Reports of Rare Birds

These reports look at Iowa rare birds records with different lenses.
Bar-tailed Godwit - 2017-27
© Stephen J. Dinsmore

One of the most frequent questions to the Records Commitee is simply "How many records of XXX have been accepted?" The answer to that is easy to see in this report. Until older (pre-2000) records have all been entered, you may need to check this PDF of older records to get a complete count. Select a species to get started and then explore some of the other reports in the menu bar.

26 total accepted records; current status is Casual
Not accepted records are shown in red. The camera icon denotes photos and the news icon provides further details on the record.

RecordSpeciesDatesLocationCountyDocs  
2006-36 Prairie Warbler20 May -11 Jul 2006Pleasant Creek RABenton3
2006-37 Prairie Warbler7 Jun 2006Croton Unit - Shimek SFLee1
2007-16 Prairie Warbler7 May - 20 Jun 2007Pleasant Creek SRALinn3
2007-18 Prairie Warbler14 May 2007Geode SPHenry1
2007-31 Prairie Warbler4 May 2007Mason CityCerro Gordo1
2008-05 Prairie Warbler2 May 2008Nine Eagles SPDecatur1
2008-41 Prairie Warbler6 Sep 2008Brushy CreekWebster1
2010-AA Prairie Warbler3 May 2008Robison Wildlife AcresStory1
2020-AD Prairie Warbler30 May 2008Bacon Creek ParkWoodbury1
2010-09 Prairie Warbler17 May 2010Morehead ParkIda1
2011-14 Prairie Warbler11 May 2011Knapp WMADallas1
2013-22 Prairie Warbler4 Jun 2013Shimek SF/Croton UnitLee2
2013-24 Prairie Warbler15 Jun 2013Eldon WMADavis1
2021-AA Prairie Warbler1 May 2014Martin LakeBlack Hawk1
2016-27 Prairie Warbler28 Aug 2016Neal Smith NWRJasper1
2017-07 Prairie Warbler6 May 2017Brookside Park, Ames, IowaStory1
2017-17 Prairie Warbler7 May 2017Stephens State Forest 1000 acresMonroe7
2017-20 Prairie Warbler2 Jun 2017Rotory Park RoadFloyd1
2018-15 Prairie Warbler13-28 May 2018Croton Unit, Shimek State ForestLee2
2019-08 Prairie Warbler13-17 May 2019Croton Unit, Shimek State ForestLee4
2019-11 Prairie Warbler22 May 2019Trestle Trail, NW Des MoinesPolk1
2019-13 Prairie Warbler19 May 2019FDR ParkDubuque2
2020-14 Prairie Warbler1 May 2020Shimek State Forest, Croton West UnitLee3
2021-31 Prairie Warbler13 May 2021Shimek SF - Croton UnitLee6
2022-21 Prairie Warbler26 Apr 2022Devil's Glen/Hollowview WalkScott1
2022-22 Prairie Warbler27 Apr 2022Saunders ParkHenry1
2022-25 Prairie Warbler5 May 202242*05’43” N 91*17’80’WJones1
2022-29 Prairie Warbler14 May 2022Near Wildcat Den State ParkMuscatine1
2022-32 Prairie Warbler28 May 2022Shimek State Forest Croton Unit 130th AccessLee1
2022-33 Prairie Warbler30 May 2022Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, south of 118th St. along the creek/drainage ditchPolk4