Date: 9/4/26 6:31 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 9-4-26
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, August 29, to Friday, September 4, 2026
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**BROWN PELICAN**
Additional species mentioned
White-winged Dove
Neotropic Cormorant
Laughing Gull
Sabines Gull
Western Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Mississippi Kite
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine 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
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Beeds Lake on the 29th.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Beeds Lake on the 29th.
WRIGHT COUNTY
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE was seen at Big Wall Lake WMA on the 2nd.
NORTHEAST
FAYETTE COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen on the UIU campus on the 29th.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at George Wyth SP on the 31st.
A WESTERN SANDPIPER was seen at the Ranchero Rd and Highway 63 floodplain on the 2nd.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at San Souci Island on the 2nd.
DUBUQUE COUNTY
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Mud Lake County Park on the 3rd.
EAST
BUCHANAN COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Guy Grover Timber and Tree Plantings on the 29th.
DELAWARE COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Backbone SP on the 3rd.
LINN COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Pinicon Ridge County Park on the 30th.
SCOTT COUNTY
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Princeton WMA on the 2nd.
JONES COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen At Wapsipinicon SP on the 3rd.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Thomas Mitchell Park on the 30th.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Hawkeye Park on the 2nd.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ashworth and Greenwood Park on the 2nd.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Saylorville on the 3rd.
STORY COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen over the ISU campus on the 3rd.
WEST
HARRISON COUNTY
A BROWN PELICAN was seen at the Desoto NWR visitor center on the 1st.
NORTHWEST
SIOUX COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Dordt Prairie on the 29th.
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A SABINES GULL was seen at Storm Lake on the 3rd.
A LAUGHING GULL was seen at Storm Lake on the 3rd.
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was seen at Storm Lake on the 1st.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, September 11, 2026 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
