IBA Species Data for Elk Grove Wildlife Area

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

SpeciesDateNumberBreeding StatusComments
Northern Harrier7/23/20091  Adult male was observed catching a rodent and flying directly out of sight, indicating possible nesting.
Broad-winged Hawk5/4/20031 
Broad-winged Hawk4/28/20034 
Broad-winged Hawk4/22/20031 
Wood Thrush7/13/20083  A few in this rather large, but isolated, woodland.
Grasshopper Sparrow6/5/20128  Fairly common in western Guthrie County
Grasshopper Sparrow6/13/20075PR-P incl. two pairs
Henslow's Sparrow6/13/20071PO-X singing male
Bobolink6/5/201211  Fairly common in western Guthrie County

Species Concentrations

No records found
Iowa Audubon

Birds of Iowa

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