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

Iowa RBA, December 4-7, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-04	1995-12-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 4-7, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, two Long-eared Owls, Black-billed Magpie, Prairie Falcon, a pair of Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpoll and a Northern Mockingbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Purple Finch Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird	Bay Branch Coralville Lake Iowa City Plymouth County Wildcat Den State Park Elkader Osceola Le Mars Cherry Glen Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
White-winged Scoter - 2 Dec 1996 Cedar L - Linn Co	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-12-02	1996-03-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert detailing the sighting of a White-winged Scoter at Cedar Lake in Linn County, IA on December 2, 1995.	Dankert, David L.	White-winged Scoter	Cedar Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	12
Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1995-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Engebretsen, Bery	Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Gadwall	Des Moines River Saylorville Lake Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dale Stone, December 1, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dale Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Stone, Dale	Green-backed Heron Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ring-necked Duck Ruby-throated Hummingbird Swainson's Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Screech-Owl	Lake City Black Hawk Lake Swan Lake State Park Grant County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Darwin Koenig letter to Lee A. Schoenewe regarding bird sightings, November 27, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Lee A. Schoenewe. The letter includes a brief note regarding his fall bird observations for Iowa Bird Life. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Koenig, Darwin	Common Redpoll Greater Yellowlegs Golden Eagle Northern Shrike Nashville Warbler	Cherokee County Paullina Yellow River State Forest O'Brien County Lock and Dam 9				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
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
Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull at Black Hawk Lake, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-11-18	1996-01-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull at Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on November 18, 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Glaucous Gull	Black Hawk Lake	Blackhawk Lake, Sac County, IA	lake ice/open water	The documentation form by Bill Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Probst, Bob Livermore, Pete Ernzen, and unidentified members of the Loess Hills Audubon Society. \| Elimination of similar species: Relatively few gulls have pale coloration in their immature plumages. Also, few have pale colored primaries. Those fitting this description: Iceland Gull- smaller than a Herring Gull, with a disproportionally [sic] smaller bill. 1st winter with an all dark bill. Thayer's Gull- usually darker colored over-all, with an [sic] smaller, all dark bill in immatures and usually some darker colored primaries. Glaucous-winged Gull- though having a large bill, it is all dark in 1st and 2nd winter plumages \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	37
Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull near Arnolds Park in Dickinson County in 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1995-11-14	1995-11-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull near Arnolds Park in Dickinson County in November 14 and 15, 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Glaucous Gull	Arnolds Park Okoboji Bridge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	37
Iowa RBA, November 13, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Selasphorus Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-11-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for November 13, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Gray Jay, White-winged Scoter, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Selasphorus type hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird), Varied Thrush, Surf Scoter and a Red-necked Grebe. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Rough-legged Hawks and at least six Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Rough-legged Hawk Clark's Grebe Red-necked Grebe Varied Thrush Western Grebe Gray Jay Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Long-eared Owl Pine Siskin	Cedar Rapids Clay County Dickinson County Johnson County Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Spirit Lake Waterloo Aspen Grove Cemetery Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Request for more information regarding a Black-Crowned Night Heron sighting, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-11-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Request for more information regarding a Black-crowned Night Heron sighting by Lee Schoenewe at Marble Beach at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 12, 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Black-crowned Night Heron	Marble Beach State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	22
Iowa RBA, November 6, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Selasphorus Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-11-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for November 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a selasphorus type hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird), Pacific Loon, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Red-necked Grebe and a Mew Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Evening Grosbeak and a Northern Shrike.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Red-necked Grebe Evening Grosbeak Pacific Loon Black Scoter Mew Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Northern Shrike Great Egret	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Mason City Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Field report for Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake, Carolyn Fischer, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-11-04	1995-12-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report for a Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 4, 1995. The report is accompanied by a letter from Carolyn Fischer to Thomas Kent on December 13, 1995, that mentions a flock of Lapland Longspurs.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Black-and-white Warbler Lapland Longspur	Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	34
Iowa RBA, October 30-31, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Podicipediformes \| Grebes Gaviiformes \| Loons Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-10-30	1995-10-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 30-31, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female Black Scoter, Pacific Loon, Red-throated Loon, Common Redpoll, White-winged Scoter, American Avocet and an adult male Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a male Eurasian Wigeon and a first year Mew Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-throated Loon Eurasian Wigeon Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Black Scoter Long-billed Dowitcher Mew Gull White-winged Scoter	Little Wall Lake Pine Lake Rathbun Lake Twelve Mile Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Elkader Lake MacBride Ada Hayden Heritage Park Cherry Glen Recreation Area Heron Bend Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, October 23-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Podicipediformes \| Grebes Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-10-23	1995-10-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 23-26, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Mew Gull, a female Black Scoter, MacGillivray's Warbler, Red Phalarope and an adult Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Loon and a Horned Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Pacific Loon Black Scoter Red Phalarope Mew Gull MacGillivray's Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Common Loon Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Little Wall Lake Homestead Jester Park Pine Lake Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Superior Roberts Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Rare bird documentation form for Broad-winged Hawk at Grammer Grove, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Broad-winged Hawk at Grammer Grove in Marshall County, IA on October 21, 1995.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove		The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair, Mark Proescholdt, and Rick Trieff. \| Elimination of similar species: When we saw a barred tail at first we thought 'Red-shouldered', but realized it was a Broadwing tail, with the wider, darker subterminal hand of an adult - distinctly different from the Red-shouldered's even-width dark bands + more narrow white bands. \| The original documentation form event lasted for four and a half hours.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	27
Rare bird documentation form for Hudsonian Godwit at Spring Run, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-19	1995-12-28	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Hudsonian Godwit at Spring Run in Dickinson County, IA on October 19, 1995. Letter from Ed Thelen to Tom Kent about a video of the sighting on unknown date.	Thelen, Ed	Hudsonian Godwit	Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area	Spring Run - Dickinson County	Wetlands - mudflat	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: White rump eliminated marbled godwit.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	13
Iowa RBA, October 16, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-10-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Yellow Rail, Red-necked Grebe, Surf Scoter and a Sabine's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an American Pipit and a Horned Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rough-legged Hawk Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Yellow Rail Merlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Purple Finch Surf Scoter	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Black Hawk Lake Lake MacBride Silver Lake Casey Barrow Landing Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north and east of Superior, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-16	1995-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher north and east of Superior in Dickinson County, IA on October 16, 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Superior	1 mile north, 1 mile East, 1.5 miles North of Superior in Dickinson County	Gravel Roadside - on telephone wire between glacial knob and wetland	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Benedict and Dan Lempianen. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	73
Rare bird documentation form for Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Little Swan Lake Wildlife Area, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-16	1995-11-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Little Swan Lake Wildlife Area in Dickinson County, IA on October 16, 1995.	Benedict, Robert R.	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area	Gravel Rd East Side of Little Swan Wildlife Area N of Superior, IA.	Roadside between wildlife habitat area + pick crop field	The documentation form by Robert R. Benedict is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dan Lempianen and Ed Thelen. \| Elimination of similar species: No other species in our area is of similar shape, color, and size. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/11:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	73
Iowa RBA, October 9-10, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-10-09	1995-10-10	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 9-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Fish Crow, California Gull, Sabine's Gull, Snowy Egret, Black-legged Kittiwake and five American Avocets. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Black-bellied Plover and a Peregrine Falcon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Fish Crow Snowy Egret Red Knot California Gull Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Winter Wren	Colfax Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Muscatine Saylorville Lake Casey Barrow Landing Sandpiper Recreation Area De Witt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Rare bird documentation form for Canada Warbler at Moorehead Park in Ida County, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-08	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Canada Warbler at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on October 8, 1995.	Ernzen, Peter	Canada Warbler	Moorehead Pioneer Park	Moorehead P.	Habitat was brushy shrubs along wooded stream.	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 16:30:00/17:00:00 for around two minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	43
Rare bird documentation form for Surf Scoter at Big Spirit Lake, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	1995-10-06	1995-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for four Surf Scoters at Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on October 6, 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Surf Scoter	Spirit Lake	West side of Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County	Glacial Lake	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: White-winged Scoter - how white-wing patch. Surf Scoter - white on side of head - these birds has 2 patches. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	11
Rare bird documentation form for Varied Thrush at Camp Dodge, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-10-04	1995-10-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Varied Thrush at Camp Dodge in Polk County, IA on October 4, 1995.	Herzberg, Ruth	Varied Thrush	Camp Dodge	Camp Dodge, IA (Johnston, Iowa)	Upland Woods -	The documentation form by Ruth Herzberg is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Norris. \| Elimination of similar species: Robin - asked Bill about white eye line He said it was a Varied Thrush \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	11
Iowa Birdline update, October 2, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-10-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline update for October 2, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Fish Crow, two Sabine's Gulls, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Sanderling, an immature Northern Goshawk and a Mourning Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Western Grebe Yellow Rail Northern Goshawk Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Mourning Warbler	Jester Park Lake Icaria Muscatine Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Request for more information regarding Lapland Longspur sighting at Union Slough in 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-09-27	1995-11-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Request for more information form filled out by Matt Kenne regarding a Lapland Longspur sighting at Union Slough in Kossuth County, IA on September 27, 1995. The document includes information about additional bird sightings at Union Slough.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Fox Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	66