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

Iowa RBA, September 30-October 2, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-30	1996-10-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 30-October 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of up to 50 White-winged Scoters, a Red-necked Phalarope, and an immature Sabine's Gull. Also of note were sightings of Merlins in multiple locations, 30 late Broad-winged Hawks, and an albino Red-tailed Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon, a Thayer's Gull, and a Dunlin.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Bittern Thayer's Gull Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Franklin's Gull Merlin Virginia Rail Dunlin Sabine's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Sora Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Mason City Snake Creek State Game Management Area Solon Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Boone County Effigy Mounds National Monument Orleans Beach				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Warbler at Grammer Grove County Park, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1996-09-29	1996-11-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Warbler at Grammer Grove County Park in Marshall County, IA on September 29, 1996.	Proescholdt, Mark	Pine Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove Co. Park - (Marshall Co.)	Woods and open areas	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other warbler quite like this one. Yellow-throated Viewo is larger and has yellow spectacles which this warbler did not. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the morning.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	29
Rare bird documentation form for Great Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 13, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1996-09-29	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at Lock and Dam 13 in Clinton County, IA on September 29, 1996.	Petersen, Peter C.	Great Black-backed Gull	Lock and Dam 13	Lock 13	Miss. River - Circular pier.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Bollinger, Corey Blevins, and Lewis Blevins. \| Elimination of similar species: Lesser Black-backed- leg color, size, darkness of back. Slaty-backed - size, darkness of back. Western- size, darkness of back. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/12:15:00 and 14:45:00/15:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	38
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Warbler at Liscomb, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1996-09-28	1996-11-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Warbler at Liscomb in Marshall County, IA on September 28, 1996.	Proescholdt, Mark	Pine Warbler	Liscomb	Liscomb yard - (Marshall County)	in a nice large locust tree	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Magnolia Warbler doesn't quite look like this warbler. Yellow-throated Vireo is larger and has a different look and has yellow spectacles which this warbler did not. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:50:40.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	29
Iowa RBA, September 23-25, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-23	1996-09-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 23-25, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Yellow Rail and a Marbled Godwit. Other interesting observations from and IOU field trip include Le Conte's Sparrows, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows, a Peregrine Falcon, a Merlin, and a Hen Harrier. Also of note were the sightings of 12 species of shorebirds at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and a Red-breasted Nuthatch north of Iowa City.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon White-winged Scoter Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Clear Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lily Pond Casey Barrow Landing Swan Lake Briggs Woods Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Records Committee review for Anhinga at Lake Darling State Park, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-17	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Anhinga at Lake Darling State Park in Washington County, IA on September 17, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in the Iowa Bird Life, an article from the Loon, correspondence by mail and e-mail, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Anhinga	Lake Darling State Park	Lake Darling S.P., Washington Co.	soaring high over lake	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Cormorants are the only birds likely to be confused with an Anhinga. I have seen thousands of Double-crested Cormorants and I have never seen one soar in this manner. Also, a Double-created Cormorant has a neck which is always longer than the tail (in flight) and looks conspicuously large-headed and thick-necked when seen overhead. Neotropic Cormorant is much smaller and, although it is longer-tailed than a Double-crested, the tail is still shorter than the neck in flight. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:42:00/16:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	14
Iowa RBA, September 16, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 16, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Snowy Egrets, Little Blue Herons, and a Red-necked Phalarope. Other interesting observations include a Ringed Turtle-Dove, 14 species of Warblers, and 11 species of raptors, including a Red-Shouldered Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Black-throated Blue Warblers and a Yellow Rail, as well as notes from an IOU field trip to Snake Creek State Game Management Area.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-shouldered Hawk Little Blue Heron American White Pelican Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Ringed Turtle-Dove Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Winter Wren Great Egret	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hickory Hill Park Snake Creek State Game Management Area Waubonsie State Park Starr's Cave Nature Center Prairie City Rock Creek Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Field notes and Bill Norris email to James J. Dinsmore, September 13, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-09-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill Norris with observers Lisa Hemesath, Chris Coyle, Denise Friedrick and others. Included with the field report is a note describing his observation locations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Norris, William R.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Veery Black-throated Green Warbler	Decorah White Pine Hollow State Park Fayette County Pikes Peak State Park Volga Ram Hollow - Hoffman Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Iowa RBA, September 9, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-09	1996-09-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 9, 1996. Highlights of the update include a Black-throated Blue Warbler, two Snowy Egrets, and immature Little Blue Herons. Included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Red-necked Phalarope, and a Ringed Turtle-Dove. Also included is an email from Ann Johnson to James L. Fuller regarding multiple bird sightings, September 12, 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Johnson, Ann Fuller, James L	Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Golden-winged Warbler Snowy Egret Greater Prairie-Chicken Red Phalarope Ringed Turtle-Dove Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler Mourning Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern American Golden Plover	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Mason City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Coralville Brookside Park Casey Barrow Landing Prairie City Rock Creek Lake Swan Lake Heron Bend Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Brewer's Blackbird at Zirbel Slough, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-08	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Brewer's Blackbird at Zirbel Slough in Cerro Gordo County, IA on September 8, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann	Brewer's Blackbird	Zirbel Slough	Zirbel Slough, Cerro Gordo Co., IA	Marsh	The documentation form by Jim Bangma and Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Rusty Blackbird ruled out by solid black color, deeper call note, bill shape. Grackles ruled out by tail length, bill size and shape and call note. Cowbirds ruled out by eye color, tail length and head/bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	8
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Cormorant at Rice Lake, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-08	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Cormorant at Rice Lake in Worth County, IA on September 8, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim	Great Cormorant	Rice Lake	Rice Lake	Lake	The documentation form by Jim Bangma is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ann Johnson was submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Double-crested is smaller, with a much thinner neck. There is a noticeable transition from the thin neck to the larger head. In this bird, there was no noticeable widening from the neck to the head. Additionally, Double-crested has a proportionally much smaller and weaker bill. Double-crested's forehead slopes more evenly into the bill. While these differences may be difficult to see in single birds without comparative experience, in direct comparison they are significant. Additionally, the orange facial skin combines with the gular pouch to accentuate the overall orange color of the face. Other extralimital black cormorants can be ruled out on size alone, additionally, most have thinner necks and smaller bills than even Double-crested. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:02:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	13
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Phalarope at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-06	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Red Phalarope at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann	Red Phalarope	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Union Slough NWR, Kossuth Co., Iowa	Shallow marsh at north end of refuge	The documentation form by Ann Johnson and Jim Bangma is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Wilson's Phalarope looks much lighter, does not have the black eye patch, and has a long, thin bill. Red-necked Phalarope is superficially similar but the bill is much more needle-like. Furthermore, Red-necked has the gray extending further onto the crown, shows white streaking on the back, and would not have remnants of red color on the throat and upper foreneck. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/17:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	12
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Greater Prairie-Chicken at Five Ridges Prairie, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-06	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of six Greater Prairie-Chickens at Five Ridges Prairie in Plymouth County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve	Five Ridges Prairie, Plymouth County, IA	Rolling western Iowa prairie with some agriculture	The documentation form by Ann Johnson and Jim Bangma is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The lack of a pointed tail eliminated even a young Ring-necked Pheasant (confirmed later in the week with observations). Sharp-tailed Grouse have been released in the Loess Hills, but they show a more pointed tail with white at the edges and their flanks are more spotted than barred. Ruffed Grouse has a fan-shaped tail which matches the body color and has a dark subterminal band. We had no doubt that these birds were Prairie Chickens. Lesser Prairie Chicken cannot be eliminated by our sighting but is dismissed based on location and habitat (tall grass vs. short grass prairie). The question of origin then arises. The closest releases of grouse have been Sharp-tailed in the Loess Hills south of Sioux City, but our observations eliminated Sharp-tailed. Greater Prairie Chickens have most recently been released in Ringgold County, some 150-200 miles to the southeast. I discussed possible releases with some birders in the area and no one had any knowledge of released birds. On the other hand, Greater Prairie Chicken nests in South Dakota fairly close to the Iowa border. This map shows the relative abundance of the bird in the plains states based on Breeding Bird Surveys. We therefore feel that it is most likely that these birds come from a native population nearby and might possibly have been a family group. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:20:00/07:22:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur at Five Ridges Prairie, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-06	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Smith's Longspur at Five Ridges Prairie in Plymouth County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann	Smith's Longspur	Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve	Five Ridges Prairie, Plymouth County, IA	Rolling western Iowa prairie with some agriculture	The documentation form by Ann Johnson and Jim Bangma is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Although the time of observation was fairly short, the facial pattern and buffy underparts were definitely that of an adult male Smith's Longspur. A molting Black-headed Grosbeak would be larger, more plump, and would show a very noticable [sic] white wing flash in flight. Bangma's first reaction, upon seeing the facial pattern, was Reed Bunting, but the buffy underparts eliminate that species. No other bird combines the characteristics we observed. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:15:00/07:15:59.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Mini-Wakan State Park, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-09-06	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a California Gull at Mini-Wakan State Park in Dickinson County, IA on September 6, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Bangma, Jim Johnson, Ann	California Gull	Mini Wakan State Park	Spirit Lake, north end, Dickinson Co., IA	Lakeshore	The documentation form by Jim Bangma and Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Ring-billed is ruled out by the solid gray mantle combined with the extensive molt of the flight feathers. Ring-bills and similar 3 year gulls obtain the gray mantle during a post-juvenal molt. Flight feathers are not molted at this time. Flight feathers are molted after one year, at which time the body of a Ring-bill would be much whiter. Also, the mantle was a much darker shade of gray than any Ring-bill present. Additionally, Ring-billed Gull's bill is proportionally smaller and thinner, with more curve. Herring Gull would be larger. The mantle of a Herring Gull would be paler gray, nearly the same shade as that of the Ring-bills. The bill would be proportionally heavier with a more marked gonydeal angle. Herring Gulls may show a black tipped bill, but the black normally blends into the pink of the base or runs in along the cutting edges of the bill. The bill and legs would be brighter pink. Other similarly sized extralimitals can be ruled out by the mantle color as well as bill pattern and shape. A striking feature of this bird was its leg length. In an effort to better understand this, Bangma paid a visit to the American Museum of Natural History and examined specimens of Herring, Ring-billed and California Gulls. Measurements were made of a representative selection of specimens. The following chart shows the results. [Chart] While there is some overlap between these species, it is interesting to note that the breaking point between California Gull and the other two is very near the ratio of 1.5. While not diagnostic by itself, the length of this bird's tarsus relative to the culmen as estimated by us in the field is indicative of California Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	1
Iowa RBA, September 2, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Red-necked Phalaropes and Little Blue Herons. Other interesting observations were of a family of Blue Grosbeaks, 350 Cattle Egrets, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 8 American Golden-Plovers and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hills Mason City Waubonsie State Park Red Rock Wildlife Area Webster City Swan Lake Heron Bend Conservation Area Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, August 27, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-08-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 27, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Rufous Hummingbird, Red Crossbills, Red Knots, Snowy Egrets, and Little Blue Herons. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Red Phalaropes and 16 species of shorebirds, including Buff-Breasted Sandpipers and Black-bellied Plovers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Little Blue Heron Golden-winged Warbler Snowy Egret Red Knot Red Phalarope Black-bellied Plover Willet Canada Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Indianola Jackson County Sabula Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge State Line Marsh State Game Management Area Casey Barrow Landing Red Rock Wildlife Area Starr's Cave Nature Center Green Island Wildlife Management Area Polk City Wildlife Area Babcock Access Renwick				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Red Knot at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-08-25	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Red Knots at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on August 25, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Red Knot	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	USNWR 1 mile N. of Headquarters, N. of road on mudflats	mudflats from receded large pool	The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The reddish underside of one bird was reminiscent of Dowitchers, but the back pattern in flight and bill differences are way off. Sanderling's feeding habits are different from the simple pecking these birds did and the gray one didn't have the 'black shoulder' or big wingstripe. Curlew Sandpiper's bill is curved. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rufous Hummingbird at McClelland Beach at Spirit Lake, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-08-21	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Rufous Hummingbird at McClelland Beach at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on August 21, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, and four documentations submitted to the committee.	Winebrinner, Ruth L. Winebrinner, Edward Calvin	Rufous Hummingbird	McClelland Beach	We are on the north shore of Spirit Lake, Ia.		The documentation by Ed and Ruth Winebrinner forms the basis of this record. Other documentations by Ed Thelen, Lee A. Schoenewe, and Jim Fuller were submitted. Another observer is LaVonne Foote. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] Brown? Imature [sic] ruby-throats aren't brown, are they? About then a hummer flew by. It was brown!! \| The original documentation form event occurred in the morning and afternoon of August 21, 1996 until 10:00:00 on August 23, 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	24
Tom Johnson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 21, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Infancy	1996-08-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Tom Johnson in a letter to James J. Dinsmore. The field notes include additional information to his summer report requested by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996. This item is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/5364/view	Johnson, Thomas N.	Herring Gull Gray Partridge Piping Plover Sanderling	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Iowa RBA, August 19, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Exotic birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-08-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 19, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Red Crossbill, Red-necked Phalaropes, Little Blue Herons, Snowy Egret, Piping Plover, and Least Tern. Also of note were the sightings of two exotic birds, a Ringed Turtle-Dove and a Ruddy Shelduck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Least Tern Ringed Turtle-Dove Black-crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Ruddy Shelduck Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Ames Blue Lake Lake Red Rock Laurens Zirbel Slough MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Prairie City Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Colyn Wildlife Management Area Heron Bend Conservation Area Howell Station Campground Lake Red Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Laughing Gull at Runnells Area, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-08-17	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Laughing Gull at Runnells Wildlife Area in Marion County, IA on August 17, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a photograph, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Laughing Gull	Red Rock Wildlife Area	Runnells W.A., Marion Co., IA	large lake	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Ray Cummins was submitted later. Other observers include Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: The combination of size, brown coloration, and bill and leg color eliminated other gull species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/10:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	18
Field notes contributed by Neil Bernstein, August 13, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Infancy	1996-08-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Neil Bernstein. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Bernstein, Neil	Broad-winged Hawk Semipalmated Sandpiper Ring-necked Duck Common Loon Osprey Louisiana Waterthrush	Spirit Lake Stone State Park West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Iowa RBA, August 12, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Exotic birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-08-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 12, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Red-necked Phalaropes, Snowy Egrets, and Little Blue Herons. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ruddy Shelduck, and a Ringed Turtle-Dove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Common Moorhen American White Pelican Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Ringed Turtle-Dove Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Shelduck Great Egret	Ames Goose Lake Spirit Lake Zirbel Slough Nebraska City Lake MacBride Green Island Wildlife Management Area Prairie City Sandpiper Recreation Area Babcock Access Christianson-Taylor Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, August 6, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-08-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 6, 1996. Highlights of the update include a continued invasion of Red Crossbills with 17 additional reports from around the state as well as sightings of a Mississippi Kite and Little Blue Herons. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with continued reports of Red Crossbills and numerous sightings of shorebirds, including Black-bellied Plovers, Stilt Sandpipers, and Ruddy Turnstones.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Mute Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Red Crossbill	Algona Ames Des Moines Goose Lake Ledges State Park Marshall County Spirit Lake Nebraska City Monona Gilmore City Mallard MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Iowa Falls Babcock Access New Sharon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4