BIRD LIST 2026

RRWA 2026 Phenological Bird List

     

1. 01/07  Canada Goose – Panora – Eli Slater (6th gr.)

2. 01/07  Eurasian Collared-Dove – Panora – Madi Wachter (6th gr.)

3. 01/07  Mourning Dove – Panora – Jaiden Wagner (6th gr.)

4. 01/07  Bald Eagle – Panora – Mackenzie Ponstein (8th gr.)

5. 01/07  Red-tailed Hawk – Panora – Bryson Scott (7th gr.)

6. 01/07  Downy Woodpecker – Panora – Jairet Tigges (8th gr.)

7. 01/07  Northern Flicker – Panora – Grant Leo (6th gr.)

8. 01/07  Blue Jay – Panora – Dalieeah Kinsey (6th gr.)

9. 01/07  American Crow – Panora – Eli Slater (6th gr.)

10. 01/07  Black-capped Chickadee – Panora – Lylah Griffith (6th gr.)

11. 01/07  White-breasted Nuthatch – Panora – Raylan Steifel (6th gr.)

12. 01/07  Eastern Bluebird – Panora – Dane Denham (6th gr.)

13. 01/07  American Robin – Panora – Tally Lombard (8th gr.)

14. 01/07  House Sparrow – Panora – Neal Buckner (7th gr.)

15. 01/07  Dark-eyed Junco – Panora – Jax Uhlman (7th gr.)

16. 01/07  White-throated Sparrow – Panora – Kathy Klinge (para-educator)

17. 01/07  Northern Cardinal – Panora – Tinsley Hodges (7th gr.)

18. 01/01  Merlin – Glendale Cemetery (DSM) – Roy Adolphson

19. 01/01  Mallard – Glendale Cemetery – Roy Adolphson

20. 01/01  European Starling – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

21. 01/01  Red-headed Woodpecker – Brown’s Woods (WDM) – Kipp Paulsen

22. 01/01  Red-bellied Woodpecker – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

23. 01/01  Hairy Woodpecker – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

24. 01/01  Tufted Titmouse – Brown’s Woods – Kipp Paulsen

25. 01/01  Brown-headed Cowbird – Brown’s Woods – Kipp Paulsen

26. 01/01  Northern Harrier – SE Army Post Road (WDM) – Kipp Paulsen

27. 01/01  Snow Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

28. 01/01  Greater White-fronted Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

29. 01/01  Cackling Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

30. 01/01  Trumpeter Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

31. 01/01  Ring-necked Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

32. 01/01  Common Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

33. 01/01  Barrow’s Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

34. 01/01  Common Merganser – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

35. 01/01  Ruddy Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

36. 01/01  American Coot – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen

37. 01/01  Rock Pigeon – West Des Moines – RJ Thompson

38. 01/01  Barred Owl – Walnut Woods (WDM) – RJ Thompson

39. 01/01  Carolina Wren – Walnut Woods – RJ Thompson

40. 01/01  American Goldfinch – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

41. 01/01  Cooper’s Hawk – Walnut Woods – Kipp Paulsen

42. 01/01  American Tree Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – Anna Buckardt

43. 01/01  American Kestrel – Veterans Parkway (WDM) – Anna Buckardt

44. 01/01  Song Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

45. 01/01  Tundra Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

46. 01/01  Brown Creeper – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

47. 01/01  Sharp-shinned Hawk – Kuehn CA (Dallas County) – Kevin Powers

48. 01/01  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

49. 01/01  Pileated Woodpecker – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

50. 01/01  Golden-crowned Kinglet – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

51. 01/01  Red-breasted Nuthatch – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

52. 01/01  Purple Finch – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

53. 01/01  Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

54. 01/01  Common Grackle – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

55. 01/01  House Finch – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

56. 01/01  Pine Siskin – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

57. 01/01  Great Horned Owl – SE Sac County – Liz Blessington

58. 01/01  Harris’s Sparrow – Grant City (Sac County) – Rosie Partridge

59. 01/01  Cedar Waxwing – Black Hawk Lake – Dana Siefer

60. 01/01  Ring-necked Pheasant – Storm Lake WWTP – Dana Siefer

61. 01/02  Snowy Owl – Westmoreland WA (Pocahontas County) – David Pregon (photo)

62. 01/02  Yellow-headed Blackbird – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

63. 01/02  Wild Turkey – SE Army Post Road (WDM) – Kipp Paulsen

64. 01/02  Rough-legged Hawk – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

65. 01/03  Hermit Thrush – Brown’s Woods – Wyman Borts Jr (photo)

66. 01/03  Great Blue Heron – Purple Martin Lake – Kevin Powers

67. 01/03  Belted Kingfisher – Purple Martin Lake – Kevin Powers

68. 01/03  Yellow-rumped Warbler – Purple Martin Lake – Kevin Powers

69. 01/03  Red-winged Blackbird – Water Works Park (DSM) – RJ Thompson

70. 01/03  Northern Pintail – Maffitt Reservoir – Kevin Powers

71. 01/03  Rusty Blackbird – Scranton – Matt Wetrich

72. 01/03  Short-eared Owl – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

73. 01/03  Great-tailed Grackle – Coon Rapids – Matt Wetrich

74. 01/04  Green-winged Teal – Purple Martin Lake – Aaron Brees (photo)

75. 01/04  Gray Partridge – Black Hawk Lake WMA – Liz Blessington

76. 01/05  Eastern Screech-Owl – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

77. 01/09  Gadwall – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

78. 01/10  Hooded Merganser – Purple Martin Lake – Kevin Powers

79. 01/10  Canvasback – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

80. 01/11  Redhead – Black Hawk Lake – Dana Siefer

81. 01/18  Varied Thrush – Somers (Calhoun County) – Beaudry Lyon (photo)

82. 01/21  Horned Lark – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

83. 01/21  Western Meadowlark – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

84. 01/23  Lesser Scaup – Maffitt Reservoir – Kevin Powers

85. 01/24  Fox Sparrow – Voas NA (Dallas County) – Kevin Powers

86. 01/25  Winter Wren – Big Bend WA (Dallas County) – Kevin Powers

87. 01/28  Ross’s Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – Kipp Paulsen (photo)

88. 01/31  Lapland Longspur – Kiowa Marsh (Sac County) – Dana Siefer

89. 02/07  Red-shouldered Hawk – Sac City (4 miles N) – Dana Siefer (photos)

90. 02/15  American Wigeon – Maffitt Reservoir – Alex Delworth (photo)

91. 02/15  Killdeer – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

92. 02/17  American Herring Gull – Purple Martin Lake – Tom Dougherty (photo)

93. 02/17  Ring-billed Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

94. 02/18  Red-breasted Merganser – Purple Martin Lake – Tom Dougherty

95. 02/20  Bufflehead – Black Hawk Lake – Eileen Miller & Rosie Partridge

96. 02/20  Northern Shrike – Voas NA – Kevin Powers

97. 02/27  Northern Shoveler – Bay’s Branch – Doug Harr

98. 02/28  Blue-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – Tom Dougherty (photo)

99. 03/01  Sandhill Crane – Voas NA (flyover) – Kevin Powers

100. 03/01  Wood Duck – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

101. 03/04  Northern Bobwhite – Coon Rapids – Emily Babin

102. 03/06  Tree Swallow – Voas Nature Area – Kevin Powers (photo)

103. 03/06  Eastern Meadowlark – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

104. 03/06  American Woodcock – Jefferson – Matt Wetrich

105. 03/07  Greater Scaup – Bay’s Branch – RJ Thompson

106. 03/07  Turkey Vulture – 63rd & University, Des Moines – Kipp Paulsen

107. 03/08  Double-crested Cormorant – Purple Martin Lake – RJ Thompson (photo)

108. 03/10  Eastern Phoebe – Delaney’s Cabin (Dallas County) – Colleen Radebaugh

109. 03/13  Pied-billed Grebe – Maffitt Reservoir – Kevin Powers

110. 03/13  Savannah Sparrow – Dickson Timber (Carroll County) – Victor Webber (photos)

111. 03/14  Greater Yellowlegs – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

112. 03/15  Common Loon – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson (photo)

113. 03/15  Horned Grebe – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

114. 03/19  American White Pelican – Walnut Woods – Ryan Preston

115. 03/20  Swamp Sparrow – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich 

116. 03/21  Franklin’s Gull – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

117. 03/23  Peregrine Falcon – Carroll – Martin Fee

118. 03/25  Osprey – Purple Martin Lake – Tim Gedner

119. 03/26  Chipping Sparrow – West Des Moines residence – RJ Thompson

120. 03/26  Bonaparte’s Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

121. 03/28  Lesser Yellowlegs – South Twin Lake (Calhoun County) – Shane Patterson

122. 03/28  Pectoral Sandpiper – South Twin Lake – Shane Patterson

123. 03/28  Brewer’s Blackbird – South Twin Lake – Shane Patterson

124. 03/28  Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

125. 03/29  Least Sandpiper – Bay’s Branch – Tom Dougherty

126. 03/29  Wilson’s Snipe – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

127. 03/29  Loggerhead Shrike – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

128. 03/29  Vesper Sparrow – South Twin Lake – Steve Murkowski

129. 03/29  Field Sparrow – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

130. 04/01  Short-billed Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

131. 04/04  American Golden-Plover – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

132. 04/04  Lesser Black-backed Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

133. 04/04  Cinnamon Teal – Leo Grau WMA (Buena Vista County) – Dana Siefer (photos)

134. 04/05  Great Egret – Black Hawk Marsh – Dave Manzer (photo)

135. 04/05  Lincoln’s Sparrow – Sunken Grove WMA (Pocahontas County) – Dana Siefer

136. 04/05  Swainson’s Hawk – SE Sac County – Liz Blessington

137. 04/06  Cattle Egret – Black Hawk Marsh – Dave Manzer

138. 04/07  Semipalmated Sandpiper – sheetwater w. of Waukee – Margaret Christiansen

139. 04/08  Dunlin – Kiowa Marsh (Sac County) – Dana Siefer (photo)

140. 04/09  Purple Martin – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson

141. 04/09  Eastern Kingbird – Raccoon River Park – Roy Adolphson

142. 04/09  Barn Swallow – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson

143. 04/09  Forster’s Tern – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

144. 04/09  Red-necked Grebe – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

145. 04/10  Brown Thrasher – Clive Greenbelt – Jane Clark

146. 04/10  Eastern Towhee – Walnut Woods – Aaron Foulk (photo)

147. 04/10  Hudsonian Godwit – sheetwater w. of Waukee – RJ Thompson

148. 04/10  Baird’s Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

149. 04/10  White-faced Ibis – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

150. 04/10  Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Artesian Lake (Carroll County) – Ernie Schmeiser (photo)

151. 04/11  Broad-winged Hawk – Snyder Tract (Dallas County) – Kevin Powers

152. 04/11  Long-billed Dowitcher – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

153. 04/12  Spotted Towhee – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Jim Majure

154. 04/12  Yellow-throated Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Jim Majure

155. 04/12  Grasshopper Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – Kevin Powers

156. 04/12  Virginia Rail – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

157. 04/13  Spotted Sandpiper – north of Lakin Slough – Karen Fieg (photo)

158. 04/13  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

159. 04/13  Northern House Wren – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

160. 04/13  Northern Parula – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

161. 04/14  White-crowned Sparrow – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Margaret Christiansen

162. 04/14  Black-necked Stilt – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photo)

163. 04/15  American Bittern – Sunken Grove WMA – Dana Siefer

164. 04/16  Orange-crowned Warbler – Southwoods Park (WDM) – RJ Thompson

165. 04/17  Cliff Swallow – river bridge by Principal Park (DSM) – Roy Adolphson

166. 04/17  Hooded Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Wyman Borts Jr (several photos by others)

167. 04/17  Common Yellowthroat – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Wyman Borts Jr

168. 04/17  Surf Scoter – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

169. 04/18  American Avocet – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photos)

170. 04/18  Semipalmated Plover – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photo)

171. 04/18  Stilt Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photo)

172. 04/18  Eared Grebe – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

173. 04/18  Indigo Bunting – Jefferson – Matt Wetrich

174. 04/19  Palm Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kipp Paulsen

175. 04/19  Louisiana Waterthrush – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

176. 04/19  Ovenbird – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

177. 04/19  Sedge Wren – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

178. 04/20  Solitary Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – RJ Thompson

179. 04/20  Sora – Dunbar Slough – RJ Thompson

180. 04/20  Marsh Wren – Dunbar Slough – RJ Thompson

181. 04/20  Black-crowned Night-Heron – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

182. 04/21  Bank Swallow – Raccoon River Park – Wyman Borts Jr

183. 04/21  Northern Yellow Warbler – Denman’s Woods (DSM) – Gary Zenitsky

184. 04/21  Upland Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

185. 04/21  American Pipit – Dunbar Slough – Matt Wetrich

186. 04/22  Gray Catbird – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kurtis Garton

187. 04/22  Eastern Warbling Vireo – Gray’s Lake – John Bissell

188. 04/22  Clay-colored Sparrow – Water Works Park (DSM) – RJ Thompson

189. 04/22  Lark Sparrow – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

190. 04/23  Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

191. 04/24  Chimney Swift – 29th & Grand (DSM) – Wyman Borts Jr

192. 04/24  Willet – Leo Grau WMA – Dana Siefer

193. 04/25  Nashville Warbler – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson

194. 04/25  Yellow-throated Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kipp Paulsen

195. 04/25  Baltimore Oriole – Little Walnut Creek (Urbandale) – Phyllis Yearick

196. 04/25  Wilson’s Phalarope – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

197. 04/25  Western Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

198. 04/25  Orchard Oriole – Purple Martin Lake – Jim Majure

199. 04/26  Red-eyed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

200. 04/26  Tennessee Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

201. 04/26  Black-and-white Warbler – Black Hawk Marsh – Dana Siefer

202. 04/27  Northern Waterthrush – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson

203. 04/27  Swainson’s Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

204. 04/27  Wood Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

205. 04/27  American Redstart – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

206. 04/27  Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

207. 04/28  Northern Mockingbird – Ashworth Park – Laura Ward

208. 04/28  Henslow’s Sparrow – Scranton – Matt Wetrich

209. 04/29  Smith’s Longspur – SE Sac County – Liz Blessington

210. 04/29  Marbled Godwit – Minburn – Karen Fieg (photo)

211. 04/29  Short-billed Dowitcher – Apple Wetlands (Waukee) – Kipp Paulsen (photos)

212. 04/29  Great Crested Flycatcher – Brown’s Woods – RJ Thompson

213. 04/29  Summer Tanager – Brown’s Woods – RJ Thompson

214. 04/29  White-eyed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson (photos)

215. 04/29  Pine Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson (photo)

216. 04/29  Blue-headed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kurtis Garton

217. 04/30  Snowy Egret – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

218. 05/01  Green Heron – Raccoon River Park – Kipp Paulsen

219. 05/01  Common Gallinule – South Twin Lake – Daniel Edwards

220. 05/02  Least Flycatcher – west of Guthrie Center – Linda Powell

221. 05/02  Ruddy Turnstone – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photo)

222. 05/02  Wilson’s Warbler – Jefferson – Matt Wetrich 

223. 05/02  Caspian Tern – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

224. 05/03  Gray-cheeked Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kurtis Garton

225. 05/03  Golden-winged Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kurtis Garton

226. 05/03  Black-throated Green Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kurtis Garton (photo)

227. 05/03  Scarlet Tanager – Southwoods Park (WDM) – RJ Thompson (photo)

228. 05/03  Blue Grosbeak – Ashworth Park – Wyman Borts Jr

229. 05/03  Dickcissel – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

230. 05/04  Blackburnian Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kipp Paulsen (photo)

231. 05/04  Sanderling – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer 

232. 05/04  White-rumped Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

233. 05/05  Chestnut-sided Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

234. 05/06  Eastern Wood-Pewee – west of Guthrie Center – Linda Powell

235. 05/06  Eastern Whip-poor-will – Whiterock Conservancy – Emily Babin

236. 05/06  Black-bellied Plover – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

237. 05/06  Magnolia Warbler – Hobbs CA – Eileen Miller

238. 05/06  Blackpoll Warbler – Hobbs CA – Eileen Miller

239. 05/07  Western Kingbird – S.13th St. at Railroad Ave. (WDM) – RJ Thompson

240. 05/07  Bay-breasted Warbler – Brown’s Woods – RJ Thompson

241. 05/07  Bobolink – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

242. 05/07  Black Tern – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer

243. 05/08  Bell’s Vireo – Purple Martin Lake – Tom Dougherty

244. 05/08  Philadelphia Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Wyman Borts Jr

245. 05/09  Acadian Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

246. 05/10  Cape May Warbler – Walnut Woods – RJ Thompson

247. 05/10  Worm-eating Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

248. 05/10  Blue-winged Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

249. 05/11  Prothonotary Warbler – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers (photo)

250. 05/13  Common Tern – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson (photo)

251. 05/13  Willow Flycatcher – Raccoon River Park – RJ Thompson

252. 05/14  Mourning Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

253. 05/15  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

254. 05/15  Common Nighthawk – 29th & Grand, Des Moines – Wyman Borts Jr

255. 05/16  Olive-sided Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

256. 05/16  Veery – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

257. 05/16  Canada Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – RJ Thompson

258. 05/16  Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

259. 05/16  Alder Flycatcher – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

260. 05/16  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Bay’s Branch – RJ Thompson

261. 05/16  Glossy Ibis – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photos)

262. 05/17  Least Bittern – Voas NA – Kevin Powers

263. 05/19  Red-necked Phalarope – Kiowa Marsh – Dana Siefer (photo)

264. 05/20  Nelson’s Sparrow – Kiowa Marsh – Shane Patterson

265. 05/23  Mississippi Kite – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – Kipp Paulsen (photo)

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RRWA 2026 Bird List in Taxonomic Order as of 05/23

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Ducks, Geese, Swans

Snow Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Ross’s Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/28

Greater White-fronted Goose – Maffitt Reservoir - 1/1

Cackling Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1 

Canada Goose – Panora – 1/7

Trumpeter Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Tundra Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Wood Duck – Kiowa Marsh – 3/1

Blue-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – 2/28

Cinnamon Teal – Leo Grau WMA (Buena Vista County) – 4/4

Northern Shoveler – Bay’s Branch – 2/27

Gadwall – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/9

American Wigeon – Maffitt Reservoir – 2/15

Mallard – Glendale Cemetery – 1/1

Northern Pintail – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/3

Green-winged Teal – Purple Martin Lake – 1/4

Canvasback – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/10

Redhead – Black Hawk Lake – 1/11

Ring-necked Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Greater Scaup – Bay’s Branch – 3/7

Lesser Scaup – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/23

Surf Scoter – Storm Lake – 4/17

Bufflehead – Black Hawk Lake – 2/20

Common Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Barrow’s Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Hooded Merganser – Purple Martin Lake – 1/10

Common Merganser – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Red-breasted Merganser – Purple Martin Lake – 2/18

Ruddy Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

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New World Quail

Northern Bobwhite – Coon Rapids – 3/4

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Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, Old World Quail

Wild Turkey – SE Army Post Road, WDM – 1/2

Gray Partridge – Black Hawk Lake WMA – 1/4

Ring-necked Pheasant – Storm Lake WWTP – 1/1

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Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe – Maffitt Reservoir – 3/13

Horned Grebe – Storm Lake – 3/15

Red-necked Grebe – Storm Lake – 4/9

Eared Grebe – Storm Lake – 4/18

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Pigeons, Doves

Rock Pigeon – West Des Moines – 1/1

Eurasian Collared-Dove – Panora – 1/7

Mourning Dove – Panora – 1/7

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Cuckoos

Yellow-billed Cuckoo – Kuehn CA – 5/16

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Goatsuckers

Common Nighthawk – 29th & Grand, Des Moines – 5/15

Eastern Whip-poor-will – Whiterock Conservancy – 5/6

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Swifts

Chimney Swift – 29th & Grand (DSM) – 4/24

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Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Rippey – 4/27

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Rails, Gallinules, Coots

Virginia Rail – Little Storm Lake – 4/12

Sora – Dunbar Slough – 4/20

Common Gallinule – South Twin Lake – 5/1

American Coot – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

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Cranes

Sandhill Crane – Voas NA – 3/1

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Stilts, Avocets

Black-necked Stilt – Kiowa Marsh – 4/14

American Avocet – Kiowa Marsh (Sac County) – 4/18

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Plovers

Black-bellied Plover – Little Storm Lake – 5/6

American Golden-Plover – Dunbar Slough – 4/4

Killdeer – Maffitt Reservoir – 2/15

Semipalmated Plover – Kiowa Marsh – 4/18

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Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Allies

Upland Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – 4/21

Hudsonian Godwit – west of Waukee – 4/10

Marbled Godwit – Minburn – 4/29

Ruddy Turnstone – Kiowa Marsh – 5/2

Stilt Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – 4/18

Sanderling – Kiowa Marsh – 5/4

Dunlin – Kiowa Marsh (Sac County) – 4/8

Baird’s Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – 4/10

Least Sandpiper – Bay’s Branch – 3/29

White-rumped Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – 5/4

Pectoral Sandpiper – South Twin Lake (Calhoun County) – 3/28

Semipalmated Sandpiper – sheetwater w. of Waukee – 4/7

Western Sandpiper – Kiowa Marsh – 4/25

Short-billed Dowitcher – Apple Wetlands (Waukee) – 4/29

Long-billed Dowitcher – Dunbar Slough – 4/11

American Woodcock – Jefferson – 3/6

Wilson’s Snipe – Dunbar Slough – 3/29

Spotted Sandpiper – north of Lakin Slough – 4/13

Solitary Sandpiper – Dunbar Slough – 4/20

Lesser Yellowlegs – South Twin Lake – 3/28

Willet – Leo Grau WMA – 4/24

Greater Yellowlegs – Dunbar Slough – 3/14

Wilson’s Phalarope – Kiowa Marsh – 4/25

Red-necked Phalarope – Kiowa Marsh – 5/19

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Gulls, Terns

Bonaparte’s Gull – Storm Lake – 3/26

Franklin’s Gull – Little Storm Lake – 3/21

Ring-billed Gull – Storm Lake – 2/17

American Herring Gull – Purple Martin Lake – 2/17

Lesser Black-backed Gull – Storm Lake – 4/4

Caspian Tern – Little Storm Lake – 5/2

Black Tern – Kiowa Marsh – 5/7

Common Tern – Raccoon River Park – 5/13

Forster’s Tern – Storm Lake – 4/9

Short-billed Gull – Storm Lake – 4/1

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Loons

Common Loon – Maffitt Reservoir – 3/15

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Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorant – Purple Martin Lake – 3/8

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Pelicans

American White Pelican – Walnut Woods – 3/19

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Herons, Bitterns, Allies

American Bittern – Sunken Grove WA (Pocahontas County) – 4/15

Least Bittern – Voas NA – 5/17

Great Blue Heron – Purple Martin Lake – 1/3

Great Egret – Black Hawk Marsh – 4/5

Snowy Egret – Storm Lake – 4/30

Cattle Egret – Black Hawk Marsh – 4/6

Green Heron – Raccoon River Park – 5/1

Black-crowned Night-Heron – Dunbar Slough – 4/20

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Ibises

Glossy Ibis – Kiowa Marsh – 5/16

White-faced Ibis – Dunbar Slough – 4/10

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New World Vultures

Turkey Vulture – 63rd & University, Des Moines – 3/7

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Osprey

Osprey – Purple Martin Lake – 3/25

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Hawks, Kites, Eagles

Northern Harrier – SE Army Post Road, WDM – 1/1

Sharp-shinned Hawk – Kuehn CA – 1/1

Cooper’s Hawk – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Bald Eagle – Panora – 1/7

Mississippi Kite – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/23

Red-shouldered Hawk – Sac City – 2/7

Broad-winged Hawk – Snyder Tract (Dallas County) – 4/11

Swainson’s Hawk – southeast Sac County – 11/5

Red-tailed Hawk – Panora – 1/7

Rough-legged Hawk – Storm Lake – 1/2

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Barn Owls

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Typical Owls

Eastern Screech-Owl – Little Storm Lake – 1/5

Great Horned Owl – SE Sac County – 1/1

Snowy Owl – Westmoreland WA (Pocahontas Co) – 1/2

Barred Owl – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Short-eared Owl – Dunbar Slough – 1/3

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Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher – Purple Martin Lake – 1/3

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Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker – Brown’s Woods – 1/1

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Rippey – 1/1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Kuehn CA – 1/1

Downy Woodpecker – Panora – 1/7

Hairy Woodpecker – Rippey – 1/1

Northern Flicker – Panora – 1/7

Pileated Woodpecker – Kuehn CA – 1/1

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Falcons

American Kestrel – Veterans Pkwy (WDM) – 1/1

Merlin – Glendale Cemetery (DSM) – 1/1

Peregrine Falcon – Carroll – 3/23

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Tyrant Flycatchers

Great Crested Flycatcher – Brown’s Woods – 4/29

Western Kingbird – S.13th St. at Railroad Ave. (WDM) – 5/7

Eastern Kingbird – Raccoon River Park – 4/9

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – Bay’s Branch – 5/16

Olive-sided Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/16

Eastern Wood-Pewee – west of Guthrie Center – 5/6

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/15

Acadian Flycatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/9

Alder Flycatcher – Kuehn CA – 5/16

Willow Flycatcher – Raccoon River Park – 5/13

Least Flycatcher – west of Guthrie Center – 5/2

Eastern Phoebe – Delaney’s Cabin (Dallas County) – 3/10

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Shrikes

Loggerhead Shrike – Dunbar Slough – 3/29

Northern Shrike – Voas NA – 2/20

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Vireos

White-eyed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/29

Bell’s Vireo – Purple Martin Lake – 5/8

Yellow-throated Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/25

Blue-headed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/29

Philadelphia Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/8

Eastern Warbling Vireo – Gray’s Lake – 4/22

Red-eyed Vireo – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/26

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Crows, Jays

Blue Jay – Panora – 1/7

American Crow – Panora – 1/7

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Larks

Horned Lark – Rippey – 1/21

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Swallows

Bank Swallow – Raccoon River Park – 4/21

Tree Swallow – Voas NA – 3/6

Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Artesian Lake (Carroll County) – 4/10

Purple Martin – Raccoon River Park – 4/9

Barn Swallow – Raccoon River Park – 4/9

Cliff Swallow – bridge by Principal Park (DSM) – 4/17

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Chickadees, Titmice

Black-capped Chickadee – Panora – 1/7

Tufted Titmouse – Brown’s Woods – 1/1

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Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Rippey – 1/1

White-breasted Nuthatch – Panora – 1/7

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Creepers 

Brown Creeper – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

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Wrens

Carolina Wren – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Northern House Wren – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/13

Winter Wren – Big Bend WA (Dallas County) – 1/25

Sedge Wren – Kuehn CA – 4/19

Marsh Wren – Dunbar Slough – 4/20

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Gnatcatchers

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/13

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Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Little Storm Lake – 3/28

Golden-crowned Kinglet – Kuehn CA – 1/1

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Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird – Panora – 1/7

Veery – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/16

Gray-cheeked Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/3

Swainson’s Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/27

Hermit Thrush – Brown’s Woods – 1/3

Wood Thrush – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/27

American Robin – Panora – 1/7

Varied Thrush – Somers (Calhoun County) – 1/18

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Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Mimic Thrushes)

Gray Catbird – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/22

Brown Thrasher – Clive Greenbelt – 4/10

Northern Mockingbird – Ashworth Park – 4/28

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Starlings

European Starling – Rippey – 1/1

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Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing – Black Hawk Lake – 1/1

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Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow – Panora – 1/7

Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Rippey – 1/1

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Pipits

American Pipit – Dunbar Slough – 4/21

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Finches, Allies

House Finch – Rippey – 1/1

Purple Finch – Kuehn CA – 1/1

Pine Siskin – Rippey – 1/1

American Goldfinch – Rippey – 1/1

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Longspurs, Allies

Lapland Longspur – Kiowa Marsh – 1/31

Smith’s Longspur – SE Sac County – 4/29

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Emberizids (Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos)

Grasshopper Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – 4/12

Lark Sparrow – Storm Lake – 4/22

Chipping Sparrow – West Des Moines residence – 3/26

Clay-colored Sparrow – Water Works Park (DSM) – 4/22

Field Sparrow – Little Storm Lake – 3/29

Fox Sparrow – Voas NA – 1/24

American Tree Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Dark-eyed Junco – Panora – 1/7

White-crowned Sparrow – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/14

Harris’s Sparrow – Grant City (Sac County) – 1/1

White-throated Sparrow – Panora – 1/7

Vesper Sparrow – South Twin Lake – 3/29

Nelson’s Sparrow – Kiowa Marsh – 5/20

Henslow’s Sparrow – Scranton – 4/28

Savannah Sparrow – Dickson Timber (Carroll County) – 3/13

Song Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Lincoln’s Sparrow – Sunken Grove WMA (Pocahontas County) – 4/5

Swamp Sparrow – Dunbar Slough – 3/20

Spotted Towhee – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/12

Eastern Towhee – Walnut Woods – 4/10

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Chats

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Blackbirds

Yellow-headed Blackbird – Dunbar Slough – 1/2

Bobolink – Kiowa Marsh – 5/7

Eastern Meadowlark – Rippey – 3/6

Western Meadowlark – Rippey – 1/21

Orchard Oriole – Purple Martin Lake – 4/25

Baltimore Oriole – Little Walnut Creek (Urbandale) – 4/25

Red-winged Blackbird – Water Works Park (DSM) – 1/3

Brown-headed Cowbird – Brown’s Woods – 1/1

Rusty Blackbird – Scranton – 1/3

Brewer’s Blackbird – South Twin Lake – 3/28

Common Grackle – Rippey – 1/1

Great-tailed Grackle – Coon Rapids – 1/3

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Wood-Warblers

Ovenbird – Kuehn CA – 4/19

Worm-eating Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/10

Louisiana Waterthrush – Kuehn CA – 4/19

Northern Waterthrush – Raccoon River Park – 4/27

Golden-winged Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/3

Blue-winged Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/10

Black-and-white Warbler – Black Hawk Marsh – 4/26

Prothonotary Warbler – Kuehn CA – 5/11

Tennessee Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/26

Orange-crowned Warbler – Southwoods Park (WDM) – 4/16

Nashville Warbler – Raccoon River Park – 4/25

Mourning Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/14

Common Yellowthroat – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/17

Hooded Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/17

American Redstart – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/27

Cape May Warbler – Walnut Woods – 5/10

Northern Parula – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/13

Magnolia Warbler – Hobbs CA – 5/6

Bay-breasted Warbler – Brown’s Woods – 5/7

Blackburnian Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/4

Northern Yellow Warbler – Denman’s Woods (DSM) – 4/21

Chestnut-sided Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/5

Blackpoll Warbler – Hobbs CA – 5/6

Palm Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/19

Pine Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/29

Yellow-rumped Warbler – Purple Martin Lake – 1/3

Yellow-throated Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/12

Black-throated Green Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/3

Canada Warbler – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 5/16

Wilson’s Warbler – Jefferson – 5/2

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Cardinals, Tanagers, some Grosbeaks & Buntings, Allies

Summer Tanager – Brown’s Woods – 4/29

Scarlet Tanager – Southwoods Park (WDM) – 5/3

Northern Cardinal – Panora – 1/7

Rose-breasted Grosbeak – Ashworth & Greenwood Parks – 4/23

Blue Grosbeak – Ashworth Park – 5/3

Indigo Bunting – Jefferson – 4/18

Dickcissel – Kuehn CA – 5/3