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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Harold White	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Harold White with Lee and Nancy Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	White, Harold W.	Brewer's Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Lazuli Bunting	Clay County Trumbull Lake Mud Lake			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Common Eider sighting, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date and description for a Common Eider sighting. Schoenewe'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 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Common Eider	Lake Red Rock			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Thomas Kent letter to Lee Schoenewe regarding request for more information for a Fox Sparrow sighting, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Lee Schoenewe. Kent requests verification of the date for a Fox Sparrow sighting. Schoenewe'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 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Fox Sparrow	Palo Alto County			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, spring 1995, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Brewer's Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Cinnamon Teal Ring-necked Duck Lazuli Bunting Northern Parula Cape May Warbler Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Clay County Spencer Trumbull Lake Waterman Creek O'Brien County Wanata State Park			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Jim Sinclair	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Sinclair, Jim	Cooper's Hawk Red-necked Grebe Blue Jay Cinnamon Teal Peregrine Falcon Bay-breasted Warbler Connecticut Warbler Mourning Warbler Cape May Warbler	Lyon County Marion County Polk County Warren County			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Dale Stone	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dale Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Stone, Dale	Upland Sandpiper Purple Martin Yellow-breasted Chat Golden-winged Warbler Cattle Egret Eastern Phoebe Black-crowned Night Heron Orange-crowned Warbler Blackburnian Warbler	Lake City Ledges State Park Black Hawk Park Grant County Park Rockwell City			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Ed Thelen	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Townsend's Solitaire Canvasback Willet Hudsonian Godwit Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Marty Thelen	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Marty Thelen and Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Thelen, Marty	Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Townsend's Solitaire Cinnamon Teal Hudsonian Godwit Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler	Lake Anita State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake State Park Carroll Arrowhead Lake			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Rob Thelen letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring report, spring 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent. Thelen sends Kent his spring report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Thelen, Rob	American Avocet Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Connecticut Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Cape May Warbler Pine Warbler	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Carroll Swan Lake Mid-Prairie Park			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Spring 1995 report, John Van Dyk	Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Purple Martin Mute Swan Eastern Phoebe Wood Duck Sedge Wren Dark-eyed Junco Northern Bobwhite	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Rock Valley Lake Pahoja Recreation Area Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Iowa RBA, May 22-24, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-22	1995-05-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 22-24, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, two nests of Barn Owls, Whimbrel, Common Moorhen and a Red-necked Phalarope.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet White-faced Ibis Alder Flycatcher Western Tanager Barn Owl Common Moorhen Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Connecticut Warbler	Algona Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Anderson Goose Lake Bedford New Lake Blairsburg			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, May 15-17, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-15	1995-05-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 15-17, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Laughing Gull, the continued presence of a Red-necked Phalarope and White-faced Ibis, King Rail, Black-headed Grosbeak and two Mississippi Kites.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis American Bittern Black-headed Grosbeak Dunlin White-rumped Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Laughing Gull King Rail	Coralville Lake Des Moines Iowa City Saylorville Lake Story County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Warren County Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, May 8-10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-08	1995-05-10	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 8-10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Sandhill Crane, the continued presence of a Laughing Gull, a nesting pair of Bewick's Wrens and two Cattle Egrets. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of nineteen warbler species including a Yellow-breasted Chat and three Cape Mays.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Clay-colored Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cattle Egret Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull	Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, April 24-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-24	1995-04-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 24-26, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Fish Crows, Sandhill Crane, and Cinnamon Teal. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Bewick's Wren nest, Pine Warbler and a Peregrine Falcon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruff Pine Warbler	Little Wall Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Lost Island Lake Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Mount Ayr Oakland Cemetery Kalona			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, April 10-12, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-10	1995-04-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline update for April 10-12, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Smith's Longspurs, a Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes and a Chestnut-collared Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Eared Grebes, four Horned Grebes and a Short-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane	Goose Lake Johnson County Lake Manawa Pocahontas Polk County Carroll County Louisa County Green Island Wildlife Management Area Webster City			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
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 20-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-20	1995-03-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 20-26, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of Mountain Bluebirds, Townsend's Solitaire, Cinnamon Teal and the continued presence of a female Common Eider. Also included were sightings of fifty five American White Pelicans and numerous duck species.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Cinnamon Teal Mute Swan American White Pelican Common Eider Pectoral Sandpiper Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Iowa County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Spirit Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Anthony Coralville Dam Burr Oak			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 13-17, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-13	1995-03-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 13-17, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, the continued presence of a female Common Eider, Pine Grosbeaks, a male Mountain Bluebird and an early Lesser Yellowlegs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Mountain Bluebird Pine Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Black-legged Kittiwake Lesser Yellowlegs Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose	Big Creek State Park Lake View Percival Red Rock Dam Spencer Black Hawk Lake Little Sioux River Fairfield Shell Rock River Greenbelt			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
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
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1970-09-05	1995-02-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.	Crawford, John	Band-tailed Pigeon	Fort Dodge	[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.	The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Cecil, Robert I.	Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lee County Marshall County Waterworks Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eugene & Eloise Armstrong, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Parasitic Jaeger Barrow's Goldeneye Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Pine Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Madison County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Corrections of data in spring 1994 field report	Field notes	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Note correcting a couple of sightings listed in the spring 1994 field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.		Mourning Warbler Blackpoll Warbler	Decorah Ledges State Park Lee County Waterworks Park			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1994	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Weather	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas Kent notes that the fall season was outstanding for rarities, that the Records Committee will clarify which birds need documentation, and that a new field checklist will be published in 1995. Quarterly field report for the fall of 1984 titled "Field reports--fall 1994".	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Long-tailed Jaeger Clark's Grebe Barrow's Goldeneye Fulvous Whistling-Duck Chukar Black-necked Stilt Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull	Iowa			Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3