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

Iowa RBA, February 26, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 26, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Grey Owl, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Crossbills and a Red-shouldered Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of thirteen species of waterfowl including eleven Greater White-fronted Geese.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Loggerhead Shrike White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose American Woodcock Great Gray Owl Pileated Woodpecker Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal	Bay Branch Big Marsh Wildlife Area Brenton Slough Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lock and Dam 15 Madison County Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 3, 1997	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-02-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 3, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of an immature Pinyon Jay as well as sightings of Prairie Falcons, an immature Snowy Owl, four Long-eared Owls, and Long-tailed Ducks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Great Gray Owls and Snowy Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Common Grackle Carolina Wren Brown Thrasher Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay House Finch Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Algona Claybanks Forest Iowa City Marion Montrose Spencer Thornton Boone County Elkader Hardin County Croton Pool 19 Lake Sugema	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, February 5-7, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-05	1996-02-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 5-7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Hoary Redpoll, Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush and a Great Gray Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Northern Shrike	Burlington Des Moines Johnson County Albion Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park Blairsburg Alexander	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 8, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 8, 1999. Highlights include Mountain Bluebird, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, and Great Black-backed Gull. Includes notes for updates for February 9, and February 10.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Mountain Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Merlin Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Le Claire Lock and Dam 15 Waterman Creek Terra Lake Stephens State Forest - Woodburn Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	3
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
Iowa RBA, January 1-4, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-01	1996-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 1-4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes and a Wood Duck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler	Bettendorf Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Moline Effigy Mounds National Monument Superior	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 11, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 11, 1999. Highlights include Spotted Towhee, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, and Prairie Falcon. Includes notes for updates for January 12, January 13, and January 15.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Cedar Waxwing Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Long-tailed Duck Bohemian Waxwing White-winged Scoter Spotted Towhee Swamp Sparrow	Lake Red Rock Mason City Sioux Center Spirit Lake Grinnell Country Club Swan Lake Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Wever	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	3
Iowa RBA, January 12, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-01-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa RBA for January 12, 1998. Highlights include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull, and Thayer's Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Mute Swan White-winged Crossbill Trumpeter Swan Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Yellow-rumped Warbler	Decorah Lake Red Rock Mason City White Wildlife Area Fraser Carroll City Cemetery Springfield Church	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Iowa RBA, January 13-15, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-13	1997-01-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 13-15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay, the return of a Varied Thrush, and an Evening Grosbeak. Other interesting observations were of nine Red Crossbills, two Snowy Owls, and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and a Red-shouldered Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Pinyon Jay Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill	Ames Ankeny Cerro Gordo County Marion Marshalltown Mason City Perry Boone County Elkader Humboldt Shell Rock River Greenbelt Gruver Lincoln Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, January 15, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 15, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Crossbill, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Long-tailed Duck and an immature Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of flocks of Lapland Longspurs, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Belted Kingfisher Horned Lark	Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock West Branch Sheldon Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Renwick Atalissa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 18, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-01-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 18, 1999. Highlights include White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for January 19, January 20, and January 22.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Rusty Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Black-crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Bonaparte's Gull Northern Harrier	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Emmet County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Wever	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	3
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
Iowa RBA, January 20, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 20, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of an unusually large number of Snow Bunting flocks as well as a Pinyon Jay, an Evening Grosbeak, and a Prairie Falcon. Also of note were observations of Red Crossbills, a Common Redpoll, Snowy Owls, and a Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Common Loon and eight species of waterfowl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Pinyon Jay Common Loon Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch American Robin Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ames Ankeny Cedar Lake Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Kossuth County Lee County Marion Marshalltown Mason City Montrose Perry Spencer Ventura Boone County Croton Everly Shell Rock River Greenbelt Gruver Crapo Park Sacred Heart Cemetery Lincoln Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, January 22, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 22, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of White-winged Crossbills, Long-tailed Duck, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Northern Saw-whet Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Eurasian Tree Sparrows and a Red-shouldered Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Amana Cedar Lake Johnson County Muscatine Rathbun Lake Moline Sheldon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 25, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-01-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for January 25, 1999. Highlights include Long-tailed Duck, Snowy Owl, and Spotted Towhee. Includes notes for updates for January 27.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black-crowned Night Heron Redhead Spotted Towhee Red-breasted Nuthatch Gadwall	Cedar Rapids Decorah Iowa City Saylorville Dam Rock Falls Sumner	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	3
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 27, 1997	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 27, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of an immature Pinyon Jay and a Common Redpoll. Also of note were observations of an adult Snowy Owl, three Long-tailed Ducks, and two White-winged Scoters. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Prairie Falcon and a Red-shouldered Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Carolina Wren Brown Thrasher Red-breasted Merganser Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Pinyon Jay Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Long-eared Owl Winter Wren Common Merganser	Ames Burlington Cedar Lake Marion Montrose Rathbun Lake Boone County Hardin County Croton Gruver Dankwardt Memorial Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, January 29, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 29, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two first year Glaucous Gulls, a first year Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden Eagle, an albino Blue Jay and a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Carolina Wren Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler	Allamakee County Moorehead Pioneer Park Moline Elkader Carroll Volga Brooklyn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
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, 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 6, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 6, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Pinyon Jay, a Varied Thrush, three Long-tailed Ducks, a first-year Black-legged Kittiwake, a first-year Mew Gull, and a first-year Thayer's Gull. Also included is an update to the Iowa RBA with a report of the continued presence of an Evening Grosbeak and a sighting of two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Common Grackle Brewer's Blackbird Varied Thrush Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Mew Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Pinyon Jay Eurasian Tree Sparrow Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird Chipping Sparrow Northern Shrike Common Starling	Burlington George Wyth Memorial State Park Marshalltown Mason City Montrose Perry Red Rock Dam Boone County Lock Number 19 Pool 19 Rock Falls Victory Park Bloomfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, January 8, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 8, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of five unusual gull species, a Varied Thrush, White-winged Crossbill, Long-tailed Duck and Long and Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Brown Thrasher and a flock of Snow Buntings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl	Amana Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Renwick Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, July 1, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-07-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 1, 1996. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Black-headed Gull and sightings of a Marbled Godwit, Western Grebe, Least Terns, twelve White-faced Ibis, and Little Blue Herons. Other interesting observations include a Snowy Egret, a Piping Plover, a Prairie Warbler, and a Worm-eating Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Western Kingbird and a Red-necked Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Least Flycatcher Common Moorhen Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Homestead Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Osceola County Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area Storm Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest Nebraska City Anderson Goose Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bluffton Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, July 10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Grebe, Mississippi Kite, two adult and four fledgling Prairie Warblers and a Sandhill Crane. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Trumpeter Swan that has been on the same pond for three weeks near Cosgrove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Clive Fisher Lake Goose Lake Jefferson County Lake Macbride State Park Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, July 12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-07-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 12, 1999. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Black-headed Gull. Includes are six emails regarding various bird sightings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Prothonotary Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Black-headed Gull Black Tern	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Maynard Reese Area Heron Bend Conservation Area Fen Valley Area Cairo Woods Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4