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

Iowa RBA, June 1, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for June 1, 1998. Highlights include Glossy Ibis, Mississippi Kite, Prairie Warbler, and Red-throated Loon. Includes notes for updates for May 25, May 26, and May 27.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Red-throated Loon Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Western Grebe Hudsonian Godwit Prairie Warbler	Crystal Lake Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Pleasant Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Sightings, Robert Gruenewald, May 31, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching	1998-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of species sighted by Robert Gruenewald dated May 31, 1998. Gruenewald lists 103 bird species sighted from March 1, 1998 to June 1, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Gruenewald, Robert	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Cattle Egret Bank Swallow	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Spring report, Bery Engebretsen, May 31, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1998-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen dated May 31, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Engebretsen, Bery	Bobolink Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Merlin Marsh Wren Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler Common Tern	Dallas County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Spring 1998 report, John Van Dyk, May 28, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1998-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser	Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
IOU field reports form, Douglas Harr, May 28, 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1998-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Harr, Douglas C.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County West Hottes Lake Melvin Santee Prairie Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Glossy Ibis sighting, May 27, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds	1998-05-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated May 27, 1998. Dodici reports sighting what he believes to be a Glossy Ibis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Dodici, Gian	Glossy Ibis	Thorpe Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in 1998	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds	1998-05-26	2000-11-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Glossy Ibis at Thorpe Park in Winnebago County, IA on May 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, e-mail correspondence from Gian Dodici to James Dinsmore about the sighting and the original sighting record found in the publication Iowa Bird Life by Gian Dodici.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Glossy Ibis	Thorpe Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	23
Iowa RBA, May 21, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa RBA for May 21, 1998. Highlights include Least Tern, Piping Plover and Blue Grosbeak. Includes notes for updates for May 18, May 19, and May 20.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Summer Tanager Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Pileated Woodpecker Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Waubonsie State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Lake Ahquabi State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, May 18, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for May 18, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-headed Gull, Black-billed Magpie and Mississippi Kite.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Franklin's Gull Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-throated Blue Warbler Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull	Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Mason City Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-headed Gull at Kettleson Hogsback Area, 1998	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-05-17	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Gull at Kettleson Hogsback Area in Dickinson County, IA on May 17, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a field report, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Thelen, Ed	Black-headed Gull	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area	Swan Pen - Dickinson County	Wetland - open water not many emergents 2 islands	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Bonapartes Gull - size and color of hood Franklins - color of hood, wing markings (upper and lower) \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/20:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	21
Iowa RBA, May 11, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for May 11, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-billed Magpie, Neotropic Cormorant and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes notes for updates for May 4 and May 5 and hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Neotropic Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Snowy Egret Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Shelduck Prairie Warbler	Burlington Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grinnell Country Club				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Documentation for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, May 10, 1998, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Birds--Infancy	1998-05-10	1998-07-08	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rita Goranson documents sighting a breeding pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers from May 10 through July 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Neotropic Cormorant at Otter Creek Marsh, 1998	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-05-04	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Neotropic Cormorant at Otter Creek Marsh in Tama County, IA on May 4, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Mark	Neotropic Cormorant	Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge	Otter Creek Marsh - Tama County	Big pond area	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Hank Zaletel. \| Elimination of similar species: D-cr. cormorant is much larger. I saw one fly as I drove out and it looked huge in flight. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:45:00/13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	12
Iowa RBA, May 4, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa RBA for May 4, 1998. Highlights include Black-billed Magpie, Black-necked Stilt and a Greater Prairie Chicken.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Cattle Egret Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-necked Stilt Long-billed Dowitcher Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Kellerton Muscatine County Westfield Carney Park Ringgold State Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in 1998	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1998-05-02	1998-06-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on May 2 to 21, 1998.	Allen, Pam	White-winged Crossbill	West Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	84
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-necked Stilt at the Horseshoe Bend Division of the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, 1998	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-04-28	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of one or possibly two Black-necked Stilts at the Horseshoe Bend Division of the Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Louisa County, IA on April 28, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Julison, Tim	Black-necked Stilt	Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Horseshoe Bend Division	Mark Twain NWR, Wapello District, Horseshoe Bend Div.-Rush Lake	Shallow fresh water marsh 2-4" near mud flats	The documentation form by Tim Julison is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kathy Maycroft. \| Elimination of similar species: American avocet - Avocet has a longer and upcurved bill, solid lighter colored head + neck, there are white wing patches on the front and rear of the wings, and the legs are shorter and gray in color. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:50:00/14:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	20
Iowa RBA, April 27, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa RBA for April 27, 1998. Highlights include Sprague's Pipit, Black-headed Gull, Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Black-legged Kittiwake. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Sprague's Pipit Clay-colored Sparrow Western Grebe Cattle Egret Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Blackpoll Warbler Black-headed Gull	Brenton Slough Clive Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Ida County Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Union Hills Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Rathbun, 1998	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-04-26	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County, IA on April 26, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Black-legged Kittiwake	Rathbun Lake	Lake Rathbun	Boat ramp (closed off) on Lake Rathbun	The documentation form by Tom Johnson forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ray Cummins was submitted. Another observer is Mike Stevens. \| Elimination of similar species: Bonaparte's gull - no black area on neck- wing pattern different. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	10
Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Scoter at Sanborn, 1998	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-04-25	1998-06-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for eighty-five White-winged Scoters at Sanborn in O'Brien County, IA on April 25, 1998.	Gruenewald, Robert	White-winged Scoter	Sanborn	Sanborn, Iowa	Waste Disposal Ponds	The documentation form by Robert Gruenewald is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other scoter species have white wing patches, and do not occur in this area, to my knowledge. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area, 1998	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-04-22	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, amended comments on the review, a memo about bird sighting, e-mail correspondence about the bird sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Sprague's Pipit	Union Hills Wildlife Management Area	Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area So. of Ventura, Cerro Gor[...] Co	Rolling hills, open short grassy area, + cultivated field	The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jan L. Walter was submitted. Other observers include Patricia Hansen and Tim Phalen. \| Elimination of similar species: Ruled out Sparrows + Longspurs, this bird did not have a conical beak. American Pipit, this bird did not have dark legs, no tail bobbing, not a heavy ear patch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	13
Iowa RBA, April 20, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 20, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cinnamon Teal and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Whooping Crane Red-necked Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black-headed Gull	Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Grinnell Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Cherokee Myre Slough State Game Management Area Virgin Lake Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, April 13, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Selma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tomahawk Marsh, 1998	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Maps (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-04-10	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County on April 10, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a map of one of the sightings, and seven documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Reisz, Russell	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Tomahawk Marsh, Sac County, Iowa	marsh, wetland	The documentation form by Russell Reisz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Peter Ernzen, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Dick Tetrault, Chris Edwards, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt. \| Elimination of similar species: Fulvous Whistling-duck is the most similar species. This species was eliminated because it has a different bill color and a different leg color than the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. The Fulvous Whistling-duck also lacks the white wing patch and the dark belly of the Black-bellied Whistling-duck. These were all points of identification for the species seen at Tomahawk Marsh. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 19:58:00/19:58:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	3
Iowa RBA, April 6, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 6, 1998. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck, Smith's Longspurs and Fish Crow. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Fish Crow Smith's Longspur Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron	Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lake Odessa Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Greater Ottumwa Park Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hummingbird species in Le Claire, 1998	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-03-31	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Hummingbird species at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on March 31, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Don Moeller to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schmitz, John A.	Hummingbirds	Le Claire	Le Claire, Iowa		The documentation form by John A. Schmitz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:04:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	22