Date: 8/28/26 7:38 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 8-28-26
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 22, to Friday, August 28, 2026
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**CLARKS NUTCRACKER**
**BROWN PELICAN**
Additional species mentioned
Marbled Godwit
Laughing Gull
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Mississippi Kite
Hooded Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
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
NORTH CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTY
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Beeds Lake SP on the 28th.
NORTHEAST
DUBUQUE COUNTY
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON was seen at Deere Dike Park on the 21st.
CLAYTON COUNTY
15 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Pikes Peak State Park on the 23rd.
FAYETTE COUNTY
6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the UIU central campus on the 24th.
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY
8 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Waukon Junction Unit of Yellow River SF on the 27th.
EAST
LINN COUNTY
5 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Pinicon Ridge County Park on the 27th.
BUCHANAN COUNTY
12 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Guy Grover Timber and Tree Plantings on the 23rd.
SCOTT COUNTY
4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Wapsipinicon SP on the 24th.
CENTRAL
STORY COUNTY
A CLARKS NUTCRACKER continues in a pine grove viewable from the Ames High School parking lot on the 23rd.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at East River Valley Park on the 23rd.
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Nevada Cemetery on the 28th.
DALLAS COUNTY
6 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Kuehn Conservation Area on the 23rd.
POLK COUNTY
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen near the Gloria Dei Church on the 22nd.
4 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 24th.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Discovery Pond at Jester Park on the 27th.
BOONE COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ledges SP on the 26th.
SOUTH CENTRAL
DECATUR COUNTY
A HOODED WARBLER was seen at 110 NW 300th St on the 21st.
MARION COUNTY
3 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Whitebreast Unit of Red Rock on the 22nd.
WEST
HARRISON COUNTY
A BROWN PELICAN was seen at the Desoto NWR visitor center on the 25th.
NORTHWEST
WOODBURY COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Browns Lake on the 24th.
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Storm Lake on the 27th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, September 4, 2026 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
