Date: 6/27/25 5:19 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 6-27-25
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, June 21, to Friday, June 27, 2025:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
NONE
Additional Species Mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Western Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Marbled Godwit
Laughing Gull
Mississippi Kite
Pine Warbler
***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.
NORTHEAST
DUBUQUE COUNTY
2 LAUGHING GULLS were seen at Lock and Dam 11 on the 24th.
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen from James Ave at Hawkeye WA on the 23rd.
LINN COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Pleasant Creek SRA on the 24th.
SOUTHEAST
VAN BUREN COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at the Farmington Unit of Shimek SF on the 21st.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen over Urbandale on the 22nd.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 24th.
A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Big Creek SP on the 25th.
STORY COUNTY
3 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen along 600th Ave near Roland on the 25th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, July 4, 2025 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
