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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 Connecticut Warbler at Indianola, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-09-06	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Connecticut Warbler at Indianola in Warren County, IA on September 6, 1999.	Sinclair, Jim	Connecticut Warbler	Indianola	810 North B St. Indianola, IA	dense weedy brush with canopy	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 14:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	39
Iowa RBA, September 6-9, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-09-06	1999-09-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 6 and 9, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Red Knot, Snowy Egret, Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope, Little Blue Heron, Marbled Godwit, and a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Snowy Egret Red Knot Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Red-breasted Nuthatch American Golden Plover	Harrier Marsh Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterworks Park Waubonsie State Park Fort Atkinson Louisa County Casey Barrow Landing Runnells Overlook Devil's Creek Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, September 13-17, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-09-13	1999-09-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 13-17, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Western Grebe, Red-necked Phalarope, and an IOU field trip that yielded sightings of 115 different species including twenty-one warbler species. Includes six Iowa RBA updates and one email from James Dinsmore to James Fuller regarding a Red-breasted Nuthatch seen on September 1 and 2, 1999.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Marbled Godwit Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Red-necked Phalarope Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Zirbel Slough Red Rock Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Rare bird documentation form for Brewer's Blackbird at Clear Lake, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-09-16	1999-12-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for at most sixty Brewer's Blackbirds at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on September 16, 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Brewer's Blackbird	Clear Lake	North Shore Drive Clear Lake	Small wet area, some small trees - marsh	The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Rusty Blackbird - The birds were lacking rusty wings - And buffy eyebrow - Common Grackle - Lacking long-keel-shaped tail heavy bill-	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	76
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Tanager near Meservey in 1999	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-09-17	2000-11-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Western Tanager near Meservey in Cerro Gordo County, IA around May 10, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in a note, and a letter about the sighting from Jan Walter to Tom Kent.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Western Tanager	Meservey				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	29
Iowa RBA, September 20-24, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-09-20	1999-09-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 20-24, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Brown Pelican, a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, a Black-crowned night Heron, and a Marbled Godwit.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Brown Pelican Wilson's Phalarope Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Cape May Warbler	Grinnell Jester Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Zirbel Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Runnells Overlook Parkers Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, September 27-October 2, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-09-27	1999-10-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for September 27 to October 2, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Brown Pelican, an Ibis species, and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mute Swan American White Pelican Brown Pelican Black-billed Magpie Le Conte's Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Spotted Towhee Black-headed Gull	Hitchcock Nature Area Jester Park Kossuth County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Diamond Lake Parkers Woods Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Rare bird documentation form for Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area near Crescent, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-09-27	1999-10-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area near Crescent in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 27, 1999. It is accompanied by an e-mail from Sue Mattix to James Fuller dated September 28, 1999 regarding the bird sighting.	Mattix, Sue	Black-billed Magpie	Hitchcock Nature Area	Hitchcock Wildlife Area, Crescent, IA	forest	The documentation form by Sue Mattix is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Howard Mattix. \| Elimination of similar species: Only similar species would be yellow billed magpie - this one had a black bill \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/18:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	83
Iowa RBA, October 4-8, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-10-04	1999-10-08	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for October 4, 5, and 8, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Brown Pelican, a Surf Scoter, a Black-headed Gull, a Black-billed Magpie and an Eurasian Collared Dove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Eurasian Collared Dove Brown Pelican Black-billed Magpie American Pipit Surf Scoter Stilt Sandpiper Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Siskin Black-headed Gull	Grays Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Mason City Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sandpiper Recreation Area Mile Long Bridge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Rare bird documentation form for Black-billed Magpie at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-10-09	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-billed Magpie at Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve in Plymouth County, IA on October 9, 1999.	Fields, Will	Black-billed Magpie	Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve	Broken Kettle Grasslands (a Nature Conservancy Preserve, Plymouth Co., IA)		The documentation form by Will Fields is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include unidentified members of the Iowa State University Fisheries and Wildlife Biology Club. \| Elimination of similar species: The American Crow and the Common Raven lack do not have [sic] such a long tail and they usually do not have white in their plumage. I had seen American Crows flying around the preserve earlier that morning. This bird definitely had a longer tail than the American Crows. Ring-necked Pheasants also have a long tail, but they do not normally have a [sic] black and white plumage. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 09:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	83
Iowa RBA, October 11, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-10-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for October 11, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Black-headed Gull, several Pine Siskins and a Common Tern.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Black-bellied Plover Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Common Tern Black-headed Gull	Boone Iowa City Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Virgin Lake Anglers Bay Beach Trickle Slough Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, October 18-19, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-10-18	1999-10-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for October 18-19, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Black-headed Gull, two Western Grebes, and a late Summer Tanager.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Bittern Summer Tanager Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Western Grebe Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Black-headed Gull	Dallas County Lock and Dam Number 18 Norwalk Spirit Lake Zirbel Slough Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area Macbride Nature Recreation Area Sedan Bottoms Pinchey Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, October 25-30, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Calcariidae \| Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-10-25	1999-10-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for October 25, 27, and 30, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of an American Tree Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, Common Redpoll, and a Black-headed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Goldeneye Common Redpoll Black Scoter Black-bellied Plover American Tree Sparrow Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike	Du Marsh Area Mason City Spirit Lake Thorpe Park Trumbull Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Swan Pinchey Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Mike Dooley email to Iowa Bird List regarding sightings of a Mute Swan, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-10-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email from Mike Dooley to the Iowa Bird List reporting two sightings of a Mute Swan, one at Diamond Lake in Poweshiek County, IA and the other sighting at a home east of Montezuma, IA in 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	Killdeer Mute Swan Pectoral Sandpiper	Diamond Lake Montezuma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Iowa RBA, November 1-3, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Gaviiformes \| Loons Calcariidae \| Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-01	1999-11-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 1-3, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Black-headed Gull, a Surf Scoter, Pacific Loon, and a Black Scoter.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Black Scoter Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Black-headed Gull	Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Little River Recreation Area Spirit Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Lake Easter Maynard Reese Area Meadow Lake Fenton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-03	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on November 3, 1999.	Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Red Rock Reservoir (Marion County) Off Whitebreast Point.		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observer includes Tom Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: Pacific Loon is generally darker, shows less white on the side of the neck and face, and usually exhibits a chin strap. Winter adult Pacific does not show light flecking on the back. Common Loon is larger with a larger bill, and shows an angular head outline. The dark-white line on the side of the neck is irregular and indistinct, compared to the Red-throated. Both other loons hold their bills horizonatally [sic]. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	8
Rare bird documentation form for Pacific Loon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-03	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pacific Loon at Red Rock Reservoir Off Whitebreast Boat Ramp in Marion County, IA on November 3, 1999.	Fuller, James L	Pacific Loon	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Red Rock Reservoir (Marion County) Off Whitebreast Boat Ramp		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon is larger with a much larger bill, lacks a chin strap, has some flatness on the top of the head, and an uneven dark-white line on the side of the neck. The crown and hindneck are also darker than the back. The Red-throated Loon has a smaller bill that is usually keeps tipped up from the horizontal. It shows much more white than dark on the neck, lacks a chin strap, and normally shows light flecking on the back. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	9
Rare bird documentation form for Summer Tanager at Algona, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-05	1999-11-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Summer Tanager at Algona in Kossuth County, IA on November 5, 1999.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Summer Tanager	Algona	at birdbath in my backyard [...] 709 N. Phillips, Algona, Iowa 50511		The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include his family. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] The thick, blunt bill shape and larger bill size eliminates warblers and vireos, and it was a larger bird than those by comparison with the Cardinal. Female Scarlet Tanager is eliminated by the lack of olive tones to the plumage, especially in the wing, which was the same color as the back and not darker. The reddish tinge to the yellow on parts of the bird is consistent with some female Summer Tanagers, but not Scarlet Tanager. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:05:00/17:06:00 on November 5, 1999 and around 07:50:00 on November 7, 1999.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	44
Rare bird documentation form for Lesser Black-backed Gull at Trickle Slough at Spirit Lake, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-06	1999-11-21	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Trickle Slough at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 6, 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Trickle Slough	Trickle Slough, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County	Sandy point surrounded by open water	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Gary Grange. \| Elimination of similar species: Greater Black-backed - size relative to Herring Gulls; Herring/Thayers - flight pattern + long wings in flight + perched \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:40:00/15:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	36
Rare bird documentation form for Pacific Loon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-06	1999-11-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pacific Loon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on November 6, 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Pacific Loon	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Red Rock Reservoir - (Marion County) - Whitebreast Area	Large reservoir	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt and reported on the Birdline. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loons have massive bills, are much larger, and have a jagged look to their sides of the neck between dark and light colors. Red-throated Loons are paler in color and do not have that sharp dividing line on its neck but a more gradual merging of colors. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	9
Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Saylorville Lake, 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-06	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-throated Loon at Clear Lake in Polk County, IA on November 6, 1999.	Engebretsen, Bery	Red-throated Loon	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Lake	above dam	The documentation form by Bery Engebretsen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dennis Thompson and Jim Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: Small loon, small head slightly upturned beak and head. White visible on flanks. Faint fleck on dark back at tips of feathers. No chin strap, but from front had faint inverted V. Head, neck brownish/gray. Darker on back of neck, top of hood, much lighter chin, front of neck, sides of neck. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	8
Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Saylorville Reservoir, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-07	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Red-throated Loons at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 7, 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Red-throated Loon	Saylorville Dam	Saylorville Reservoir, off of west end of dam	freshwater lake	The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen and Dennis Thompson. \| Elimination of similar species: I spent a long time puzzling over these birds, both in the field and later when I had several references to consult. None of the guides I looked at showed a bird that looked like these. Common (a small one): removed on the basis of size (birds too small for Common Loon), the thinner and bicolored bill, and the color pattern on the neck. At this time of year, all of the Common Loons I have seen (and saw on Saylorville that day) were distinctly white on the front of the neck with some partial bands of brown extending back in to the white. Pacific Loon: Eliminated on behavior (head posture), lack of a distinct dark/white line along the side of the neck, lack of chin straps across neck, and presence of brown on front of neck. Also the gray/brown contrast between neck and back would point away from Pacific but not eliminate it. Red-throated Loon: This is what I first thought the birds were but as I viewed them, I convinced myself several times that they were Pacific Loons. However, the combination of characters listed above seem to eliminate the other two possible species and also are positive characters for the Red-throated Loon. One character that puzzled me was the size of the bill. At least some of the guides (Advanced Birding esp) show the Red-throated Loon as having a tiny bill, much smaller than on this bird but those illustrations do not match those in other guides which emphasize more the shape of the bill than the size. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	8
Iowa RBA, November 7-12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Calcariidae \| Longspurs and snow bunting Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-07	1999-11-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 7-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Varied Thrush, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, and a Surf Scoter.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Brewer's Blackbird Varied Thrush Brown Thrasher Great Horned Owl Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Northern Shrike	Harrier Marsh Lock and Dam Number 18 Rathbun Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Fairfield West Des Moines Babcock Access Fenton Trickle Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Mark Orsag email to Ann Johnson regarding Prairie Falcon sightings, November 11, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-11-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Mark Orsag to Ann Johnson dated November 11, 1999. Orsag sends Johnson reports on three Prairie Falcon sightings at the Hitchcock Nature Area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Orsag, Mark	Prairie Falcon	Hitchcock Nature Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Parula at Saylorville Reservoir, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-11-13	1999-11-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Parula at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 13, 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Northern Parula	Saylorville Lake	visitor's center, Saylorville Reservoir, Polk County	opening in woodland	The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The combination of wing bars, eye crescents, and olive on back pretty much eliminate any other warbler. Eye crescents eliminate the remote possibility of a Tropical Parula. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 08:15:00/08:18:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	21