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

Iowa RBA, December 6-12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-12-06	1999-12-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 6-11, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Prairie Falcon, Varied Thrush, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and White-winged Crossbills. Includes seven Iowa RBA update emails and an email from Francis L. Moore regarding the Yellow-billed Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Sandhill Crane	Little Wall Lake Polk County Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Fairmont Cemetery Fairfield Badger Creek State Recreation Area Fenton Fort Des Moines Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
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 12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-07-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 12, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Black-headed Gull. Includes are six emails regarding various bird sightings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Prothonotary Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Black-headed Gull Black Tern	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Maynard Reese Area Heron Bend Conservation Area Fen Valley Area Cairo Woods Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
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
Iowa RBA, July 19, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-07-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two emails of Iowa RBA updates for July 19, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Mississippi Kites and a juvenile Ruff.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Stilt Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Ruff	Des Moines Harrier Marsh Greenwood Park Boone County Babcock Access Cairo Woods Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
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, July 25-29, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-07-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Three emails of Iowa RBA updates for July 25, 27, 29, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Little Blue Heron, Least Terns and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen Western Grebe Western Kingbird Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Ledges State Park Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Spirit Lake Boone County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
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, 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 3-6, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-06-03	1996-06-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 3-6, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Western Grebe, a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a male Lazuli Bunting, Mississippi Kites and three Peregrine Falcon chicks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch	Clay County Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Spencer Windsor Heights	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-14, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-14, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Crossbill and a Saw-whet Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Northern Flicker Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit Heron Bend Conservation Area Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-24, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-24, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female White-winged Scoter, a first year Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gulls and a female White-winged Crossbill.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Mountain Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Green Island Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
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
Iowa RBA, November 15-20, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-15	1999-11-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 15-20, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of two White-winged Crossbills, Red-throated Loon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pacific Loon, and a Surf Scoter.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Merlin Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Northern Parula Tundra Swan Black-headed Gull	Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Spirit Lake Lock and Dam 9 Osceola Pool 9 Lakeview Recreation Area Gull Point Gowrie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, November 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Selasphorus Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-11-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for November 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of an Iceland Gull, Black-legged Kittiwake, Red-throated Loon, Glaucous Gull, White-winged Scoter, Gyrfalcon, and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Common Redpolls and several Pine Siskins.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Red-throated Loon Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Black Scoter Iceland Gull Black-legged Kittiwake White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Pine Siskin	Bay Branch Jasper County Liscomb Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Black Hawk Lake Oak Grove Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, November 22-25, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-22	1999-11-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Four emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 22-25, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of two Black-billed Magpies, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Crossbill, Eurasian Collared Doves, and a Pomarine Jaeger.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pomarine Jaeger Varied Thrush Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Yellowthroat Chipping Sparrow Red Crossbill Northern Shrike American Golden Plover	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Grinnell Hitchcock Nature Area West Okoboji Lake Westfield Little Clear Lake Park West Des Moines Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Fenton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, November 29-December 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-29	1999-12-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 29 to December 4, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Pomarine Jaeger, White-winged Crossbill, Surf Scoter, Pacific Loon, and a Yellow-billed Loon. Includes seven Iowa RBA update emails and two emails to the IA-BIRD list regarding a Varied Thrush and a Pacific Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Yellow-billed Loon Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Common Yellowthroat Surf Scoter	Little Wall Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Iowa City Yellow River State Forest Fairmont Cemetery West Des Moines Pool 19 Silver Lake Fenton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
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
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
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
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
Iowa RBA, September 18, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-09-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 18, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Yellow Rail, Mississippi Kite, White Ibis, Red-necked Phalarope and a Snowy Egret.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White Ibis Yellow Rail Snowy Egret American Pipit Sora Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler Great Blue Heron	Coralville Lake Jester Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Windsor Heights Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
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