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

IA summer 1995 report, Bill Huser	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Least Tern Piping Plover Willet Black-billed Cuckoo Least Sandpiper	Stone State Park New Lake Sioux City State Prairie Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sighting, summer 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Eva Wiedemeyer to Jim Dinsmore. Wiedemeyer reports a couple sightings of Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Wiedemeyer, Eva B.	Upland Sandpiper	Carroll				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, summer 1995, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Eastern Towhee Wood Thrush Black-crowned Night Heron Blue Grosbeak Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Common Tern Black Tern Northern Harrier	Clay County Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	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 summer 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	Alder Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird MacGillivray's Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Blue Grosbeak Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Eagle City Lake Macbride State Park Liscomb Percival Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Union Grove State Park Holst State Forest Volga River State Recreation Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park Leverton Timber Bearbower Sand Prairie Area Deep River Timber Reserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 note listing miscellaneous bird sightings	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Note listing birds sighted in different places by different people. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Bray, Tanya Priebe, Carl Rolfes, Scott	Least Bittern Osprey Snow Goose	Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995, Peter Petersen	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Petersen, Peter C.	Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron	Huron Island Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel Elvira				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa summer bird reports, 1995, Babs & Loren Padelford	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Bell's Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Least Tern Piping Plover Lesser Scaup Kentucky Warbler	Folsom Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Fred Lesher	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Lesher, Fred	Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Ovenbird Hairy Woodpecker American Redstart	Effigy Mounds National Monument Lonning's Landing Campground and Canoe Site				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Matt Kenne	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matt Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Short-eared Owl Forster's Tern Ruddy Turnstone Great Crested Flycatcher Green-winged Teal Gadwall King Rail Northern Harrier	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Copp Prairie Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Tom Johnson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Bald Eagle Franklin's Gull Red Knot American Coot Short-billed Dowitcher Black Tern	Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field report spring 1995, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Chestnut-collared Longspur Pine Grosbeak Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruff Laughing Gull	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Bery Engebretsen letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1995-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to Thomas Kent dated May 31, 1995. Engebretsen sends Kent a list of birds he has sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Engebretsen, Bery	Eared Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail Ruddy Duck Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Tennessee Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Des Moines Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Spring 1995 field report, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel dated May 30, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Zaletel, Hank	Loggerhead Shrike Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Spencer, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-29	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Spencer in Clay County, IA on May 29, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lazuli Bunting	Spencer	Russ Heine Acreage 2110 370th St. Spencer, Clay Co.	Backyard garden w/ locust tree and pine windbreak	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Harold White was submitted later. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe and Alice Kehoe. \| Elimination of similar species: Indigo bunting - color of blue, wing bars, rufous wash on breast. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:25:00/18:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Iowa RBA, May 29, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 29, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Least Tern, Piping Plover, three nests of Barn Owls, a pair of Lazuli Buntings and a Long-billed Curlew. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Moorhen, two Eared Grebes and four Sandhill Cranes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Eared Grebe Barn Owl Common Moorhen Lazuli Bunting Long-billed Curlew Least Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Goose Lake Spencer Grovers Lake Black Hawk Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Allendorf				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Whimbrel at north central Hamilton County, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-24	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Whimbrel at north central Hamilton County, IA on May 24, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Whimbrel	Hamilton County	north central Hamilton Co. (U.S. 69 and D20), Iowa.	flooded area of plowed field (farmland)	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Long-billed Curlew is much larger, rustier, and lacks eye line and crown stripe. Eskimo Curlew is much smaller and thinner-billed. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:40:00/10:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	23
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Long-billed Curlew south of Black Hawk Lake, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-22	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Long-billed Curlew south of Black Hawk Lake in Sac County, IA on May 22, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Ernzen, Peter	Long-billed Curlew	Black Hawk Lake	dredge pond area southeast of Blackhawk Lake in Sac Co.		The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joshua Ernzen. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] Whimbrel was eliminated by size, color and bill size. The whimbrel should have been slightly smaller to about the same size as the marbled godwits. The brown body and cinnamon wing linings did not fit whimbrel either. The bill size is variable with shorebirds, however the great length of the bill was more suggestive of the long billed curlew. The call heard does not fit the description for whimbrel in my National Geographics [sic] Field guide to Birds of North America. Three outside possibilities the far Eastern curlew, Eurasian curlew, and bristle thighed curlew were eliminated as well. The far Eastern curlew size is about the same as that of the marbled godwit. The bird also has white wing linings with dark barring. The barring would be hard to see, however the lighter color would be distinguishable. The Eurasion [sic] curlew was eliminated because this bird would have a white rump, and white wing linings. The bird I saw in flight turned and twisted. I did not notice any white markings on the rump. The bristle thighed curlew is much more similar to the smaller whimbrel and would be eliminated by small size, shorter bill and call - "chu-a-wut". \| The original documentation form event lasted from 19:50:00/20:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	24
Iowa RBA, May 22-24, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-22	1995-05-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 22-24, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, two nests of Barn Owls, Whimbrel, Common Moorhen and a Red-necked Phalarope.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher Western Tanager Barn Owl Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler	Algona Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Bedford New Lake Blairsburg				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Anhinga at Oto, 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-21	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Anhinga at Oto in Woodbury County, IA on May 21, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Anhinga	Oto	1/2 mi. S.E. Oto, IA - Woodbury,Co.	small pond along river floodplain	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: Cormorant - smaller, shorter neck, hooked bill, shorter tail, plumage either brownish or black, no neck upper chest brown only pattern in any plumage. African Darter shows brown in wing in all plumages. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:05:00/12:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Glossy Ibis at Riverton Area, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-18	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of two Glossy Ibis at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on May 18, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White Ibis	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton A., Fremont Co., IA	Controlled water area long Nishnabotna River and flooded fields.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, and Ross Silcock were submitted later. Other observers include Dick Tetrault, B.J. Rose, and Doug Rose. \| Elimination of similar species: An immature White-faced Ibis could lack the red eye, red legs, and white facial feathering of an adult and be confused with a Glossy Ibis. An immature white-faced would lack the blue facial skin and would likely show some brownish feathers. The color differences were clear-cut and observed under identical viewing condition. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:40:00, 14:20:00/15:25:00, and, on May 19 from 08:40:00/08:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	23
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Anhinga at Little Sioux River, 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-16	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of an Anhinga at the old channel of the Little Sioux River in Monona County, IA, northwest of Turin, on May 16, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kelly, Liesl	Anhinga	Turin	084N044W 08	closed channel of Little SIoux, surrounded by 10m wide area of trees; water with snags	The documentation form by Liesl Kelly is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Laura M. Myers was submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Other colored heron species were possible but the bird sighted had \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Iowa RBA, May 15-17, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-15	1995-05-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 15-17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Laughing Gull, the continued presence of a Red-necked Phalarope and White-faced Ibis, King Rail, Black-headed Grosbeak and two Mississippi Kites.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis American Bittern Black-headed Grosbeak Dunlin White-rumped Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Laughing Gull King Rail	Coralville Lake Des Moines Iowa City Saylorville Lake Story County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Warren County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of White-faced Ibis at Northwest Warren County, 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-14	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a White-faced Ibis at Northwest Warren County, IA on May 14, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	White-faced Ibis	Warren County	north-west Warren Co.	wet spot in corn stubble adjacent to North	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Taylor Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: It was definitely an ibis. Glossy eliminated by the bill and leg coloration and the white facial border. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	24
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Windsor Heights, 1995	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-13	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of two Mississippi Kites at Windsor Heights in Polk County, IA on May 13, 1995. Includes one record review document with votes, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Allen, Pam	Mississippi Kite	Windsor Heights	Polk Co., Windsor Heights, 73rd Street north of University Ave., behind Olivet Church.		The documentation form by Pam Allen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Chris Edwards was submitted later. Other observers include Jim Fuller, Tom Kent, Dick Tetrault, Reid Allen, and Jane Clark. \| Elimination of similar species: White-tailed Kite has a white tail and black shoulder patches. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Saylorville Dam, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-05-11	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on May 11, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, three photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Allen, Pam	Laughing Gull	Saylorville Dam	Polk Co., below Saylorville Dam Spillway		The documentation form by Pam Allen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas H. Kent was submitted. Other observers include Gordon Brown and Reid Allen. \| Elimination of similar species: Franklin's Gull is smaller and has white edges to its wing tips. The black cap does not extend as far down the back of the neck like the Laughing Gull. The call is much different. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:15:00/07:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	18