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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of South Polar Skua at Credit Island, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-04-02	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a South Polar Skua at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on April 2, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, three different copies of a photograph, an article in American Birds, an article in Birds of Missouri, correspondence about the sighting, a documentation form, and an audiotape transcription submitted to the committee.	Hodges, Herbert James	South Polar Skua	Credit Island	Credit Island, Davenport, IA.	frozen harbor off Miss. River	The documentation form by Jim Hodges is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No Jaeger or Gull has a comparable white streak down the primary bases into the secondaries. Lack of a dorsal view made species id. impossible. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	14
Iowa Birdline update, April 2, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update April 2, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Cinnamon Teal and seven Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a flock of Smith's Longspurs and a Northern Mockingbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal American Pipit Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Sandhill Crane Ruff Great Egret	Blue Lake Hills Lone Tree Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Yale				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 27-30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-27	1995-03-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 27-30, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Mountain Bluebird, Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes, a pair of Peregrine Falcons and an exotic Bar-headed Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mountain Bluebird Snow Bunting Cinnamon Teal Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Bar-headed Goose Sandhill Crane	Bremer County Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Lake Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 6-9, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-06	1995-03-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 6-9, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, two Pine Grosbeaks, a Prairie Falcon, a very early Eastern Phoebe and Turkey Vulture.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Pine Grosbeak Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Northern Goshawk Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike	Hamilton County Mason City Nichols Polk County Pottawattamie County Red Rock Dam Spencer Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit Lake Anita				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Thomas Kent letter to Dale Stone regarding request for more information, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Dale Stone. Kent requests verification of an early date for a Chimney Swift sighting. Stone's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Chimney Swift	Lake City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Mark Proescholdt	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An post card and annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	Rough-legged Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Alder Flycatcher Mute Swan Brown Thrasher Trumpeter Swan Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher	Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Shimek State Forest Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Common Eider sighting, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date and description for a Common Eider sighting. Schoenewe's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Common Eider	Lake Red Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Fox Sparrow sighting, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date for a Fox Sparrow sighting. Schoenewe's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Fox Sparrow	Palo Alto County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Rob Thelen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring report, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent. Thelen sends Kent his spring report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Thelen, Rob	American Avocet Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Connecticut Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Cape May Warbler Pine Warbler	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Carroll Swan Lake Mid-Prairie Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Pine Grosbeaks, the continued presence of the Common Eider, a Ross' Goose and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a family of three Trumpeter Swans and a Northern Shrike.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pine Grosbeak Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl	Bay Branch Bonaparte Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Red Rock Dam Spencer Swan Lake Lake Anita				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Northern Goshawk, twelve Short-eared Owls and two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Holstein Homestead Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Iowa State University Galva				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 13, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 13, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Falcon and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Red-shouldered Hawk and two flocks of Lapland Longspurs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Sandhill Crane	Dickinson County Holstein Lake Icaria Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Lock Number 19 Rock Island Arsenal Galva Britt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Long-tailed Duck, a new highlight was the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Tundra Swans, a Greater Scaup and four Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Tundra Swan Mallard	Lock and Dam 15 Red Rock Dam Onawa Wellman Lock Number 19 Lewis and Clark State Park Wever				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 30, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Varied Thrush, Snowy Owl and Bohemian Waxwing. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of five Short-eared Owls, an adult Northern Goshawk and a second winter Glaucous Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Common Eider Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Dickinson County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lee County Lock and Dam 15 Nevada Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Keota				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-27	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on January 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence over the sighting, photos, drawings of the bird sighting, articles in Iowa Bird Life, Field Notes, and other publications, and twelve documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Common Eider	Red Rock Dam	Des Moines River below Red Rock dam - Marion Co., Iowa	open stretch of river	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Mark Proescholdt, Chris Edwards, Peter C. Petersen, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, and Diane Porter were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: See above discussion (Description). Steller's Eider eliminated by size. Female and immature King Eider eliminated by pattern of barring on flanks, size of bill, position of eye, faint white supercilium, and pattern of feathering on bill. Spectacled Eider eliminated by facial pattern and bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	18
Iowa Birdline update, January 23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Bohemian Waxwing, Varied Thrush and Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Common Eider, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a group of Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Bohemian Waxwing Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Pintail Tundra Swan	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Montrose Red Rock Dam Monona County Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Corydon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 16, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Trumpeter Swans and a Common Redpoll.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet	Coralville Lake Ida Grove Marion Mason City Black Hawk Lake Cherokee Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Onawa High Amana Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Thomas Kent letter to James Fuller regarding Cliff Swallow sighting, January 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-01-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Thomas Kent to James Fuller dated January 14, 1995. Kent states that his sighting of a Cliff Swallow on April 19, 1994 in Iowa City was not included in the field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Cliff Swallow	Iowa City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 26, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 26, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Say's Phoebe, Long-tailed Ducks, a White-winged Scoter, a Surf Scoter, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a Mew Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Short-eared Owls, several species of Gulls, and a Sandhill Crane.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Say's Phoebe Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Merlin Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Yellowthroat Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Appanoose County Keokuk Lake Red Rock Mason City Montrose Oxford Rathbun Dam Red Rock Dam Sioux Center Carroll County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Knoxville Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include the first of the Christmas bird counts and the outstanding birds that were observed, including a Say's Phoebe, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Bohemian Waxwing, an adult male White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoters, and three Long-tailed Ducks. Also of note were several species of Gulls, including an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Great Black-backed Gull, three first winter Thayer's Gulls, and four Glaucous Gulls. Also included is a typewritten update for the next week's report with sightings of Merlin, Brown Thrasher, and updates on previously seen birds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Say's Phoebe Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Appanoose County Burlington Iowa City Lake Red Rock Mason City Red Rock Dam Sioux County Wayne County Carroll County Knoxville Corydon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, December 12, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 12, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing as well as several species of Gulls, including a first winter Mew Gull, an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Glaucous Gull, and a first winter Thayer's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Say's Phoebe, Trumpeter Swans, an Eastern Bluebird, and a flock of Snow Buntings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Say's Phoebe Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Trumpeter Swan Merlin Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Bonaparte's Gull	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Iowa City Mason City Pleasant Creek State Park Pocahontas Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Sioux County Black Hawk Lake Elkader F W Kent County Park University of Iowa Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Thomas Kent letter to Babs and Loren Padelford regarding needed documentation, December 8, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds	1994-12-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Thomas Kent to Babs and Loren Padelford dated December 8, 1994. Kent states that he needs documentations for the sightings of a Mississippi Kite and Laughing Gull and details for a Prairie Falcon sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Mississippi Kite Prairie Falcon Laughing Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 5, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 5, 1994. Highlights of the update include a brief sighting of a Barrow's Goldeneye and observations of several other species of Ducks. Also of note were sightings of a Red-throated Loon, a Red Phalarope, Mute Swans, Trumpeter Swans, and four Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's updates with sightings of a first winter Glaucous Gull and a Bohemian Waxwing.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye Mute Swan Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Clay County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Madison County Oxford Pleasant Creek State Park Spencer Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Lake Easter Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Pam and Reid Allen letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, December 1, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds	1994-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Thomas Kent dated December 1, 1994. This letter lists bird sightings for August through November 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Ruffed Grouse Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barrow's Goldeneye Western Grebe Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Common Tern	Big Creek State Park Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Bruce Ehresman letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bald Eagle and Barn Owl nests, November 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1994-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bruce Ehresman to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Ehresman reports on Bald Eagle nests in 14 counties and Barn Owl nests in five counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Ehresman, Bruce	Bald Eagle Barn Owl	Allamakee County Taylor County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3