Date: 4/18/25 7:00 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 4-18-25
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, March 12, to Friday, April 18, 2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
Additional Species Mentioned
Cinnamon Teal
Black-necked Stilt
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Snowy Egret
Prairie Falcon
Says Phoebe
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
WARBLING VIREO (Record early)
WOOD THRUSH (Record early)
Fish Crow
Spotted Towhee
***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
SCOTT COUNTY
3 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Nahant Marsh on the 17th.
LINN COUNTY
An early WOOD THRUSH was heard at Indian Creek Nature Center on the 12th.
NORTHEAST
DUBUQUE COUNTY
A CINNAMON TEAL continues at Deere Dike Park and Riverside Road on the 16th.
SOUTHEAST
LEE COUNTY
An early WARBLING VIREO was seen at the Croton Unit of Shimek SF on the 14th.
DES MOINES COUNTY
A FISH CROW was seen at Starrs Cave on the 16th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A BLACK-NECKED STILT continues at Raccoon River Park on the 12th.
GREENE COUNTY
A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen near Bayard on the 13th.
50 GLOSSY/WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Dunbar Slough on the 15th.
DALLAS COUNTY
A CINNAMON TEAL was seen in a borrow pit at the intersection of T Ave and Highway 6 west of Waukee on the 16th. Please note the pit is private property and is best viewed with a scope from T Ave.
STORY COUNTY
4 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Hendrickson Marsh on the 16th.
A SNOWY EGRET was seen at Hendrickson Marsh on the 16th.
A SPOTTED TOWHEE continues at East River Valley Park on the 17th.
SOUTHWEST
UNION COUNTY
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen at Green Valley Lake on the dam on the 16th.
NORTHWEST
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
A SAYS PHOEBE was seen at Broken Kettle Grassland on the 16th.
42 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Broken Kettle Grassland on the 15th.
WOODBURY COUNTY
6 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Sandhill Lake on the 17th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, April 25, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
