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

Iowa RBA, May 18, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for May 18, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-headed Gull, Black-billed Magpie and Mississippi Kite.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Franklin's Gull Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-throated Blue Warbler Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull	Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Mason City Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, May 11, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for May 11, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Black-billed Magpie, Neotropic Cormorant and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes notes for updates for May 4 and May 5 and hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Neotropic Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Snowy Egret Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Shelduck Prairie Warbler	Burlington Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grinnell Country Club				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area, 1998	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-04-22	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Sprague's Pipit at Union Hills Wildlife Management Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 22, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, amended comments on the review, a memo about bird sighting, e-mail correspondence about the bird sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Sprague's Pipit	Union Hills Wildlife Management Area	Union Hills Waterfowl Production Area So. of Ventura, Cerro Gor[...] Co	Rolling hills, open short grassy area, + cultivated field	The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jan L. Walter was submitted. Other observers include Patricia Hansen and Tim Phalen. \| Elimination of similar species: Ruled out Sparrows + Longspurs, this bird did not have a conical beak. American Pipit, this bird did not have dark legs, no tail bobbing, not a heavy ear patch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	13
Iowa RBA, April 20, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 20, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cinnamon Teal and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Whooping Crane Red-necked Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black-headed Gull	Little Wall Lake Dunbar Slough Grinnell Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Cherokee Myre Slough State Game Management Area Virgin Lake Fairfield Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, April 13, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Red-necked Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Selma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, April 6, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-04-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for April 6, 1998. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck, Smith's Longspurs and Fish Crow. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Fish Crow Smith's Longspur Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron	Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lake Odessa Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Greater Ottumwa Park Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for a Hummingbird species in Le Claire, 1998	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-03-31	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Hummingbird species at Le Claire in Scott County, IA on March 31, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Don Moeller to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schmitz, John A.	Hummingbirds	Le Claire	Le Claire, Iowa		The documentation form by John A. Schmitz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:04:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	22
Iowa RBA, March 2, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for March 2, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collard Dove, Woodcock and Turkey Vultures. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Big Creek Lake Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Grinnell Lake Red Rock Muscatine Muscatine County Whitebreast Recreation Area Roberts Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Thomas Kent letter to Diane Porter regarding request for more information, spring 1998	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Diane Porter. Kent requests verification of an early date for a Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighting. Porter's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Thomas Kent letter to Maridel Jackson regarding request for more information, spring 1998	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Maridel Jackson. Kent requests more information regarding the sightings of an Orange-crowned Warbler and Northern Parula. Jackson's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula	Voas Nature Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Maridel Jackson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird highlights, June 3, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Maridel Jackson to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1998. Jackson lists her bird sighting for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Jackson, Maridel	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Black-and-white Warbler Field Sparrow Tree Swallow Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great-tailed Grackle	Ankeny Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Onawa Voas Nature Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Thomas Kent letter to Robert Gruenewald regarding request for more information, spring 1998	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Robert Gruenewald. Kent requests more information regarding the sighting of White-winged Scoters and also asks about other sightings reported by Gruenewald. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998. This document is answered by a letter from Gruenewald: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/6340/view	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Carolina Wren Mute Swan Ross' Goose Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Bank Swallow	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, spring 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas Kent. Ernzen states this is one of the worst migrations in recent memory and includes a list of birds sighted for spring 1998 focusing on first and last sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Ernzen, Peter	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilson's Phalarope Palm Warbler Common Loon Tennessee Warbler House Wren Blackpoll Warbler	Moorehead Pioneer Park Sac County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Buena Vista County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Collared-Dove at Grinnell in 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens	1998-02-26	2000-11-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Eurasian Collared-Doves at Grinnell in Poweshiek County, IA on October 15, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record of a letter from Mark Proescholdt to Tom Kent on February 26, 1998 seen by Mike Stegmann, Ed Savage, and Garry Brandenburg, and referenced by an Iowa Bird Life article.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Eurasian Collared Dove	Grinnell				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	9
Iowa RBA, February 23, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-02-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 23, 1998. Highlights include Sprague's Pipit, Merlins and Ross' Goose. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Sprague's Pipit White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Merlin Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Great-tailed Grackle	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Webb University of Iowa Graettinger Fallow Marsh Wildlife Management Area Telford Prairie Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, February 16, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-02-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 16, 1998. Highlights include waterfowl, Gulls, Redpolls, Prairie Falcon and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Summer Tanager Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Mew Gull California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Hoary Redpoll	Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Woodbury County Dorchester Lock and Dam 16 Greenwood Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, February 9, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-02-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 9, 1998. Highlights include Common Raven, Snowy Owl, Common and Hoary Redpolls, California, Glaucous and Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eurasian Collared Dove Common Redpoll Snowy Owl California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Common Raven Hoary Redpoll Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Clay County Grinnell Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Muscatine Lock and Dam 16				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park, 1998	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-02-05	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Common Raven at Lake Manawa State Park in Pottawattamie County, IA on February 5, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.	Bunnimit, Manit	Common Raven	Lake Manawa State Park	[...] Lake Manawa State Park, near Council Bluffs, IA. [...] was travelling south on the road that follows the west edge of Lake Manawa.		The documentation letter by Manit Bunnimit is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] It flew for most of the time by soaring with its wings held very flat, only twice flapping its wings momentarily (shallow wingbeats) and once folding its wings rather tightly and gliding. All of the crows I have seen flap steadily, gliding only occasionally. [...] It could not have been mistaken even for the tails of the occasional American Crows that appear quite rounded. The sheer size of the bird and the wedge-shaped tail were enough to distinguish it from any of the crows, but what about the Chihuahuan Raven? Fortunately, as it flew by, the bird made two brief call notes that were very hoarse (sounding much more like grrrawgk than the gaw of the American Crow), and much deeper than the Chihuahuan Raven that I heard in northern Texas. However, because it has been a few years since I had seen or heard the Chihuahuan, I decided to double check the calls on a tape I had at home. The tape and I agree that the call was that of a Common Raven. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:10:00/11:11:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	47
Iowa RBA, February 2, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-02-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 2, 1998. Highlights include Prairie Falcon, Glaucous Gull, and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Winter Wren	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Burlington Cedar Falls Green Castle Recreation Area Grinnell Sioux City Lock and Dam 16 Dankwardt Memorial Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, January 26, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-01-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 26, 1998. Highlights include Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Eurasian Collared Dove. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Eurasian Collared Dove White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker	Cerro Gordo County Fort Defiance State Park Grinnell Lock and Dam 15 West Branch Fairmont Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, January 19, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-01-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 19, 1998. Highlights include Varied Thrush, Dickcissel, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Carolina Wren and Winter Wren. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove White-winged Crossbill Dickcissel Eurasian Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren	Burlington Dickinson County Grinnell Lake Darling State Park Lake Park Mason City Muscatine West Branch Clinton County Dankwardt Memorial Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Summer Tanager at Iowa City, 1998	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1998-01-11	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Summer Tanager at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on January 11, 1998. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an e-mail from Mary E. Noble to Jim Fuller, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Summer Tanager	Iowa City	315 S. 7th Ave. Iowa City, Iowa	Urban area, small back yard with several feeders and brush cover.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Mary Noble and Dick Tetrault. \| Elimination of similar species: The overall coloration and plainness indicate a female or immature bird. The lack of prominent gray in the auriculars and light bill color argue against Hepatic Tanager. The bill length, head shape, and relative paleness of the wings favor Summer Tanager over Scarlet Tanager. The lack of prominent wing bars appears to exclude Western Tanager. The apparent lack of orange tint suggest a bird from the West or perhaps an immature. The Summer Tanager photographed at Pleasant Valley in Scott County on 2 December 1990 was more orange-yellow than the Iowa City bird. The latest Midwest record for Scarlet Tanager in books of these states was 26 Nov in Minnesota. There are a few winter records of Summer Tanager: in Tennessee (4) 5, 18, 21 Dec and 2 Feb-15 Mar; in Michigan 1 Dec; in Missouri 3-10 Jan 1987. There are also winter records from Florida and the Texas Coast. This does not constitute an exhaustive search for winter records. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:10:00/08:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	28
Iowa RBA, January 5, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-01-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 5, 1998. Highlights include Prairie Falcon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Glaucous Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Thayer's Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove White-winged Crossbill Merlin Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Glaucous Gull	Cedar Lake Grinnell Iowa City Marshalltown Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Wanata State Park Aspen Grove Cemetery Graceland Park Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, January 4, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-01-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 4, 1998. Highlights include Spotted Towhee, Thayer's Gull and Long-tailed Duck. Includes updates for January 6, 1998 and January 7, 1998.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Rusty Blackbird Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Merlin Spotted Towhee Tundra Swan	Clive Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Polk County Red Rock Dam Sioux Center Boone County Fairfield Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, December 29, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa RBA update for December 29, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Ross's Gull, a Prairie Falcon, Common Redpolls, White-winged Crossbills, and several additional species of Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Snowy Owls, and Northern Saw-whet Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, Charles R.	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Ross's Gull Rusty Blackbird American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Lesser Black-backed Gull Marsh Wren Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Northern Shrike	Bettendorf Boone Clive Colo Council Bluffs Dubuque Lake Manawa State Park Lock and Dam 11 Lock and Dam Number 18 Nevada Red Rock Dam Woodbury County Black Hawk Lake Wright County Fort Madison Jewell Carroll Aurelia Aspen Grove Cemetery Monroe Macbride Nature Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6