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

Iowa Birdline update, November 2, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Gaviiformes \| Loons Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an abundance of Cedar Waxwings and lingering American Robins, and the season's first reports of a Common Redpoll and Snow Bunting. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of huge flocks of Lapland Longspurs in addition to the diving Ducks and Loons that are moving into the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Vermilion Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Common Redpoll American Pipit Surf Scoter American Robin Red Crossbill	Elk Rock State Park Franklin County Jester Park Lake Manawa Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Wright County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 RBA, April 17-23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-17	1995-04-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 17-23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Egret, Prairie Falcon, White-faced Ibis, Smith's Longspurs, Sandhill Cranes and Chestnut-collard Longspurs. Also, an important finding of four Fish Crows by Thomas H. Kent, if confirmed this would be a new state record.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Snowy Egret Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane Ruff	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jamaica Lake City Lyon County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Sweet Marsh Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Valley Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Ayr	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, May 19, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-05-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 19, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a singing Prairie Warbler and a singing Worm-eating Warbler both at the Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest and several Yellow-Crowned Night Herons at Sullivan Slough. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Piping Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers and a Black-billed Cuckoo.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swallow-tailed Kite White-eyed Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Whimbrel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Finn Pond Wildlife Area Hartman Reserve Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Warren County Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Polk City Cemetery Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 9, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 9, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Bald Eagles and Common Loons, and waterfowl returning to the state on their way south. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eight species of Shore-birds at Rathbun Lake and a Ross' Goose that has been in with the same Mallards for a month at Morrison Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Pacific Loon Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Nashville Warbler Mallard	Big Creek State Park Franklin County Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Sugar Bottom Campground Morrison Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 16, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 16, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of the first state record for a Western Flycatcher, a single sighting of a Townsend's Solitaire, Red-necked Grebe and a three White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Carolina Wren, Tree Swallow and a flock of Red Crossbills.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-necked Grebe Townsend's Solitaire Carolina Wren Western Sandpiper Dunlin White-winged Scoter Osprey Tree Swallow Red Crossbill Empidonax Flycatchers	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Fremont County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Fairfield Lock and Dam 9 Rock Creek Lake Lake Ahquabi State Park Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 23, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 23, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Black Scoter, a flock of Red Crossbills and an exotic pair of Ringed Turtle-Doves, Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of 25 Bald Eagles at Lock Number 19 at Keokuk and a Ross' Goose among the waterfowl at Bay Branch.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Ross' Goose Black Scoter Ringed Turtle-Dove Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Tree Swallow Bonaparte's Gull Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Bay Branch Dale Maffitt Reservoir Johnston Keokuk Lake Red Rock Oelwein Geode State Park Lock and Dam 9 Lock Number 19 Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, November 30, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 30, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of two Short-eared Owls and two Long-eared Owls, a very late Common Yellowthroat and a late American Golden-Plover. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Northern Goshawk that returned to the northside Marion neighborhood for the seventh straight day and two first year Thayer's Gulls below the Red Rock Dam.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Common Yellowthroat Eurasian Tree Sparrow Long-eared Owl Snow Goose American Golden Plover	Burlington Guthrie County Marion Red Rock Dam DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Badger Creek State Recreation Area Morgan Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
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 14, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-12-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 14, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Black-legged Kittiwake, a first year Glaucous Gull, and a Dickcissel frequenting a feeder at Cordova Park. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Greater White-fronted Goose, Thayer's Gull and a Long-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Carolina Wren American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake Dickcissel Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose	Lake Red Rock Marion Whitebreast Recreation Area Fairfield Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 21, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 21, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings from several Christmas counts including a Great Black-backed Gull, 17 Eurasian Tree Sparrows, four Northern Goshawks and five Yellow-rumped Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, an immature and adult Pine Warbler associating with Golden-crowned Kinglets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Great Black-backed Gull Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Burlington Mason City Whitebreast Recreation Area Hancher Auditorium Robins	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
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