Birds in Iowa in July

Percent of complete checklists in Iowa that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (16,520 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1American Robin69%
2. 2Red-winged Blackbird58%
3. 3Northern Cardinal58%
4. 4Northern House Wren54%
5. 5American Goldfinch54%
6. 6Mourning Dove51%
7. 7Gray Catbird48%
8. 8Common Yellowthroat44%
9. 9House Sparrow42%
10. 10Indigo Bunting40%
11. 11Blue Jay39%
12. 12Barn Swallow36%
13. 13Eastern Kingbird35%
14. 14Song Sparrow34%
15. 15Black-capped Chickadee34%
16. 16Downy Woodpecker33%
17. 17Dickcissel33%
18. 18Killdeer30%
19. 19White-breasted Nuthatch29%
20. 20Turkey Vulture28%
21. 21Eastern Wood-Pewee28%
22. 22American Crow28%
23. 23Brown-headed Cowbird27%
24. 24Chipping Sparrow26%
25. 25Red-bellied Woodpecker26%
26. 26House Finch25%
27. 27Red-headed Woodpecker22%
28. 28Great Blue Heron22%
29. 29European Starling20%
30. 30Common Grackle20%
31. 31Canada Goose19%
32. 32Cedar Waxwing19%
33. 33Northern Flicker18%
34. 34Tree Swallow17%
35. 35Cliff Swallow17%
36. 36Baltimore Oriole17%
37. 37Great Crested Flycatcher17%
38. 38Ruby-throated Hummingbird16%
39. 39Rose-breasted Grosbeak15%
40. 40Eastern Warbling Vireo15%
41. 41Field Sparrow15%
42. 42Eastern Bluebird14%
43. 43Mallard13%
44. 44American Redstart12%
45. 45Eastern Meadowlark12%
46. 46Wood Duck12%
47. 47Red-eyed Vireo11%
48. 48Eastern Towhee11%

• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals early July, peaks mid November
• Belted Kingfisherfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks mid September
• Franklin's Gullfirst arrivals mid July, peaks early October
• Least Sandpiperfirst arrivals early July, peaks the second week of August
• Pectoral Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Solitary Sandpiperfirst arrivals the second week of July, peaks the second week of August
• Carolina Wrenfirst arrivals early July, peaks early September
• Semipalmated Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August
• Caspian Ternfirst arrivals late July, peaks early September
• Semipalmated Ploverfirst arrivals mid July, peaks the second week of August
• Stilt Sandpiperfirst arrivals mid July, peaks mid August

• Brown-headed Cowbirdmost gone by mid July
• Common Gracklemost gone by late July
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by early July
• Eastern Meadowlarkmost gone by late July
• Orchard Oriolemost gone by late July
• Northern Parulamost gone by the second week of July
• Wood Thrushmost gone by late July
• Bobolinkmost gone by the second week of July

49. 49Chimney Swift9.9%
50. 50Hairy Woodpecker9.8%
51. 51Eastern Phoebe9.6%
52. 52Orchard Oriole9.3%
53. 53Purple Martin9.2%
54. 54Northern Yellow Warbler9.0%
55. 55Yellow-billed Cuckoo8.7%
56. 56Red-tailed Hawk8.6%
57. 57Belted Kingfisher8.4%
58. 58Tufted Titmouse8.1%
59. 59Yellow-throated Vireo8.1%
60. 60Brown Thrasher7.8%