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

Iowa Birdline update, June 29, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-06-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 29, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Bell's Vireo, Willow Flycatcher, Sedge Wren and ten Black Terns. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two adults and one immature Yellow-crowned Night Herons, six American Avocets and a one-legged Marbled Godwit.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Marbled Godwit Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Orchard Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Black Tern	Little Wall Lake Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Casey Barrow Landing Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Bend	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 3, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for June 3, 1991. Highlights include the conclusion of the spring migration except for many shorebirds, White-rumped Sandpipers in particular. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Virginia Rail Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak	Coralville Lake Perry Sweet Marsh Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Moeckley Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, June 6, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-06-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 6, 1994. Highlights include Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Western Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Purple Gallinule Western Grebe Chuck-will's-widow Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, June 8, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Pelecanidae \| Pelicans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-06-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 8, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of many of the same birds as last week, the Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Henslow's Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Mockingbird and a nesting colony of 60 Black Terns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Franklin's Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Bedford Silver Lake Sullivan Slough Big Wall Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires, a Great Black-backed Gull and three Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Redpoll and a male Greater Scaup.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Townsend's Solitaire Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Northern Saw-whet Owl Swamp Sparrow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Linn County Polk County Scott County Red Cedar Wildlife Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 11, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for March 11, 1991. Highlights include a Cinnamon Teal and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Waterfowl migration is peaking for diving ducks and geese.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Cinnamon Teal Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup Great Blue Heron	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sabula Union Grove State Park Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 14 and 16, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-03-14	1994-03-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 14, 1994. Highlights include Mountain Bluebird, Iceland Gull, Evening Grosbeak and Varied Thrush. Includes update for March 16, 1994.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rusty Blackbird Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk American Woodcock Iceland Gull Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird Greater White-fronted Goose	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Greene County Iowa City Madison County Saylorville Lake Mount Vernon Boone County Fairfield Roberts Creek Park Don Williams Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and three Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lake Red Rock Moorehead Pioneer Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 16, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 16, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Common Nighthawk, a winter adult Black-legged Kittiwake and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in a cedar tree near the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 40 Red-breasted Mergansers and an early Eared Grebe with about 15 Hooded Mergansers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Marion County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 17-25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-17	1993-03-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 17-25, 1993 Highlights of the updates include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and a Cinnamon Teal, an immature Barrow's Goldeneye, a male Varied Thrush and several American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye American White Pelican Common Redpoll Merlin House Finch Great Blue Heron Red Crossbill	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Red Rock Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Coralville Dam Union Glendale Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 2, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Redpolls and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, and a very early Barn Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Canvasback Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Ross' Goose American Woodcock Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Swallow	Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Manawa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 25, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for March 25, 1991. Highlights include early Eastern Phoebes, a Varied Thrush, a Cinnamon Teal and continued waterfowl migration. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Rusty Blackbird Purple Martin Varied Thrush Cinnamon Teal Eastern Phoebe Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Marion County Mason City Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hubbard Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 27-30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-27	1995-03-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 27-30, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Mountain Bluebird, Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes, a pair of Peregrine Falcons and an exotic Bar-headed Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mountain Bluebird Snow Bunting Cinnamon Teal Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Bar-headed Goose Sandhill Crane	Bremer County Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Lake Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 27, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of Iowa Birdline updates for March 27, 1993. The highlights for the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow in Waterloo, a Cinnamon Teal with six Blue-winged Teal at Cone Marsh, and a Red-shouldered Hawk near Burlington.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Townsend's Solitaire Black-throated Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Merlin	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-03-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 28, 1994. Highlights include Sandhill Crane, Snowy Owl and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Snowy Owl Ross' Goose Eastern Phoebe Willet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Starr's Cave Nature Center Prairie Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 29, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 29, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow, Gyrfalcon, Snowy Owl and Sandhill Crane. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of several returning birds, the Common Loon, Eared and Horned Grebes, Bonaparte's Gull and a Tree Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Snow Bunting Black-throated Sparrow Gyrfalcon Snowy Owl Common Loon Tree Swallow Bonaparte's Gull Sandhill Crane	Lake Manawa State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Lu Verne	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 30, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 30, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of an American Black Vulture near Dubuque, Cinnamon Teal at two locations and a flock of about 100 Smith's Longspurs in Johnson County. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings containing an unconfirmed report from the DNR through James J. Dinsmore of four Brown Pelicans at Rathburn Reservoir in Appanoose County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican American Pipit Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Tree Swallow American black vulture Great Egret	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Dubuque Johnson County Lansing Rathbun Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Badger Creek State Recreation Area Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 4, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-04	1991-03-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for March 4, 1991. Highlights include Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackle, Killdeer and the year's first Turkey Vulture. Includes update for March 7, 1991.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Turkey Vulture Common Grackle Eurasian Wigeon Cinnamon Teal Ring-necked Duck White-winged Crossbill Lesser Yellowlegs Red-winged Blackbird	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lee County Mason City Riverton Wildlife Management Area Geode State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 6-9, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-06	1995-03-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 6-9, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, two Pine Grosbeaks, a Prairie Falcon, a very early Eastern Phoebe and Turkey Vulture.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Pine Grosbeak Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Northern Goshawk Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike	Hamilton County Mason City Nichols Polk County Pottawattamie County Red Rock Dam Spencer Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit Lake Anita	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 7, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-03-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 7, 1994. Highlights include Mountain Bluebird, Greater Prairie-Chicken and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Northern Goshawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Greene County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Cherokee Municipal Airport F W Kent County Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 8, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-tailed Duck and the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Northern Saw-whet Owl and numerous Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Saw-whet Owl Horned Lark Northern Shrike	George Wyth Memorial State Park Lake Red Rock Lansing Waterloo Effigy Mounds National Monument Shell Rock River Greenbelt Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 9, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 9, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of early migrants of a Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-winged Teal and Fox Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a pair of Trumpeter Swans, four Horned Grebes and a Ross' Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Northern Shrike	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Forneys Lake Montrose Princeton State Wildlife Management Area McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, May 10, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-05-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 10, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Rufous Hummingbird, Yellow Rail, Snowy Egret and the first state record Black-throated Hummingbird. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Western Tanager, Surf Scoter, twelve Eared Grebes, Common Loons and American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Eared Grebe Western Tanager Black-throated Sparrow Bewick's Wren American White Pelican Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Common Loon Surf Scoter	Boone Greene County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Manawa State Park Rippey Waterloo Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 11-13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-05-11	1992-05-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for May 11-13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a two Red Knots, Snowy Plover, Brown Pelican, a pair of Bewick's Wrens and two singing Henslow's Sparrows. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Townsend's Solitaire and a Swallow-tailed Kite.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swallow-tailed Kite Marbled Godwit Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Brown Pelican Snowy Plover Red Knot King Rail	Hartman Reserve Nature Center Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Ocheyedan River McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Polk City Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, May 13, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-05-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for May 13, 1991. Highlights include sightings of a Fish Crow, a Prairie Warbler, a Townsend's Warbler, Western Tanagers, and a Black-headed Grosbeak. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Bell's Vireo Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Carolina Wren Townsend's Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Mason City Stone State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5