List of IBAs

This table shows all designated IBAs. To see the details about a site, simply click on the checkbox for the site.

 Site NamePrimary CountyDisposition
Yellow River Forest/Effigy Mounds National Mounument BCAAllamakeeContinental/Global IBA
Kellerton Bird Conservation AreaRinggoldContinental/Global IBA
Upper Mississippi River Fish & Wildlife Refuge, McGregor DistrictAllamakeeMississippi River IBA
Upper Mississippi River Fish & Wildlife Refuge, Savanna DistrictClintonMississippi River IBA
Mississippi River, Pool 19LeeMississippi River IBA
Port Louisa Fish & Wildlife RefugeLouisaMississippi River IBA
Upper Mississippi River Fish & Wildlife Refuge, Pool 15ScottMississippi River IBA
Upper Wapsipinicon Riparian Corridor BCABremerJoint IBA/BCA
Union Hills BCACerro GordoJoint IBA/BCA
Sand Creek BCADecaturJoint IBA/BCA
Spring Run BCADickinsonJoint IBA/BCA
Cayler Prairie BCADickinsonJoint IBA/BCA
Dugout Creek WPADickinsonJoint IBA/BCA
Raccoon River Savanna BCAGuthrieJoint IBA/BCA
Boone Forks Forest BCAHamiltonJoint IBA/BCA
Eagle Lake BCAHancockJoint IBA/BCA
Chichaqua Greenbelt/Neal Smith NWR BCAJasperJoint IBA/BCA
Shimek Forest BCALeeJoint IBA/BCA
Stephens Forest BCALucasJoint IBA/BCA
Dewey's Pasture BCAPalo AltoJoint IBA/BCA
Broken Kettle Grassland BCAPlymouthJoint IBA/BCA
Iowa River Corridor BCATamaJoint IBA/BCA
Lower Morse Lake BCAWrightJoint IBA/BCA
Fish Farm Mounds and Lansing WMAAllamakeeState IBA
Sedan Wildlife Management AreaAppanooseState IBA
Lake Rathbun ReservoirAppanooseState IBA
Dudgeon Lake Wildlife AreaBentonState IBA
Cedar Valley Nature TrailBlack HawkState IBA
George Wyth State Park/Hartman ReserveBlack HawkState IBA
Ledges State ParkBooneState IBA
Des Moines River Corridor/Holst Forest to YMCA CampBooneState IBA
Big MarshButlerState IBA
South Twin LakeCalhounState IBA
Clear Lake/Ventura MarshCerro GordoState IBA
Zirbel SloughCerro GordoState IBA
Kindlespire Access/Burr AreaClayState IBA
Pikes Peak State ParkClaytonState IBA
Backbone State ParkDelawareState IBA
Spirit Lake/Kettleson Wildlife AreaDickinsonState IBA
Mines of Spain State Recreation AreaDubuqueState IBA
White Pine HollowDubuqueState IBA
Ingham, High, and Cunningham Lakes Wetland ComplexEmmetState IBA
Forney Lake Wildlife AreaFremontState IBA
Riverton Wildlife AreaFremontState IBA
Waubonsie State ParkFremontState IBA
Snake Creek MarshGreeneState IBA
Dunbar SloughGreeneState IBA
Bays Branch Wildlife AreaGuthrieState IBA
Bjorkboda Marsh/Masterson WA/Boone East MarshHamiltonState IBA
West and East Twin LakesHancockState IBA
Hardin County Greenbelt-Alden to Union/Pine Lake State ParkHardinState IBA
Loess Hills State Forest/Preparation CanyonHarrisonState IBA
DeSoto National Wildlife RefugeHarrisonState IBA
Hayden Prairie State PreserveHowardState IBA
Indiangrass HillsIowaState IBA
Green Island Wildlife AreaJacksonState IBA
Pine ValleyJacksonState IBA
Coralville Reservoir/Hawkeye Wildlife Area/Lake Macbride State ParkJohnsonState IBA
Hickory Hill ParkJohnsonState IBA
F. W. Kent ParkJohnsonState IBA
Muskrat SloughJonesState IBA
Pictured Rocks/Indian BluffsJonesState IBA
Beam WoodsJonesState IBA
Belv-Deer Recreation AreaKeokukState IBA
Pleasant Creek State Recreation AreaLinnState IBA
Wickiup Hill-Cedar River ComplexLinnState IBA
Cairo Woods Wildlife AreaLouisaState IBA
Toolesboro Access/OdessaLouisaState IBA
Stephens State Forest - Cedar Creek UnitLucasState IBA
Red Rock ReservoirMarionState IBA
Badger Lake Wildlife AreaMononaState IBA
Stephens Forest -Thousand Acres UnitMonroeState IBA
Swamp White Oak PreserveMuscatineState IBA
Sunken Grove Wildlife/Shimon MarshPocahontasState IBA
Saylorville ReservoirPolkState IBA
Chichaqua Bottoms GreenbeltPolkState IBA
Lake Manawa State ParkPottawattamieState IBA
Mid-American Energy Plant, Council BluffsPottawattamieState IBA
Hitchcock Nature Center (and adjoining properties)PottawattamieState IBA
Tomahawk Marsh/Black Hawk Lake and State ParkSacState IBA
Princeton Wildlife AreaScottState IBA
Green Valley State Park and Mitchell MarshUnionState IBA
Lacey Keosauqua State ParkVan BurenState IBA
Pioneer Ridge Nature AreaWapelloState IBA
Lake Ahquabi/Hooper WA/Annett Nature CenterWarrenState IBA
Woodland Mounds PreserveWarrenState IBA
Brinton TimberWashingtonState IBA
Medicine Creek W.A. / southern Wayne County grasslandsWayneState IBA
Cardinal MarshWinneshiekState IBA
Port Neal Fly Ash PondsWoodburyState IBA
Owego WetlandsWoodburyState IBA
Snyder and Winnebago BendsWoodburyState IBA
Brown's Lake/Bigelow ParkWoodburyState IBA
Elk Creek MarshWorthState IBA
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Birds of Iowa

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