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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Walter, Janice L.	Cooper's Hawk Merlin Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Forster's Tern Common Loon Osprey Black Tern Green Heron	Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Zirbel Slough Mallard Marsh Swamp Wilkinson Pioneer Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt Rockford Fossil and Praire Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 35, Number 5, May/June 2000	Newsletters	Bird watching Introduced birds Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc Wildlife reintroduction	2000-05-01	2000-06-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 35, Number 5, May/June 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include an article reflecting on the two-year anniversary of Iowa Audubon which is the state office of the National Audubon Society, the proposed 2000-2001 budget of the society, reports from spring field trips and bird sightings by society members, and an update on the reintroduction of Osprey to the Saylorville Lake area.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.	Osprey	Ames Jester Park Saylorville Lake				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	6
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 35, Number 4, March/April 2000	Newsletters	Bird surveys Bird watching Conservationists--Awards Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Natural areas	2000-03-01	2000-04-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 35, Number 4, March/April 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include a letter written by Linda Bystrak on behalf of the society requesting assistance to secure federal funding in the purchase of a 1045 acre woodland in northeastern Iowa, reports from January and February field trips, an announcement of Linda Zaletal and Hank Zaletal receiving the 1999 Olav Smedal Award for their leadership in conservation efforts in central Iowa, and information on the society's Birdathon event.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.		Ames Boone Des Moines River Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	6
Iowa field reports data, fall 1999	Field notes	Bird watching	2000-01-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of birds sighted dated January 3, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.		Prairie Falcon Pacific Loon Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Greater Scaup Golden Eagle Connecticut Warbler Spotted Towhee Laughing Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 35, Number 3, January/February 2000	Newsletters	Bird surveys Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Counting Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Books--Reviews	2000-01-01	2000-02-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 35, Number 3, January/February 2000. Highlights of the newsletter include numerous November and December bird sightings from several society members, a letter from the Governor's office regarding the proposed Eddyville bypass and the impact on the dunes and wetlands nearby, the results of the Ames, Saylorville Reservoir, and Boone County Christmas Bird Counts, and an article on birding at Dunbar Slough by Joyce Bahrenfus and Jon Bahrenfus. Also included is a Big Bluestem Audubon Society events calendar for spring 2000.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) Shivvers, Rebecca A.		Ames Dunbar Slough Saylorville Lake Boone County Eddyville				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	6
Iowa RBA, December 27, 1999 - January 1, 2000	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-12-27	2000-01-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 27, 1999 to January 1, 2000. Highlights of the updates include sightings of of a male Bullock's Oriole, White-winged Crossbill, a Cape May Warbler, and the results of various Christmas bird counts.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bullock's Oriole White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Common Snipe Lincoln's Sparrow Cape May Warbler Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Atlantic Booneville Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Elk Horn Polk County Holst State Forest Raccoon River Lenon Mill Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Mark Orsag email to Thomas Kent regarding Hitchcock Nature Area Hawkwatch, December 20, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting	1999-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Mark Orsag to Thomas Kent dated December 20, 1999. Orsag sends Kent a raptor count and mentions other bird sighting reports he has sent in. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Orsag, Mark	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Black-billed Magpie Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon	Hitchcock Nature Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Bullock's Oriole at Elk Horn, 1999	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-12-17	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Bullock's Oriole at Elk Horn in Shelby County, IA on December 17, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Bullock's Oriole	Elk Horn	Yard of Randy and Rhea Leete, Elk Horn, Iowa (Shelby County)		The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas H. Kent was submitted later. Other observers include Karole Fuller, Mike Overton, Dixie Overton, and Dick Tetrault. \| Elimination of similar species: This is the only orange oriole that exhibits a large white wing patch, and a dark eye line on an otherwise orange face. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:20:00/10:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	11
Iowa RBA, December 13-17, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-12-13	1999-12-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 13-17, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Snowy Owl, White-winged Crossbill, Black Scoter, and a Long-tailed Duck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Snow Bunting Bullock's Oriole White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup	Little Wall Lake Elk Horn Jester Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Fairmont Cemetery Fairfield Island View Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa, fall 1999, documented records	Field notes	Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds	1999-12-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of documented bird sightings dated December 12, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.		Black-headed Grosbeak Eurasian Collared Dove Brown Pelican Arctic Tern Black-billed Magpie Lesser Goldfinch Green-winged Teal Black-headed Gull	Ankeny Hitchcock Nature Area Rockford Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Woodpecker Marsh Pool 9 Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Sighting record listing, Iowa, 11/1/1999 - 11/30/1999, Dave Killman	Field notes	Bird watching	1999-12-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dave Killman dated December 7, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Killman, Dave	Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Western Grebe Eurasian Tree Sparrow Hooded Merganser	Burlington Jefferson County Lake Red Rock Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Sighting record listing, Iowa, 8/1/1999 - 10/31/1999, Dave Killman	Field notes	Bird watching	1999-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dave Killman dated December 6, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Killman, Dave	Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Wood Duck Ruddy Duck Osprey Northern Harrier	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jefferson County Ottumwa Wapello County Waterworks Park Fairfield Walton Lake Washington				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa RBA, December 6-12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-12-06	1999-12-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 6-11, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Prairie Falcon, Varied Thrush, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and White-winged Crossbills. Includes seven Iowa RBA update emails and an email from Francis L. Moore regarding the Yellow-billed Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Sandhill Crane	Little Wall Lake Polk County Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Fairmont Cemetery Fairfield Badger Creek State Recreation Area Fenton Fort Des Moines Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Sighting record listing, Iowa, 6/1/1999 - 7/31/1999, Dave Killman	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1999-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dave Killman dated December 6, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Killman, Dave	Least Flycatcher Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow Eastern Towhee Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Ruddy Turnstone Scarlet Tanager Great Egret	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jefferson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Darling State Park Van Buren County Fairfield Jefferson County Park Lake Sugema				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk at Hichcock Nature Area, 1999	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-12-05	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk at Hitchcock Nature Area in Pottawattamie County, IA on December 5, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Orsag, Mark	Ferruginous Hawk	Hitchcock Nature Area	Hitchcock Nature Area (Lodge Hawkwatch Point)	Loess Hills / Missouri River Valley. The bird was coming from out of the valley. It crossed the wooded ridges of HNA and headed southeast.	The documentation form by Mark Orsag is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I considered 5 other species of raptor in total. I eliminated two possibilities (Rough-legged Hawk and Northern Harrier) within seconds of seeing the bird in question. I eliminated two others (Bald Eagle [imm.], and Red-tailed Hawk more or less during the minute or so that I had the bird in view. ** I reviewed, in my head, the fine points of the Krider's Red-tailed Hawk for a few seconds after the bird had disappeared from view. The fifth species came to mind just before I started writing this report (the next day). I retroactively eliminated it. In reconstructing my reasoning, I believe: Rough-leg was eliminated due to the unmarked white throat, breast, underwings, and underside. Northern Harrier was eliminated due [sic] the large size and robust shape of the bird, the flight pattern (especially wingbeat), the unstreaked white throat, etc. Immature Swainson's Hawk later eliminated by dark head, white wing patches on primaries, lack of dark flight feathers on underwing, unlikelihood of December sighting. Bald Eagle immature- (whitebelly I-II) was eliminated by the downpushing wingbeat, the colors of the bird's dorsal surface, the lack of a contrast on the dorsal surface between the brown-gray forward part of the wing and the darker flight feathers (a little known good fieldmark for Immature BE), and the confining of the white coloration to the primaries, etc. Red-tailed Hawk-This species, in light of its similar (but smaller) size and variable plumages, posed the greatest problems. The dark upper surface, dark head, pointed wings, and pattern of flight (dihedral in glide posture), as well as the distinct and identical nature of the white markings on the upperwings and the lack of patagial marks, "commas", or other dark markings on the underside, were considered in total and used to rule out the immature light-morph Red-tail and, on reflection, a partial albino Red-tail. Krider's Red-tailed Hawk was the toughest to rule out. Here are my reasons: 1. Krider's heads appear white/light in contrast to the darker (gray or brown) color of the back. This bird's head was not lighter in color (on top) than the back. Back coloring was too dark (brown-reddish) for Krider's-no white mottling seen. Wings were pointed not rounded. No 'headlight' fieldmark [sic] was seen and the 'points of light' fieldmark [sic] was. Dihedral in glide unusual but not impossible for a Red-tail, but the wingbeat (fluid and downpushing rather than centered on the downstroke at the wrist) did not look like a Red-tailed's. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	1
Field report, fall 1999, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching	1999-12-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated December 3, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Little Blue Heron Brewer's Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Brown Pelican Arctic Tern Dunlin Sabine's Gull Yellow-bellied Flycatcher White-rumped Sandpiper Pine Siskin Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull American Golden Plover	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Palo Alto County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Fairmont Cemetery Green Island Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa RBA, December 3, 19-24, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-12-03	1999-12-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Six emails of Iowa RBA updates for December 3, 19-24, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Yellow-billed Loon, Long-tailed Duck, Bullock's Oriole, Black Scoter, and a Thayer's Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Yellow-billed Loon Bullock's Oriole Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike	Little Wall Lake Elk Horn Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Wildlife Research Station				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Yellow-billed Loon at Little Wall Lake, 1999	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-12-02	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Yellow-billed Loon at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on December 2, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, a print of four photos, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Yellow-billed Loon	Little Wall Lake	Little Wall Lake, Hamilton Co., IA	Natural lake in glaciated area. All open water.	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, Chris Edwards, Jim Dinsmore, Stephen J. Dinsmore, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Kevin Healy, Dick Tetrault, Reid Allen, Pam Allen, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Beth Proescholdt, Kay Niyo, Eric Haley, and Hank Zaletel. \| Elimination of similar species: The size and thick bill exclude Red-throated and Pacific Loons. The features that favor Yellow-billed over Common Loon include the bill shape, dark line to mid culmen, small eye, auricular patch, and the pattern of the foreneck and face (little extension of white and mottled color). The back pattern (wavy white lines rather than fuzzy white lines with dark bars) and paleness of the auricular patch indicate a juvenile. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/09:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	8
Karl Jungbluth letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall reports, December 2, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Photography of birds	1999-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Karl Jungbluth to Thomas Kent dated December 2, 1999. Jungbluth lists the birds he has sighted around Boone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Jungbluth, Karl	Cooper's Hawk Rose-breasted Grosbeak Carolina Wren Purple Finch Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Spotted Towhee Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler	Boone				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Fall 1999 report, John Van Dyk	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1999-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated December 1, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Bald Eagle Purple Finch Osprey Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Barn Swallow	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Doon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Ann Johnson, fall '99	Field notes	Bird watching	1999-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ann Johnson dated December 1, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Johnson, Ann	American Avocet American Bittern White-eyed Vireo Arctic Tern Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Red-necked Phalarope Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren	Jester Park Norwalk Saylorville Dam Wapello County Dubuque County Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
IOU field reports form, fall 1999, Douglas Harr	Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1999-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr dated December 1, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Harr, Douglas C.	Bald Eagle Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Black-bellied Plover Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-bellied Woodpecker Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike Great Egret	Spirit Lake Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Ocheyedan Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Rock Sioux Access Lebanon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa RBA, November 29-December 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-11-29	1999-12-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails of Iowa RBA updates for November 29 to December 4, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Pomarine Jaeger, White-winged Crossbill, Surf Scoter, Pacific Loon, and a Yellow-billed Loon. Includes seven Iowa RBA update emails and two emails to the IA-BIRD list regarding a Varied Thrush and a Pacific Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Pomarine Jaeger Yellow-billed Loon Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Common Yellowthroat Surf Scoter	Little Wall Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Iowa City Yellow River State Forest Fairmont Cemetery West Des Moines Pool 19 Silver Lake Fenton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Sighting record listing, Iowa, 8/1/1999-11/28/1999, Bery Engebretsen	Field notes	Bird watching	1999-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen dated November 28, 1999. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Engebretsen, Bery	American Avocet Red-throated Loon Blue-winged Teal Purple Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Peregrine Falcon Greater White-fronted Goose Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Jester Park Polk City Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Jaeger species at Hitchcock Nature Area, 1999	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-11-24	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Jaeger species bird at Hitchcock Nature Area in Pottawattamie County, IA on November 24, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and two copies of a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Orsag, Mark	Jaegers	Hitchcock Nature Area	Hitchcock Nature Area Hawkwatch	Missouri River Valley Floodplain	The documentation form by Mark Osrag is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Sue Mattix. \| Elimination of similar species: Dark immature gulls were eliminated by flight pattern, body-to-wing shape profile (as above), and the well seen identical translucent patches on the wings. Other jaeger species were eliminated by the bird's size. It thermalled above a wetland area beyond HNA's 'Westridge' with a group of Ring-billed Gulls. Size comparison was perfect-revealing a noticeably larger, heavier-bodied bird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:45:00/14:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	13