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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 Merlin at Cayler Prairie State Preserve, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-07-09	1999-07-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Merlin at Cayler Prairie State Preserve in Dickinson County, IA on July 9, 1999.	Harr, Douglas C.	Merlin	Cayler Prairie State Preserve	1/2 mi. N. of Cayler Prairie State Preserve, Dickinson Co., IA	Mostly open grasslands w/ scattered trees & brush; Little Sioux River	The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Am. Kestrel -- larger; different color & patterns, different flight pattern, no hovering. N. Harrier -- Smaller; Sharper wings, different body pattern, no white rump patch, no hovering or lazy, low soaring. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:46:00/14:49:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	32
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Merlin, July 9, 1999, Douglas Harr	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-07-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation dated July 9, 1999 for the sighting of a Merlin north of Cayler Prairie by Douglas Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Harr, Douglas C.	Merlin	Cayler Prairie State Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Documentation form, Black-headed Gull, July 10, 1999, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation dated July 10, 1999 for the sighting of a Black-headed Gull in Dickinson County by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Black-headed Gull	Dickinson County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	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
Documentation form, Ruff, July 17, 1999, Eugene Armstrong	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-07-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation dated July 17, 1999 for the sighting of a Ruff at Harrier Marsh by Eugene Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Armstrong, Eugene	Ruff	Harrier Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	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 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
Documentation form, Greater Scaup, July 31, 1999, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation dated July 31, 1999 for the sighting of a Greater Scaup at Welch Lake by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Greater Scaup	Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Rare bird documentation form for Greater Scaup at Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-07-31	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Greater Scaup at Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area in Dickinson County, IA on July 31, 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Greater Scaup	Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area	Welch Lake WPA, Dickinson County	Open water wetland	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: Lesser Scaup - Head shape, size of bill and wing stripe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/10:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	10
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Carolyn Fischer	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rough-legged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee	Clear Lake Mason City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Worth County Zirbel Slough Hancock County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Jan Walter	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter and Carolyn Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Walter, Janice L.	Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Wood Thrush Ovenbird Cape May Warbler	Mason City Zirbel Slough Hancock County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Ed Thelen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	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 1999.	Thelen, Ed	American Bittern Western Grebe Surf Scoter Osprey Wilson's Warbler American Tree Sparrow Tundra Swan Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike	Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Crandalls Beach Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area East Okoboji Lake Artesian Lake County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Smith's Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Surf Scoter Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Warren County Whitebreast Recreation Area Hartford Pine Lake State Park Grinnell Country Club Meadow Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
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
Fall 1999 field report, Matthew Kenne	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Varied Thrush Common Moorhen Western Sandpiper Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs Philadelphia Vireo Bay-breasted Warbler Cape May Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge West Okoboji Lake Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Maynard Reese Area Fenton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa fall season data 1999, Paul Hertzel	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Paul Hertzel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Hertzel, L. Paul	American Avocet Eared Grebe Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Bonaparte's Gull	Cerro Gordo County Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Worth County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field report, Iowa, fall 1999, Mike Dooley	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mike Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	Upland Sandpiper Goldeneye Western Grebe Snowy Egret Merlin Marsh Wren Black-crowned Night Heron Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa field reports, fall 1998, Stephen Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	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 1999.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Little Blue Heron Eurasian Collared Dove Arctic Tern Western Sandpiper Herring Gull Least Tern Ruddy Duck Canada Warbler Northern Pintail	Ankeny Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pilot Knob State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park McIntosh Woods State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Fall field reports, 1999, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Arctic Tern Herring Gull Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker Blue-winged Warbler Snow Goose Sandhill Crane	Des Moines Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pilot Knob State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Myre Slough State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Fall 1999, Aaron Brees	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Brees, Aaron	Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Tern	Jester Park Lake Red Rock Little River Recreation Area Marion County Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Red Rock Wildlife Area Pinchey Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports, August 1 through November 30, 1999, Pam and Reid Allen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	American Avocet Henslow's Sparrow Brown Pelican Surf Scoter Red-necked Phalarope Chipping Sparrow American Redstart Bank Swallow Black-headed Gull	Dunbar Slough Grays Lake Jester Park Marion County Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Virgin Lake West Des Moines Walnut Ridge Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
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
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
Rare bird documentation form for White-rumped Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-08-10	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a White-rumped Sandpiper at Babcock Access at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on August 10, 1999.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-rumped Sandpiper	Babcock Access	Babcock Access, Coralville Res., Johnson Co., Iowa	mud flats	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington. \| Elimination of similar species: Size, shape, colors, and wings all indicate this species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	21
Details for rare bird sightings by James Fuller, Fall 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1999-08-10	1999-09-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Details for rare bird sightings by James Fuller, covering August and September of 1999. Includes a Western Sandpiper seen at Round Lake in Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area, Johnson County, IA.	Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Western Sandpiper Laughing Gull	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Casey Barrow Landing Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	18