Date: 8/14/26 8:35 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-14-26
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 8, to Friday, August 14, 2026
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**LONG-BILLED CURLEW**
Additional species mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Laughing Gull
Least Tern
Mississippi Kite
Red Crossbill
***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
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
A PIPING PLOVER was seen at Sand Point on the 8th.
A family of BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen from DNR Headquarters at Hawkeye WA on the 12th.
2 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Sand Point on the 11th.
SOUTHEAST
LEE COUNTY
2 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen along 200th St near Franklin on the 13th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Discovery Pond at Jester Park on the 14th.
15 RED CROSSBILLS were seen near the Woodland Shelter at Jester Park on the 9th.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen in sheetwater along 134 St on the 9th.
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 11th.
A MARBLED GODWIT was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 11th.
15 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Glendale Cemetery on the 13th.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen at 64th and Madison in Urbandale on the 13th.
MARSHALL COUNTY
A RED CROSSBILL was seen at Green Castle on the 8th.
SOUTHWEST
UNION COUNTY
A LEAST TERN was seen at Mitchell Marsh on the 8th.
WEST
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
A LEAST TERN was seen at Lake Manawa on the 10th.
NORTHWEST
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Storm Lake on the 9th.
CHEROKEE COUNTY
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Martin Area Park on the 10th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, August 21, 2026 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
