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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 Lazuli Bunting at Big Sioux River near Sioux City in 1958	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1959-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Big Sioux River near Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 14, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting Along the Western Border of Iowa: A Summary in Iowa Bird Life 29(1):3-5 by William Youngworth, and referenced by two other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 8, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae \| Sparrows Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-10-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline update for October 8, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a California Gull, a Yellow Rail, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note were sightings of a very late Black Tern, a female Black-throated Blue Warbler, and numerous shorebirds and waterfowl. Also included is an update on the sighting of two rare birds, a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and a Mew Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow American White Pelican Yellow Rail Virginia Rail Mew Gull California Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Black Tern	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lake Red Rock Snake Creek State Game Management Area Whitebreast Recreation Area Red Rock Wildlife Area Lovilia Jolly Rogers Campground Sandpiper Recreation Area Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 3-6, 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-12-03	1990-12-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 3-6, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an immature male Yellow Grosbeak, a female Merlin, a Harris' Sparrow, and White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Carolina Wren and continued presence of 2 first winter Black-legged Kittiwakes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pied-billed Grebe Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Common Loon White-winged Scoter American Coot	Little Wall Lake Booneville Cedar Lake Decatur County Elkhart Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Laurens Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Fonda Lohrville Osceola				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Merritt County Park, 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-01-01	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Merritt County Park in Carroll County, IA on January 1, 1998.	Thelen, Rob	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Merritt County Park	Merritt Access Racoon [sic] River Carroll Co.	River bottom scattered dead tree + underbrush	The documentation form by Rob Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ed Thelen and Marty Thelen. \| Elimination of similar species: Golden Crowned Kinglet. This Kinglet had no Golden Crown [sic]. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Keokuk, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1997-12-22	1997-12-24	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Ruby-crowned Kinglets at Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 22, 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Keokuk	along River Road n of Keokuk, Lee Co., IA	brushy area along river edge	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gordon Brown and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: The small size, greenish coloration, and shape identified the birds as kinglets. One of the birds was compared directly to Golden-crowned Kinglets, and was separated from that species by the eyering and lack of yellow on the crown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:06:00/08:19:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Shenandoah, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1997-01-04	1997-02-12	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Ruby-crowned Kinglets at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on January 4, 1997.	Falk, Laurence L.	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Shenandoah	Shenandoah, IA	In riparian habitat searching food in deciduous trees and shrubs from several feet off ground to 20 ft	The documentation form by Laurence L. Falk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include six people in the Christmas Bird Count group and five other people. \| Elimination of similar species: The basic question is whether these were RC or GC Kinglets. These displayed no yellow on the crown or the wings. They did not display the more contrasting light and dark of the GC. They did not have the lighter eyeline. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:45:00 for several minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1996-12-20	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Ruby-crowned Kinglets at Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve in Clinton County, IA on December 20, 1996.	McKay, Kelly	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Mockridge County Wildlife Preserve	Mockridge	large pine grove surrounded by deciduous woodlots	The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ulf Konig. \| Elimination of similar species: Golden-crowned Kinglet - has golden crown patch, eye lines, and a 2 or 3 note call. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Sioux Center, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-03-28	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Sioux Center in Sioux County, IA on March 28, 1993	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Sioux Center	Sioux Center, IA 51250		The documentation form by John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Wendy Van Dyk. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] I quickly determined it to be a Kinglet, and, given the time of year, initially assumed it would be a Golden-crown [...] the little creature looked like a Ruby-crown. In fact, I was sure it was: I saw an eye-ring and could not detect any kind of striping on its head. But I could not be absolutely sure since I studied the bird from a distance of at least 25 yards [...] we observed the bird in a leisurely fashion: eye-ring and no stripes of any kind on its crown. A Ruby-crown, without any doubt. \| The original documentation form event lasted all day.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Lake MacBride, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-12-19	1981-12-21	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Lake MacBride in Johnson County, IA on December 19, 1981.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Lake MacBride	North wing of Lake Macbride, Johnson County (approx. 1 mi. west of Solon in Iowa Conservation Commission Wildlife Refuge.)	Small grove of deciduous saplings in frozen marshy area.	The documentation form by James P. Sandrock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Fall Chestnut-sided Warbler about same size with eye ring, but has longer bill, is a much brighter green, and has yellow wing bars. Fall Pine Warbler is more drab, has duller wing bars, longer bill. Obviously not Golden-crowned Kinglet. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:16:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Rare bird documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Coralville Dam, 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1979-12-15	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Coralville Dam in Johnson County, IA on December 15, 1979.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Coralville Dam	near Iowa River Below Coralville Res Dam N. of Iowa City Ia [sic]	General: residential - edge of woods along river Specific: as above	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Terry Cox and Mary Noble. \| Elimination of similar species: Golden-crowned Kinglet. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:35:00/07:37:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
1981 Decorah, Iowa CBC	Administrative reports Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes documenting the sighting of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Whistling Swan, Golden Eagle, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and seven White-winged Crossbills seen during the Decorah Christmas Bird Count.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-winged Crossbill Golden Eagle Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan	Decorah Winneshiek County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in unknown year	Administrative reports Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in Johnson County, IA on an unknown date and year. Other rare bird sightings include Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Double-crested Cormorant in the Iowa City area.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Ruby-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk	Iowa City Johnson County Solon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	4
Records Committee review for Lazuli Bunting at Plymouth County, IA in 1958	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1959-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Plymouth County, IA on June 18, 1958. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting Along the Western Border of Iowa: A Summary in Iowa Bird Life 29(1):3-5 by William Youngworth.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Plymouth County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in 1975	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1975-03-01	1993-09-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for an Iceland Gull at Lock and Dam 14 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on January 28, 1975. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication First Iceland Gull for Iowa in Iowa Bird Life 45:23 by Peter C. Petersen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 14				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting near Newton in 1949	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1949-12-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting near Newton in Jasper County, IA on May 13, 1949. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Lazuli Bunting at Newton in Iowa Bird Life 19(4):73 by John Paul Moore also seen by Bob Little, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Newton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Des Moines in 1940	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1971-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Lazuli Buntings at Des Moines in Polk County, IA in late May 1940. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication An Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa by Woodward H. Brown seen by Helen R. Peasley.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County in 1935	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1936-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Center Chapel in Warren County, IA on July 25 and 27, 1935. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting in Warren County in Iowa Bird Life 6(1):11 by Helen R. Peasley also seen by Mrs. John E. Stewart, Janetta DuMont, and Olivia McCabe, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Center Chapel				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in 1929	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1929-09-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 20, 1929. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication The Lazuli Bunting in Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 41(3):190 by William Youngworth, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Lazuli Bunting	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Bluebird at western Iowa before 1889	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1889-02-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Western Bluebirds at western Iowa before 1889. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Preliminary Annotated Catalogue of the Birds of Iowa in the Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 5:113-161 by Charles R. Keyes and H.S. Williams also seen by Mr. Atkinson, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Western Bluebird	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Bluebird near Cedar Rapids in 1903	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Western Bluebird near Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA in spring 1903. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by George H. Berry, and referenced by another publication.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Western Bluebird	Cedar Rapids				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Bluebird in western Iowa before 1875	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1874-01-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Western Bluebirds in western Iowa before 1875. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of North America in Land Birds, Vol. 3 by S.F. Baird, T.M. Brewer, and R. Ridgway seen by Mr. Atkinson, and referenced by six other publications.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Western Bluebird	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thick-billed Murre at Johnson County in 1897	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens	1897-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Thick-billed Murre at Johnson County, IA in January 1897. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Notes and News in Iowa Ornithologist 3:24 by G.C. Hoover, and referenced by two other publications. A clipping of Life Histories of North American Diving Birds by A.C. Bent is also included.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Thick-billed Murre	Johnson County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic, 1896	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1897-01-01	1993-08-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Thick-billed Murre at Atlantic in Cass County, IA on December 16, 1896. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication An Accidental Visitor in Iowa Ornithologist 3:11 by J.H. Brown seen by Franck C. Pellet, and referenced by three other publications. A clipping of Life Histories of North American Diving Birds by A.C. Bent is also included.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Thick-billed Murre	Atlantic				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	4
Kenneth Brock letter to Thomas Kent regarding Iowa bird documentation, June 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1993-06-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Kenneth Brock to Thomas Kent dated June 18, 1993. Brock doubts whether there is enough information to properly identify an Iceland Gull, discusses Yellow Rail calls, talks about the comments and layout of state reports, and mentions hearing a Yellow-throated Warbler on a recent visit to Pikes Peak State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Brock, Kenneth J.	Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Iceland Gull	Iowa Pikes Peak State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Documentations, Spring 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds	1993-06-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of bird sightings dated June 12, 1993. A list of documented bird sightings organized by species and annotated by number of individuals, date of sighting, location, and observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4