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297 Species Observed
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Native and Naturalized (296)

  1. Last observed by Steve Freed on 19 Mar 2024
  2. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 15 Mar 2022
  3. Last observed by Steve Freed on 19 Mar 2024
  4. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 21 Dec 2023
  5. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  6. Last observed by Therese Cummiskey on 5 Apr 2024
  7. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 10 Feb 2024
  8. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  9. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  10. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 6 May 2023
  11. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  12. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  13. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Mar 2024
  14. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  15. Last observed by Cindy Owsley on 23 Feb 2016
  16. Last observed by Jonathan Lewallen on 9 Mar 2024
  17. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  18. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Mar 2024
  19. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Mar 2024
  20. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  21. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Dec 2023
  22. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 23 Mar 2024
  23. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 25 Nov 2004
  24. Last observed by Jason McCurdy on 19 Jan 2014
  25. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 25 Nov 2004
  26. Last observed by Brandon Caswell on 12 Jan 2014
  27. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 23 Mar 2024
  28. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Dec 2023
  29. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  30. Last observed by Alison Powell on 27 Jan 2024
  31. Last observed by Steve Freed on 19 Mar 2024
  32. Last observed by Steve Freed on 19 Mar 2024
  33. Last observed by Linda Rudolph on 30 Jul 2023
  34. Last observed by Alison Powell on 11 Apr 2024
  35. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 25 Jan 2024
  36. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  37. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 13 Dec 2019
  38. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 14 Nov 1998
  39. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  40. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Apr 2024
  41. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  42. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 5 Oct 1991
  43. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 26 Aug 2023
  44. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 7 Sep 2015
  45. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 10 Sep 2023
  46. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 22 Apr 2017
  47. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Oct 2023
  48. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  49. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 23 Aug 1992
  50. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 7 May 2023
  51. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Apr 2024
  52. Last observed by Diane Porter on 28 Jun 1988
  53. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 7 Oct 2013
  54. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 25 Apr 2023
  55. Last observed by Kt Long on 15 Apr 2017
  56. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 29 Apr 2013
  57. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 17 Oct 1992
  58. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 28 Mar 1998
  59. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  60. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 23 Jul 1995
  61. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 7 Aug 1994
  62. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 28 Apr 1990
  63. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 6 Jun 2023
  64. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 5 Apr 1893
  65. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 26 Aug 1992
  66. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 3 Jul 1992
  67. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Aug 1997
  68. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 13 Oct 1995
  69. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Mar 2022
  70. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Oct 2022
  71. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 23 Apr 2013
  72. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 6 Sep 1992
  73. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 22 Aug 2023
  74. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 22 Aug 2023
  75. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 6 May 2023
  76. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 12 Jul 1992
  77. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 22 Aug 2023
  78. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 19 May 1995
  79. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 May 1992
  80. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 25 Apr 2013
  81. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 May 1992
  82. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 24 Apr 2017
  83. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 24 Apr 2017
  84. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 May 1992
  85. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 6 May 2023
  86. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 12 Oct 1894
  87. Last observed by Steve Freed on 3 Nov 2023
  88. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 14 Aug 2008
  89. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 25 Mar 2023
  90. Last observed by Asher Perla on 7 Apr 2024
  91. Last observed by Jim Wiese on 9 Mar 2024
  92. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 6 Dec 2011
  93. Last observed by Steve Freed on 3 Nov 2023
  94. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 4 Jul 1992
  95. Last observed by Stollery & Flood on 17 Sep 2021
  96. Last observed by Steve Freed on 29 Aug 2022
  97. Last observed by Steve Freed on 29 Aug 2022
  98. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 8 Aug 1994
  99. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 6 Nov 1998
  100. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 14 Nov 1998
  101. Last observed by Steve Freed on 3 Nov 2023
  102. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 1 Aug 1903
  103. Last observed by Alison Powell on 6 Apr 2024
  104. Last observed by Brandon Caswell on 22 Nov 2021
  105. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  106. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 8 Nov 1996
  107. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 6 May 2023
  108. Last observed by Brandon Caswell on 4 Jul 2018
  109. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 17 Aug 2016
  110. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 8 Sep 1996
  111. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 25 May 2012
  112. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Jul 2023
  113. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 1 May 2022
  114. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 15 Oct 2023
  115. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  116. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 5 May 1999
  117. Last observed by Alison Powell on 16 Apr 2024
  118. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 May 2023
  119. Last observed by Therese Cummiskey on 6 Jan 2020
  120. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 17 May 2013
  121. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  122. Last observed by Mark Madsen on 9 Mar 2024
  123. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 26 Mar 2024
  124. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Feb 2020
  125. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  126. Last observed by Therese Cummiskey on 6 Jan 2024
  127. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Apr 2023
  128. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 19 Oct 2015
  129. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  130. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 1 Jan 2024
  131. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Apr 2012
  132. Last observed by Bruce Pratt on 16 Nov 2021
  133. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 3 Feb 2021
  134. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 30 Mar 2024
  135. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 1 May 2014
  136. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  138. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 28 Jan 2013
  139. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  140. Last observed by Mark Madsen on 9 Mar 2024
  141. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  142. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  143. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  144. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  145. Last observed by Alison Powell on 16 Apr 2024
  146. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  147. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  148. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 17 Sep 2022
  149. Last observed by Mark Madsen on 9 Mar 2024
  150. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  151. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  152. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  153. Last observed by Linda Rudolph on 30 Jul 2023
  154. Last observed by Bruce Pratt on 18 May 2022
  155. Last observed by Jonathan Wilcox on 13 Jun 2023
  156. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  157. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  158. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 12 Dec 2014
  159. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  160. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 21 Jun 2012
  161. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  162. Last observed by Linda Rudolph on 3 May 2023
  163. Last observed by Jonathan Wilcox on 13 Jun 2023
  164. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  165. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 13 Oct 2022
  166. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  167. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  168. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  169. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Sep 1990
  170. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 1 Jan 2015
  171. Last observed by Alison Powell on 11 Apr 2024
  172. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  173. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 29 Apr 2023
  174. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  175. Last observed by Alison Powell on 12 Apr 2024
  176. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  177. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 26 Aug 2023
  178. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  179. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 29 Jul 2023
  180. Last observed by Alison Powell on 6 Apr 2024
  181. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  182. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  183. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  184. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  185. Last observed by Alison Powell on 16 Apr 2024
  186. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 17 Dec 2023
  187. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  188. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  189. Last observed by Alison Powell on 12 Apr 2024
  190. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 29 Mar 2024
  191. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  192. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 13 May 2017
  193. Last observed by Alison Powell on 12 Apr 2024
  194. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 28 Apr 2016
  195. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  196. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Mar 2024
  197. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 25 Aug 2023
  198. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 15 Dec 2018
  199. Last observed by James Mccoy on 9 Mar 2024
  200. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  201. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 17 May 2023
  202. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 17 May 2023
  203. Last observed by Alison Powell on 4 Mar 2024
  204. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  205. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  206. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Dec 2007
  207. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 29 Mar 2024
  208. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  209. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Apr 2024
  210. Last observed by Diana Pesek on 8 Mar 2003
  211. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 2 Nov 2020
  212. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Apr 2024
  213. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 25 Mar 2024
  214. Last observed by Kelly Ertz on 26 Feb 2022
  215. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 4 Nov 2023
  216. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Apr 2013
  217. Last observed by Alison Powell on 11 Apr 2024
  218. Last observed by Paul Roisen on 22 Nov 2020
  219. Last observed by Alison Powell on 16 Apr 2024
  220. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 10 Jan 2024
  221. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 12 Apr 1997
  222. Last observed by Gene Murray on 27 Jan 2016
  223. Last observed by Bruce Pratt on 10 May 2022
  224. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  225. Last observed by Michael Willison on 8 May 2022
  226. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  227. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 3 May 2022
  228. Last observed by Iowa Published Records on 30 Apr 1994
  229. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 17 Feb 2024
  230. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Apr 2024
  231. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  232. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 25 Nov 2023
  233. Last observed by Kelly Ertz on 12 Nov 2022
  234. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  235. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 23 Jul 2022
  236. Last observed by Bruce Batt on 25 Oct 2021
  237. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 30 Jul 2023
  238. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 9 Apr 2024
  239. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Apr 2023
  240. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Apr 2023
  241. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 8 Oct 2000
  242. Last observed by Alison Powell on 29 Mar 2024
  243. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 24 Jul 2022
  244. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 16 Sep 1995
  245. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 15 Jul 2023
  246. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 4 Apr 2019
  247. Last observed by Alison Powell on 11 Apr 2024
  248. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 10 Jun 2023
  249. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  250. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  251. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  252. Last observed by Alison Powell on 6 Apr 2024
  253. Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 1 Apr 2018
  254. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 8 Apr 2024
  255. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  256. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 23 Apr 2000
  257. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 29 Jul 2023
  258. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 25 Aug 2023
  259. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  260. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 8 Sep 2022
  261. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  262. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Jul 2023
  263. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 29 Aug 2023
  264. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 16 Oct 2022
  265. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  266. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 22 May 2013
  267. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 8 Sep 2022
  268. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 May 2023
  269. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  270. Last observed by TJ Mesler on 12 May 1997
  271. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  272. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  273. Last observed by Sharon Kaufman on 15 May 1996
  274. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  275. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  276. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  277. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  278. Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 20 Jun 2023
  279. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  280. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 8 May 2013
  281. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 11 Sep 2022
  282. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 7 May 2023
  283. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 11 Apr 2019
  284. Last observed by Alison Powell on 8 Apr 2024
  285. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  286. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 26 Aug 2023
  287. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 27 Aug 2023
  288. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  289. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  290. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  291. Last observed by Alison Powell on 17 Apr 2024
  292. Last observed by Jenna Patton on 15 Apr 2024
  293. Last observed by John Rutenbeck on 26 Jan 2003
  294. Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 10 Jun 2023
  295. Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 28 Aug 2023
  296. Last observed by Linda Rudolph on 30 Jul 2023

Exotic: Provisional (1)

  1. Last observed by Mackenzie Goldthwait on 11 Jul 2022

Hybrids (1)

  1. Brewster's Warbler (hybrid) Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)
    Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 6 Sep 2022

Additional Taxa (25)

  1. Snow/Ross's Goose Anser caerulescens/rossii
    Last observed by Kathy Brower on 20 Feb 2023
  2. Cackling/Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii/canadensis
    Last observed by Vollie Rifner on 7 Feb 2015
  3. Trumpeter/Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator/columbianus
    Last observed by Kathy Brower on 19 Feb 2023
  4. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 1 Mar 2020
  5. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    Last observed by Peter Lowther on 8 Apr 2016
  6. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    Last observed by Alison Powell on 6 Apr 2024
  7. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 21 Feb 2024
  8. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 30 Mar 2024
  9. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 6 Mar 2022
  10. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 18 Oct 2020
  11. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    Last observed by Therese Cummiskey on 6 Oct 2023
  12. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 11 Mar 2023
  13. Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) Empidonax alnorum/traillii
    Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  14. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    Last observed by Clay Billman on 27 May 2023
  15. vireo sp. Vireo sp.
    Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 21 Apr 2016
  16. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by Steve Freed on 15 Sep 2022
  17. Catharus sp. Catharus sp.
    Last observed by Tom Ellsworth on 9 Sep 2023
  18. House/Purple Finch Haemorhous mexicanus/purpureus
    Last observed by Sue Hill on 19 Feb 2022
  19. Spotted/Eastern Towhee (Rufous-sided Towhee) Pipilo maculatus/erythrophthalmus
    Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 20 Apr 2021
  20. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 14 Oct 2023
  21. Western/Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta/magna
    Last observed by Therese Cummiskey on 12 Jan 2021
  22. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    Last observed by Sarah Bissell on 5 Mar 2024
  23. Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga castanea/striata
    Last observed by Peter Lowther on 3 Sep 1967
  24. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Bobby Wilcox on 30 Aug 2020
  25. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    Last observed by Ted 🦃 Miller on 6 Oct 2021