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.

18 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   
1984-07 Barrow's Goldeneye17 Mar 1984Forney LakeFremont0
1987-08 Barrow's Goldeneye14 Mar 1987De Soto N.W.R.Harrison0
1989-03 Barrow's Goldeneye2-6 Jan 1989DeSoto N.W.R.Harrison0
1989-25 Barrow's Goldeneye12 Nov 1989IPL PondsPottawattamie0
1994-46 Barrow's Goldeneye28 Nov 1994Terra L., JohnstonPolk0
1995-70 Barrow's Goldeneye18 Dec 1995MontroseLee0
1995-73 Barrow's Goldeneye9 Dec 1995Red Rock Res.Marion0
2002-04 Barrow's Goldeneye9-25 Feb 2002Port Neal PondsWoodbury2
2002-39 Barrow's Goldeneye17-21 Dec 2002Port Neal and New LakeWoodbury2
2003-02 Barrow's Goldeneye22 Mar 2003New LakeWoodbury1
2005-70 Barrow's Goldeneye27 Nov 2005Higman's Gravel Pit, AkronPlymouth2
2007-05 Barrow's Goldeneye11 Jan 2007west of LamoniDecatur3
2008-40 Barrow's Goldeneye30 Nov 2008Red Rock Res.Marion1
2008-47 Barrow's Goldeneye16 to 18 Nov 2008s. of LutonWoodbury4
2009-03 Barrow's Goldeneye25 Feb 2009L. ManawaPottawattamie1
2011-32 Barrow's Goldeneye30 Nov - 16 Dec 2011Eagle Point ParkClinton1
2018-05 Barrow's Goldeneye9-29 Jan 2018Mississippi River Pool 14 at Le ClaireScott3
2020-67 Barrow's Goldeneye15 Dec 2020Slater wastewater treatment pondsStory4
2024-21 Barrow's Goldeneye16 Dec 2024Pool 19 east of MontroseLee1
2024-22 Barrow's Goldeneye23 Dec 2024Saylorville Lake--Lakeview Recreation AreaPolk1