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

Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Long-tailed Duck, a new highlight was the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Tundra Swans, a Greater Scaup and four Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Tundra Swan Mallard	Lock and Dam 15 Red Rock Dam Onawa Wellman Lock Number 19 Lewis and Clark State Park Wever	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 7, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 7, 1994. Highlights include a Red Crossbill and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Winter Wren Red Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Estherville Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Van Buren County Crapo Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 13, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull and other gull species. In addition to the gulls there were Common Redpolls and two adult Tundra Swans. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Common Redpoll Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan	Cedar Lake Credit Island George Wyth Memorial State Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Marion Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 14, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-01-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for January 14, 1991. Highlights include two Snowy Owl reports, a Varied Thrush and Red Crossbills. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Red Crossbill	Atlantic Polk County Spencer Story County Wayne County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 14, 1994. Highlights include Smith's Longspur, Snowy Owl, and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ankeny Big Creek State Park Estherville Iowa City F W Kent County Park Humboldt County Walcott	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 16, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Trumpeter Swans and a Common Redpoll.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet	Coralville Lake Ida Grove Marion Mason City Black Hawk Lake Cherokee Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Onawa High Amana Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 17, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 17, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Ring-necked Duck Brown Thrasher Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Ringed Turtle-Dove Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird	Burlington Charles City Iowa City Johnson County Spencer Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Princeton North Liberty Iowa State Nursery Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Hooper State Game Area Everly Fostoria	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 2, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 2, 1994. Highlights include Gulls, a Gyrfalcon and a Long-tailed Duck. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Pine Siskin Tundra Swan	Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Mason City Rathbun Dam Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Elkader Onawa MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 20, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 20, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of several species of gulls, an adult Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a Northern Shrike. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a male White-winged Crossbill and after being missing for over a week following the bitter cold, the Pine Warbler was back at the feeder in Pleasantville.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk White-winged Crossbill Iceland Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike American Goldfinch Pine Warbler	Burlington Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 15 Madison County Pleasantville West Branch Fairfield Lock Number 19	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 21, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-01-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for January 21, 1991. Highlights include multiple Snowy Owl reports. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Snowy Owl White-winged Scoter Long-eared Owl Northern Shrike	Appanoose County Davenport Mason City Spencer Wayne County Hardin County Clarke County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Bohemian Waxwing, Varied Thrush and Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Common Eider, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a group of Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Bohemian Waxwing Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Pintail Tundra Swan	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Montrose Red Rock Dam Monona County Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Corydon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 25, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the 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, a first year Glaucous Gull and two Wood Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Gray Catbird Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Hickory Hill Park Homestead Red Rock Dam Van Meter	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 27, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 27, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of multiple Northern Saw-whet Owls, a male White-winged Crossbill and a Brown Thrasher. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eleven Common Redpolls, several Lapland Longspurs and three Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Merganser Pine Warbler	Iowa City Johnson County Marion Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit West Branch Geode State Park Lock Number 19 Green Bay Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 28, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-01-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for January 28, 1991. Highlights include reports from a long weekend foray a group of Iowa birders took in eastern Iowa. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Snowy Owl Trumpeter Swan Golden Eagle Winter Wren Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Burlington Des Moines Keokuk Wayne County Coralville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 3, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 3, 1994. Highlights include results from the Yellow River Forest Christmas count. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Mute Swan American White Pelican Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle American Black Duck Tundra Swan	Decorah Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Pool 9	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 30, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Varied Thrush, Snowy Owl and Bohemian Waxwing. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of five Short-eared Owls, an adult Northern Goshawk and a second winter Glaucous Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Common Eider Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Dickinson County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lee County Lock and Dam 15 Nevada Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Keota	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 31, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 31, 1994. Highlights include Red Crossbill, Prairie Falcon, Snowy Owl and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Prairie Falcon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Red Crossbill American Black Duck	Estherville Grundy County Iowa City Johnson County Percival Red Rock Dam Scott County Boone County Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 4-5, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-04	1993-01-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 4-5,1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Short-eared Owl, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a female Mountain Bluebird, a Snowy Owl and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Bremer County Holstein Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Hancher Auditorium	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 6, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for Januaray 6, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Prairie Falcon, Snowy Owl and a female American Wigeon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Pine Warbler, Winter Wren and a Mute Swan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Mute Swan American White Pelican Snowy Owl American Wigeon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Chipping Sparrow Winter Wren Pine Warbler	Homestead Pleasantville Rathbun Lake Sioux Center Rock Valley Waverly Alvord Crapo Park Meekers Landing	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 7, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-01-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for January 7, 1991. Highlights include a Yellow Grosbeak and numerous flocks of Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow Grosbeak Northern Shrike	Lake Red Rock Polk County Spencer Wayne County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 9, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 9, 1995. Highlights include Varied Thrush, Gyrfalcon and Bohemian Waxwing. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Vesper Sparrow Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Bohemian Waxwing Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Shrike	Des Moines Johnson County Lake Red Rock Mason City Black Hawk Lake Auburn Shell Rock River Greenbelt Havelock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, July 1, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-07-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 1,1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of three young and two adult Barn Owls, Mississippi Kites and Western Grebes. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of 21 Least Terns with 11 nests and nine Piping Plovers with three nests.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Barn Owl Western Grebe Western Kingbird Greater Yellowlegs Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Great Egret	Clive Guthrie County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Humboldt West Bend Taylor County Sullivan Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6