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

Iowa Birdline update, March 27, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of Iowa Birdline updates for March 27, 1993. The highlights for the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow in Waterloo, a Cinnamon Teal with six Blue-winged Teal at Cone Marsh, and a Red-shouldered Hawk near Burlington.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire Black-throated Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Merlin	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and three Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lake Red Rock Moorehead Pioneer Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 17-25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-17	1993-03-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 17-25, 1993 Highlights of the updates include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and a Cinnamon Teal, an immature Barrow's Goldeneye, a male Varied Thrush and several American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye American White Pelican Common Redpoll Merlin House Finch Great Blue Heron Red Crossbill	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Red Rock Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Coralville Dam Union Glendale Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires, a Great Black-backed Gull and three Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Redpoll and a male Greater Scaup.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Townsend's Solitaire Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Northern Saw-whet Owl Swamp Sparrow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Linn County Polk County Scott County Red Cedar Wildlife Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt Cordova 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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
Iowa Birdline update, December 26 & 29, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-26	1993-12-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 26 & 29, 1993. Highlights include results from Christmas bird counts and sightings of a Snowy Owl and Long-tailed Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Northern Gannet Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull	Clinton Coralville Lake Davenport Des Moines Keokuk Boone County Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve McCausland	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 20, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 20, 1993. Highlights include the first reports from the Christmas bird counts. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Black Scoter Mew Gull California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull American Black Duck Nashville Warbler	Coralville Lake Iowa City Lake Red Rock Mason City Saylorville Lake West Okoboji Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 13, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 13, 1993. Highlights include large number of Gulls, including some that are rare in the state. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull Trumpeter Swan Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Pintail Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Coralville Lake Green Castle Recreation Area Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 6, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 6, 1993. Highlights include 15 species of waterfowl at Pleasant Creek including Black Scoters, a White-winged Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Black Scoter Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow White-winged Scoter Yellow-rumped Warbler Tundra Swan Eastern Screech-Owl	Bonaparte Bremer County Cedar Rapids Pleasant Creek State Park Monona County Des Moines County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 29, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 29, 1993. Highlights include reports for Long-tailed Duck, two Scoter species, Western Grebe, Golden Eagle and Snowy Owl. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Pileated Woodpecker Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Lyon County Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Clayton County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 22, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 22, 1993. Highlights include sightings for a California Gull, Red Crossbills, Long-tailed Ducks and Scoters. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter California Gull White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Allamakee County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Marshall County Pottawattamie County Harpers Ferry Hickory Grove County Park Rock Creek State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 15, 1993. Highlights include the sighting of a Mew Gull; a Thayer's Gull has been sighted at the same location. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Black Scoter Mew Gull American Pipit Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle	Allamakee County Pleasant Creek State Park Red Rock Dam Elkader Buena Vista County Badger Creek State Recreation Area Island View Park Roberts Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 10, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 10, 1993. Highlights include sightings of Evening Grosbeaks, a White-winged Crossbill, Snowy Owls, Scoters and a Pacific Loon. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Snow Bunting White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Pacific Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Great Crested Flycatcher	Lake Manawa Moorehead Pioneer Park Pleasant Creek State Park Yellow River State Forest Rolling Cove Park Effigy Mounds National Monument Island View Park Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 6 & 8, 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-06	1993-11-08	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 6, 1993. Highlights include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Snowy Owl, Long-tailed Duck, and Surf Scoter. Includes notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 8, 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cooper's Hawk Horned Grebe Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Common Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Moorehead Pioneer Park Pleasant Creek State Park Rolling Cove Park Monroe County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Island View Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 1 & 2, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-11-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 1, 1993. Highlights include sightings of a Ross' Gull, Gyrfalcon, Prairie Falcon and Evening Grosbeak. Includes update for November 2, 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Ross's Gull Snow Bunting Goldeneye Gyrfalcon Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Golden Eagle Bonaparte's Gull	Bremer County Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Palo Alto County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Williams Prairie State Preserve Elkader Crawford County Rock Falls Plymouth	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-10-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 25, 1993. Highlights include sightings of White-faced Ibis, Sandhill Crane, Sabine's Gull and Western Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Western Grebe Cattle Egret Sabine's Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Lake Red Rock Marshalltown Monona County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-10-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 18, 1993. Highlights include sightings of Western Grebe, Common Loon and Great Egrets. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Western Grebe Cattle Egret Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Magnolia Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret	Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Casey Barrow Landing Des Moines County Crapo Park Huron	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 11, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-10-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for October 11, 1993. Highlights include sightings of Red-shouldered Hawk and the end of the early passerine migration and reports of later migrants. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk American Pipit Black-throated Blue Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Great-tailed Grackle Brown Creeper Pine Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grimes Lake Macbride State Park Twin Springs Park Wolf Creek Recreation Area Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4