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

Iowa Birdline update, June 5, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 5, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of a Mississippi Kite and Prairie, Hooded and Worm-eating Warblers being sighted in different parts of the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Des Moines Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 30, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 30, 1989. Highlights include Western Kingbirds, Least Terns and a Piping Plover.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Western Kingbird Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler	Burlington Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 22, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 22, 1989. Highlights include another Cinnamon Teal sighting and reports from the Iowa Ornithologists' Union spring meeting field trip.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cinnamon Teal Common Moorhen Red-breasted Merganser Western Kingbird Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser King Rail	Des Moines Hickory Hill Park Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 13-18, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-13	1989-05-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 13-18, 1989. Highlights include the peak of Warbler migration with several species being sighted around Iowa.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Blue Grosbeak	Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Homestead Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Hancock County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 8, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 8, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of all five Rail species in one area within a week.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow Rail Black Rail Virginia Rail Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Sora Piping Plover Caspian Tern Prothonotary Warbler King Rail	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Dolliver Memorial State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 1, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 1, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of a Tricolored Heron, and sightings of Sora and Virginia and King Rails.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Clay-colored Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Tricolored Heron Virginia Rail Sora Willet Hudsonian Godwit Cape May Warbler King Rail	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Pleasant Creek State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 24, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-04-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 24, 1989. Highlights include warmer weather bringing Warblers, Chimney Swifts and Broad-winged Hawks into the state.There have also been sightings of Western Grebes and Peregrine Falcons.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Green-backed Heron Chimney Swift Western Grebe Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon	Big Creek State Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 17, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-04-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 17, 1989. Highlights include Cinnamon Teals, American Bitterns, and a Swainson's Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Horned Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Black-crowned Night Heron Long-eared Owl Bonaparte's Gull	Big Creek State Park Cedar Rapids Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 10, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-04-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 10, 1989. Highlights include Cinnamon Teals, a Black Scoter, Smith's Longspurs, and a Golden Eagle.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rough-legged Hawk Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Baird's Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull	Big Creek State Park Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Jester Park Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 3, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-04-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for April 3, 1989. Highlights include a pair of Cinnamon Teal, Ruddy Ducks, an early Willet and an unusual mostly white American Robin.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Ruddy Duck Osprey Willet Water Pipit Bonaparte's Gull American Robin	Little Wall Lake Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Glenwood	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 27, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 27, 1989. Highlights include migration reaching full swing for waterfowl and early passerines and the sighting of a mostly white American Robin.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Purple Martin Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Black Scoter Greater Scaup American Robin Great Egret	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Glenwood Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 13, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-03-13	1989-03-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 13, 1989. Highlights include the start of migration and the appearance of a second Salty-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Slaty-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Mountain Bluebird Canvasback Red-breasted Merganser American Woodcock Greater Scaup Northern Shrike	Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Ottumwa Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Reinbeck	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-02-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1989. Highlights include Trumpeter and Tundra Swans, Glaucous and Thayer's Gulls, and a roosting Prairie Falcon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Coralville Lake Des Moines Princeton Reinbeck Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 20, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-02-20	1989-03-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 20, 1989. Highlights include continued sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull. Included with this document is a script for the Iowa Birdline update for March 6, 1989. Highlights include a flock of Mountain Bluebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Slaty-backed Gull Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Golden-crowned Sparrow Trumpeter Swan Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan	Des Moines Lake Anita State Park Saylorville Lake Moline Reinbeck	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, February 13, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-02-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 13, 1989. Highlights include sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull, an Evening Grosbeak and an albino Barred Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Slaty-backed Gull Varied Thrush Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Sandhill Crane	Coralville Lake Saylorville Lake Hardin County Central City Reinbeck	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-02-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 6, 1989. Severe weather largely shut down birding activity. Highlights for the week include sightings of Purple Finches, Lapland Longspurs and Harris' Sparrows.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rough-legged Hawk Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Purple Finch Gray Partridge	Saylorville Lake Fairfield Clayton County Osceola Waukon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 30, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 30, 1989. Highlights include sightings of Snowy Owls, a Great-tailed Grackle and a Varied Thrush.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Great-tailed Grackle	Clay County Coralville Lake Saylorville Lake Storm Lake Webb	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 28, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 28, 1989. Highlights include the sightings of a Great-tailed Grackle and a Snowy Owl along with updates on previously reported birds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Winter Wren Tundra Swan Great-tailed Grackle Northern Shrike	Burlington Des Moines Grundy Center Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 23, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 23, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of all three Swan species in Iowa.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Mute Swan Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Trumpeter Swan Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan	Burlington Des Moines Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Lake Keomah State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 16, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 16, 1989. There are no new good sightings this week but several of the birds sighted in recent weeks can still be found.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Varied Thrush Carolina Wren White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Pine Siskin Canada Goose Sandhill Crane	Big Creek State Park Des Moines Saylorville Lake Black Hawk Lake Lake Keomah State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 9, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 9, 1989. Highlights include sightings of a Barrow's Goldeneye, a Varied Thrush and an Ovenbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Barrow's Goldeneye Trumpeter Swan Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Ovenbird Sandhill Crane	Coralville Lake Des Moines Jester Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 2, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-01-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 2, 1989. Highlights include Brant and Barrow's Goldeneye sightings, Glaucous and Thayer's Gull sightings, and the sighting of a Ferruginous Hawk. Includes summaries of Christmas Count sightings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Thayer's Gull Barrow's Goldeneye Brant White-winged Crossbill Glaucous Gull Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Davenport Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, December 26, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 26, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Brant and Sandhill Cranes. Other observations of note were of Gray Partridges, Winter Wren, and Red-breasted Nuthatches.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Short-eared Owl Brant Ross' Goose Gray Partridge Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Red Crossbill Sandhill Crane	Burlington Cedar Rapids Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jefferson County Lock and Dam 15 Polk County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1988	Field notes	Bird banding Bird surveys Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1988. Highlights of the update include the results of several Christmas Bird Counts from around the state. Also of note were the interesting birds that were observed during the count, including Sandhill Cranes, an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gulls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Canada Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Burlington Cedar Rapids Credit Island Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Lock and Dam 15 Polk County Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake F W Kent County Park Fairmont Cemetery Lock and Dam 16 Auburn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 12, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1988-12-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 12, 1988. Highlights of the update include sightings of several species of Gulls, a brief appearance of a Brant, and a pair of Barrow's Goldeneyes. Also of note were sightings of Sandhill Cranes and a Red-bellied Woodpecker that was spotted at a feeder.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Barrow's Goldeneye American White Pelican Brant Trumpeter Swan Black-legged Kittiwake Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-bellied Woodpecker Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Burlington Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Osage Polk County Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lake Easter Oak Grove Recreation Area Cosgrove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	1