Date: 4/26/24 7:39 am From: John and Anna Bissell <john.annabissell...> Subject: [ia-bird] Iowa RBA: 4-26-24
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, April 20, to Friday, April 26, 2024:
RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**WHITE IBIS**
Additional Species Mentioned:
Cinnamon Teal
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
White-faced Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis Ibis
Prairie Falcon
Fish Crow
Pine Warbler
Indigo Bunting (3rd earliest)
***NEW!**************** We For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.Iowa birds.org ************************
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.
*NORTH CENTRAL*
HAMILTON COUNTY
4 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Bjorkboda Marsh on the 20th.
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Mcintosh Woods SP on the 24th.
*EAST*
JOHNSON COUNTY
2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen at Amana Lily Lake on the 20th.
A BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at the Headquarters Area of Hawkeye WA on the 25th.
LINN COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Camp Waconda on the 23rd.
CLINTON COUNTY
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Goose Lake WMA on the 23rd.
SCOTT COUNTY
A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen at the Utah/Concord Landing on the 20th.
*NORTHEAST*
DUBUQUE COUNTY
A PINE WARBLER was seen at Eagle Point Park on the 21st.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Half Moon Pond on the 24th.
2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen at George Wyth SP on the 24th.
*CENTRAL*
POLK COUNTY
2 FISH CROWS continue at Sandpiper RA at Saylorville on the 21st.
A CINNAMON TEAL was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 22nd.
A WHITE IBIS was seen flying over in Polk City on the 22nd.
GLOSSY AND WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Errington Marsh on the 25th.
GRUNDY COUNTY
An early INDIGO BUNTING was seen at Grundy County Lake on the 21st.
*SOUTH CENTRAL*
WARREN COUNTY
3 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Bank Swallow Bend on the 21st.
7 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Bank Swallow Bend on the 24th.
APPANOOSE COUNTY
2 SURF SCOTERS and a LONG-TAILED DUCK were seen at Lake Rathbun on the 22nd.
*NORTHWEST *
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
13 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Leo Grau WMA on the 21st.
38 MARBLED GODWITS were seen at Storm Lake on the 23rd.
7 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Leo Grau WMA on the 25th.
WOODBURY COUNTY
A PRAIRIE FALCON was seen at Owego Wetland on the 21st.
4 PLEGADIS IBIS were seen at the Owego Wetlands on the 23rd.
UNION COUNTY
A CINNAMON TEAL was seen in a pond along Creamery Rd near Afton on the 23rd.
7 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Twelve Mile Lake on the 23rd.
A CINNAMON TEAL was seen at Twelve Mile Lake on the 23rd.
The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, May 3, 2024 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
