IBA Species Data for Donnellson Unit, Shimek S.F.

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
American Woodcock3/23/20254  CHECKLIST
Bald Eagle4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/9/20252  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/8/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk4/29/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk4/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk8/18/20241  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk7/16/20231  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk6/16/20231  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/27/20232  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/7/20232  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk7/16/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk6/18/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk6/17/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk6/14/20221 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/28/20222  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk6/19/20211 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/22/20201 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/8/20191 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/5/20192  CHECKLIST
Red-shouldered Hawk5/4/20191 
Red-shouldered Hawk6/24/20171 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/26/20171 
Red-shouldered Hawk6/18/20162 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/29/20161 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/25/20141 
Red-shouldered Hawk6/8/20131 
Red-shouldered Hawk5/24/20131 
Red-shouldered Hawk8/8/20122  1 adult with a fledgling
Red-shouldered Hawk7/4/20111 
Red-shouldered Hawk4/29/20071 
Red-shouldered Hawk6/6/20061PO-H adult seen and heard
Red-shouldered Hawk7/18/20051  quite vocal, but no apparent sign of nesting
Broad-winged Hawk5/4/20252  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk5/3/20251  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk4/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk6/18/20221  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk5/28/20221  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk4/24/20222  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk4/16/20222  CHECKLIST
Broad-winged Hawk5/4/20193 
Broad-winged Hawk5/26/20171 
Broad-winged Hawk6/18/20161 
Broad-winged Hawk6/8/20131 
Broad-winged Hawk4/18/20111  One BWHA sitting in a tree in the Donnellson Unit of Shimek State Forest.
Broad-winged Hawk7/1/20101 
Broad-winged Hawk6/22/20091PO-H
Broad-winged Hawk6/21/20081 
Broad-winged Hawk5/3/20082 
Broad-winged Hawk7/12/20072CO-NY CONFIRMED NESTING: A nest had at least one YOUNG BIRD.
Broad-winged Hawk5/26/20071 
Broad-winged Hawk6/3/20062 
Broad-winged Hawk7/2/20051 
Broad-winged Hawk6/2/20041  adult
Pileated Woodpecker5/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/19/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/7/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/3/20251  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker4/27/20252  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker6/9/20241  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker6/9/20241  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker7/16/20231  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/27/20231  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/7/20233  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker4/8/20232  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/21/20222  CHECKLIST
Pileated Woodpecker5/25/20141 
Pileated Woodpecker5/4/20081 
Pileated Woodpecker7/12/20071PO-H
Pileated Woodpecker6/5/20062PO-H both heard
Pileated Woodpecker6/5/20062PO-H heard
Pileated Woodpecker7/25/20041 
White-eyed Vireo5/26/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/11/20253  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/11/20253  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/9/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/8/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/3/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo4/27/20251  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo4/26/20252  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo4/26/20255  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/9/20242  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/9/20242  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/8/20241  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/16/20231  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/27/20231  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo5/7/20231  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/18/20222  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/17/20221  CHECKLIST
White-eyed Vireo6/8/20202 
White-eyed Vireo5/4/20191 
White-eyed Vireo6/24/20171 
White-eyed Vireo6/18/20162 
White-eyed Vireo6/10/20161 
White-eyed Vireo5/29/20162 
White-eyed Vireo5/24/20131 
White-eyed Vireo6/25/20121 
White-eyed Vireo4/28/20125 
White-eyed Vireo4/23/20121 
White-eyed Vireo4/23/20121  Singing on territory near creek in lower part of state forest unit.
White-eyed Vireo6/14/20111 
White-eyed Vireo5/9/20111 
White-eyed Vireo7/1/20101 
White-eyed Vireo7/7/20091 
White-eyed Vireo6/22/20091PO-X
White-eyed Vireo4/24/20081 
White-eyed Vireo6/15/20071 
White-eyed Vireo6/27/20042 
White-eyed Vireo6/5/20041 
White-eyed Vireo5/3/20041 
Bell's Vireo5/27/20051 
Veery5/7/20251  CHECKLIST
Veery5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Veery5/6/20111  Sustained close looks at a silent Veery, almost certainly heading north soon.
Wood Thrush5/11/20254  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/11/20254  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/8/20252  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/7/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/6/20253  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20255  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/3/20253  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/3/20253  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush4/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush4/26/20254  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush6/9/20241  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush6/9/20241  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush7/16/20232  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush6/16/20232  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/28/20231  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/27/20234  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/7/20234  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush7/16/20221  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush6/18/20221  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/21/20221  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/21/20223  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/5/20198  Peak number for season. Singing CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/4/20194 
Wood Thrush5/4/20182  first of season CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush5/6/20163  CHECKLIST
Wood Thrush4/27/20151  FIRST
Wood Thrush7/17/20141  Heard only.
Wood Thrush7/20/20081 
Wood Thrush7/12/20073PO-X singing males
Wood Thrush6/5/20064CO-AY 2 singing males plus a pair seen carrying food (masses of insect larvae) to young
Wood Thrush6/5/20064CO-AY singing males plus a pair seen carrying food (huge clumps of insect larvae) to young
Wood Thrush5/15/20061 
Wood Thrush5/7/20064 
Wood Thrush7/18/20057  singing
Wood Thrush7/2/20051 
Wood Thrush6/27/20043 
Henslow's Sparrow6/18/20221  CHECKLIST
Henslow's Sparrow6/19/20212 
Henslow's Sparrow6/18/20162 
Henslow's Sparrow5/29/20162 
Henslow's Sparrow6/21/20152 
Henslow's Sparrow7/1/20101 
Henslow's Sparrow6/6/20061PO-X male singing in grassy meadow
Henslow's Sparrow5/7/20062 
Henslow's Sparrow5/16/20053 
Henslow's Sparrow6/27/20043 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Yellow-breasted Chat5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Yellow-breasted Chat6/16/20231  CHECKLIST
Yellow-breasted Chat6/18/20222  CHECKLIST
Yellow-breasted Chat5/21/20222  CHECKLIST
Yellow-breasted Chat6/19/20214 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/4/20211 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/8/20202 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/16/20192 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/24/20172 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/26/20172 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/18/20161 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/29/20161 
Yellow-breasted Chat7/3/20141 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/19/20131 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/25/20121 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/22/20092PO-X
Yellow-breasted Chat6/21/20081 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/4/20081 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/15/20072 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/24/20061PO-X
Yellow-breasted Chat6/6/20061PO-X singing male
Yellow-breasted Chat5/7/20061 
Yellow-breasted Chat7/2/20052 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/27/20051 
Yellow-breasted Chat5/16/20052 
Yellow-breasted Chat6/27/20041 
Bobolink5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Bobolink5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Bobolink5/2/20121 
Worm-eating Warbler5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
Worm-eating Warbler5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
Worm-eating Warbler4/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Worm-eating Warbler5/7/20232  CHECKLIST
Worm-eating Warbler7/16/20141 
Worm-eating Warbler5/17/20111  WEWA was singing at north end of campground driveway.
Worm-eating Warbler7/11/20101 
Worm-eating Warbler7/7/20092 
Worm-eating Warbler7/14/20071 
Worm-eating Warbler7/12/20071PO-H 1 seen for several minutes foraging in a multiflora-rose thicket, as WEWAs often do at this time of year
Worm-eating Warbler5/24/20072  Two birds (breeding pair or territorial males?) vigorously chasing one another at the nature trail location where WEWA has been found the last 3 years. Quiet birds, singing twice, a few chip notes.
Worm-eating Warbler5/6/20071 
Worm-eating Warbler6/5/20061PO-X male seen while singing and preening at about eye level
Worm-eating Warbler6/5/20061PO-X singing male viewed extensively; great looks
Worm-eating Warbler5/27/20051 
Worm-eating Warbler5/19/20051  One seemingly territorial bird along the interpretive trail, where this species has been found in previous years.
Kentucky Warbler5/19/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/11/20253  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/11/20253  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/9/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/6/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/5/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/4/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/3/20251  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/3/20252  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/28/20231  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler6/19/20221  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler6/18/20222  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler6/16/20191 
Kentucky Warbler5/5/20192  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler5/4/20192 
Kentucky Warbler5/26/20174 
Kentucky Warbler5/29/20167  High count
Kentucky Warbler5/6/20163  CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler6/21/20151 
Kentucky Warbler4/26/20152  Two birds on opposite sides of the road, calling in stereo. We returned to our car, rolled up the windows, and played Kentucky Warbler, Carolina Wren and Ovenbird recordings. Kentucky clearly the match. Very early for this species, but not record date.
Kentucky Warbler5/25/20141 
Kentucky Warbler6/8/20132 
Kentucky Warbler5/5/20122  heard only CHECKLIST
Kentucky Warbler6/22/20093PO-X
Kentucky Warbler6/6/20091 
Kentucky Warbler4/25/20091 
Kentucky Warbler6/21/20082 
Kentucky Warbler5/14/20081 
Kentucky Warbler4/24/20081 
Kentucky Warbler7/14/20071 
Kentucky Warbler7/12/20073PR-P including a pair
Kentucky Warbler6/15/20072 
Kentucky Warbler7/8/20061  one calling male
Kentucky Warbler6/24/20062PO-X
Kentucky Warbler6/5/20065CO-AY 4 singing males and 1 female carrying food (larval insect) to nestlings
Kentucky Warbler6/5/20065CO-AY 4 singing males; 1 female was carrying food to nestlings
Kentucky Warbler5/7/20063 
Kentucky Warbler7/18/20051  seen
Kentucky Warbler7/2/20053 
Kentucky Warbler5/27/20051 
Kentucky Warbler5/16/20054 
Kentucky Warbler7/12/20041 
Kentucky Warbler7/1/20041 
Kentucky Warbler6/27/20045 
Kentucky Warbler6/5/20041 
Hooded Warbler4/29/20251  CHECKLIST
Hooded Warbler4/26/20251  CHECKLIST
Hooded Warbler6/27/20171  Singing male heard and seen
Hooded Warbler6/18/20161 
Hooded Warbler8/29/20151 
Hooded Warbler7/12/20151 
Hooded Warbler6/21/20151 
Hooded Warbler5/18/20151 
Hooded Warbler7/17/20143  Three individuals in virtually identical locations to birds I found here in 2013. One sings an alternate song; same bird?
Hooded Warbler7/16/20142  A pair
Hooded Warbler6/11/20142 
Hooded Warbler5/25/20143 
Hooded Warbler5/6/20141 
Hooded Warbler6/29/20131 
Hooded Warbler6/19/20131 
Hooded Warbler6/9/20131 
Hooded Warbler6/8/20133 
Hooded Warbler6/2/20133  Each separated from the others by ~ 1/2 mile, 3 singing and (hopefully) territorial males. This has been a reliable site for HOWA for several years, but this is the most I've found in one visit.
Hooded Warbler5/24/20131 
Hooded Warbler5/1/20131  Heard singing and then sighted; nice view
Hooded Warbler8/8/20122 
Hooded Warbler7/7/20125  4 males and 1 female
Hooded Warbler6/2/20122 
Hooded Warbler5/2/20121 
Hooded Warbler4/28/20121 
Hooded Warbler6/14/20111 
Hooded Warbler5/29/20111  singing bird
Hooded Warbler5/10/20111 
Hooded Warbler5/9/20111 
Hooded Warbler5/8/20111 
Hooded Warbler5/2/20111 
Hooded Warbler7/11/20102  2 males
Hooded Warbler7/1/20101 
Hooded Warbler5/30/20101 
Hooded Warbler5/24/20101  with Bob Cecil
Hooded Warbler5/5/20101 
Hooded Warbler7/7/20094CO-FL A pair with a fledgling plus a second male.
Hooded Warbler6/22/20091PO-X
Hooded Warbler6/20/20092 
Hooded Warbler6/6/20092 
Hooded Warbler5/18/20091 
Hooded Warbler5/14/20091 
Hooded Warbler5/10/20091 
Hooded Warbler4/25/20091 
Hooded Warbler7/20/20081  Male
Hooded Warbler6/21/20082 
Hooded Warbler5/10/20081 
Hooded Warbler5/4/20081 
Hooded Warbler5/1/20081 
Hooded Warbler4/30/20081 
Hooded Warbler7/14/20071 
Hooded Warbler7/14/20071  2 males.
Hooded Warbler7/14/20072 
Hooded Warbler7/12/20071PR-T singing male seen; sang many times during the afternoon; also present here on territory in May
Hooded Warbler7/11/20071  A very vocal bird heard in favored haunts in multiflora rose choked understory across from the picnic area. I think HOWA has been here 4, maybe 5 years running.
Hooded Warbler5/28/20071PO-X singing near picnic area
Hooded Warbler5/6/20071 
Hooded Warbler7/8/20061  one singing male
Hooded Warbler6/24/20062PO-X
Hooded Warbler6/15/20061PO-H
Hooded Warbler6/5/20064PR-P 3 or 4 singing males and 1 female that appeared to be inspecting potential nest sites (re-nest attempt?)
Hooded Warbler6/3/20061 
Hooded Warbler5/15/20063 
Hooded Warbler5/15/20063PO-X 3 singing males
Hooded Warbler5/7/20063PO-X 3 singing males
Hooded Warbler5/4/20062 
Hooded Warbler5/2/20061 
Hooded Warbler7/18/20053  3 males, with 1 still singing; all three were giving alarm notes, although I saw no females or young
Hooded Warbler7/15/20051 
Hooded Warbler7/2/20052 
Hooded Warbler5/27/20052 
Hooded Warbler5/22/20052  Singing males
Hooded Warbler5/19/20052  One bird seen well, another heard only, at the same location where this species was found the previous 2 years.
Hooded Warbler5/16/20052 
Hooded Warbler5/7/20051 
Hooded Warbler5/7/20051  Singing male with Kent, JLF etc. I think it was the Donnellson Unit...
Hooded Warbler5/6/20051 
Hooded Warbler7/12/20041  singing
Hooded Warbler7/10/20041 
Hooded Warbler6/27/20042 
Hooded Warbler6/23/20041 
Hooded Warbler6/5/20042 
Hooded Warbler5/7/20041 
Hooded Warbler5/3/20041 
Cerulean Warbler5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler5/11/20251  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler5/3/20251  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler4/27/20251  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler6/19/20221  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler6/17/20221  CHECKLIST
Cerulean Warbler5/24/20131 
Cerulean Warbler5/7/20061 
Cerulean Warbler6/2/20041 

Species Concentrations

No records found
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