Reports of Rare Birds

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. Select a species to get started and then explore some of the other reports in the menu bar. Note that many regularly seen species may have only a few records for out-of-season sightings.

28 total accepted records; current status is Regular
Not accepted records are shown in red. The camera icon denotes photos and this icon provides further details on the record. links to published articles from Iowa Bird Life.

RecordSpeciesDatesLocationCountyDocs   
1980-25 Redpoll27 Dec 1980 - 6 Jan 1981WaterlooBlack Hawk0
1981-KN Redpoll22 Jan - 7 Feb 1978MarionLinn0
1981-KQ Redpoll12 Feb 1978DavenportScott0
1981-KS Redpoll10 Mar 1978Coralville ResJohnson0
1982-02 Redpoll23 Jan - 22 Feb 1982Pine Lake SPHardin0
1982-11 Redpoll2 Mar 1982LaurensPocahontas0
1995-75 Redpoll23 Dec 1995Spirit Lake Fish HatcheryDickinson0
1996-04 Redpoll3 Feb 1996near NorwalkWarren0
1996-06 Redpoll4 Feb 1996n. of Iowa CityJohnson0
1996-08 Redpoll28 Feb 1996AmesStory0
2004-06 Redpoll16 Feb 2004GarnavilloClayton1
2005-14 Redpoll26 Feb 2005Clear LakeCerro Gordo1
2006-64 Redpoll16 Dec 2006 - 19 Feb 2007Brenton ArboretumDallas10
2009-01 Redpoll31 Jan to 15 Feb 2009Mason CityCerro Gordo3
2012-05 Redpoll11 Feb 2012Storm Lake CemeteryBuena Vista1
2013-01 Redpoll4 Jan 2013field immediately North of the beginning of Silver Creek Rd where it intersects with Highway 52, eight miles North of DecorahWinneshiek1
2013-05 Redpoll26 Jan 2013Red Rock ReservoirMarion1
2013-06 Redpoll26 Jan 2013Red Rock ReservoirMarion1
2013-07 Redpoll16 Feb 2013Curt Nelson farmCerro Gordo3
2013-25 Redpoll10 Mar 2013Saylorville ReservoirPolk1
2013-26 Redpoll13 Mar 20132 miles south of BelmondWright1
2013-27 Redpoll21 Mar 20138 mi southeast of RicevilleHoward1
2016-33 Redpoll7 Apr 2016212 5th Ave. SE, Badger, IowaWebster1
2018-01 Redpoll13 Jan 2018neighbor's yardClay1
2018-02 Redpoll29 Jan 20182925ft (892m) E of P66/A21 (220th Ave/470th St) abt 7.25mi ENE of Ledyard, IAKossuth1
2018-03 Redpoll11 Jan - 17 Feb 2018backyard in Arthur Heights subdivisionDickinson2
2018-04 Redpoll21 Feb 2018 Warren1
2018-09 Redpoll18 Mar 2018Oak Grove Recreation AreaPolk1
2022-02 Redpoll25 Jan 2022LaPorte CityBlack Hawk1
2022-04 Redpoll4 Mar 2022Oakland Cemetery, Brown Street, Iowa City, Iowa (ebird hotspot) Johnson1