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

Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-17	1994-11-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on October 17, 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Trumpeter Swan	Bluewing Marsh	a marsh on 230th st., 1/4 mi east of Cardinal ave, north of Clear Lake	a marsh approx: 600 ft x 600 ft with 2 ponds	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I really looked at Book & looked at Bird for marks since I'm not that familiar with the bird. It was gone the next day. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Thelen, Ed	Swainson's Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sanderling Caspian Tern Black-headed Gull	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Infancy	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Sinclair, Jim	Brown-headed Cowbird Brown Thrasher Baltimore Oriole Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Spotted Towhee	Marion County Rathbun Lake Warren County Waterworks Park Hooper State Game Area Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite in Hartman Nature Reserve, 1992	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-05-12	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite in Hartman Nature Reserve in Black Hawk County, IA on May 12, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Moye, Kathy A.	Swallow-tailed Kite	Hartman Reserve Nature Center	Over Cedar River between Hartman Nature Reserve and George Wyth Memorial Park	Forested Cedar River Flood Plain	The documentation form by Kathy A. Moye is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Francis L. Moore was submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Size. Somewhat larger than a Northern Harrier. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	24
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Iowa City, 1992	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-06-13	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Iowa City on Johnson County, IA on June 13, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Berry, Robert	Mississippi Kite	Iowa City	The north edge of Iowa City, near the Rochester Hy-vee.	Above a wooded residential area.	The documentation form by Robert Berry is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Glorine Berry and Diane Amundson. \| Elimination of similar species: I consulted three books and Jim Fuller. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Silver Lake, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-05-12	1994-05-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Silver Lake in Worth County, IA on May 12, 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Red-necked Grebe	Silver Lake	Silver Lake Worth Co Iowa	on the lake	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Carolyn Fischer and Pat Hansen. \| Elimination of similar species: Eared grebes also in water so could eliminate species. Western grebe also in water.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	13
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-01	1994-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to write letters to Senators Grassely and Harkin urging them to oppose the "volunteer provision" in House Bill H.R. 1845 and asking them to support the use of volunteers to collect data for the National Biological Survey and the results of the 1993 Ames Christmas Bird Count. Also included is the 1994 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.	Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Goranson, Rita	Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Black-crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush Black-throated Blue Warbler Northern Shrike Black Tern Brown Creeper	Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Rice Lake Zirbel Slough Silver Lake Parkers Woods Lake Cona Toma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Sinclair, Jim	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Eastern Phoebe House Finch Golden Eagle Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Brown Creeper	Elk Rock State Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Madison County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Whitebreast Recreation Area Yellow River State Forest Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, reported to Mark Proescholdt, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations reported to Mark Proescholdt by multiple observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Proescholdt, Mark	Evening Grosbeak Osprey Hermit Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Pine Siskin Northern Shrike Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown Rock Creek State Park Mitchellville Arney Bend Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-tailed Hawk American Bittern Ross's Gull Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Snowy Owl Western Grebe Reddish Egret Cattle Egret Black Scoter Sabine's Gull Black-crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Olive-sided Flycatcher Swainson's Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch	Colfax Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Liscomb Lost Island Lake Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Hickory Grove County Park Tama County Monroe County Baxter Pine Lake State Park Gilman Rock Creek State Park Mitchellville Beeds Lake State Park Wolf Creek Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report of birds found in Boone County contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Laub, Sharon	Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chipping Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Flycatcher American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow Merlin Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Canada Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tennessee Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lake Smith Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Bancroft				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water levels	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Snowy Owl Cattle Egret Common Loon White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren Great Blue Heron	Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Podicipediformes \| Grebes Birds--Infancy	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Fuller, James L	Ross's Gull Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ring-necked Duck Long-tailed Duck Reddish Egret Black Scoter Le Conte's Sparrow White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk Ovenbird Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Sandhill Crane	Colfax Iowa City Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Least Bittern Rose-breasted Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Shrike Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Zirbel Slough Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Methodology	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in Linn County and Johnson County contributed by David L. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Dankert, David L.	Killdeer Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Dunlin Common Loon White-winged Scoter Common Snipe Tree Swallow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose	Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Pleasant Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ross's Gull Semipalmated Sandpiper Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Reddish Egret Western Sandpiper Eastern Meadowlark Redhead Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Willet Acadian Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Tufted Titmouse American Redstart Bonaparte's Gull Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Appanoose County Colfax Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Cecil, Robert I.	Thayer's Gull Northern Cardinal Franklin's Gull Snowy Owl Common Nighthawk Great Blue Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk	Des Moines Rathbun Lake Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carol Ann Alexander, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Carol Ann Alexander. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Alexander, Carol Ann	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Waterthrush Northern Bobwhite	Waterloo Fairfield Greater Ottumwa Park Jefferson County Park Jefferson County Fairgrounds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Rare bird documentation form for Goose species at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-10-06	1993-11-16	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Goose species at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown in Marshall County, IA on October 6, 1993.	Stegmann, Mike	Ducks, Geese, Swans	Riverside Cemetery	Riverside Cemetary [sic], Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa.	Man made pond	The documentation form by Mike Stegmann is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Garry Brandenburg. \| Elimination of similar species: Canada Goose and Snow Goose - show characteristics of both species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	27
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park, 1987	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-05-09	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park in Johnson County, IA on May 9, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite	Hickory Hill Park	Hickory Hill Park - Iowa City	Woodland	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event started at 07:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of King Eider at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1985	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-11-10	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a King Eider at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County on November 10, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, diagrams and drawings, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence over the sighting and identification, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee. Within the documentation forms, sightings of both King Eider and Common Eider are reported.	Bray, Tanya	King Eider	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	DeSoto NWR, Washington County, Ne.--Harrison County, Ia.		The documentation form by Tanya Bray is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Stephen Dinsmore, Robert K. Myers, Jim Fuller, Francis L. Moore, Beth & Mark Proescholdt, W. Ross Silcock, Tom Kent, Peter C. Petersen, and Babs Padelford were submitted later. Other observers include Mark Dixon, Scott Patton, B.J. Rose, Loren Padelford, and Emil K. Nattalle. Elimination of similar species: Larger than White-winged Scoter in direct comparison. This bird also seemed "heavier" and more massive than the scoter. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	17
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Eurasian Wigeon at Spirit Lake, 1985	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-04-01	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of five Eurasian Wigeons at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on April 1, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary, correspondence about the bird sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Foote, LaVonne	Eurasian Wigeon	Spirit Lake	In a marsh about 7 miles west of Spirit Lake, Iowa on Highway No. 9 on the South side of the road.	marsh	The documentation form by LaVonne Foote is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mavis Wunder and Jan Ortmeier. \| Elimination of similar species: American wigeon - Easy to tell apart as male colors are so different. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/13:30:00 and 15:30:00/16:05:00 on April 1, 1985 as well as 11:21:00/12:15:00 on April 2, 1985.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh, 1984	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-04-15	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 15, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of review, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Main, Stephen	Eurasian Wigeon	Sweet Marsh	Sweets Marsh, NW section, Tripoli, IA	Marsh - see above	The documentation form by Stephen Main is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Elaine Main, Francis L. Moore, Robert K. Myers, Thomas H. Kent, Thomas J. Staudt, Peter C. Petersen, and Carl J. Bendorf were submitted later. Other observers include Roberta Oppedahl and Lucille Liljedahl. \| Elimination of similar species: have previously seen American Wigeon, Shoveler (present this time) and Redhead. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14