Sugar Bottom WA
Iowa · Midwest
Moderate
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Sugar Bottom WA is a productive birding destination in Iowa, with 207 species recorded on eBird. This grassland and wetland habitat attracts Ring-billed Gull, American White Pelican, and Bald Eagle among many others. Spring migration along the Mississippi and Central Flyways makes this a vital stopover for diverse species.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria)
Tringa solitaria
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Cooper's Hawk
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
American Redstart
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.