Date: 9/18/26 6:46 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 9-18-26
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, September 12, to Friday, September 18, 2026
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**CLARKS NUTCRACKER**
Additional species mentioned
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Neotropic Cormorant
Ruddy Turnstone
Sabines Gull
Red Crossbill
Pine Warbler
Black-throated Blue 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
NORTH CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTY
A CLARKS NUTCRACKER was seen at Benning Blooms Flower Farm on the 12th.
HANCOCK COUNTY
2 RUDDY TURNSTONES were seen at Hawkeye Pride Compost Piles on the 14th.
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
A CLARKS NUTCRACKER was seen in Mason City along Grant Ave on the 16th.
NORTHEAST
FAYETTE COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the UIU campus on the 13th.
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
A SABINES GULL was seen at Coralville Lake on the 17th.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at the south arm of Lake McBride on the 16th.
LINN COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Morgan Creek Park on the 15th.
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Chain O Lakes WMA on the 16th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at the Jester Park Discovery Pond on the 13th.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Ashworth and Greenwood Park on the 14th.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Glendale Cemetery on the 17th.
BOONE COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ledges SP on the 12th.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at McHose Park on the 17th.
DALLAS COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Kuehn Conservation Area on the 17th.
NORTHWEST
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A NEOTROPIC CORMORANT was seen at Storm Lake on the 15th.
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at Storm Lake on the 12th.
A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK was seen at Storm Lake on the 14th.
A SABINES GULL was seen at Storm Lake on the 13th.
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Oak Grove and Big Sioux Park on the 12th.
DICKINSON COUNTY
RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Turtle Lake on the 15th.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, September 25, 2026 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
