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Dewey's Pasture BCA
Joint IBA/BCA
Palo Alto County  
Dewey's Pasture BCA
Directions:  From US Highway 18 between Spncer and Emmetsburg, turn north on County Highway N18 approximately 1/2 mile west of Ruthven. N18 passes Barriger Slough, Lost Island Lake and bisects the center of the Dewey's Pasture-Smith's Slough-Trumbell Lake wetlands complex. There are numerours parking areas, turn-offs and other places for easy observation of birds.
Description:  One of Iowa's most historic prairie pothole wetland areas, Dewey's Pasture WMA is a National Natural Landmark. Its abundant marshes, shallow lakes and extensive grasslands offer significant nesting, feeding and migration staging habitatfor waterfowl, shorebirds and others. Cryptic marshbirds nest on the marhes, and uplands offer nesting habitat for a number of declining neotropical migrants. It also is a candidate for future DNR designation as a nationally significant Bird Conservation Area.
Criteria for this site
Endangered or threatened species habitat
High conservation priority
Rare or unique habitat
Significant species concentrations
Research and monitoring
Habitats found in this site
Wetland
Grassland
Riparian
Ownership
County
State
Federal
Iowa Audubon

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  • Lark Sparrow
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  • American Redstart
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  • Pied-billed Grebe
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  • Northern House Wren
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  • Mourning Dove
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  • Sora
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  • Northern Pintail
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  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
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  • Eastern Kingbird
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  • Prairie Warbler
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  • Tree Swallow
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  • Yellow Warbler
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  • Ring-billed Gull
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  • Indigo Bunting
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  • Winter Wren
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  • Lesser Scaup
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  • American Bittern
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  • Common Yellowthroat
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  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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  • Lesser Yellowlegs
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  • American White Pelican
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  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
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  • Yellow-breasted Chat
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  • Tufted Titmouse
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  • Eastern Bluebird
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  • Northern Cardinal
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  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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  • American Goldfinch
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  • Blue-winged Teal
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  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
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  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
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