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Badger Creek Recreation Area
Potential IBA
Madison County  
Badger Creek Recreation Area
Directions:  From Van Meter, go south on county road R16 and go into Madison County (county road R16 in Dallas County is also county road R16 in Madison County). Just as you get into madison county, you will come to 105th street. Continue south, but watch for signs as you go since the park is almost right there.
Description:  The following birds were seen during the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas project: (1 Endangered Species): Barn Owl (8 High Priority Species): Least Bittern, Black-crowned Night-Heron, American Woodcock, Black Tern, Black-billed Cuckoo, Loggerhead Shrike, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Bobolink.
Criteria for this site
Endangered or threatened species habitat
High conservation priority
Habitats found in this site
Wetland
Woodland
Grassland
Savanna/Shrub
Riparian
Ownership
State
Federal
Iowa Audubon

Birds of Iowa

  • Northern Cardinal
    © Doug Harr
  • Sora
    © Doug Harr
  • Gray Partridge
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Bluebird
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Towhee
    © Doug Harr
  • House Finch
    © Doug Harr
  • Tree Swallow
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Kingbird
    © Doug Harr
  • American Goldfinch
    © Doug Harr
  • Merlin
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue-winged Teal
    © Doug Harr
  • Mourning Dove
    © Doug Harr
  • Prairie Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Common Yellowthroat
    © Doug Harr
  • Winter Wren
    © Doug Harr
  • Hermit Thrush
    © Doug Harr
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
    © Doug Harr
  • Pine Warbler
    © Doug Harr
  • Broad-winged Hawk
    © Doug Harr
  • Least Sandpiper
    © Doug Harr
  • Lark Sparrow
    © Doug Harr
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
    © Doug Harr
  • American Redstart
    © Doug Harr
  • Lesser Scaup
    © Doug Harr
  • Mississippi Kite
    © Doug Harr
  • Common Gallinule
    © Doug Harr
  • Red-eyed Vireo
    © Doug Harr
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
    © Doug Harr
  • Great Blue Heron
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow-breasted Chat
    © Doug Harr
  • Blue Jay
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
    © Doug Harr
  • Northern Pintail
    © Doug Harr
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    © Doug Harr
  • Indigo Bunting
    © Doug Harr
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
    © Doug Harr
  • Tufted Titmouse
    © Doug Harr
  • Northern House Wren
    © Doug Harr
  • Fox Sparrow
    © Doug Harr
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    © Doug Harr
  • Barred Owl
    © Doug Harr
  • Pine Siskin
    © Doug Harr
  • Scarlet Tanager
    © Doug Harr
  • Northern Shoveler
    © Doug Harr
  • Ring-billed Gull
    © Doug Harr
  • Pied-billed Grebe
    © Doug Harr
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    © Doug Harr
  • Cedar Waxwing
    © Doug Harr
  • Belted Kingfisher
    © Doug Harr
  • Western Meadowlark
    © Doug Harr
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    © Doug Harr
  • Dickcissel
    © Doug Harr
  • Black-billed Magpie
    © Doug Harr
  • Song Sparrow
    © Doug Harr
  • Trumpeter Swan
    © Doug Harr
  • Common Nighthawk
    © Doug Harr
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
    © Doug Harr
  • Downy Woodpecker
    © Doug Harr
  • American Bittern
    © Doug Harr
  • American White Pelican
    © Doug Harr
  • Turkey Vulture
    © Doug Harr

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