It doesn't take more than a few steps out into the backyard to spot some of Iowa's best songbirds and raptors. How many can you spot this summer?
Easy to spot or hear
Northern cardinal
Black-capped chickadee
Downy woodpecker
Mourning dove
Look a little harder
Red-bellied woodpecker
White-breasted nuthatch
Tufted titmouse
Chipping sparrow
Rare treasures
Scarlet tanager
Hairy woodpecker
Eastern wood pewee
Great-crested flycatcher
Broad-winged hawk
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