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

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
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
Iowa RBA, November 27, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Selasphorus Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for November 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Pine Siskins, Common Redpoll, Selasphorus type Hummingbird (Rufous Hummingbird), Varied Thrush, Evening Grosbeak, Long-tailed Duck and a Red-throated Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Red-throated Loon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Tundra Swan American Golden Plover	Burlington Cedar Rapids Yellow River State Forest Union Grove State Park Pool 9 Oak Grove Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
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
Iowa RBA, December 4, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 4, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Evening Grosbeaks, Black-billed Magpie, White-winged Crossbill, Black-legged Kittiwawke, Glaucous Gull, Common Redpoll and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Long-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Black-billed Magpie White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Pine Siskin Northern Shrike	Coralville Lake Lake Red Rock Plymouth County Elkader Osceola Cherry Glen Recreation Area Holstein Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
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
Iowa RBA, December 11, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 11, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-billed Magpie, Common Redpoll, Prairie Falcon and a pair of Evening Grosbeaks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden-crowned Kinglet and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Black-legged Kittiwake Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Shrike	Coralville Lake Franklin County Iowa City Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Elkader	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, December 18, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 18, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-billed Magpie, Snowy Owl, Evening Grosbeak, Townsend's Solitaire, Glaucous Gull and a Northern Mockingbird. Birds sighted include species from five Christmas counts. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden Eagle and a Common Redpoll.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler	Algona Appanoose County Burlington Council Bluffs Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Marshall County Plymouth County Elkader Altoona	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, December 25, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 25, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Common Redpoll, Hoary Redpoll, Barrow's Goldeneye, Glaucous Gull, Townsend's Solitaire and Red Crossbill. Birds sighted includes species from some Christmas counts. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two first year Thayer's Gulls and an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Barrow's Goldeneye Black-billed Magpie Common Redpoll Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Hoary Redpoll Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Red Crossbill	Council Bluffs Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Plymouth County Winneshiek County Lock Number 19 Turkey River Wildlife Area Orleans State Fish Hatchery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 31, Number 3, January/February 1996	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-01-01	1996-02-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 31, Number 3, January/February 1996. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming monthly meetings and field trips, the results of the 1995 Ames Christmas Bird Count, and the 1996 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.	Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	6
Iowa RBA, January 1-4, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-01	1996-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 1-4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes and a Wood Duck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler	Bettendorf Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Moline Effigy Mounds National Monument Superior	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 8, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 8, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of five unusual gull species, a Varied Thrush, White-winged Crossbill, Long-tailed Duck and Long and Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Brown Thrasher and a flock of Snow Buntings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl	Amana Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Renwick Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 15, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 15, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Crossbill, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Long-tailed Duck and an immature Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of flocks of Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Belted Kingfisher Horned Lark	Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock West Branch Sheldon Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Renwick Atalissa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 22, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 22, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of White-winged Crossbills, Long-tailed Duck, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Northern Saw-whet Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Eurasian Tree Sparrows and a Red-shouldered Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Amana Cedar Lake Johnson County Muscatine Rathbun Lake Moline Sheldon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 29, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 29, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two first year Glaucous Gulls, a first year Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden Eagle, an albino Blue Jay and a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Carolina Wren Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler	Allamakee County Moorehead Pioneer Park Moline Elkader Carroll Volga Brooklyn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 5-7, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-05	1996-02-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 5-7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Hoary Redpoll, Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush and a Great Gray Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Northern Shrike	Burlington Des Moines Johnson County Albion Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park Blairsburg Alexander	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 12, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 12, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Grey Owl, Hoary Redpoll, Thayer's Gull and a Varied Thrush. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of over one hundred Common Redpolls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Common Redpoll Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Des Moines Homestead Johnson County Laurens Black Hawk Lake Albion Carroll Lake Ahquabi State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 19, 1996	Field notes	Bird banding Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 19, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl, White-winged Crossbill, and Hoary Redpolls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon and a Snow Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Canada Goose Northern Shrike	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Iowa City Ledges State Park Sheldon Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Graettinger	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Field notes contributed by Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley, spring 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in southwest Iowa contributed by Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears	Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Clay-colored Sparrow Lazuli Bunting White-throated Sparrow Whimbrel Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Sedge Wren Swainson's Thrush Ovenbird Chipping Sparrow	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Thompson, Dennis	Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Western Grebe Dunlin Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Willet White-rumped Sandpiper Northern Pintail Greater White-fronted Goose	Big Creek Lake Dale Maffitt Reservoir Dunbar Slough Johnston Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Walnut Woods State Park Long Pond Polk City Wildlife Area Brown's Woods	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bridled Titmouse in Davenport in 1996	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Rare birds	1996-03-01	2000-11-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Bridled Titmouse in Davenport in Scott County, IA on February 13 to 26, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, notes on sighting and report, and documentation notes with a drawing submitted to the committee.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Bridled Titmouse	Davenport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	50
Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Clark, Jane	Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Purple Martin Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole White-throated Sparrow Wilson's Phalarope Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Peregrine Falcon Common Snipe Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Kentucky Warbler American Golden Plover	Big Creek State Park Clive Harrier Marsh Jester Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Brookside Park Shimek State Forest Greenbelt Park Brown's Woods	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Iowa RBA, March 4, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Gray Owl, Northern Shrike, Northern Saw-whet Owl, two first year Glaucous Gulls and three first year Thayer's Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female White-winged Crossbill and a White-winged Scoter.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Thayer's Gull Canvasback White-winged Crossbill Trumpeter Swan Great Gray Owl White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Black Hawk County Iowa City Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Pool 19	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-24, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-24, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female White-winged Scoter, a first year Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gulls and a female White-winged Crossbill.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Mountain Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Green Island Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-14, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-14, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Crossbill and a Saw-whet Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Northern Flicker Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit Heron Bend Conservation Area Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3