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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 for Mountain Bluebird at Ames, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-03-17	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird at Ames in Story County, IA on March 17, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Patterson, Matthew	Mountain Bluebird	Ames	South Ames- one quarter mile south of highway 30	Riparian woodland with frequent openings	The documentation form by Matthew Patterson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Breast color and body posture easily differentiated the Mountain from the Eastern Bluebird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermilion Flycatcher at Island View Park at Rathbun Lake, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-10-25	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Vermilion Flycatcher at Island View Park at Rathbun Lake in Appanoose County, IA on October 25, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, excerpts from Iowa Bird Life, an article in American Birds, two photographs, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	Vermilion Flycatcher	Island View Park	Island View Park, Rathbun Resevoir, [sic] Appanoose Co.	open parkland, scattered trees along beach front	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tom Johnson, Ray Cummins, Thomas H. Kent, and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Dot Cornett, Tim Schantz, Mary Montgomery, and many unidentified other observers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/12:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	38
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Hunting Zoological specimens	1993-06-01	1994-10-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Greater Prairie-Chicken at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on December 11, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo of the specimen, a letter from Jim Dinsmore to the Records Committee reporting the sighting and specimen, and the original sighting record found in the publication Greater Prairie-Chicken in Lyon County in Iowa Bird Life 63:55 by Marty Eby.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Larchwood				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds	1992-03-27	1994-10-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gyrfalcon	Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Atlantic, 1992	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-11-28	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Atlantic in Cass County, IA on November 28, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Atlantic	Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa	Urban yard with feeders.	The documentation form by Thomas Kent forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. Other observers include Donna Rourick, Ann Johnson, and Sharron Steffens. \| Elimination of similar species: The red on the breast and axillaries [sic] and the degree of streaking led us to identifying this bird as a first-year male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:20:00/13:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Baird's Sparrow northwest of Ida Grove, 1992	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-04-22	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Baird's Sparrow northwest of Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on April 22, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Ernzen, Peter	Baird's Sparrow	Ida Grove	Ida County (see map attached)	See attached sheet [...] The first sighting birds flew west across the corn field - see map - [...]	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Don Poggensee was submitted. \| Elimination of similar species: Savannah Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Le Contes Sparrow Savannah Sparrow - Dirty yellow down top of crown Henslows wrong color, Le Contes dirty yellow initially thought this Sparrow (Yellow was first thing noticed) eliminated after further study for more detail on all see attached sheets. [...] Baird's Sparrow was the last of the sparrows in my decision making. I arrived at this conclusion primarily because of the head color/down the middle of the crown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:03:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	36
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Hancher Auditorium at Iowa City, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-12-20	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Pine Warblers at Hancher Auditorium at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on December 20, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, three photographs, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Pine Warbler	Hancher Auditorium	Under white and scotch pines at edge of Hancher Auditorium parking lot, University of Iowa, Iowa City (Johnson County).		The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent and Randall Pinkston were submitted. Other observers include Carl Bendorf, Dick Teterault, Jim Scheib, Matt Prather, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The combination of light eye ring, whitish wingbars, unstreaked back, and light belly and vent should separate this species from any other warbler. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:55:00/09:20:00 and 12:55:00/13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Pine Warbler at Pleasantville, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-01-12	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pine Warbler at Pleasantville in Marion County, IA on January 12, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article and cover page, a photograph, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pine Warbler	Pleasantville	Gladys Black's feeder, Pleasantville, IA	small town	The documentation form by Thomas Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Gladys Black, Tim Schantz, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, and unidentified other observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The thin bill was not that of a vireo. The bird was too large and elongated for a kinglet. Orange-crowned Warbler does not have wing bars or as bright a yellow color on breast. Also too yellow for the much less likely Bay-breasted or Blackpoll Warblers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00Z/08:33:00Z.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Townsend's Solitaire at Polk City Cemetery, 1992	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-05-17	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Townsend's Solitaire at Polk City Cemetery in Polk County, IA on May 17, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Hertzel, L. Paul	Townsend's Solitaire	Polk City Cemetery	Polk City Cemetary. [sic]	Mowed grass with scattered pines and bushes.	The documentation form by Paul Hertzel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Briefly considered Mockingbird, but posture (upright) and behavior was wrong. On closer look had orange, not white, wing bars. Lacked sleek head and longer bill of Mockingb[...] Eye-ring was very obvious. \| The original documentation form event lasted occurred from approximately 12:00:00/12:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	6
Heard on the Birdline, July 1-October 15, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Water birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-07-01	1994-10-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for July 1-October 15, 1994. Highlights of the update were mostly all water related, including reports of three Common Black-headed Gulls, an adult Long-tailed Jaeger, a Pacific Loon, and a Fulvous Whistling Duck. Other interesting observations included nesting Barn Owls and a family of Burrowing Owls seen in August, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow and Parasitic Jaeger sightings in September.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Fulvous Whistling-Duck Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl	Emmet County Fremont County Goose Lake Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Anderson Goose Lake Taylor County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Rare bird documentation form for Ibis species at Tomahawk Marsh, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-12	1994-10-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County, IA on October 12, 1994.	Fuller, James L	Glossy Ibises	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Tomahawk Marsh (Sac County)		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter Ernzen. \| Elimination of similar species: Shorebird possibilities with long decurved bills are Whimbrel, which is generally much smaller with a relatively longer and thinner bill. Long-billed Curlew also has a much longer and thinner bill, and is generally lighter in color. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	24
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production Area, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-05	1994-10-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production Area in Dickinson County, IA on October 5, 1994.	Harr, Douglas C.	Yellow Rail	Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area	Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production ARea [sic], 3 mi. SE of Lake Park, Dickinson Co.	sedge mat zone of a glacial fen, near banks of Dugout Creek	The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Station Evaluation Team. \| Elimination of similar species: Sora--larger, darker, commonly seen in area wetlands. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	39
Iowa Birdline update, September 11-13, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-09-11	1994-09-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for September 11-13, 1994. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Long-tailed Jaeger and a Sabine's Gull in Sac County. Also of note were observations of a Red-necked Phalarope, a Western Grebe, and the continued presence of a Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Merlin, a Piping Plover, and a Cattle Egret.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Long-tailed Jaeger White-eyed Vireo American White Pelican Western Grebe Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Merlin Sabine's Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Red-necked Phalarope Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hooded Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Cedar Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Ottumwa Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, September 5-6, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-09-05	1994-09-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for September 5-6, 1994. The highlight of the update was the discovery of a Long-tailed Jaeger at Tomahawk Marsh. Also of note was the first fall report of a Red-breasted Nuthatch as well as observations of numerous Warbler species, including Mourning and Golden-winged. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Hooded Warbler, a White-eyed Vireo, and a Le Conte's Sparrow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Long-tailed Jaeger White-eyed Vireo Mute Swan Golden-winged Warbler Pacific Loon Black-necked Stilt Le Conte's Sparrow Hooded Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Mourning Warbler Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane	Big Creek State Park Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Rapids Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Hickory Hill Park Ida County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Ottumwa Snake Creek State Game Management Area Storm Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Fort Atkinson				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Cherokee Fair Grounds in 1987	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens	1987-10-20	1994-08-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Cherokee Fair Grounds in Cherokee County, IA on October 20, 1987. It is accompanied by a letter from Dick Beirman to Tom Kent about the sighting and bird specimen, August 31, 1994.	Bierman, Dick	Yellow Rail	Cherokee County Fairground				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	39
Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow west and north of Ida Grove in 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1994-08-10	1994-08-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for one to three Henslow's Sparrows west and north of Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on August 10, 14, and 15, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Henslow's Sparrow	Ida Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	57
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Bays Branch, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-08-06	1994-08-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Trumpeter Swans at Bays Branch in Guthrie County, IA on August 6, 1994.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Trumpeter Swan	Bays Branch State Wildlife Area	Bays Branch, Guthrie Co., IA	In pond area formerly used to raise Canada Geese	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: These birds were easy to identify. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Iowa Birdline update, August 1, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-08-01	1994-08-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails for the Iowa Birdline update for August 1-4, 1994. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Black-headed Gulls and a juvenile Laughing Gull as well as the continued presence of a Pacific Loon. Also of note were the observations of numerous shorebirds, all nine regular species of Herons, 11 young Barn Owls, 100 Great Egrets, and 250 American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Barn Owl Mute Swan Common Moorhen American White Pelican Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Western Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Black Tern Great Egret	Forneys Lake Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Mini Wakan State Park Casey Barrow Landing Bedford Iowa State Capitol Heron Bend Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Field reports, Summer 1994, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Dinsmore, James J.	Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Ring-necked Duck Redhead Acadian Flycatcher Snow Goose Gadwall Common Merganser Great-tailed Grackle	Snake Creek State Game Management Area Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake McBreen Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Annotated bird sighting list for Summer 1994 compiled by Jeff Dankert	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jeff Dankert and Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Fulvous Whistling-Duck Purple Finch	Goose Lake Bellevue State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David Dankert, Summer 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Dankert, David L.	Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Orchard Oriole Gray Partridge Blue-winged Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler	Coralville Lake Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Field reports, Summer 1994, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Carter, Dennis L.	Pied-billed Grebe Least Flycatcher Bobolink Bell's Vireo Wood Thrush Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Swamp Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Cliff Swallow	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Annotated bird sighting list for Summer 1994 compiled by Gordon Brand	Field notes	Bird watching	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	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 Summer 1994.	Brand, Gordon James	Loggerhead Shrike Tree Swallow Horned Lark	Prairie City Reasnor Mingo				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Summer field reports, 1994, Eugene and Eloise Armstrong	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Infancy	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Black Rail Virginia Rail Common Loon Northern Mockingbird Great-tailed Grackle Northern Harrier	Blue Lake Madison County Rice Lake Trumbull Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Field reports, June 1 through July 31, 1994, Pam and Reid Allen	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	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 Summer 1994.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Least Bittern Fulvous Whistling-Duck Western Kingbird Pileated Woodpecker Great-tailed Grackle King Rail	Des Moines Dunbar Slough Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Snake Creek State Game Management Area Warren County State Line Marsh State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2