Iowa RBA: 9-30-22
John and Anna Bissell
Iowa RBA birds reported from Saturday, September 24 to Friday, September 30, 2022:
-RARE Species Mentioned (documentation required)
ACCIDENTAL
**EVENING GROSBEAK**
-Additional Species Mentioned
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Ibis Sp
Sabines Gull
Mississippi Kite
Spotted Towhee
Black-throated Blue Warbler
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For more up to date information on rarities in the state of Iowa, visit the
Iowa Birds and Birding website at www.iowabirds.org.
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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.
NORTHEAST
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Black Hawk Mitigation on the 25th.
A RED-NECKED GREBE continues at Big Woods Lake RA on the 29th.
EAST
JOHNSON COUNTY
An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at a feeder in Iowa City on the 29th.
SCOTT COUNTY
2 BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS were seen at Nahant Marsh on the 29th.
CENTRAL:
POLK COUNTY
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Saylorville on the 24th.
A SABINES GULL continues at the Big Creek Spillway on the 25th.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen near the Des Moines Art Center on the 27th.
STORY COUNTY
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Ada Hayden Park on the 24th.
A BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen at Peterson Park on the 26th.
TAMA COUNTY
An IBIS SP was seen at Otter Creek Marsh on the 25th.
WEST
GUTHRIE COUNTY
An IBIS SP and a WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen at Bays Branch on the 28th. They were last seen on the 30th.
NORTHWEST
CALHOUN COUNTY
A SPOTTED TOWHEE was seen at South Twin Lake on the 24th.
BUENA VISTA COUNTY
A WHITE-FACED IBIS and 11 Ibis Sp were seen at Little Storm Lake on the 24th. They were last seen on the 28th.
A WESTERN GREBE was seen at Storm Lake on the 25th. It was last seen on the 26th.
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The next scheduled report of the Iowa Rare Bird Alert will be for Friday, October 7, 2022 for the weekly report. Should any UNRECORDED or ACCIDENTAL species be reported, an update will be posted.
John Bissell
Grimes, Iowa