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

Iowa RBA, August 14-15, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-08-14	1995-08-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 14-15, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a second year Laughing Gull, an immature Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Red Knot, Piping Plover, fifteen American Avocets and an American Golden-Plover .	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mississippi Kite Blue-winged Teal Red Knot Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Willet Blackburnian Warbler Laughing Gull American Golden Plover	Moorehead Pioneer Park Union Grove State Park Island View Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, August 7-10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-08-07	1995-08-10	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 7-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Ring-billed Gulls and Forster's Terns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Yellow-breasted Chat Snowy Egret Forster's Tern Northern Mockingbird Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clive Goose Lake Lake Red Rock Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Oak Grove State Park Runnells Overlook Heron Bend Conservation Area Otterville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
William Norris letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding unusual bird sightings, August 2, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-08-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1995. Norris reports birds sighted during North-East Iowa Migrant Songbird Project. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Norris, William R.	Clay-colored Sparrow Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Cerulean Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler Canada Warbler Kentucky Warbler	New Albin Yellow River State Forest White Pine Hollow State Park Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park Ram Hollow - Hoffman Wildlife Area Bixby State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Bery Engebretsen letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 1, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1995-08-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Jim Dinsmore dated August 1, 1995. Engebretsen lists birds he sighted during the summer season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Engebretsen, Bery	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Western Kingbird Snow Goose Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Great Blue Heron	Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Terra Lake Broadlawns Medical Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
James Huntington letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James Huntington in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. In the letter James Huntington thanks Thomas H. Kent for a picture of a White Ibis. He also mentions his observation of a Solitary Sandpiper. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Huntington, James	White Ibis Solitary Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes and Lee A. Schoenewe letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Lee A. Schoenewe to Thomas H. Kent regarding a previous sighting of a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren Merlin Common Loon American Wigeon Semipalmated Plover Hermit Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier	Clay County Dickinson County Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Kindlespire County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Iowa RBA, July 31-August 3, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-31	1995-08-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 31-August 3, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Piping Plover, an immature Snowy Egret, a white immature Little Blue Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Short-billed Dowitcher and a Willet.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Barn Owl Snowy Egret Trumpeter Swan Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Guthrie County Mills County Waubonsie State Park Casey Barrow Landing Island View Park Bedford Babcock Access Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, July 17, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Prairie Warblers, Piping Plover, Marbled Godwit and Sandhill Cranes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Willow Flycatcher Trumpeter Swan Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Lake Macbride State Park Rathbun Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Casey Barrow Landing Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Jim Dinsmore letter to Dorothy Wilcox regarding Golden-crowned Sparrow photographs, July 11, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds Rare birds	1995-07-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Jim Dinsmore to Dorothy Wilcox dated July 11, 1995. Dinsmore thanks Wilcox for the photographs she took of Golden-crowned Sparrows and says he will forward them to Tom Kent for inclusion in Iowa Ornithologists' Union records. Included with this document is the letter from Wilcox to Dinsmore dated June 26, 1995 reporting the sighting of a Golden-crowned Sparrow at her feeder along with a White-throated Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dinsmore, James J.	Golden-crowned Sparrow White-throated Sparrow	Little Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa RBA, July 10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Grebe, Mississippi Kite, two adult and four fledgling Prairie Warblers and a Sandhill Crane. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Trumpeter Swan that has been on the same pond for three weeks near Cosgrove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Clive Fisher Lake Goose Lake Jefferson County Lake Macbride State Park Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, July 2-4, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-02	1995-07-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 2-4, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Least Tern, Piping Plover, Black-billed Magpie, Western Grebe, Yellow-throated Warbler and a Hooded Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Common Moorhens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Piping Plover Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Fisher Lake Lake Macbride State Park Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, June 26-28, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-26	1995-06-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 26-28, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Prairie Warblers, Mississippi Kites, Least Terns and Piping Plovers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler	Clive Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Sullivan Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, June 12, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 12, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bewick's Wren that fledged seven young and a Prairie Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hen Harrier and fifteen very late Semipalmated Sandpipers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Semipalmated Sandpiper Bewick's Wren Yellow-throated Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Blue-winged Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler Northern Harrier	Lake Macbride State Park Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Kalona				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, June 5, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 5, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a MacGillivray's Warbler, Mississippi Kite, Sandhill Crane, Piping Plover and Glossy and White-faced Ibis. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Prairie Warbler and a Yellow-throated Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Yellow-throated Warbler Glossy Ibis Snowy Egret Cattle Egret MacGillivray's Warbler Piping Plover Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Des Moines Fremont County Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Hardin County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Eagle City County Park, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-06-02	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a MacGillivray's Warbler at Eagle City County Park in northern Hardin County, IA on June 2, 1995. Includes two record review documents with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in Illinois Birds, an article in Birds of Missouri, two articles from The Auk, an article in Meadowlark, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Mark	MacGillivray's Warbler	Eagle City Park	Eagle City Co. Park - (North Hardin County)	Brushy tangle along park's edge up the hill from Iowa River Greenbelt	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: In "Spring" this should not be mistaken for any other warbler. A ♂ Mourning Warbler lacks the vivid eye crescents. A Connecticut Warbler has a complete white eyering and no black smudge on the upper breast and the gray head is a lighter gray color. In "fall" the female and immature Mourning Warblers may show a thin, nearly complete eyering (which I have seen on Mournings in the fall), but this could not be mistaken for the vivid white eye crescents of this breeding-plumaged male MacGillivray's Warbler along with its very noticeable black smudge on its upper breast below its gray hood. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:15:00/11:15:05.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sighting, summer 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Eva Wiedemeyer to Jim Dinsmore. Wiedemeyer reports a couple sightings of Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Wiedemeyer, Eva B.	Upland Sandpiper	Carroll				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
David Dankert note to Jim Dinsmore regarding additional sighting, summer 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated note from David Dankert to Jim Dinsmore. Dankert says he is sending an additional bird sighting that he encountered four hours after mailing his summer field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa RBA, May 22-24, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-22	1995-05-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 22-24, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, two nests of Barn Owls, Whimbrel, Common Moorhen and a Red-necked Phalarope.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher Western Tanager Barn Owl Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler	Algona Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Bedford New Lake Blairsburg				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, May 15-17, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-15	1995-05-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 15-17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Laughing Gull, the continued presence of a Red-necked Phalarope and White-faced Ibis, King Rail, Black-headed Grosbeak and two Mississippi Kites.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis American Bittern Black-headed Grosbeak Dunlin White-rumped Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Laughing Gull King Rail	Coralville Lake Des Moines Iowa City Saylorville Lake Story County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Warren County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, May 8-10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-08	1995-05-10	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 8-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Sandhill Crane, the continued presence of a Laughing Gull, a nesting pair of Bewick's Wrens and two Cattle Egrets. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of nineteen warbler species including a Yellow-breasted Chat and three Cape Mays.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Clay-colored Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cattle Egret Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull	Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Golden-crowned Sparrow east of Little Wall Lake, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-04	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for at least three Golden-crowned Sparrows east of Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 4, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about the sighting and documentation, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Wilcox, Dorothy	Golden-crowned Sparrow	Little Wall Lake	At platform feeder and on the ground	Lg. oak trees, shrubs (Rural)	The documentation form by Dorothy Wilcox is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include family and friends. \| Elimination of similar species: white crowned and white throat, definite difference in eye line and crown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:00:00/17:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	40
Iowa RBA, May 1, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 1, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Fish Crow, two Bewick's Wrens, Long-tailed Duck, Yellow Rail, and several species of warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Great-tailed Grackles and Long-billed Dowitchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Bewick's Wren Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Peregrine Falcon Sora Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sioux City Black Hawk Lake Carroll County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona Port Louisa Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, April 17-23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-17	1995-04-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 17-23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Egret, Prairie Falcon, White-faced Ibis, Smith's Longspurs, Sandhill Cranes and Chestnut-collard Longspurs. Also, an important finding of four Fish Crows by Thomas H. Kent, if confirmed this would be a new state record.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Snowy Egret Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane Ruff	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jamaica Lake City Lyon County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Sweet Marsh Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Valley Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Ayr				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Albion Young letter to Thomas Kent regarding Varied Thrush sighting, April 16, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-04-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Albion Young to Thomas Kent dated April 16, 1995. Young lists multiple sightings of a Varied Thrush at Wellman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Young, Albion J.	Varied Thrush Purple Finch American Goldfinch	Wellman				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mountain Bluebird east of Sutherland, 1995	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-04-12	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mountain Bluebird east of Sutherland in O'Brien County, IA on April 12, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.	Koenig, Darwin	Mountain Bluebird	Sutherland	3 miles east of Sutherland, O'Brien County, Iowa		The documentation form by Darwin Koenig is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] with 8-10 Eastern Bluebirds; [...] Size of Eastern Bluebird; \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	5