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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 Iceland Gull at Lake Rathbun Dam, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-01-02	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lake Rathbun Dam in Appanoose County, IA on January 2, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Iceland Gull	Rathbun Dam	Lake Rathbun Dam Appanoose Co.	The Iceland Gull was sighted on the ice above the dam feeding on a dead Canada goose. It was very protective of the food source chasing Crows away.	The documentation form by Ray Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary Montgomery and Dot Cornett. \| Elimination of similar species: Thayer's Gull was eliminated because there was no dark in the primaries, no dark secondary band, and bill was not all dark. A first-winter Glaucous would have the coloration but there is no way this gulls bill or body size was big enough tobe [sic] a Gloucous [sic] Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa Birdline update, January 4-5, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-04	1993-01-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 4-5,1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Short-eared Owl, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a female Mountain Bluebird, a Snowy Owl and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Bremer County Holstein Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Hancher Auditorium				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Mountain Bluebird at Big Creek State Park, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-01-04	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on January 4, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Brown, Gordon	Mountain Bluebird	Big Creek State Park	Big Creek State Park	Prairie, lined by rows of Pine tree + berry bushes		Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull near Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City, 1993	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-01-16	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull near Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 16, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Iceland Gull	Hancher Auditorium	Iowa River near Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City (Johnson County).		The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Randall Pinkston and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Other observers include Carl Bendorf, Jane Fuller, and many unidentified other observers. \| Elimination of similar species: First year Thayer's Gull is overall darker, with darker primaries and a well defined dark tail band. Glaucous Gull is larger, and the first year bird has a two-toned bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:35:00/09:45:00 and 12:25:00/12:30:00 on January 16, 1993 and 11:45:00/11:50:00 on January 19, 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 25, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, a first year Glaucous Gull and two Wood Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Gray Catbird Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Hickory Hill Park Homestead Red Rock Dam Van Meter				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-01-31	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 31, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 14	Lock & Dam #14, Mississippi River, Scott County.		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] It was smaller than any of the Herring Gulls, almost totally off white (grayish-brown flecking), dark bill, gray-pink legs. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:55:00/10:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-01-31	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 31, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 14	Lock & Dam #14, Mississippi River, Scott County.		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Adult Kumlien's Gull is larger than Ring-billed, and smaller than Herring Gull, both of which have black areas at the end of both upper and underwing. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:55:00/10:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler	Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Centennial Bridge at Davenport, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-02-07	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Centennial Bridge at Davenport in Scott County, IA on February 7, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Iceland Gull	Centennial Bridge	Below Centennial Bridge, Mississippi River, Scott County.		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Jim Scheib. \| Elimination of similar species: This bird was much too small for a Glaucous Gull, and the generally whiter cast and two-toned bill would suggest a second-winter, compared to first-winter Iceland. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:55:00/15:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull at Credit Island, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-02-14	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Credit Island in Scott County, IA on February 14, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Iceland Gull	Credit Island	Credit Island, Davenport, Scott County, IA	Frozen lagoon with small amount of open water	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Although the duskiness on the face had somewhat of a "hooded" effect, any of the hooded gulls could be eliminated by the bill structure. The pale primaries eliminated all but the white-winged gulls - Glaucous, Iceland, and possibly Thayer's. Glaucous can be eliminated by size and bill color. Thayer's was eliminated because of: 1) overall gray-white appearance; 2) the lack of any secondary bar; and 3) the checkered tertials. Problems with the record are the duskiness on the face and the narrow dark edging to the outer primaries from below. These two characteristics may well indicate an Iceland/Thayer's intergrade. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 22, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 22, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and Two Trumpeter Swans along with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark	Burlington Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Linn County Cobb Memorial Park Green Bay Bottoms Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull near Bettendorf, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-02-28	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull near Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on February 28, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull	Ben Butterworth Parkway	Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois (Scott Co.).		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] In the middle of the group was a gull that was darker than any of the other birds, even the immature Herring Gulls. [...] In general size, this bird appeared almost twice the size of the Ring-billed Gulls, and considerably larger than the Herring Gulls, maybe 25%. It also had a massive bill compared to either of those species. [...] The legs were a dull gray-pink, and they were noticeably thicker than those of the Herring or Ring-billed Gulls. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	8
Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by David Dankert	Field notes	Bird watching	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David and Jeffrey Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Dankert, David L.	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Palm Warbler Common Loon Sora Tree Swallow Hermit Thrush Lesser Scaup Black Tern	Iowa County Johnson County Linn County Tama County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Report form for selected species in spring, Ray Cummins	Field notes	Bird watching	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Horned Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Bewick's Wren Cattle Egret Sora Philadelphia Vireo Veery Mourning Warbler	Appanoose County Lee County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Davis County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, Spring 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Cecil, Robert I.	Least Flycatcher Bewick's Wren Goldeneye Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Nighthawk Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo	Polk County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Pool 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by Marion Brewer	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Marion Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Brewer, Marion M.	Eastern Towhee Black-crowned Night Heron Red-winged Blackbird Great-tailed Grackle King Rail American Golden Plover	Larrabee Palo Alto County Rush Lake Storm Lake Trumbull Lake Cherokee Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by Tanya Bray	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tanya Bray and B.J. Rose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Bray, Tanya	American Avocet Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Carolina Wren American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Louisiana Waterthrush Sharp-shinned Hawk Great Egret	Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park Wall Hollow				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Spring 1993 field report, Gordon Brand	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Gordon Brand. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Brand, Gordon James	Golden-winged Warbler Common Loon Yellow-rumped Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Cape May Warbler	Des Moines Newton Lambs Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Annotated bird sighting list for Spring 1993 compiled by Dick Bierman	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Ross' Goose Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Cape May Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Cherokee County Osceola County Storm Lake Wright County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Field reports, Pam and Reid Allen, March 1 through May 31, 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Photography of birds	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Rock Wren Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Dam Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Alexander, Spring 1993	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird pests Bird watching Birds--Food Weather Birdhouses	1993-03-01	1993-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carol and Richard Alexander. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Alexander, Carol Ann	Red-headed Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican House Sparrow Osprey Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray Catbird Great Egret	Lamoni Ottumwa Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4