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.

24 total accepted records; current status is Casual
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   
1992-12 Swallow-tailed Kite14 May 1992Hartman ReserveBlack Hawk0
1993-80 Swallow-tailed Kite13 Jul 1867DenisonCrawford0
1993-BR Swallow-tailed Kite8 Apr 1883Woodbury CoWoodbury0
1993-BU Swallow-tailed Kite12 Sep 18965.5 miles west of BooneBoone0
1993-BX Swallow-tailed KiteFall 1901Jasper CoJasper0
1993-BY Swallow-tailed Kite20 Sep 1903Cedar RapidsLinn0
1993-BZ Swallow-tailed KiteSep 1907Sheridan TownshipPoweshiek0
1993-CB Swallow-tailed KiteSum 1910SigourneyKeokuk0
1993-CD Swallow-tailed Kite1913Jefferson CoJefferson0
1993-CF Swallow-tailed Kite< 1917Ida Co.Ida0
1993-CH Swallow-tailed KiteE Jul 1931southwest of OaklandPottawattamie0
1993-CI Swallow-tailed Kite< 1933Jasper CoJasper0
1994-AE Swallow-tailed Kite25 Aug 1872CrestonUnion0
2000-23 Swallow-tailed Kite14-15 Sep 2000Portland TownshipCerro Gordo3
2004-31 Swallow-tailed Kite3-4 Jun 2004north of Iowa CityJohnson6
2006-AC Swallow-tailed Kite5 May 1864Sioux CityWoodbury1
2007-AG Swallow-tailed Kite8 May 1878 Black Hawk1
2012-32 Swallow-tailed Kite25 Aug 2012Otter Creek MarshTama4
2014-42 Swallow-tailed Kite31 Aug 20143097 285th St. Stuart, IA 50250Guthrie1
2016-25 Swallow-tailed Kite21 Sep 2016Hitchcock Nature CenterPottawattamie1
2016-34 Swallow-tailed Kite21 Aug 2016Hawkeye Wildlife Area; Greencastle CausewayJohnson5
2017-26 Swallow-tailed Kite15 Sep 2017 Harrison1
2018-26 Swallow-tailed Kite29 Aug 201841.9404491,-90.1987884Clinton1
2022-47 Swallow-tailed Kite6 Sep 2021EarlhamMadison1