IBA Site Information

Big Marsh
State IBA
Butler County  
Directions:  4 miles south of Allison on Iowa Highway 14.
Description:  It is very important to the bald eagles in the entire county. It is a major stop-off for all migrating waterfowl. Sandhill cranes nest here, and Big Marsh has a high diversity of breeding birds because of the variety of habitats that exist within it.
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
Woodland
Grassland
Savanna/Shrub
Riparian
Ownership
State
Iowa Audubon

Birds of Iowa

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