Iowa RBA: 11/10/23
John and Anna Bissell
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, November 4, to Friday, November 10, 2023:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
CASUAL
*MOTTLED DUCK*
Additional Species Mentioned
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Pacific Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Plegadis Ibis
White-faced Ibis (2nd latest)
HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Record late)
Iceland Gull
Golden Eagle
Townsend’s Solitaire
Red Crossbill
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Species in ALL CAPS can be classified into three categories in the state of Iowa: 1) UNRECORDED, ACCIDENTAL or Casual; 2) A RARE but regular species; or 3) record early or late date or unusual for time of year. Any species with three asterisks (***species***) would represent a first record for Iowa (UNRECORDED) and should be observed and documented very carefully. Species with two asterisks (**species**) are species that are either ACCIDENTAL, CASUAL, or a rare regular species, and should also be documented. Species with one asterisk (*species) should have some details of the observation provided.
NORTH CENTRAL
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
4 BLACK SCOTERS were seen at Clear Lake on the 5th.
A RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Clear Lake on the 5th.
A PACIFIC LOON was seen from McIntosh Woods SP on the 4th.
A RED CROSSBILL was seen at Clear Lake on the 4th.
A SURF SCOTER was seen at Clear Lake on the 4th.
WORTH COUNTY
8 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Hanlontown Slough on the 8th.
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
A late HUDSONIAN GODWIT continues at Hawkeye WA from the DNR Headquarters Parking Lot on the 8th.
SCOTT COUNTY
SURF SCOTERS were seen at Pool 15 on the 8th.
2 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Duck Creek on the 8th.
NORTHEAST
DUBUQUE COUNTY
2 WESTERN GREBES were seen at Deere Dike on the 4th.
A late WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Deere Dike on the 6th.
A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Deere Dike on the 9th.
SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON COUNTY
5 RED CROSSBILLS continue at Lake Darling SP on the 4th.
DES MOINES COUNTY
20 RED CROSSBILLS continue at Aspen Grove Cemetery on the 4th.
CENTRAL
POLK COUNTY
A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Saylorville on the 6th.
An ICELAND GULL was seen at the Big Creek Spillway on the 4th.
A MOTTLED DUCK continues at the Polk City WA on the 5th.
A BLACK SCOTER was seen at Saylorville on the 6th.
2 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Saylorville on the 7th.
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Saylorville on the 8th.
BOONE COUNTY
4 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Ledges SP on the 4th.
SOUTH CENTRAL
MARION COUNTY
A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Red Rock on the 4th.
A PACIFIC LOON was seen at Red Rock on the 4th.
A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen at Red Rock on the 6th.
WARREN COUNTY
A PLEGADIS IBIS was seen at Bank Swallow Bend on the 4th.
WEST
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Lake Manawa on the 4th.
SHELBY COUNTY
A TOWNSENDS SOLITAIRE was seen at Prairie Rose SP on the 5th.
NORTHWEST
DICKINSON COUNTY
A late WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Garlock Slough on the. 5th.
7 SURF SCOTERS were seen at Spirit Lake on the 6th.
3 SURF SCOTERS were seen from South Marble Beach on the 6th.
WOODBURY COUNTY
2 RED CROSSBILLS were seen at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center on the 7th.
IDA COUNTY
A GOLDEN EAGLE was seen north west of Holstein on the 9th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, November 17, 2023 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa