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BIRD LIST 2024

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RRWA 2024 Phenological Bird List

     

  1. 01/05  American Crow – Panora – Brody Steenblock

  2. 01/05  Blue Jay – Panora – Maddox Wirt, Jaxon Vogel

  3. 01/05  Black-capped Chickadee – Panora – Bladyn Wearmouth

  4. 01/05  Downy Woodpecker – Panora – Blake Buckner 

  5. 01/05  Northern Cardinal – Panora – Brody Steenblock

  6. 01/05  Northern Flicker – Panora – Blake Buckner

  7. 01/05  Dark-eyed Junco – Panora – Tanner Thompson

  8. 01/05  White-breasted Nuthatch – Panora – Elle Reynolds

  9. 01/05  European Starling – Panora – Alice Patten

  10. 01/05  Mourning Dove – Panora – Cruz Stanley

  11. 01/05  Red-tailed Hawk – Panora – Shyanne Bonar

  12. 01/05  American Robin – Panora – Tegan Palmer

  13. 01/05  Eurasian Collared-Dove – Panora – Ty Ratcliff

  14. 01/05  Bald Eagle – Panora – Berkley Schwartz

  15. 01/05  House Sparrow – Panora – Liam Mahlstedt

  16. 01/05  American Tree Sparrow – Panora – Avery Ambrose

  17. 01/01  Great Black-backed Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

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

  19. 01/01  Canada Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

  20. 01/01  Eastern Bluebird – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

  21. 01/01  Cedar Waxwing – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

  22. 01/01  Song Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – RJ Thompson

  23. 01/01  Common Grackle – SE Sac County – Rosy Partridge

  24. 01/01  Ring-billed Gull – Purple Martin Lake (WDM) – RJ Thompson

  25. 01/01  Double-crested Cormorant – Purple Martin Lake – RJ Thompson

  26. 01/01  Mallard – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  27. 01/01  Hairy Woodpecker – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  28. 01/01  Pileated Woodpecker – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  29. 01/01  Tufted Titmouse – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  30. 01/01  White-throated Sparrow – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  31. 01/01  Red-winged Blackbird – Walnut Woods SP – RJ Thompson

  32. 01/01  Common Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – Jay Gilliam

  33. 01/01  Trumpeter Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – Jay Gilliam

  34. 01/01  Pine Siskin – Brenton Arboretum – Kevin Powers

  35. 01/01  Red-breasted Nuthatch – Whiterock Conservancy – Emily Babin

  36. 01/01  Common Merganser – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  37. 01/01  Herring Gull – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  38. 01/01  Ring-necked Pheasant – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  39. 01/01  Snow Goose – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  40. 01/01  Cackling Goose – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  41. 01/01  Carolina Wren – Clive Greenbelt – Jane Clark

  42. 01/01  Rock Pigeon – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  43. 01/01  Red-bellied Woodpecker – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  44. 01/01  House Finch – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  45. 01/01  American Goldfinch – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  46. 01/01  Harris’s Sparrow – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  47. 01/02  Wild Turkey – West Des Moines – Richard Christensen

  48. 01/02  Brewer’s Blackbird – Lakin Slough – Diane Dentlinger

  49. 01/02  Ross’s Goose – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  50. 01/02  Greater White-fronted Goose – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  51. 01/02  Wood Duck – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  52. 01/02  Northern Shoveler – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  53. 01/02  Gadwall – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  54. 01/02  American Wigeon – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  55. 01/02  Northern Pintail – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  56. 01/02  Redhead – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  57. 01/02  Ring-necked Duck – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  58. 01/02  Lesser Scaup – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  59. 01/02  American Coot – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  60. 01/02  Sharp-shinned Hawk – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  61. 01/02  Cooper’s Hawk – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  62. 01/02  Great-tailed Grackle – Bay’s Branch – Diane Dentlinger

  63. 01/03  Belted Kingfisher – Water Works Park (DSM) – Phil Walsh

  64. 01/03  Sandhill Crane – Swan Lake – Victor Webber

  65. 01/06  Winter Wren – Clive Greenbelt – Jane Clark

  66. 01/06  Northern Shrike – Purple Martin Lake – RJ Thompson

  67. 01/06  Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Purple Martin Lake – RJ Thompson

  68. 01/06  American Kestrel – Hwy 44 & H Ave (Dallas Co) – Tom Dougherty

  69. 01/06  Barred Owl – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

  70. 01/06  Golden-crowned Kinglet – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

  71. 01/06  Purple Finch – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

  72. 01/06  American Black Duck – Bay’s Branch – Tom Dougherty

  73. 01/06  Green-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – Tom Dougherty 

  74. 01/06  Killdeer – Swan Lake – Victor Webber

  75. 01/07  Rough-legged Hawk – Marsh Farm Wetland – John Bissell

  76. 01/07  Northern Harrier – N of Coon Rapids – Victor Webber

  77. 01/11  Hermit Thrush – Ashworth Park – Tom Dougherty (photo)

  78. 01/11  Long-tailed Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – Logan Wilson (photos)

  79. 01/11  Horned Lark – NE of Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  80. 01/11  Lapland Longspur – NE of Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  81. 01/11  Snow Bunting – NE of Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  82. 01/15  Fox Sparrow – Rippey – Colleen Radebaugh

  83. 01/17  Rusty Blackbird – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  84. 01/18  Brown Creeper – Walnut Creek Trail (DSM) – Tom Dougherty

  85. 01/21  Great Horned Owl – Brenton Arboretum – Kevin Powers

  86. 01/26  Eastern Screech Owl – Whiterock Conservancy – Emily Babin

  87. 01/27  Red-headed Woodpecker – Kuehn CA – Kevin Powers

  88. 02/09  Yellow-headed Blackbird – Little Storm Lake – Clayton Will (photos)

  89. 02/10  Snowy Owl – Hwy 44 & P58 (Dallas Co) – Laura Radebaugh (photos)

  90. 02/11  Canvasback – Marsh Farm Wetland – RJ Thompson

  91. 02/11  Red-shouldered Hawk – Waukee – Kevin Powers (photo)

  92. 02/18  Tundra Swan – Black Hawk Marsh – Dana Siefer (photos)

  93. 02/21  Bufflehead – Maffitt Reservoir – Jay Gilliam

  94. 02/22  Hooded Merganser – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

  95. 02/26  Turkey Vulture – West Des Moines – RJ Thompson

  96. 02/26  Brown-headed Cowbird – Walnut Woods – RJ Thompson

  97. 02/26  Long-eared Owl – Dallas County – Denny Thompson

  98. 03/01  Eastern Meadowlark – Voas NA – Kevin Powers

 99.  03/04  Red-breasted Merganser – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

100. 03/05  American Woodcock – Water Works Park (DSM) – Chuck Isenhart

101. 03/05  Pied-billed Grebe – Swan Lake – Victor Webber

102. 03/06  American White Pelican – Storm Lake – Clayton Will (photos)

103. 03/07  Ruddy Duck – Swan Lake – Victor Webber (photos)

104. 03/10  Western Meadowlark – Varina (Pocahontas Co) – Dana Siefer (photo)

105. 03/12  Blue-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – Nick Osness

106. 03/12  Eastern Phoebe – Ashworth Park – RJ Thompson

107. 03/13  Great Blue Heron – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photo)

108. 03/15  Tree Swallow – Purple Martin Lake – Tim Gedler

109. 03/15  Purple Martin – Purple Martin Lake – Tim Gedler

110. 03/16  Peregrine Falcon – Burrow’s Pond – Clayton Will (photos) 

111. 03/19  Smith’s Longspur – Dunbar Slough – Doug Harr (photo)

112. 03/19  Wilson’s Snipe – Marsh Farm Wetland – John Bissell

113. 03/20  Swamp Sparrow – Water Works Park (DSM) – Ulrike Grimaldi

114. 03/20  Common Loon – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

115. 03/23  Franklin’s Gull – Marsh Farm Wetland – Kevin Powers

116. 03/23  Greater Scaup – Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

117. 03/25  Greater Yellowlegs – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer

118. 03/25  Lesser Black-backed Gull – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)

119. 03/27  Horned Grebe – Black Hawk Lake – Jackie Lingle

120. 03/29  Osprey – Army Post Road (WDM) – RJ Thompson

121. 03/30  Barn Swallow – Bay’s Branch – Anna Buckardt 

122. 03/30  Vesper Sparrow – North Twin Lake – Dana Siefer

123. 03/31  Ruby- Crowned Kinglet – Little Storm Lake – Dana Siefer (photos)  

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RRWA 2024 Bird List in Taxonomic Order as of 3/31

 

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Snow Goose – Storm Lake – 1/1

Ross’s Goose – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Greater White-fronted Goose – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Cackling Goose – Storm Lake – 1/1

Canada Goose – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Trumpeter Swan – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Tundra Swan – Black Hawk Marsh – 2/18

Wood Duck – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Blue-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – 3/12

Northern Shoveler – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Gadwall – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

American Wigeon – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Mallard – Walnut Woods – 1/1

American Black Duck – Bay’s Branch – 1/6

Northern Pintail – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Green-winged Teal – Bay’s Branch – 1/6

Canvasback – Marsh Farm Wetland – 2/11

Redhead – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Ring-necked Duck – Bay’s Branch – ½

Greater Scaup – Storm Lake – 3/23

Lesser Scaup – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Long-tailed Duck – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/11

Bufflehead – Maffit Reservoir – 2/21

Common Goldeneye – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Hooded Merganser – Storm Lake – 2/22

Common Merganser – Storm Lake – 1/1

Red-breasted Merganser – Storm Lake – ¾

Ruddy Duck – Swan Lake = 3/7

 

New World Quail

 

Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, Old World Quail

Ring-necked Pheasant – Storm Lake – 1/1

Wild Turkey – West Des Moines – 1/2

 

Grebes

Pied-billed Grebe – Swan Lake – 3/5

Horned Grebe – Black Hawk Lake – 3/27

 

Pigeons, Doves

Rock Pigeon – Rippey – 1/1

Eurasian Collared Dove – Panora – 1/5

Mourning Dove – Panora – 1/5

 

Cuckoos

 

Goatsuckers

 

Swifts

 

Hummingbirds

 

Rails, Gallinules, Coots

American Coot – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

 

Cranes

Sandhill Crane – Swan Lake – 1/3

 

Stilts, Avocets

 

Plovers

Killdeer – Swan Lake – 1/6

 

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Allies

American Woodcock – Water Works Park (DSM) – 3/5

Wilson’s Snipe – Marsh Farm Wetland – 3/19

Greater Yellowlegs – Little Storm Lake – 3/25

 

Gulls, Terns

Franklin’s Gull – Marsh Farm Wetland – 3/23

Ring-billed Gull – Purple Martin Lake – 1/1

Herring Gull – Storm Lake – 1/1 

Lesser Black-backed Gull – Little Storm Lake – 3/25

Great Black-backed Gull – Storm Lake – 1/1

 

Loons

Common Loon – Storm Lake – 3/20

 

Cormorants

Double-crested Cormorant – Purple Martin Lake – 1/1

 

Pelicans

American White Pelican – Storm Lake – 3/6

 

Herons, Bitterns, Allies

Great Blue Heron – Little Storm Lake – 3/13

 

Ibises

 

New World Vultures

Turkey Vulture – West Des Moines – 2/26

 

Osprey

Osprey – Army Post Road (WDM) – 3/29

 

Hawks, Kites, Eagles

Bald Eagle – Panora – 1/5

Northern Harrier – N of Coon Rapids – 1/7

Sharp-shinned Hawk –Bay’s Branch – 1/2

Cooper’s Hawk – Bay’s Branch – ½

Red-shouldered Hawk – Waukee – 2/11

Red-tailed Hawk – Panora – 1/5

Rough-legged Hawk – Marsh Farm Wetland – 1/7

 

Barn Owls

 

Typical Owls

Eastern Screech-Owl – Whiterock Conservancy – 1/26

Great Horned Owl – Brenton Arboretum – 1/21

Snowy Owl – Hwy 44 & P58 (Dallas Co) – 2/10

Barred Owl – Kuehn CA – 1/6

Long-eared Owl – Dallas County – 2/26

 

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher – Water Works Park (DSM) – 1/3

 

Woodpeckers

Red-headed Woodpecker – Kuehn CA – 1/27

Red-bellied Woodpecker – Rippey – 1/1

Downy Woodpecker – Panora – 1/5

Hairy Woodpecker – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Northern Flicker – Panora – 1/5

Pileated Woodpecker – Walnut Woods – 1/1

 

Falcons

American Kestrel – Hwy 44 & H Ave (Dallas Co) – 1/6

Merlin – Glendale Cemetery (DSM) – 1/1

Peregrine Falcon – Burrow’s Pond – 3/16

 

Tyrant Flycatchers

Eastern Phoebe – Ashworth Park – RJ Thompson

 

Shrikes

Northern Shrike – Purple Martin Lake – 1/6

 

Vireos

 

Crows, Jays

Blue Jay – Panora – 1/5 

American Crow – Panora – 1/5

 

Larks

Horned Lark – NE of Storm Lake – 1/11

 

Swallows

Purple Martin – Purple Martin Lake – 3/15

Tree Swallow – Purple Martin Lake – 3/15

Barn Swallow – Bay’s Branch – 3/30

 

Chickadees, Titmice

Black-capped Chickadee – Panora – 1/5

Tufted Titmouse – Walnut Woods – 1/1

 

Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatch – Whiterock Conservancy – 1/1

White-breasted Nuthatch – Panora – 1/5

 

Creepers

Brown Creeper – Walnut Creek Trail – 1/18

 

Wrens

Winter Wren – Clive Greenbelt – 1/6

Carolina Wren – Clive Greenbelt – 1/1

 

Gnatcatchers

 

Kinglets

Golden-crowned Kinglet – Kuehn CA – 1/6

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Little Storm Lake – 3/31

 

Thrushes

Eastern Bluebird – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Hermit Thrush – Ashworth Park – 1/11

American Robin – Panora – 1/5

 

Mockingbirds, Thrashers (Mimic Thrushes)

 

Starlings

European Starling – Panora – 1/5

 

Waxwings

Cedar Waxwing – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

 

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow – Panora – 1/5

Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Purple Martin Lake – 1/6

 

Pipits

 

Finches, Allies

House Finch – Rippey – 1/1

Purple Finch – Kuehn CA – 1/6

Pine Siskin – Brenton Arboretum – 1/1

American Goldfinch – Rippey – 1/1

 

Longspurs, Allies

Lapland Longspur – NE of Storm Lake – 1/11

Smith’s Longspur – Dunbar Slough – 3/19

Snow Bunting – NE of Storm Lake – 1/11

 

Emberizids

American Tree Sparrow – Panora – 1/5

Vesper Sparrow – North Twin Lake – 3/30

Fox Sparrow – Rippey – 1/1

Song Sparrow – Maffitt Reservoir – 1/1

Swamp Sparrow – Water Works Park (DSM) – 3/20

White-throated Sparrow – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Harris’s Sparrow – Rippey – 1/1

Dark-eyed Junco – Panora – 1/5

 

Chats

 

Blackbirds

Yellow-headed Blackbire – Little Storm Lake – 2/9

Eastern Meadowlark – Voas NA – 3/1

Western Meadowlark – Varina (Pocahontas Co) – 3/10

Red-winged Blackbird – Walnut Woods – 1/1

Brown-headed Cowbird – Walnut Woods – 2/26

Rusty Blackbird – Little Storm Lake – 1/17

Brewer’s Blackbird – Lakin Slough – 1/2

Common Grackle – SE Sac County – 1/1

Great-tailed Grackle – Bay’s Branch – 1/2

 

Wood-Warblers

 

Cardinals, Tanagers, some Grosbeaks &Buntings, Allies

Northern Cardinal – Panora – 1/5

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