Best Bird Watching Months and Place

Location Abbreviations: 

Finley National Wildlife Rerserve (NWR) = F,
Baskett Slough NWR = B,
Ankeny NWR = A
A.E. Wilson NWR = W

Bird Dec - Feb Mar - May June- Aug Sept - Nov
Bald Eagle F F F F
American Kestrel F,B,A, F,B F,B, F,B
Cooper's Hawk F      
Great Blue Heron F,B,A, F,B F,B F,B
Red-Tailed Hawk F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Dusky Canada Goose F,B,A, F,B,A,   F,B,A,
Western Blue Bird F F F F
Mallard F,B,A,   F,B,A F,B,A,
Green Winged Teal F,B,A F,B,A   F,B,A
Tundra Swan F      
Rough-Legged Hawk B,A, B,A, B,A, B,A
Pied-Bill Grebe B,A, B,A, B,A, B,A,
Northern Pintail B,A B,A   B,A,
American Widgeon B,A, B,A,   B,A,
Lesser Scaup B,A,      
American Coot B,A B,A, B,A, B,A
Glaucous-Winged Gull F,B,A      
Northern Flicker F,B,A, F,B,A F,B,A F,B,A
Scrub Jay F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A
American Crow F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A F,B,A,
Black-Capped Chickadee F,B,A F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Bushtit B,A, B,A B,A, B,A,
White-Breasted Nuthatch F,B,A,      
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet B,A, B,A,   B,A,
European Starling F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Rufus-Sided Towhee B,A B,A B,A B,A
White-Crowned Sparrow B,A B,A   B,A
House Finch F,B,A F,B,A F,B,A, F,B,A,
House Sparrow F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Northern Harrier   F    
Rufus Hummingbird   B,A, B,A,  
Violet Green Swallow   F,B,A, F,B,A,  
Cliff Swallow   B,A, B,A,  
Barn Swallow   B,A, B,A,  
Red Breasted Nuthatch F,B,A F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
American Robin F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Yellow Rumped Warbler   B,A,    
Western Tanager   F,B,A,    
Savannah Sparrow   B,A, B,A,  
Golden Crowned Sparrow B,A, B,A,   B,A,
Redwing Blackbird F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Brewer's Blackbird F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A, F,B,A,
Red Crossbill B,A, B,A, B,A, B,A,
American Goldfinch B,A, B,A, B,A, B,A,

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