Hitchcock Nature Center
Iowa · Midwest
About This Location
Hitchcock Nature Center is a productive birding destination in Iowa, with 215 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Blue Jay among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Chimney Swift
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Barn Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird
American Goldfinch
Baltimore Oriole
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Canada Goose
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Time your visit during the first week of May for maximum species diversity.
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