Most of these guides have been published in Iowa Bird Life to help the birder find interesting places to look for birds. The publication year is shown in the table below so some may be a bit dated. Detail for individual eBird hotspots may be found by searching the BirdingHotspots.org site.
To help find areas in a particular part of Iowa, the state is divided into
quadrants (NW, SW, NE, SE) with the dividing lines
being Interstates 35 and 80. Click on an article to read it.