Iowa Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

The vast, sweeping plains of Iowa host spectacular congregations of migratory waterfowl as well as iconic breeding birds like Bobolinks, Henslow’s Sparrow’s, Western Meadowlarks, Sandhill Crane, and American White Pelicans. Throughout its tallgrass prairies, dense forests, floodplains, pothole wetlands, and river valleys, over 425 bird species are either permanent residents, regular breeders, or annual migrants in the Hawkeye State. On account of birds’ ubiquity, they are a fitting entry po...