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Nature Preserves

NEAR GRINNELL

Center for Prairie Studies

Checklists for Iowa Wildlife:

A Supplement to

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Checklists for Iowa Wildlife is being made available as a supplement to Nature Preserves Near Grinnell, a guide to five natural areas within 15 miles of Grinnell, Iowa. We invite you to visit these preserves at different times of day and in different seasons to see and hear the diversity of species that inhabit and depend upon these preserves. You can use the checklists to record species you observe in each preserve and to share your observations with others.

The checklists were compiled from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Wildlife Action Plan. Wildlife Action Plans are required of all 50 states; Iowa’s plan, Securing a Future for Fish and Wildlife: a Conservation Legacy for Iowans1, was formally approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior in August of 2006. Over 120 wildlife and fisheries specialists, educators, private conservation group representatives and citizen conservationists assisted with the development of the plan.

The species lists in the Wildlife Action Plan which are presented here were developed for the entire state, and natu-rally different species prefer and inhabit different parts of the state. An Iowa abundance rating was assigned to most of the species. You can use this rating as an indicator of the likelihood that you observe a given species in a preserve near Grinnell. Migratory birds may be observed passing through the Grinnell area in spring and fall. The local Tallgrass Prairie Audubon Society chapter conducts bird banding during these migrations. Contact Russell Tabbert at 641-236-7309 or [email protected] for more information about these opportunities to see migratory songbirds in hand.

Wildlife field guides are available to borrow from the Center for Prairie Studies library in the Jesse Macy House, 1205 Park Street, on the Grinnell College campus. You may also check out guides from a local public library.

We hope you will enjoy exploring preserves near Grinnell and learning more about our local wildlife!

1Copies of the entire Wildlife Action Plan on CD-ROM are available by telephone request at 515-281-8396, by email request to [email protected], or by writing: Katy Reeder, Wildlife Action Plan Manager, Wallace Bldg., 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. A very limited number of printed copies are available upon special request.

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Table of Contents

Iowa Amphibians and Reptiles …………………………………………………………………… 4

Iowa Breeding Birds ………………………………………………………………………………… 6

Iowa Butterflies ………………………………………………………………………………………11

Iowa Dragonflies and Damselflies ……………………………………………………………… 14

Iowa Mammals ……………………………………………………………………………………… 17

Iowa Migratory Birds ……………………………………………………………………………… 20

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Iowa Amphibians and Reptiles

Iowa Status: E = endangered, SC = special concern, T = threatened.

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Alligator Snapping Turtle Macroclemys temminckiAmerican Toad Bufo americanusBlack Rat Snake Elaphe obsoletaBlanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii TBlue Racer Coluber constrictor foxiBlue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale EBrown Snake Storeria dekayiBullfrog Rana catesbeianaBullsnake Pituophis catenifer sayi SCCentral Newt Notophthalmus viridescens TCommon Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus TCope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelisCopperbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta ECopperhead Agkistrodon contortix ECrawfish Frog Rana areolata ECricket Frog Acris crepitansDiamondback Water Snake Nerodia rhombifera TEastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinosEastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus catenatus EEastern Yellowbelly Racer Coluber constrictor flaviventrisFalse Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographicaFive-Lined Skink Eumeces faciatusFowler's Toad Bufo woodhousei fowleriFox Snake Elaphe vulpinaGraham's Crayfish Snake Regina grahami Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolorGreat Plains Skink Eumeces obsoletus EGreat Plains Toad Bufo cognatusGreen Frog Rana clamitansMap Turtle Graptemys geographica Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulumMudpuppy Necturus maculosus TNorthern Leopard Frog Rana pipiensNorthern Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatumNorthern Prairie Skink Eumeces septentrionalisNorthern Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata

Preserves: CERA = Grinnell College Conard Environmental Research Area, Krumm = Jacob Krumm Preserve, Reichelt = Reichelt Unit of Rock Creek State Park, RCSP = Rock Creek State Park, Sugar Creek = Sugar Creek Audubon Nature Sanctuary

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Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedonOrnate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata TPickerel Frog Rana palustrisPlains Garter Snake Thamnophis radixPlains Leopard Frog Rana blairiPlains Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus bombifronsPrairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis EPrairie Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatusRed-eared Turtle Trachemys scriptaRed-Sided Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalisRough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivusSix-Lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Slender Glass Lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus TSmallmouth Salamander Ambystoma texanum Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriaeSmooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis SCSmooth Softshell Turtle Apalone muticaSnapping Turtle Chelydra serpentinaSouthern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephalaSpeckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus TSpiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spiniferaSpring Peeper Pseudacris cruciferTiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridusWestern Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriataWestern Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus EWestern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta belliWestern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximusWestern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus TWood Turtle Clemmys insculpta EWoodhouse's Toad Bufo woodhousei woodhouseiYellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens EYellowbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster

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Iowa Breeding Birds

Iowa Abundance: A = abundant, C = common, CL = common locally, U = uncommon, R = rare, EX = exotic.


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Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens RAmerican bittern Botaurus lentiginosus RAmerican black duck Anas rubripes RAmerican coot Fulica americana CAmerican crow Corvus brachyrhynchos AAmerican goldfinch Carduelis tristis CAmerican kestrel Falco sparverius CAmerican redstart Setophaga ruticilla CAmerican robin Turdus migratorius AAmerican white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos CAmerican wigeon Anas americana RAmerican woodcock Scolopax minor CBald eagleE Haliaeetus leucocephalus RBaltimore oriole Icterus galbula ABank swallow Riparia riparia CBarn owlE Tyto alba RBarn swallow Hirundo rustica ABarred owl Strix varia CBell's vireo Vireo bellii UBelted kingfisher Ceryle alcyon CBewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii RBlack ternSC Chlidonias niger UBlack-and-white warbler Mniotilta varia RBlack-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus CBlack-billed magpie Pica pica RBlack-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus ABlack-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax RBlue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea CLBlue jay Cyanocitta cristata CBlue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea C except R in NWBlue-winged teal Anas discors ABlue-winged warbler Vermivora pinus U in E, R in WBobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus CBroad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus RBrown creeper Certhia americana RBrown thrasher Toxostoma rufum A


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Iowa Breeding Birds


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Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater ABufflehead Bucephala albeola RBurrowing owl Speotyto cunicularia RCanada goose Branta canadensis ACanvasback Aythya valisineria RCarolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus UCattle egret Bubulcus ibis RCedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum CCerulean warbler Dendroica cerulea RChestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica RChimney swift Chaetura pelagica CChipping sparrow Spizella passerina AChuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis RClay-colored sparrow Spizella pallida RCliff swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota CCommon grackle Quiscalus quiscula ACommon loon Gavia immer XCommon moorhen Gallinula chloropus RCommon nighthawk Chordeiles minor CCommon snipe Gallinago gallinago RCommon yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas ACooper's hawk Accipiter cooperii UDickcissel Spiza americana ADouble-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus CLDowny woodpecker Picoides pubescens CEared grebe Podiceps nigricollis REastern bluebird Sialia sialis CEastern kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus AEastern meadowlark Sturnella magna CEastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe CEastern screech-owl Otus asio CEastern towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus CLEastern wood-pewee Contopus virens CEurasian collared dove Columba livia EXEurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus REuropean starling Sturnus vulgaris EX/AField sparrow Spizella pusilla CForster's ternSC Sterna forsteri UFranklin's gull Larus pipixcan RGadwall Anas strepera UGolden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera UGrasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum CGray catbird Dumetella carolinensis CGray partridge Perdix perdix EX

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Great blue heron Ardea herodias LCGreat crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus CGreat egret Ardea albus UGreat horned owl Bubo virginianus CGreater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido RGreat-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus RGreen heron Butorides virescens CGreen-winged teal Anas crecca RHairy woodpecker Picoides villosus CHenslow's sparrowT Ammodramus henslowii RHooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus UHooded warbler Wilsonia citrina RHorned lark Eremophila alpestris CHouse finch Carpodacus mexicanus CHouse sparrow Passer domesticus EXHouse wren Troglodytes aedon AIndigo bunting Passerina cyanea AKentucky warbler Oporornis formosus RKilldeer Charadrius vociferus AKing railE Rallus elegans ULark sparrow Chondestes grammacus CLLeast bittern Ixobrychus exilis ULeast flycatcher Empidonax minimus RLeast ternE Sterna antillarum RLesser scaup Aythya affinis RLittle blue heron Egretta caerulea RLoggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus ULong-billed curlew Numenius americanus XLong-eared owlT Asio otus ULouisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla RMallard Anas platyrhynchos AMarbled godwit Limosa Fedoa XMarsh wren Cistothorus palustris CLMerlin Falco columbarius XMississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis RMourning dove Zenaida macroura AMute swan Cygnus olor EX/R/N. Rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis CNorthern bobwhite Colinus virginianus CLNorthern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis CNorthern flicker Colaptes auratus CNorthern harrierE Circus cyaneus RNorthern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos RNorthern parula Parula americana R

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Northern pintail Anas acuta RNorthern shoveler Anas clypeata UOrchard oriole Icterus spurius CLOsprey Pandion haliaetus ROvenbird Seiurus aurocapillus UPeregrine falconE Falco peregrinus RPied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps CPileated woodpeckerE Dryocopus pileatus U, R in WPine siskin Carduelis pinus RPiping ploverE Charadrius melodus RPrairie warbler Dendroica discolor RProthonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea RPurple martin Progne subis CRed crossbill Loxia curvirostra RRed-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus CLRed-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis RRed-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus CRedhead Aythya americana URed-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus CRed-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena RRed-shouldered hawkE Buteo lineatus URed-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis ARed-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus ARing-billed gull Larus delawarensis RRing-necked duck Aythya collaris RRing-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus EXRock pigeon Columba livia ARock wren Salpinctes obsoletus RRose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus CRuby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris CRuddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis URuffed grouse Bonasa umbellus USandhill crane Grus canadensis RSavannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis CLSay's phoebe Sayornis saya RScarlet tanager Piranga olivacea UScissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus RSedge wren Cistothorus platensis USharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus RSharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus RShort-eared owlE Asio flammeus RSong sparrow Melospiza melodia CSora Porzana carolina USpotted sandpiper Actitis macularia C

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Summer tanager Piranga rubra RSwainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni RSwallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus XSwamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana UTree swallow Tachycineta bicolor CTrumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator RTufted titmouse Parus bicolor CLTurkey vulture Cathartes aura UUpland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda UVeery Catharus fuscescens RVesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus CVirginia rail Rallus limicola UWarbling vireo Vireo gilvus CWestern grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis RWestern kingbird Tyrannus verticalis RWestern meadowlark Sturnella neglecta CWhip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus CLWhite-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis CWhite-eyed vireo Vireo griseus RWhite-faced ibis Plegadis chihi RWhooping crane Grus americana RWild turkey Meleagris gallopavo AWillow flycatcher Empidonax traillii CWilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor RWilson's snipe Gallinago delicata RWinter wren Troglodytes troglodytes RWood duck Aix sponsa AWood thrush Hylocichla mustelina UWorm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorus RYellow warbler Dendroica petechia CYellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius R, CL in NEYellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus CYellow-breasted chat Icteria virens RYellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violacea RYellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus CLYellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons C in E, U in WYellow-throated warbler Dendroica dominica R

E = Iowa endangered status, T = Iowa threatened status, SC = Iowa special concern species

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Iowa Butterflies

Iowa Abundance: C = common, LC = locally common, U = uncommon, R = rare.


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Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadica LCAmerican Copper Lycaena phlaeas UAmerican Lady Vanessa virginiensis CAmerican Snout Libytheana carinenta CAphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite LCArogos Skipper Atrytone arogos RBaltimore Euphydryas phaeton RBanded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus LCBlack Dash Euphyes conspicua LCBlack Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes CBroad-winged Skipper Poanes viator LCBronze Copper Lycaena hyllus CByssus Skipper Problema byssus RCabbage White Pieris rapae CCheckered White Pontia protodice CClouded Sulphur Colias philodice CCloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae LCColumbine Duskywing Erynnis lucilius RCommon Buckeye Junonia coenia CCommon Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis LCCommon Ringlet Coenonympha tullia RCommon Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis LCCommon Sootywing Pholisora catullus CCommon Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala CCompton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum UCoral Hairstreak Satyrium titus CCrossline Skipper Polites origenes LCDainty Orange Nathalis iole LCDakota Skipper Hesperia dacotae RDelaware Skipper Anatrytone logan LCDion Skipper Euphyes dion LCDreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus RDun Skipper Euphyes vestris LCDusted Skipper Atrytonopsis hianna UEastern Comma Polygonia comma CEastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus CEastern-tailed Blue Everes comyntas C


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Edward's Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii UEufala Skipper Lerodea eufala LCEuropean Skipper Thymelicus lineola UEyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice LCFiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus LCGiant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes UGoatweed Leafwing Anaea andria UGorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone LCGray Comma Polygonia progne UGray Copper Lycaena dione LCGray Hairstreak Strymon melinus CGreat Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele CGreenish Blue Plebeius saepiolus RGulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae RHackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis CHarvester Feniseca tarquinius UHayhurst's Scallopwing Staphylus hayhurstii ?Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici LCHickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum RHoary Edge Achalarus lyciades RHobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok CHorace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius LCJuniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus LCJuvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis ULeast Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor CLeonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus RLittle Glassywing Pompeius verna LCLittle Wood Satyr Megisto cymela CLittle Yellow Eurema lisa LCLong Dash Polites mystic LCMarine Blue Leptotes marina RMeadow Fritillary Boloria bellona LCMelissa Blue Lycaeides melissa LCMilbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti UMonarch Danaus plexippus CMottled Duskywing Erynnis martialis LCMourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa CMulberry Wing Poanes massasoit RNorthern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia egeremet LCNorthern Cloudwing Thorybes pylades LCNorthern Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon LCOlympia Marble Euchloe olympia UOrange Sulphur Colias eurytheme COttoe Skipper Hesperia ottoe U

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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui CPearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos CPeck's Skipper Polites peckius LCPepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon RPersius Duskywing Erynnis persius RPipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor UPoweshiek Skipper Oarisma poweshiek RPurplish Copper Lycaena helloides UQueen Danaus plexippus RQuestion Mark Polygonia interrogationis CReakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola CRed Admiral Vanessa atalanta CRed-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis LCRegal Fritillary Speyeria idalia RSachem Atalopedes campestris LCSilver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene LCSilver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus CSilvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus RSilvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis LCSleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo RSleepy Orange Eurema nicippe USouthern Cloudwing Thorybes bathyllus LCSouthern Dogface Zerene cesonia LCSpicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus UStriped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops USummer Azure Celastrina neglecta CSwamp Metalmark Calephelis mutica RTawny Crescent Phyciodes batesii RTawny Emporer Asterocampa clyton LCTawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles CTwo-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula RUncas Skipper Hesperia uncas RVariegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia LCViceroy Limenitis archippus CWhite M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album RWild Indigo Duskywing Erynnis baptisiae UZabulon Skipper Poanes zabulon LCZebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus U

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Iowa Dragonflies and Damselflies

Iowa Abundance: C = common, U = uncommon, R = rare, ER = extremely rare.


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Alkali Bluet Enallagma clausum RAmber-winged Spreadwing Lestes eurinus UCAmerican Rubyspot Hetaeruba americana CArrow Clubtail Stylurus spiniceps ERAzure Bluet Enallagma aspersum CBlack Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae ERBlack Saddlebags Tramea lacerata CBlack-tipped Darner Aeshna tuberculifera ERBlue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis CBlue-eyed Darner Aeshna multicolor RBlue-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum ambiguum ERBlue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis CBlue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis UBoreal Bluet Enallagma boreale RBrimstone Clubtail Stylurus intricatus ERCalico Pennant Celithemis elisa UCanada Darner Aeshna canadensis RCarolina Saddlebags Tramea carolina ERCherry-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum internum UCitrine Forktail Ischnura hastata UCCobra Clubtail Gomphus vastus UCommon Baskettail Epitheca cynosura CCommon Green Darner Anax junius CCommon Sanddragon Progomphus obscurus CCommon Spreadwing Lestes disjunctus UCCommon Whitetail Libellula lydia CCyrano Darner Nasiaeschno pentacantha RDot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta CDouble-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens UCEastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera CEastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis CEastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis CEastern Red Damsel Amphiogrion saucium UEbony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata CElegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis ERElusive Clubtail Stylurus notatus UEmerald Spreadwing Lestes dryas UC

Preserves: CERA = Grinnell College Conard Environmental Research Area, Krumm = Jacob Krumm Preserve, Reichelt = Reichelt Unit of Rock Creek State Park, RCSP = Rock Creek State Park,Sugar Creek = Sugar Creek Audubon Nature Sanctuary

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Emma's Dancer Argia emma ERFamiliar Bluet Enallagma civile CFawn Darner Boyeria vinosa CFlag-tailed Spinyleg Dromogomphus spoliatus UFour-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata RFragile Forktail Ischnura posita UCGreat Spreadwing Archilestes grandis UCGreen-striped Darner Aeshna verticalis RHagen's Bluet Enallagma hageni CHalloween Pennant Celithemis eponina CHorned Clubtail Arigomphus cornutus UIllinois River Cruiser Macromia illinoiensis UJade Clubtail Arigomphus submedianus CLance-tipped Darner Aeshna constricta ULyre-tipped Spreadwing Lestes unguiculatus CMarsh Bluet Enallagma ebrium UCMidland Clubtail Gomphus fraternus UMocha Emerald Somatochlora linearis ERNorthern Bluet Enallagma cyathigerium UCOrange Bluet Enallagma signatum CPaiute Dancer Argia alberta RPlains Clubtail Gomphus externus CPlains Emerald Somatochlora ensigera UPowdered Dancer Argia moesta UPrairie Bluet Coenagrion angulatum RPrince Baskettail Epitheca princeps CPronghorn Clubtail Gomphus graslinellus URainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum CRapids Clubtail Gomphus quadricolor ERRed Saddlebags Tramea onusta CRiver Bluet Enallagma anna CRiver Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis CRiverine Clubtail Stylurus amnicola URoyal River Cruiser Macromia taeniolata RRuby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum CRusset-tipped Clubtail Stylurus plagiatus URusty Snaketail Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis ERSaffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum costiferum USand Snaketail Ophiogomphus sp. ERSedge Sprite Nehalennia irene UCShadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa CSkimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum CSlaty Skimmer Libellula incesta ERSlender Bluet Enallagma traviatum UC


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Slender Spreadwing Lestes rectangularis CSmoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia USmoky Shadowdragon Neurocordulia molesta RSpangled Skimmer Libellula cyanea RSpatterdock Darner Aeshna mutata ERSpotted Spreadwing Lestes congener RSpot-winged Glider Pantela hymenaea USpringwater Dancer Argia plana UStream Bluet Enallagma exsulans UCStygian Shadowdragon Neurocordulia yamaskanensis ERSulphur-tipped Clubtail Gomphus militaris ERSwamp Darner Epiaeschna heros ERSweetflag Spreadwing Lestes forcipatus RTaiga Bluet Coenagrion resolutum UTule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum CTwelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella CVariable Dancer Argia fumipennis CVariable Darner Aeshna interrupta RVariegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum CVesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum RWandering Glider Pantala flavescens CWestern Meadowhawk Sympetrum occidentale UWhite-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum CWidow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa CYellow-legged Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum U


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Iowa Mammals


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Badger Taxidea taxus CLBeaver Caster canadensis ABig brown bat Eptesicus fuscus CLBig freetail bat Nyctinomops macrotis RBison Bison bison XBlack bear Ursus americanus XBlack-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus I-unsuccessfulBobcat Lynx rufus UCanada lynx Lynx canadensis XCoyote Canis latrans ADeer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus AEastern chipmunk Tamias striatus AEastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus AEastern mole Scalopus aquaticus AEastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus CLEastern woodrat Neotoma floridana XErmine Mustela erminea CLEvening bat Nycticeius humeralis CLFeral cat Felis catus DFeral dog Canis familiaris DFisher Martes pennanti XFox squirrel Sciurus niger AFranklin's ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii RGray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus UGray squirrel Sciurus carolinenesis CLGray wolf Canis lupus XHayden's shrew Sorex haydeni CLHispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus RHoary bat Lasiurus cinereus AHouse mouse Mus musculus IIndiana bat Myotis sodalis RLeast shrew Cryptotis parva RLeast weasel Mustela nivalis RLittle brown bat Myotis lucifugus CLLong-tailed weasel Mustela frenata RMarsh rice rat Oryzomys palustris X

Iowa Abundance: A = abundant, CL = common locally, U = uncommon, R = rare, V = vagrant, X = extirpated, RI = re-introduced, I = introduced, D = domestic.


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Marten Martes americana XMasked shrew Sorex cinereus CLMeadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius CLMeadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus AMexican freetail bat Tadarida brasiliensis RMink Mustela vison AMoose Alces alces XMoutain lion Felis concolor XMule deer Odocoileus hemionus RMuskrat Ondatra zibethicus ANine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus RNorth American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum XNorthern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster UNorthern myotis Myotis septentrionalis CLNorthern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda ANorway rat Rattus norvegicus INutria Myocaster coypus IPlains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius APlains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens RPrairie vole Microtus ochrogaster UPronghorn Antilocapra americana XPygmy shrew Sorex hoyi XRaccoon Procyon lotor ARed bat Lasiurus borealis ARed fox Vulpes vulpes ARed squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus CLRed-backed vole Clethrionomys gapperi RRichardson's Ground Squirrel Sciurus richardsonii VRiver otter Lutra canadensis RIShort-tailed shrew Blarina hylophaga CLSilver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans CLSouthern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi RSouthern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans USpotted skunk Spilogale putorius RStriped skunk Mephitis mephitis ASwift fox Vulpes velox XThirteen-lined ground squirrel S. tridecemlineatus AVirginia opossum Didelphis virginiana AWapiti (elk) Cervus canadensis XWestern harvest mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis AWhite-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus CLWhite-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus AWhite-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii RWolverine Gulo gulo X

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Woodchuck Marmota monax AWoodland vole Microtus pinetorum R

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Iowa Migratory Birds

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Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum RAmerican avocet Recurvirostra americana RAmerican golden-plover Pluvialis dominica UAmerican pipit Anthus rubescens RAmerican tree sparrow Spizella arborea RAncient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus AAnhinga Anhinga anhinga AArctic tern Sterna pardisaea ABaird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii RBarrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica ABay-breasted warbler Dendroica castanea RBean goose Anser fabalis ABlack rail Laterallus jamaicensis ABlack scoter Melanitta nigra RBlack vulture Coragyps atratus ABlack-backed woodpecker Picoides arcticus ABlack-bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola RBlack-bellied whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis ABlackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca RBlack-headed grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus ABlack-headed gull Larus ridibundus CBlack-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla CBlack-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus RBlackpoll warbler Dendroica striata RBlack-throated blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens RBlack-throated gray warbler Dendroica nigrescens ABlack-throated green warbler Dendroica virens RBlack-throated sparrow Amphispiza bilineata ABlue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius RBohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus CBonaparte's gull Larus philadelphia RBoreal chickadee Poecile hudsonica ABrant Branta bernicla ABrewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus RBrown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis ABuff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis RBullock's oriole Icterus bullockii A


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California gull Larus californicus CCanada warbler Wilsonia canadensis UCape may warbler Dendroica tigrina RCaspian tern Sterna caspia RChestnut-collared longspur Calcarius ornatus ACinnamon teal Anas cyanoptera RClark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii CClark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana ACommon eider Somateria mollissima ACommon goldeneye Bucephala clangula RCommon ground-dove Columbina passerina ACommon merganser Mergus merganser RCommon raven Corvus corax ACommon redpoll Carduelis flammea RCommon tern Sterna hirundo RConnecticut warbler Oporornis agilis RCurlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea ACurve-billed thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre ADark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis RDunlin Calidris alpina REurasian wigeon Anas penelope AEvening grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus CFerruginous hawk Buteo regalis AFish crow Corvus ossifragus AFox sparrow Passerella iliaca RGarganey Anas querquedula AGlaucous gull Larus hyperboreus RGlossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus AGolden eagle Aquila chrysaetos RGolden-crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa RGolden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla AGray jay Perisoreus canadensis AGray-cheeked thrush Catharus minimus RGray-crowned rosy-finch Leucosticte tephrocotis AGreat black-backed gull Larus marinus RGreat gray owl Strix nebulosa AGreater scaup Aythya marila RGreater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons RGreater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca CGreen-tailed towhee Pipilo chlorurus AGroove-billed ani Crotophaga sulcirostris AGyrfalcon Falco rusticolus AHarlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus AHarris's sparrow Zonotrichia querula R

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Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus RHerring gull Larus argentatus RHoary redpoll Carduelis hornemanni AHorned grebe Podiceps auritus RHudsonian godwit Limosa haemastica UIceland gull Larus glaucoides CIvory gull Pagophila eburnea AKing eider Somateria spectabilis ALapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus RLark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys ALaughing gull Larus atricilla CLazuli bunting Passerina amoena CLe conte's sparrow Ammodramus leconteii ULeast sandpiper Calidris minutilla RLesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus RLesser goldfinch Carduelis psaltria ALesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes CLewis's woodpecker Melanerpes lewis ALincoln's sparrow Melospiza lincolnii RLittle gull Larus minutus ALong-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus RLong-billed murrelet Brachyramphus perdix ALong-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis RLong-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus AMacgillivray's warbler Oporornis tolmiei AMagnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens AMagnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia RMew gull Larus canus CMountain bluebird Sialia currucoides CMourning warbler Oporornis philadelphia RNashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla RNelson's sharp-tailed sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni RNeotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus ANorthern goshawk Accipiter gentilis RNorthern hawk owl Surnia ulula ANorthern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus RNorthern shrike Lanius excubitor RNorthern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis ROlive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi ROrange-crowned warbler Vermivora celata RPacific loon Gavia pacifica RPainted bunting Passerina cirus APalm warbler Dendroica palmarum RParasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus A

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Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos RPhiladelphia vireo Vireo philadelphicus RPine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator CPine warbler Dendroica pinus RPinyon jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus APomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus APrairie falcon Falco mexicanus RPurple finch Carpodacus purpureus RPurple gallinule Porphyrio martinica APygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea ARed knot Calidris canutus CRed phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria CRed-breasted merganser Mergus serrator RReddish egret Egretta rufescens ARed-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus RRed-throated loon Gavia stellata RRoseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja ARoss's goose Anser rossii RRoss's gull Rhodostethia rosea ARough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus RRuby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula RRuddy turnstone Arenaria interpres RRuff Philomachus pugnax ARufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus CRusty blackbird Euphagus carolinus USabine's gull Xema sabini RSage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus ASanderling Calidris alba RSemipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus RSemipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla RSharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata AShort-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus USlaty-backed gull Larus schistisagus ASmith's longspur Calcarius pictus RSnow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis RSnow goose Anser caerulescens RSnowy egret Egretta thula RSnowy owl Nyctea scandiaca RSnowy plover Charadrius alexandrinus ASolitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria CSpotted towhee Piplio maculatus RSprague's pipit Anthus spragueii AStilt sandpiper Micropalama himantopus RSurf scoter Melanitta perspicillata R

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Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulatus RTennessee warbler Vermivora peregrina RThayer's gull Larus thayeri RThick-billed murre Uria lomvia ATownsend's solitaire Myadestes townsendi CTownsend's warbler Dendroica townsendi ATricolored heron Egretta tricolor ATundra swan Cygnus columbianus RVaried thrush Zoothera naevia RVermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus AWestern flycatcher sp. Empidonax difficilis AWestern sandpiper Calidris mauri RWestern tanager Piranga ludoviciana CWestern wood-pewee Contopus sordidulus AWhimbrel Numenius phaeopus CWhite ibis Eudocimus albus AWhite-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys RWhite-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis RWhite-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis RWhite-winged crossbill Loxia leucoptera RWhite-winged dove Zenaida asiatica AWhite-winged scoter Melanitta fusca RWillet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus RWilson's snipe Gallinago delicata RWilson's warbler Wilsonia pusilla RWood stork Mycteria americana AYellow rail Coturnicops noveboracensis RYellow-bellied flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris RYellow-billed loon Gavia adamsii AYellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata R

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