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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 Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1995-01-01	1995-03-01	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on January 1, 1995.	Johnson, Ann	Thayer's Gull	Red Rock Dam	Red Rock Dam, Marion Co., IA	gravel bar below dam	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Structure, darker mantle, dark eye, and gray primaries eliminate Herring Gull. Other gulls of intermediate size - Lesser Black-backed eliminated by relative gray of mantle, leg color, and primary color. California eliminated by leg color, primary color, and lack of black marking on bill. Iceland eliminated by dark mantle color \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:15:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	35
Iowa Birdline update, December 26, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 26, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Say's Phoebe, Long-tailed Ducks, a White-winged Scoter, a Surf Scoter, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, and a Mew Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Short-eared Owls, several species of Gulls, and a Sandhill Crane.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Say's Phoebe Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Merlin Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Yellowthroat Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Appanoose County Keokuk Lake Red Rock Mason City Montrose Oxford Rathbun Dam Red Rock Dam Sioux Center Carroll County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Knoxville Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1994. Highlights of the update include the first of the Christmas bird counts and the outstanding birds that were observed, including a Say's Phoebe, a Black-legged Kittiwake, a Bohemian Waxwing, an adult male White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoters, and three Long-tailed Ducks. Also of note were several species of Gulls, including an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Great Black-backed Gull, three first winter Thayer's Gulls, and four Glaucous Gulls. Also included is a typewritten update for the next week's report with sightings of Merlin, Brown Thrasher, and updates on previously seen birds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Say's Phoebe Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Appanoose County Burlington Iowa City Lake Red Rock Mason City Red Rock Dam Sioux County Wayne County Carroll County Knoxville Corydon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Chukar at Davenport, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-12-18	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for seven Chukars at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 18, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Decker, Jacqueline Ruth	Chukar	Davenport	Division & Cheyenne Aves. N.W. Davenport, Scott Co., IA	urban, near edge of city and ag land.	The documentation form by Jacqueline Ruth Decker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen and Leonard Decker. \| Elimination of similar species: Gray Partridge- bill & legs not red, no white & black pattern on head, throat and sides. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of a Great Black-backed Gull at Whitebreast Point in Red Rock Reservoir, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-12-17	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Whitebreast Point in Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Great Black-backed Gull	White Breast Creek	Whitebreast Point, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA	Flying over open water and ice	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Tim Schantz. \| Elimination of similar species: Large size (larger than Herring) eliminated most others. White head and black and white checkering eliminate Lesser Black-backed and Herring. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:40:00/10:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	8
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Say's Phoebe at L & S quarry buildings in Appanoose County, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-12-17	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Say's Phoebe at L & S quarry buildings in Appanoose County, IA on December 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Say's Phoebe	L & W Quarries Inc	L & S quarry buildings, Appanoose Co.	Open country with and scattered groups of trees.	The documentation form by Ray Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kay Malmberg, Katherine White, and Charles White. \| Elimination of similar species: none \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	37
Rare bird documentation form for Vesper Sparrow in Cerro Gordo County, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-12-17	1994-12-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Vesper Sparrow in Cerro Gordo County, IA on December 17, 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Vesper Sparrow	Cerro Gordo County	220th St. + Violet, Cerro Gordo Co, IA	Farmland near a farmstead	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joel Hanes. \| Elimination of similar species: not a junco - not the color of not a meadowlark - too small not a longspur - did not have the eye line + lighter eyebrow like longspurs no face patch effect \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	52
Iowa, fall 1994, documentations, December 16, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1994-12-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of documented bird sightings dated December 16, 1994. This list contains the species that were documented in Iowa for fall 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994. This document supersedes: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/5144/view			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 12, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 12, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing as well as several species of Gulls, including a first winter Mew Gull, an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, a first winter Glaucous Gull, and a first winter Thayer's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Say's Phoebe, Trumpeter Swans, an Eastern Bluebird, and a flock of Snow Buntings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Say's Phoebe Cedar Waxwing Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Trumpeter Swan Merlin Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Bonaparte's Gull	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Iowa City Mason City Pleasant Creek State Park Pocahontas Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Sioux County Black Hawk Lake Elkader F W Kent County Park University of Iowa Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-12-11	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 11, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Red Rock Dam	below Red Rock Reservoir dam, Marion Co., IA	spillway below dam		Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	5
Fall 1994, documentations, December 11, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1994-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of documented bird sightings dated December 11, 1994. This list contains the species that were documented in Iowa for fall 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994. This document is superseded by: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/5142/view			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Fall 1994, Woodpeckers to end, December 11, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1994-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of bird sightings dated December 11, 1994. This list includes sightings of Woodpeckers, Warblers, Sparrows, and Finches. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-12-11	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mew Gull at Red Rock Reservoir Dam in Marion County, IA on December 11, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Mew Gull	Red Rock Dam	below Red Rock Reservoir dam, Marion Co., IA	spillway	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Sinclair, Ray Cummins, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted. Other observers include Tim Schantz, Jim Fuller, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: The only species with which this bird could be confused is Ring-billed Gull. The tail and wing patterns, generally darker coloration, large eye, and smaller bill all eliminate first-winter Ring-billed Gull. Identification to subspecies was based on tail pattern and more extensive dark color on head and underparts. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:20:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	23
Fall 1994, Loons through Ducks, December 10, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes \| Loons Ornithology--Methodology	1994-12-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of bird sightings dated December 10, 1994. This list includes sightings of Loons, Grebes, Herons, and Ducks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Fall 1994, Vultures through Kingfishers, December 10, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes \| Owls Coraciiformes \| Kingfishers	1994-12-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of bird sightings dated December 10, 1994. This list includes sightings of Vultures, Gulls, Owls, and Kingfishers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 10, 1990, notes	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 10, 1990. Highlights of the notes include the continued presence of a Yellow Grosbeak and sightings of Black-legged Kittiwakes and Bohemian Waxwings. Other interesting observations were a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Loggerhead Shrikes, and RInged Turtle-Doves.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Cedar Waxwing Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Bohemian Waxwing Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Surf Scoter Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Booneville Cedar Lake Elk Rock State Park Elkhart Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Lohrville Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Thomas Kent letter to Babs and Loren Padelford regarding needed documentation, December 8, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds	1994-12-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Thomas Kent to Babs and Loren Padelford dated December 8, 1994. Kent states that he needs documentations for the sightings of a Mississippi Kite and Laughing Gull and details for a Prairie Falcon sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Mississippi Kite Prairie Falcon Laughing Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 5, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-12-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 5, 1994. Highlights of the update include a brief sighting of a Barrow's Goldeneye and observations of several other species of Ducks. Also of note were sightings of a Red-throated Loon, a Red Phalarope, Mute Swans, Trumpeter Swans, and four Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's updates with sightings of a first winter Glaucous Gull and a Bohemian Waxwing.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye Mute Swan Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Clay County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Madison County Oxford Pleasant Creek State Park Spencer Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Lake Easter Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Field reports, fall 1994, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1994-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated December 2, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Carter, Dennis L.	American Avocet Osprey Olive-sided Flycatcher Lincoln's Sparrow Blackburnian Warbler Winter Wren Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Pam and Reid Allen letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, December 1, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Photography of birds	1994-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Thomas Kent dated December 1, 1994. This letter lists bird sightings for August through November 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Ruffed Grouse Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Rose-breasted Grosbeak Barrow's Goldeneye Western Grebe Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Common Tern	Big Creek State Park Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest West Des Moines MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at Blue Lake, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-11-30	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at Blue Lake in Monona County, IA on November 30, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Cinnamon Teal	Blue Lake	Blue Lake in Monona Co.	Lake - 99% ice covered	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Don't know of any. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:54:00/12:24:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at Anglers Bay at Spirit Lake, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-11-29	1997-10-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Red Phalarope at Anglers Bay at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on November 29, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photo, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Red Phalarope	Anglers Bay	Anglers Bay, Big Spirit Lake, Dickinson Co.		The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Red-necked Phalarope - stout bill and solid gray back; Wilson's Phalarope - stout bill and black on back of head and neck \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:10:00/15:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	12
Ann Johnson letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall field reports, November 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ann Johnson to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Johnson mentions an upcoming trip to New Jersey and includes a list of bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Johnson, Ann	Marbled Godwit Black Scoter Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull Little Gull	Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Norwalk MidAmerican Energy Ponds Roberts Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Bruce Ehresman letter to Thomas Kent regarding Bald Eagle and Barn Owl nests, November 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1994-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bruce Ehresman to Thomas Kent dated November 28, 1994. Ehresman reports on Bald Eagle nests in 14 counties and Barn Owl nests in five counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Ehresman, Bruce	Bald Eagle Barn Owl	Allamakee County Taylor County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Barrow's Goldeneye at Tera Lake, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-11-28	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Barrow's Goldeneye at Tera Lake in Polk County, IA on November 28, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Barrow's Goldeneye	Terra Lake	Tera Lake, IPTV Pond, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa	Enclosed freshwater pond.	The documentation form by Reid and Pam Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jerry Jancik, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, and Maridel Jackson. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Goldeneye eliminated because of head shape, wing and side markings, facial pattern. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:15:00/12:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	21