IBA Species Data for Ingham, High, and Cunningham Lakes Wetland Complex

These two tables show the data collected on criteria species and species concentrations as defined by the IBA technical committee. The data comes from the original IBA data collection process, Iowa Seasonal Field Reports, and the recent Breeding Bird Atlas project (2008-2012).

Criteria Species

Species	Date	Number	Breeding Status	Comments
Black Tern	5/16/2003	4
Forster's Tern	5/26/2011		PO-H
Forster's Tern	5/1/1998	1
American Bittern	8/2/2012		PO-H
Least Bittern	6/27/2015	1
Least Bittern	5/31/2010		PO-H
Least Bittern	6/8/2009		PR-P
Bald Eagle	7/11/2012		PO-H
Bald Eagle	5/26/2011		CO-AY
Bald Eagle	5/16/2003	1
Bald Eagle	10/30/2002	2
Bald Eagle	12/15/1999	2
Bald Eagle	11/12/1998	5
Broad-winged Hawk	6/7/2007	11		Observed 11 Broad-winged Hawks in loose flock flying more or less straight about 150-200 feet above High Lake, then transitioned into a low kettle over a wooded area near the Lake.
Pileated Woodpecker	10/25/1999	1
Wood Thrush	7/11/2012		PO-X
Wood Thrush	5/26/2011		PO-X
Grasshopper Sparrow	5/26/2011		PO-X
Bobolink	8/2/2012		CO-AY
Bobolink	5/26/2011		PR-M
Bobolink	5/31/2010		PR-M
Bobolink	5/17/2010		PO-X
Bobolink	7/6/2009		PO-H
Bobolink	6/27/2008		PO-H

Species Concentrations

Species Name/Group	Date	Number
Waterfowl	10/30/2002	3,000
Waterfowl	11/28/2001	19,000
Waterfowl	11/8/2000	3,550
Waterfowl	12/15/1999	4,753
Waterfowl	11/12/1998	14,225