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Upper Wapsipinicon Riparian Corridor BCA
Joint IBA/BCA
Bremer County  
Upper Wapsipinicon Riparian Corridor BCA
Directions:  From Waterloo take U.S. Highway 63 North to State Highway 93 and take this highway to Tripoli. Continue across County Road V43 at the stop sign in Tripoli. Follow this paved road about 2 or 3 miles to the south entrance to the area (just past the second bridge). Turn left into the park. There are several more entrances (two on the east side, one on the north and two on the west) to the area as you drive around the marsh on gravel roads.
Description:  This area has many different habitat types and is an important gathering and resting area for many species of shorebirds and waterfowl. It is also a stopover area for many species of passerines (including warblers and sparrows). Over 270 species of birds have been seen in or near the area.
Criteria for this site
Rare or unique habitat
Significant species concentrations
Habitats found in this site
Wetland
Woodland
Riparian
Ownership
State
Iowa Audubon

Birds of Iowa

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

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