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

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 28, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 28, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Townsend's Solitaire and four Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Northern Saw-whet Owls, two Trumpeter Swans and a White-winged Crossbill.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler	Black Hawk County Cerro Gordo County Iowa City Johnson County Lake Red Rock Cedar River Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 3-6, 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-12-03	1990-12-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 3-6, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an immature male Yellow Grosbeak, a female Merlin, a Harris' Sparrow, and White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Carolina Wren and continued presence of 2 first winter Black-legged Kittiwakes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pied-billed Grebe Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Merlin Black-legged Kittiwake Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow Grosbeak Dickcissel Common Loon White-winged Scoter American Coot	Little Wall Lake Booneville Cedar Lake Decatur County Elkhart Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lamoni Laurens Red Rock Dam Saylorville Dam Fonda Lohrville Osceola	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 30-31, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-30	1991-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 30-31, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a first-winter Glaucous Gull, two adult Golden Eagles and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two possibly three Iceland Gulls, a Snowy Owl and a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker	Allamakee County Des Moines Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lake Manawa Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Waverly Alvord	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
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
Iowa Birdline update, December 6, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 6, 1993. Highlights include 15 species of waterfowl at Pleasant Creek including Black Scoters, a White-winged Scoter and Long-tailed Ducks. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Black Scoter Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow White-winged Scoter Yellow-rumped Warbler Tundra Swan Eastern Screech-Owl	Bonaparte Bremer County Cedar Rapids Pleasant Creek State Park Monona County Des Moines County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Iowa Birdline update, December 7, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-12-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 7, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a male Evening Grosbeak, ten Snow Buntings, and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a lingering American White Pelican at Whitebreast Park in Marion County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting American White Pelican Great Horned Owl Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Pine Siskin Bonaparte's Gull	Iowa City Lake Red Rock Marion Saylorville Dam Sioux City Whitebreast Recreation Area Riverside Cemetery Urbandale	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 9, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 9, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of White-winged Crossbills, Great Black-backed Gull, several Eurasian Tree Sparrows, an adult Mute Swan, immature Golden Eagle and an overwintering Great Blue Heron. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of several species of Gulls, and a Short-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Great Black-backed Gull Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Mute Swan White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Great Blue Heron	Atlantic Burlington Cerro Gordo County Elk Rock State Park Ida County Ida Grove Montrose Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Hardin County Crawford Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler	Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 10, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 10, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull, Snowy Owl and a Gyrfalcon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a gray phase Eastern Screech Owl looking out of a wood duck house and two Tundra Swans near Runnells.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Slaty-backed Gull Franklin's Gull Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan Pine Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl	Bettendorf Bonaparte Davenport Iowa City Lock and Dam 15 Pleasantville Runnells Saylorville Lake Scott County Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 11, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-02-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for February 11, 1991. Highlights include a Gyrfalcon and a Great Black-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Great Black-backed Gull Mute Swan Gyrfalcon Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Burlington Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Keokuk Wayne County Hardin County Cedar Hills Sand Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 13, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 13, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Falcon and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Red-shouldered Hawk and two flocks of Lapland Longspurs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Sandhill Crane	Dickinson County Holstein Lake Icaria Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Lock Number 19 Rock Island Arsenal Galva Britt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 14, 1994. Highlights include a Varied Thrush and a Gyrfalcon. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Gyrfalcon Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Des Moines County Robins Bertram Township Sharon Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 17, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 17, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull and three Long-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Golden Eagles, a Pied-billed Grebe and six to eight Eastern Bluebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Iceland Gull Purple Finch Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Red-winged Blackbird Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Louisa County Geode State Park Osceola Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 18, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-02-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for February 18, 1991. Highlights include large numbers of diving ducks and gulls along the Mississippi River as far north as Le Claire. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Canvasback Goldeneye Redhead Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Lesser Scaup Tundra Swan Common Merganser	Burlington Keokuk Le Claire Mississippi River, Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Northern Goshawk, twelve Short-eared Owls and two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Holstein Homestead Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Iowa State University Galva	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 21, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 21, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Greater Prairie-Chicken. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Cedar Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Cherokee Municipal Airport Iowa State Nursery Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Hawkeye Downs	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 22, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 22, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and Two Trumpeter Swans along with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark	Burlington Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Linn County Cobb Memorial Park Green Bay Bottoms Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 24, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Bluebirds and a White-winged Crossbill. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings at Saylorville Lake of 30-40,000 waterfowl and thousands of gulls, also a large number of Pine Siskins in Glendale Cemetery.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eastern Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Green-winged Teal Red-winged Blackbird	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Marion Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Branch Glendale Cemetery Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 25, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-02-25	1991-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for February 25, 1991. Highlights include a Prairie Falcon and an immature Snowy Owl sighted in the same general area. Includes update for February 28, 1991.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Purple Finch Greater Scaup Golden Eagle	Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Keokuk Montrose Woodbury County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Pine Grosbeaks, the continued presence of the Common Eider, a Ross' Goose and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a family of three Trumpeter Swans and a Northern Shrike.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pine Grosbeak Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl	Bay Branch Bonaparte Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Red Rock Dam Spencer Swan Lake Lake Anita	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 28, 1994. Highlights include a Greater Prairie-Chicken and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Greater White-fronted Goose	Iowa City Johnson County Lost Island Lake Trumbull Lake Fort Madison Cherokee Municipal Airport Casey Barrow Landing	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 3, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 3, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, an adult Great Black-backed Gull and two adult Peregrine Falcons. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Common Redpolls and a Red-breasted Nuthatch at a feeder in Davenport.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Herring Gull Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch	Ames Bellevue Davenport Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Waterworks Park Lock Number 19	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 4, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-02-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for February 4, 1991. Highlights include reports of owls, swans and eagles. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mute Swan Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Clay County Johnson County Keokuk Wayne County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5