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

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, 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 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 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 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 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, 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
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
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 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 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, August 31- September 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-31	1999-09-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 31 to September 4, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Mississippi Kite, Red-necked Phalarope and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Mute Swan Virginia Rail Red Knot Black-bellied Plover Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Dunbar Slough Hickory Hill Park Jester Park Oakville Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake Greenwood Park Diamond Lake Casey Barrow Landing Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, August 23, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Gaviiformes \| Loons Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two emails for Iowa RBA updates for August 23, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a juvenile and adult Arctic Tern, MacGillivray's Warbler, Sabine's Gull, Red-necked Phalarope, Eurasian Collared Dove, Little Blue Heron, and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Little Blue Heron Eurasian Collared Dove Arctic Tern Golden-winged Warbler Sabine's Gull MacGillivray's Warbler Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-bellied Plover Red-necked Phalarope	Ankeny Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Mason City Pilot Knob State Park Starr's Cave Nature Center Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, August 16-20, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-16	1999-08-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 16 and 18-20, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, a Laughing Gull, and an Arctic Tern.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Arctic Tern Sabine's Gull MacGillivray's Warbler Forster's Tern Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull American Golden Plover	Starr's Cave Nature Center Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Babcock Access Sand Point Swan Lake Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, August 9-12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-09	1999-08-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for August 9-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of five Little Blue Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Greater Roadrunner. Included are four Iowa RBA updates and an email from Karl Jungbluth to the IA-BIRD mailing list about the beginning of the passerine migration.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Little Blue Heron Henslow's Sparrow Greater Roadrunner Snowy Egret Cattle Egret White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Nebraska City Mahaska County Montezuma Babcock Access Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Devil's Creek Access New Sharon Swan Lake Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, August 2-5, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watchers Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-02	1999-08-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 2-5, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Ruff, a Western Grebe, and a Greater Roadrunner.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Greater Roadrunner Western Grebe Snowy Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Baird's Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Nebraska City Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Fort Madison Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Babcock Access Sand Point				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Clem Klaphake note to Mark Orsag regarding Prairie Falcon sighting	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated note from Clem Klaphake to Mark Orsag. Klaphake describes sighting a Prairie Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Klaphake, Clem	Prairie Falcon	Hitchcock Nature Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
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 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 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 Birdline updates, July 5, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-07-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline update for July 5, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of Yellow-breasted Chats, Orchard Oriole, Bell's Vireo, Northern Mockingbird, Red-throated Loon, Common Loon, and two adult and two young Sandhill Cranes. Included is an email from Jim Fuller to Tom Kent thanking Kent for taking over the Iowa Birdline updates for the next two weeks and seven emails regarding various bird sightings.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Swainson's Hawk Red-throated Loon Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Orchard Oriole Common Loon Solitary Sandpiper Willet Northern Mockingbird Sandhill Crane	Allamakee County Mason City Rathbun Lake Wiese Slough State Game Management Area Crandalls Beach Hancock County Cedar Bluffs Recreation Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Gian Dodici email to Jim Dinsmore regarding King Rail details, June 20, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-06-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Gian Dodici to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Dodici provides details about sighting a King Rail south of Eagle Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Dodici, Gian	King Rail	Eagle Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Thomas Johnson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, June 19, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-06-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Thomas Johnson to Thomas Kent dated June 19, 1999. Johnson verifies an early sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler but says his identification of a Lincoln's Sparrow during a snowstorm is questionable. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Prothonotary Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow	Mystic Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Rob Thelen email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Thelen replies to Kent's questions about Red-necked Grebe and other sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Thelen, Rob	Red-necked Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Pine Warbler	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Harrier nest, June 3, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1999-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1999. Dinsmore forwards a Harrier nest sighting. Included with this email is a second email dated June 7, 1999 forwarding a Burrowing Owl sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Burrowing Owl Northern Harrier	Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Buena Vista County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3