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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 Ibis species at Tomahawk Marsh, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-12	1994-10-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County, IA on October 12, 1994.	Fuller, James L	Glossy Ibises	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Tomahawk Marsh (Sac County)		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter Ernzen. \| Elimination of similar species: Shorebird possibilities with long decurved bills are Whimbrel, which is generally much smaller with a relatively longer and thinner bill. Long-billed Curlew also has a much longer and thinner bill, and is generally lighter in color. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	24
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow Rail at Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production Area, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-05	1994-10-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow Rail at Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production Area in Dickinson County, IA on October 5, 1994.	Harr, Douglas C.	Yellow Rail	Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area	Dugout Creek Waterfowl Production ARea [sic], 3 mi. SE of Lake Park, Dickinson Co.	sedge mat zone of a glacial fen, near banks of Dugout Creek	The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Station Evaluation Team. \| Elimination of similar species: Sora--larger, darker, commonly seen in area wetlands. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	39
The Birds of Red Rock Reservoir	Checklists	Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology	1994-10-01	1994-10-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A blank standardized checklist of bird species found at Lake Red Rock. The checklist includes information on each of the four seasons and indicates the frequency of sightings for that time period, including common, uncommon, occasional, or rare. Also includes a list of accidental bird sightings found at Lake Red Rock.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Lake Red Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Rare bird documentation form for Peregrine Falcon at Tomahawk Marsh, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-24	1994-11-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Peregrine Falcon at Tomahawk Marsh in Sac County, IA on September 24, 1994.	Thelen, Ed	Peregrine Falcon	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Tomahawk Marsh Sac County	Marsh, grain fields	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rob Thelen. \| Elimination of similar species: Praire [sic] falcon eliminated by dark malar strip and also by light colored axillars. Merlin eliminated by its size.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	34
Rare bird documentation form for Merlin between Sioux-Rock public access and Oak Grove Park, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-24	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin between Sioux-Rock public access and Oak Grove Park in Sioux County, IA on September 24, 1994.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Merlin	Oak Grove State Park Rock River Access	Between the Sioux-Rock public access area and Oak Grove Park		The documentation form by John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: In addition, it would fly every few minutes or so, back and forth between several dead trees, displaying it pointed wings, brownish upperparts, banded tail, and absence of any rufous on its upper parts. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the morning.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Rock Valley Wildlife Area, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Rock Valley Wildlife Area in Sioux County, IA on September 21, 1994.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Merlin	Rock Wildlife Area	Rock Valley Wildlife Area		The documentation form by John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I had seen Sharp-shinned Hawks in this area a week before, but the pointed wings made me recognize at once I was looking at a falcon. [...] no Kestrel-like head markings. \| The original documentation form event lasted around twenty minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Iowa Birdline update, September 19, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-09-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for September 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-tailed Jaeger, a Cattle Egret, a Peregrine Falcon, and a Red-necked Phalarope. Also of note were observations of eleven shorebird species at Otter Creek Marsh and a count of over a thousand Broad-winged Hawks passing over Grammer Grove Park. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Yellow Rails and a Parasitic Jaeger.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Merlin Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sora Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope American Golden Plover	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake View Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Rare bird documentation form for Harris' Sparrow in western Ida County, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-18	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Harris' Sparrow in western Ida County, IA on September 18, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Harris' Sparrow	Ida County	Western Ida County	Shrubby	The documentation form by Pete Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:03:00/12:04:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	64
Rare bird documentation form for Dark-eyed Junco at Moorehead Pioneer Park in Ida County, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-14	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Dark-eyed Junco at Moorehead Pioneer Park in Ida County, IA on September 14, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Dark-eyed Junco	Moorehead Pioneer Park	Moorehead Park	Shrubby woods	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: None \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:11:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	65
Rare bird documentation form for Merlin at Big Sioux Recreation Area, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-09-07	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Big Sioux Recreation Area in Sioux County, IA on September 7, 1994.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Merlin	Big Sioux Reacreation Area	[...] South Pits just south of Hawarden in western Sioux County.		The documentation form by John Van Dyk is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: My first thought was that I was looking at a Kestrel. A second look, however, immediately revealed the absence of the facial markings characteristic of a Kestrel. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Rare bird documentation form for Solitary Vireo at Moorehead Park, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-08-20	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Solitary Vireo at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on August 20, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Blue-headed Vireo	Moorehead Pioneer Park	Moorehead Park	Wooded shrubby	The documentation form by Pete Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event occurred between 12:00:00 - 13:00:00 for several minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	78
Rare bird documentation form for Henslow's Sparrow west and north of Ida Grove in 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1994-08-10	1994-08-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for one to three Henslow's Sparrows west and north of Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on August 10, 14, and 15, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Henslow's Sparrow	Ida Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	57
Rare bird documentation form for Barn Owl north of Adair in 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-08-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Barn Owl north of Adair in Adair County, IA on August 8, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Barn Owl	Adair				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	48
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Bays Branch, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-08-06	1994-08-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Trumpeter Swans at Bays Branch in Guthrie County, IA on August 6, 1994.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Trumpeter Swan	Bays Branch State Wildlife Area	Bays Branch, Guthrie Co., IA	In pond area formerly used to raise Canada Geese	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: These birds were easy to identify. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Rare bird documentation form for Burrowing Owl in southwest Fremont County, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Ornithological illustration	1994-08-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for three Burrowing Owls in southwest Fremont County, IA on August 3, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Burrowing Owl	Fremont County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	51
Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Donald Gillaspey to Thomas Kent. Gillaspey describes two young Turkey Vultures leaving their nest and reports that the caretaker at Rose Hill Cemetery saw two wading birds that were likely Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Whooping Crane Turkey Vulture	Lamoni				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Summer report for '94, Bery Engebretsen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1994-08-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen dated August 1, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.	Engebretsen, Bery	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Wood Thrush Northern Parula Black-throated Green Warbler Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Cliff Swallow	Big Creek State Park Des Moines Johnston Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Fuller, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Fuller, James L	Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Barn Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow Rail Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Black-headed Gull	Big Creek State Park Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn Fischer, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-necked Grebe Northern Goshawk Fox Sparrow American Black Duck Burrowing Owl	Clear Lake Mason City Spirit Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Annotated bird sighting list for fall 1994 compiled by Peter Ernzen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Great Black-backed Gull Long-tailed Jaeger Blue-headed Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Cinnamon Teal Harris' Sparrow Pacific Loon Sabine's Gull Philadelphia Vireo Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl	Blue Lake Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Fall 1994 Iowa file reports form, Chris Edwards	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Edwards, Chris	American Avocet Red-tailed Hawk Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Merlin Greater Scaup Surf Scoter Hudsonian Godwit Little Gull	Big Creek State Park Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Lee County Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Lily Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa field reports, fall 1994, Stephen Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Stephen Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	American Avocet Prairie Falcon Brewer's Blackbird Common Moorhen Snowy Egret Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs Little Gull Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull Black Tern	Big Creek State Park Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Fremont County Goose Lake Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jeff Dankert, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jeff Dankert and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Rough-legged Hawk Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Grebe Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler Northern Shoveler Northern Shrike	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Pool Slough Morgan Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Annotated bird sighting list for fall 1994 compiled by Ray Cummins	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Little Blue Heron Indigo Bunting Yellow-billed Cuckoo Le Conte's Sparrow American Wigeon Black-billed Cuckoo Little Gull Black-headed Gull Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Story County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Cecil, Robert I.	Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lee County Marshall County Waterworks Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3