wendy!
Dave
David J. Conrads
Director, Iowa Raptor Project
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
N468 Lindquist Center, Iowa City, IA 52242
Office: 319-335-5976, Mobile: 319-541-6155
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Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2025 9:46:11 PM
To: IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>; Wendy VanDeWalle <wtvandewalle...>
Subject: [External] [ia-bird] Bird sightings for Summer field reports.
Hi all!
Please remember to finish up your June & July bird reports by August 14th in order for them to be included in the Iowa Bird Life Summer field reports. Sightings can be submitted to either eBird or Iowabirds.org.
The Iowa Ornithologists Union would like to encourage you to report rare, uncommon and declining species, early or late migrants and high species counts. Resources about early & late migrant dates and review list bird species can be found under the “Iowa Birds” tab on the IOU website. Any sightings of review list bird species from this summer season should be submitted to the Iowa Records Committee for review.
I would like to encourage those of you who use eBird to include the breeding codes especially when you see fledglings or young birds. If you use the app you can click on the different codes to figure out which one you want. I have included pictures to illustrate. Please put the number of young in the comments and if you could take one extra step and go to the website and add the number of young and adults to the chart that would really be useful to researchers.
If you see a rare or uncommon bird and can’t get a photograph, please include a detailed description of what it looks like so it can be accepted into the records. The comment “Merlin ID” will not be accepted without more evidence or description. Merlin is a tool to offer suggestions and shouldn’t be used as the only method for confirmation. EBird has helpful info on how to add recordings and photographs. If you need more help please let me know.
Thank you for participating in citizen science and including lots of comments and descriptions in your reports to make my job easier. Bird on!
Wendy VanDeWalle
Summer Field Reports editor IBL
Buchanan Co
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Date: 8/14/25 2:10 pm
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Wilsons Snipe in S. Hamilton Co. |
The private field with a flooded marshy area on the S side of 390th St. (1
mi. N of Bjorkboda Marsh) has been great for shorebirds in the past 3-4
weeks. It's drying up quickly now and all water may be gone by this
Saturday, but it was still full of shorebirds today, with 3 Wilson's Snipe
being the newest for me there. Two were resting in some weeds while another
was resting on one leg nearby, allowing this photo. Sunlight was too
bright from behind the snipe, so I had to crop some very bright background
out of the photo and then brighten the color of the snipe's body. I've now
seen at least 10 species there in the past month.
Doug Harr
Ogden
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Date: 8/13/25 11:36 am
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] (Not an observation)--Pelican Festival on August 24 |
Just letting everyone know that the annual Pelical Festival at Coralville
Reservoir is coming up on Sunday, August 24th. A poster is attached here
for you to read and/or share with anyone who might be interested in it. On
the backside of the poster is a map, showing where this event will be held
at the DNR's Hawkeye Wildlife HQ shoreline area.
Doug Harr
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Date: 8/12/25 12:59 pm
From: 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <ia-bird...>
Subject: [ia-bird] question about Mississippi Kites |
So, I think my female was murdered on the nest in 2023 after raising a successful baby in 2022. Since then I have only seen the male. Today, while I was mowing outside. I saw a pair of Kites circling and they appeared to like each other and kind of doing some flying close to each other, the away and back and forth. Is it possible for the youngster from 2022 to return to same area? Then I saw a smaller hawk harassing them, I have a Sharp-shin hawk that hangs around Sheridan Park. I do believe the larger hawk was the Kite based upon the view I saw of them with my not great binoculars. They were quite high. I am basing what I saw by the fly by view of shape of Kite and lite color underneath with darker edging.
I will keep watching and try and get some photos but I know they aren’t particularly territorial so I have never seen a lot of chasing except Crows bothering him.
Any thoughts? thank you!
Jill Armentrout
Des Moines, Iowa
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Date: 8/11/25 9:45 pm
From: William Huser <billfhuser...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Shorebirds on 280th St. near Salix Farms Dairy, Woodbury County, iA |
*Monday, Aug. 11:*
*Roadside drainage ditch on north side of 280th*, west of the dairy,
currently dredged for culvert replacements, resulting in bare dirt with
slowly flowing water:
9 species of shorebirds, including:
*Short-billed Dowitcher*, 1 juvenile
Wilson's Phalarope, 1 juvenile
Stilt Sandpiper, 8
Solitary Sandpiper, 1
Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 1
*The Square*:
*Sedge Wren*, 4 singing males FOS
Marsh Wren, 2
Grasshopper Sparrow, 15
Kayla Sheehan, Sioux City, IA
Bill Huser, South Sioux City, NE
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Date: 8/11/25 2:36 pm
From: Michael May <2y2m2u...>
Subject: [ia-bird] pelicans on the move |
Yesterday I traveled to and from Algona. Lots of rain-filled ditches, &
raised creeks & rivers from heavy rains.
South of Storm Lake along US 71 I saw what a thought was geese flying
toward me, and getting closer I saw the "flap, flap, gliiide" movement of
about 2 dozen pelicans.
Driving home on south US 69, there were places and homesteads where many
tree swallows fluttered above and around the road. Approaching Humboldt, I
saw more strings of "geese" to the east: I soon realized there were
hundreds and hundreds of pelicans!
I saw this in southern Minnesota five years ago in early September; is
mid-August a typical or an early time for pelicans to be migrating? Or did
heavy rains stir them up?
Thanks -
- Kristy, Plymouth Co
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Date: 8/11/25 1:41 pm
From: Doug & Nina Harr <dnharr...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Willets & Bobolinks in southern Hamilton Co. |
Returning from Saturday's Okoboji Blue Water Festival at Arnolds Park,
yesterday we were looking for migrating shorebirds E of Spencer. We found
a flooded field with some Dunlins in fall plumage, one Short-billed
Dowitcher still in breeding color, plus some least Sandpipers. But we were
soon hit by such tremendously heavy rain that we quit birding and headed
home.
This morning I went back up to the private wetland on the S side of 390th
St., a mile north of Bjorkboda Marsh. There weren't many shorebirds,
except 4 Willets. One posed nicely before they jumped up and flew south,
showing those striking B&W wing patterns, but I was not able to get
in-flight photos. Then, right on the N side of 390th St., 3 immature
Bobolinks popped up in roadside plants and managed to also pose for some
portraits. So, this still turned out to be a good birding and photo day!
Doug Harr
Ogden
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Date: 8/11/25 9:12 am
From: Neil Bernstein <tornataornata...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Request from Iowa Bird Life |
It is only August 2025, but I am putting together articles for 2026. If you
have poems or essays to submit, please send them in. Also, I always need
book reviewers. One book that looked interesting was "Feather Trails" by
Sophie A. H. Osborn. If you have read the book, I would be interested in
receiving a review.
Guidelines for authors are on the IOU website, and I am happy to help you.
Thank you......Neil Bernstein (editor) (<tornataornata...>
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Date: 8/11/25 3:24 am
From: <wxqisu...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Piping plover, Least terns and Common terns |
Yesterday afternoon I was surprised to find a piping plover at oak grove beach around 2pm, my Iowa lifer 268. Then I saw two more lifers 269 and 270, 5 least terns (3 adults, two juveniles) and 3 common terns (two adults, one juvenile).
Xiaoqing Wu
Ames
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Date: 8/10/25 11:05 am
From: <timgarner...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
Hi Eric,
Thanks so much! Your expertise in these matters is remarkable. You have enabled me to understand this avian behavior and put it into context.
Again, thank you!
Yours,
Tim
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Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2025 9:52:24 AM
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input?
Tim,
My guess is that it was probably a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, which can easily be confused with a Cooper's Hawk due to the fact that they don't yet have any red in their tails. It's parents probably just left it to fend for itself and it is learning (the hard, hungry way) how to hunt.
Juvie Red-taileds have yet to learn that humans are a big threat so they seem very tame and you can get relatively close to them.
Most juvenile hawks do not make it to adulthood.
Eric Ollie
Ames
On Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 8:48 AM < [ mailto:<timgarner...> | <timgarner...> ] > wrote:
Hello All,
On the morning of August 9 in Ames, I witnessed what appeared to be a young Cooper's hawk swoop down and capture what I assumed was a rodent or a bird. Apparently, the bird was unusually accustomed to people, and I was able to get fairly close.
I realized that this hawk was actually "catching" a piece of wood that was laying on the ground. The Coopers' hawk then hopped to another nearby piece of wood and repeated the process. This activity went on for several minutes until the raptor seemed to tire of the act and flew to the top of a light pole.
So-I have never witnessed this type of behavior before. Could it be that this Coopers hawk was engaged in a type of practice for hunting?
Any thoughts? Have any of you witnessed this type of behavior?
Yours truly,
Tim Garner
Ames, IA.
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Date: 8/10/25 7:52 am
From: Eric Ollie <uphawkeye...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
Tim,
My guess is that it was probably a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, which can
easily be confused with a Cooper's Hawk due to the fact that they don't yet
have any red in their tails. It's parents probably just left it to fend for
itself and it is learning (the hard, hungry way) how to hunt.
Juvie Red-taileds have yet to learn that humans are a big threat so they
seem very tame and you can get relatively close to them.
Most juvenile hawks do not make it to adulthood.
Eric Ollie
Ames
On Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 8:48 AM <timgarner...> wrote:
> Hello All,
> On the morning of August 9 in Ames, I witnessed what appeared to be a
> young Cooper's hawk swoop down and capture what I assumed was a rodent or a
> bird. Apparently, the bird was unusually accustomed to people, and I was
> able to get fairly close.
>
> I realized that this hawk was actually "catching" a piece of wood that was
> laying on the ground. The Coopers' hawk then hopped to another nearby piece
> of wood and repeated the process. This activity went on for several minutes
> until the raptor seemed to tire of the act and flew to the top of a light
> pole.
>
> So-I have never witnessed this type of behavior before. Could it be that
> this Coopers hawk was engaged in a type of practice for hunting?
>
> Any thoughts? Have any of you witnessed this type of behavior?
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Tim Garner
> Ames, IA.
>
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Date: 8/10/25 6:48 am
From: <timgarner...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Raptor Question-can anyone offer input? |
Hello All,
On the morning of August 9 in Ames, I witnessed what appeared to be a young Cooper's hawk swoop down and capture what I assumed was a rodent or a bird. Apparently, the bird was unusually accustomed to people, and I was able to get fairly close.
I realized that this hawk was actually "catching" a piece of wood that was laying on the ground. The Coopers' hawk then hopped to another nearby piece of wood and repeated the process. This activity went on for several minutes until the raptor seemed to tire of the act and flew to the top of a light pole.
So-I have never witnessed this type of behavior before. Could it be that this Coopers hawk was engaged in a type of practice for hunting?
Any thoughts? Have any of you witnessed this type of behavior?
Yours truly,
Tim Garner
Ames, IA.
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Date: 8/8/25 4:31 pm
From: <ritag...>
Subject: [ia-bird] shorebirds in Cerro Gordo County |
It took a number of almost dried up field ponds to come up with compilation
of ten shorebird species. The ponds were northwest of Mason City on Grouse
and around and then down by Union Hills.
Killdeer: 30 plus
Semipal Plover: 3
Least Sandp.: 5
Pecs: 30 plus
Semipal Sand:3
Spotted Sand: 4
Less. Yell: 6
Willet: 1 in breeding plumage.
Great. Yell: 3
Wilson's Phala: 1
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Date: 8/8/25 7:37 am
From: Angela Battle <argusbee23...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Barns Or Cliffs |
Based on a response from a more experienced group member it is more than
possible that the visitors were Cliff Swallows. Their behavior was
interesting in the way they swooped all around the house and inside the
front porch seemingly checking out existing non active Barn nests and
lining up on the power lines out front.
They acted more Barn like than Cliff like and so I assumed they were all
Barns but the numbers more closely align with Cliffs and I wish I had
'glassed' them more fully. The Cliffs certainly mixed with the existing
Barn Swallow group that has been here all summer.
Nevertheless what a moment (lasted more than an hour).
Probably once in a lifetime.
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Date: 8/8/25 5:45 am
From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-8-25 |
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 2, to Friday, August 8, 2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
Additional Species Mentioned
Western Sandpiper
Least Tern
Mississippi Kite
Little Blue Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
***NEW!****************
For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowabirds.org
<http://www.iowabirds.org>
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Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of
Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species;
or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species
with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for
Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully.
Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either
ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be
documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details
of the observation provided.
Please note this is an UNOFFICIAL compilation of rare bird sightings from
both eBird and the IOU listserve. Data for field reports and early/late
dates should not be taken from this weekly report.
SOUTHEAST
VAN BUREN COUNTY
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen just east of Mt Sterling on the 3rd.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Sheridan Park on the 4th.
4 LEAST TERNS were seen at Saylorville on the 7th.
SOUTH CENTRAL
APPANOOSE COUNTY
2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS were seen along 269th Ave at Sedan Bottoms on
the 5th.
NORTHWEST
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at Hays Pit on the 2nd.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday,
August 15, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL
species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa
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515-423-6108
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Date: 8/6/25 3:47 pm
From: Angela Battle <argusbee23...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Barn Swallows |
Thought I would relate that I have easily over one hundred Barn Swallows
around my home right now. There are two active nests on the house itself.
They surround me. I have never seen this before.
Have had smaller groups in past years but usually later, end of August or
early September when they seem to be amassing for the seasonal flight south.
Any thoughts on why?
It is astonishing to watch. They line up on the power lines and very
vocally swoop all about.
Over the past few days their number has increased.
A. Battle
Rural Clarke County
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Date: 8/5/25 12:16 pm
From: T J <stsparrow47...>
Subject: [ia-bird] Yellow-crowned Night Heron |
My son Bryan and his wife Rui Li and I birded the Sedan area this a.m. On
269 th ave. we saw two adult Yellow-crowned Night Herons, one before the
bridge and another in the marsh on the west side of the marsh after the
bridge. This is the area used for years but I had one YCNH early this
summer and none the last two times there. It is a large area and a lot of
space I never cover. We also saw a Mockingbird, Pileated Woodpecker and
White-eyed Vireo. Tom Johnson Mystic, Ia.
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