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.

13 total accepted records; current status is Accidental
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   
1980-19 Brant2 Nov 1980De Soto NWRHarrison0
1983-29 Brant18 Nov 1983north of Riverton AreaFremont0
1987-20 Brant4 Oct 1987Red Rock Res.Marion0
1988-35 Brant18 Dec 1988 - 2 Jan 1989DeSoto N.W.R.Harrison0
1996-69 Brant29 Nov 1996Swan L.Carroll0
2001-34 Brant16-19 Dec 2001Beaver Valley WetlandBlack Hawk2
2002-07 Brant6 Mar 2002Clear LakeCerro Gordo1
2002-26 Brant19 Oct 2002Union Grove SPTama3
2006-14 Brant14 Jan 2006Pool 19Lee1
2006-48 Brant10-14 Oct 2006Dickens PitClay4
2006-61 Brant21 Oct 2006Barringer SloughClay1
2008-42 Brant20 to 23 Nov 2008Mason CityCerro Gordo4
2016-44 Brant7 Dec 2016John Deere pond (northeast site )Black Hawk1
2021-12 Brant23 Apr 2021Pintail WetlandsHardin8