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

Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-10-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of seabirds that have rarely been seen in Iowa, including a Magnificent Frigatebird, a Parasitic Jaeger, two Pomarine Jaegers, and a Red Phalarope. Also of note were sightings of numerous Franklin's Gulls and American White Pelicans as well as several species of shorebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Magnificent Frigatebird Pomarine Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Merlin Virginia Rail Red Phalarope Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Caspian Tern Wilson's Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Water Pipit Common Tern Great Egret	Burlington Clear Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Trumbull Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, October 19, 1990, notes	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-10-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 19, 1990. Highlights of the notes include updates on previously seen birds, including a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, a Mew Gull, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and a California Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Lapland Longspur Mute Swan Franklin's Gull Mew Gull California Gull American Pipit Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Bonaparte's Gull Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Knoxville White Breast Creek Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 17, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-10-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 17, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-eared Owl, Cattle Egrets, a Barn Owl, and a late Mourning Warbler. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds still present, mostly Pectoral Sandpipers and Killdeer. An interesting observation of 50 Common Starlings soaring in tandem with a Red-tailed Hawk was also reported.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Ring-billed Gull Barn Owl Cattle Egret Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Long-eared Owl Mourning Warbler Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull Common Starling	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Smiths Slough Sandy Beach Public Use Area Twin View Heights	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, October 16, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-10-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 16, 1989. Highlights include a winter plumaged Lesser Black-backed Gull standing with Herring Gulls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Western Grebe Merlin Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Semipalmated Plover Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover Eastern Screech-Owl	Big Creek Lake Des Moines Red Rock Dam Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, October 15, 1990, notes	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-10-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 15, 1990. Highlights of the notes include the sightings of a Mew Gull and a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper as well as the continued presence of a California Gull and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Also of note was a one day observation of 81 total species, including 14 shorebird species at Coralville Lake. Others interesting sightings were of 10,000 Tree Swallows and 12 species of sparrows, including a Le Conte's and a Lincoln's.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Eared Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Mew Gull California Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tree Swallow Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Winter Wren	Coralville Lake Jester Park Mason City Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Union Grove State Park Fairfield Lovilia Waterworks Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, October 10, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-10-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for October 10, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Red-breasted Nuthatch, Horned Grebes, Eared Grebes, Franklin's Gulls, Bonaparte's Gulls, and several species of Sparrows.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Franklin's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Sanderling Orange-crowned Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull Brown Creeper	Big Creek Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Saylorville Lake Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Union	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 7, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-11-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 7, 1988. Highlights of the update include two flybys in central Iowa, one of which, a Yellow Billed Loon, would be a first state record. Also of note were sightings of a Prairie Falcon, White-winged Scoters, Horned Grebes, Hooded Mergansers, Snow Buntings, and Common Loons. Another interesting observation was of an albino Red-winged Blackbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Prairie Falcon Yellow-billed Loon Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Canvasback Common Loon White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird	Burlington Coralville Lake Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Mississippi River, Iowa Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lake MacBride F W Kent County Park Sandy Beach Public Use Area Pool 19 Geode Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
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 6, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-11-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 6, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of a Black-headed Gull as waterfowl migration reaches full swing.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Red-breasted Merganser Western Grebe Pacific Loon Ross' Goose Black Scoter Dunlin Black-headed Gull	Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lake MacBride MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, November 5, 1990, notes	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-11-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 5, 1990. Highlights of the notes include sightings of a Pacific Loon, a Red-throated Loon, and a Varied Thrush. Also of note was the continued presence of a first winter California Gull and a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull American Pipit Common Loon Osprey Sanderling Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Coralville Lake Lake Red Rock Coralville Dam Jolly Rogers Campground Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, November 27, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 27, 1989. Highlights include the first Barn Owl sighting of the year and continued sightings of a California Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Barn Owl White-winged Crossbill Northern Goshawk California Gull White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Baird's Sandpiper Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Credit Island Keokuk Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Trumbull Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, November 21, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-11-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 21, 1988. Highlights of the update include the many bird species that were observed on an Iowa Ornithologists' Union field trip to Saylorville Lake and Big Creek State Park. Also included were other interesting sightings were from around the state, including a Tundra Swan, Golden Eagles, a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Carolina Wren, and two immature female White-winged Scoters.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Red-throated Loon Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Dunlin Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Long-eared Owl Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Iowa City Jester Park New Albin Saylorville Lake West Okoboji Lake Pool 9 Cherry Glen Recreation Area Sugar Bottom Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 21-28, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Water birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-11-21	1988-11-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 21-28, 1988. Highlights of the update include a variety of water bird sightings due to the fact the lakes and ponds remain unfrozen. Other interesting observations include a Rock Wren, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Trumpeter Swan, a Tundra Swan, and several species of Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Short-eared Owl Franklin's Gull Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Rock Wren White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Lake Ahquabi Big Creek State Park Cedar Rapids Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge West Okoboji Lake Ingham Lake Lake MacBride Cedar Hills Sand Prairie Cherry Glen Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 20, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-11-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 20, 1989. Highlights include sightings of a California Gull and Trumpeter and Tundra Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-winged Crossbill Trumpeter Swan California Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike Mallard	Credit Island Hickory Hill Park Ruthven Spirit Lake Wayne County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, November 20, 1989, part two	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-11-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 20, 1989. Highlights include a White-winged Crossbill invasion with several reports coming in of sightings across the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk California Gull Golden Eagle Tundra Swan	Big Creek Lake Credit Island Dallas County Saylorville Lake Wayne County Pool 9	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, November 14, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-11-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 14, 1988. Highlights of the update include several excellent sightings from around the state, including a Pine Grosbeak, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, Greater Scaup, two Golden Eagles, and as many as 1000 Tundra Swans. Also of note was the continued presence of a Rock Wren as well as the first Snowy Owl sighting of the season.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Yellow-billed Loon Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Clear Lake Lake Manawa State Park Laurens Saylorville Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pickerel Lake Carlisle Glendale Cemetery Pool 19 Pool 9 Cherry Glen Recreation Area Clarion	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 13, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-11-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for November 13, 1989. Highlights include White-wing Crossbills at Spencer and a Lesser Black-backed Gull and thousands of Ring-billed Gulls at Lake Red Rock.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Carolina Wren American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Lesser Black-backed Gull	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Rippey Saylorville Lake Spencer	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 8, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 8, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two White-faced Ibis, a lingering Common Loon, a late Rough-legged Hawk, and nesting Cooper's Hawks. Also of note was the recovery of an injured Barn Owl and the presence of several species of shorebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Clay-colored Sparrow Barn Owl Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Hudsonian Godwit Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle	Iowa City Saylorville Lake Boone County Williams Prairie State Preserve Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Woodland Mounds State Preserve Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Swan Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 8, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 8, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of all five Rail species in one area within a week.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow Rail Black Rail Virginia Rail Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Sora Piping Plover Caspian Tern Prothonotary Warbler King Rail	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Dolliver Memorial State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 30, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 30, 1989. Highlights include Western Kingbirds, Least Terns and a Piping Plover.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Western Kingbird Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler	Burlington Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 28, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 28, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a nesting Cooper's Hawk, an immature Broad-winged Hawk, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a Common Loon. Also of note was the near completion of passerine migration, with the exceptions of a few late Warblers and Flycatchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dale Maffitt Reservoir Spencer Geode State Park Moulton Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Woodland Mounds State Preserve Matsell Bridge Public Access Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 22, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 22, 1989. Highlights include another Cinnamon Teal sighting and reports from the Iowa Ornithologists' Union spring meeting field trip.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cinnamon Teal Common Moorhen Red-breasted Merganser Western Kingbird Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser King Rail	Des Moines Hickory Hill Park Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 13-18, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-13	1989-05-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 13-18, 1989. Highlights include the peak of Warbler migration with several species being sighted around Iowa.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Blue Grosbeak	Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Homestead Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Hancock County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 1, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 1, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of a Tricolored Heron, and sightings of Sora and Virginia and King Rails.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Clay-colored Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Tricolored Heron Virginia Rail Sora Willet Hudsonian Godwit Cape May Warbler King Rail	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Pleasant Creek State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 5, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-03-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 5, 1990. Highlights of the update include numerous sightings of waterfowl, including Common Mergansers, Goldeneyes, Bufflehead, and Hooded Mergansers. In addition to the waterfowl sightings, Blackbirds, Robins, and Killdeer all began appearing in greater numbers. Also of note were observations of an Iceland Gull, a Northern Saw-whet Owl, and an adult Golden Eagle.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Goldeneye Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Bufflehead American Robin Common Merganser	Allamakee County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Des Moines Jester Park Lake Red Rock Elkader Lake MacBride Rock Island Arsenal	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3