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

Summer 1994 field reports, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1994-06-01	1994-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Zaletel, Hank	Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Forster's Tern Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Short-billed Dowitcher	Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Dale Stone letter to Thomas Kent regarding Spring field reports, May 31, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1994-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Dale Stone to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1994. Stone notes that he is an irregular contributor to the field reports and includes an annotated list of birds he has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Stone, Dale	Turkey Vulture Yellow-headed Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Osprey Tree Swallow Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Waterthrush	Lake View Webster County Swan Lake State Park Grant County Park University Forty County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
David Dankert letter to Thomas Kent regarding Sandhill Crane sighting, May 31, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1994-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from David Dankert to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1994. In this letter Dankert corrects a Sandhill Crane sighting in the Spring 1993 report by stating the cranes were sighted on March 27 1993, not April 27 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Dankert, David L.	Sandhill Crane	Pool Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Iowa Birdline update, May 30, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 30, 1994. Highlights include a Purple Gallinule and a Whimbrel.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Bobolink Purple Gallinule Whimbrel Wilson's Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit American Golden Plover	Coralville Lake Jester Park Sweet Marsh Sandy Beach Public Use Area Fayette Township Osceola Municipal Airport				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whimbrel at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-27	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Whimbrel at Sandy Beach at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on May 27, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Edwards, Chris	Whimbrel	Sandy Beach Public Use Area	Sandy Beach, Coralville Reservoir, Johnson Co., IA	Shoreline of reservoir	The documentation form by Chris Edwards is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, James Scheib, and David L. Dankert were submitted later. Other observers include Karole Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: Long-billed Curlew lacks the crown stripes, has a buffy underside and wing linings, is larger and has a longer bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/16:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	23
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Purple Gallinule at Sweet Marsh, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-24	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Purple Gallinule at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 24 and 29, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Scheib, James	Purple Gallinule	Sweet Marsh	Sweet Marsh W. of Tripoli	marsh	The documentation form by James Scheib is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Randy Pinkston, Chris Edwards, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt, Tom Stone, Cal Knight, Bernie Knight, Tim Schantz, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Sharon Scheib, Jane Fuller, Jim Durbin, Joyce Durbin, Tom Stone, Sr. and Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Moorhen has white along lower edge of wing when wings are folded; does not have purple body or light blue forehead patch.. [sic] \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:00:00 and 18:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	14
Iowa Birdline update, May 23 and May 24, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-05-23	1994-05-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 23, 1994. Highlights include Mississippi Kite, Sandhill Crane, Red-necked Grebe, White-winged Scoter and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Includes update for May 24, 1994 and handwritten notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen Western Grebe Ross' Goose White-winged Scoter Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Sandhill Crane	Hickory Hill Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Peterson Pits Recreation Area Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Anderson Goose Lake Lily Pond Myre Slough State Game Management Area New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Township Lake Cornelia				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-22	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits in Story County, IA on May 22, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Mississippi Kite	Peterson Pits Recreation Area	"Peterson Pits" Mine Reclamation Area, Story County, Iowa		The documentation form by Randall "Randy" Pinkston is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Mark Proescholdt was submitted later. Other observers include Dan Dorrance, Mary Kuhlman, Carlyn Fischer, Jan Walter, Daniel Pinkston, Dorothy Zehr, and Sibyl Sand. \| Elimination of similar species: Falcons also have pointed wingtips but wings typically appear more sickle-shaped, less plank-like. Falcon not expected to sail so effortlessly on fixed wings for so long. Dark slate-gray plumage and white head seen in good light does not fit with any North American falcon. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Iowa City, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-17	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, Iowa on May 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite	Hickory Hill Park	Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No falcon is dark gray with a very dark otherwise unmarked tail from below, and no falcon has an unmarked whitish head and neck. A Common Nighthawk is brownish with obvious white wing patches from below. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/07:45:00 (20-30 seconds).	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Iowa Birdline update, May 16, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 16, 1994. Highlights include Ruff, Black-headed Grosbeak, Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope and Red Knot. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Black-headed Grosbeak Red Knot Surf Scoter Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Ruff	Big Creek Lake Blue Lake Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Silver Lake Fayette Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Big Creek State Park, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-15	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Big Creek State Park in Polk County, IA on May 15, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Black-headed Grosbeak	Big Creek State Park	North end Big Creek, end of 100 st north	Bushy hillside, county roadside	The documentation form by Eloise and Eugene Armstrong is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Rose-breasted - no rose on throat on underwings. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 20:00:00/20:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Side A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper P-0439 Tape Doug Rose	Field recordings	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1994-05-15	N/A	Audiovisual material	Field recording of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper calls. The recording was made by Doug Rose at the Riverton Wildlife Management Area, May 15, 1995. It was submitted to the IOU by Ross Silcock. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/815/view.	Rose, Douglas L.	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Riverton Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	37	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area, 1994	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-15	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Management Area in Fremont County, IA on May 15, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting, seven photographs and photocopies of them, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Silcock, W. Ross	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton GMA, Fremont County		The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Roger Rose, and Doug Rose. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] It resembled a Pectoral Sandpiper, but differed in the following ways: the crown was streaked, and showed noticeable rufous coloration in the feathering; the off-white superciliary stripe was lengthy and broadened towards the rear; the breast markings were dense as in a Pectoral but did not show a clearcut ending at the whitish belly, but instead ended indeterminately by gradually fading out. [...] Once ready to record, we flushed the bird and it gave a soft series of notes, somewhat like a Lesser Yellowlegs, but rather flat and unmelodious. This call was most unlike the harsh, grating call of a Pectoral Sandpiper. [...] Plumage, time of year, call upon flushing, and key plumage differences from Pectoral Sandpiper, cited above, led us to identify this bird as an adult Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	4
Iowa statewide May count, Allamkee County, Fred Lesher, May 14, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1994-05-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher and six others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Lesher, Fred	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole Virginia Rail Wood Thrush Sora Blue-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Shoveler Kentucky Warbler Wild Turkey	Allamakee County Yellow River State Forest Harpers Ferry Pool Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Clark's Grebe at Trumbull Lake, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-13	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Clark's Grebe at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on May 13, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Brewer, Marion M.	Clark's Grebe	Trumbull Lake	Trumble Lake	Lake	The documentation form by Marion W. Brewer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Western, White in front, over & behind eye. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:50:00 and 13:15:00/13:48:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Swainson's Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-12	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Swainson's Warbler at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on May 12, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Mayfield, John E.	Swainson's Warbler	Brookside Park	Brookside Park, Ames IA	Open park land, Large trees with grass beneath.	The documentation form by John Mayfield is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Chipping sparrow: observed warbler had less vibrant color, was less active, warbler bill not sparrow bill. Palm warbler: no yellow or yellowish color, no tail wagging definitely not a palm warbler. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:50:00/12:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	25
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Blue Lake, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-12	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Red Knot at Blue Lake in Monona County, IA on May 12, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird life, field notes from the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee. The date is incorrectly recorded on the documentation form as April 12, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Red Knot	Blue Lake	South Blue Lake in Monona County	marshy shoreine [sic]	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Closest similar species would be Dunlin?, eliminated by Dunlins pronounced downcurved bill, blue gray color was dissimilar to the pronounced gray and white of the observed bird. See attached documents. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 19:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Field report, Spring 1994, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1994-05-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated May 10, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Western Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray-cheeked Thrush Yellow-throated Warbler Greater Scaup Red-eyed Vireo Worm-eating Warbler Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Cliff Swallow	Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Iowa Birdline update, May 9, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 9, 1994. Highlights include Fish Crow, Marbled Godwit, Prairie Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow and White-faced Ibis. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Henslow's Sparrow Yellow Rail Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Prairie Warbler	Lee County Linn County Van Buren County Worth County Monona County Louisa County Tama County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red-throated Loon at Silver Lake, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-07	1996-04-26	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Silver Lake in Worth County, IA on May 7, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Walter, Janice L.	Red-throated Loon	Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area	Silver Lake, Worth Co., Ia [sic]	Shallow lake	The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Curt Nelson, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon - above comparisons. Pacific Loon - has straight, unangled bill which is not uptilted, doesn't have the white area above and in front of the eye, has sharp division between white and dark of neck. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	5
Iowa Birdline update, May 2, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-05-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 2, 1994. Highlights include Western Tanager, Fish Crow, Lark Bunting, Bewick's Wren and Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Western Tanager Bewick's Wren Short-eared Owl Western Grebe Lark Bunting Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Willet	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Trumbull Lake McBreen Marsh Des Moines County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lark Bunting north of Burlington, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-04-30	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lark Bunting north of Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on April 30, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, Charles R.	Lark Bunting	Burlington	North of Burlington off Highway 99	Farm land--freshly plowed field, low hedge rows	The documentation form by Charles Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] The Bird sighted on a dirt road feeding with a Vesper Sparrow--within 3 feet for comparison. The most conspicuous field mark were the large creamy white wing patches (Not bars). The bird was slightly larger than the Vesper Sparrow with heavy sparrow bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	34
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager near Swan Lake, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-04-25	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Western Tanager near Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on April 25, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dankert, David L.	Western Tanager	Swan Lake	Coralville Reservoir, Johnson County	river bottomland	The documentation form by David L. Dankert forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by James Fuller and Thomas Kent were submitted. \| Elimination of similar species: NONE \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:50:00/10:50:08.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	29
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Fish Crow at Big Timber Unit of Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge , 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-04-25	1997-10-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Fish Crow at Big Timber Unit of Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, IA on April 25, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	McKay, Kelly	Fish Crow	Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division	Big Timber Unit of Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge approx. 2.0 miles downstream of Kilpeck landing. This landing is located 8.0 miles South of Muscatine, Ia. on County Road X61.	Bottomland Hardwood Forest	The documentation form by Kelly McKay forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Peter C. Petersen was submitted. Other observers include Brian Blevins, Michael Bornstein, and Gerald White. \| Elimination of similar species: American Crow: different sounding calls; This bird was smaller than American Crows \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	46
Iowa Birdline update, April 25, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-04-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 25, 1994. Highlights include Cinnamon Teal, Marbled Godwit, Piping Plover and passerine migration. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Dunlin Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Worm-eating Warbler American Golden Plover	Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Sandbar Slough Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5