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.
