AvIAn Encounters – A Few Iowa Owl Sightings
Wed, 01/13/2021
From the Photo Files of the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union, these owl sighting photographs are part of a large collection of bird sighting records for the state of Iowa contributed by IOU members.
![Colored image of the Snowy Owl in Monroe, Iowa](https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Blog/avian/encounters/ia_owl/kic-image-0003-web.jpg)
Snowy Owl, Monroe, IA, 1993, Reid Allen
![Colored image of the Northern Hawl Owl in Waterloo, Iowa](https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Blog/avian/encounters/ia_owl/kic-image-0005-web-e1501531214725.jpg)
Northern Hawl Owl, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., 1981, T. H. Kent
![Colored image of the Burrowing Owl in Ames, Iowa](https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Blog/avian/encounters/ia_owl/kic-image-0007-web.jpg)
Burrowing Owl, N. of Ames, Story Co., 1981, Hank Zaletel
![Colored image of the Northern Saw-whet Owl in Iowa City, Iowa](https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/images/Blog/avian/encounters/ia_owl/kic-image-0009-web.jpg)
Northern Saw-whet Owl, Iowa City, Johnson Co., 1987, Carl Bendorf
Selections from the IOU Photo Files will appear as the profile pictures for many of the bird species included in the Avian Archives of Iowa Online.