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

Spring 1994 report, John Van Dyk	Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1994-03-01	1994-05-31	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 1994.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Wood Thrush Palm Warbler Dickcissel Black-billed Cuckoo Snow Goose	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Rock Valley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Spring 1994 field report, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching	1994-03-01	1994-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Zaletel, Hank	Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Wilson's Phalarope Ruddy Turnstone Baird's Sandpiper Blackburnian Warbler	Little Wall Lake Big Creek State Park Nevada Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Brookside Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Rare bird documentation form for Varied Thrush at Iowa City in 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1994-03-01	1994-04-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Varied Thrush at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on March 1, 6, 9, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1994 and April 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, and 13, 1994.	Scheib, James	Varied Thrush	Iowa City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	11
Iowa Birdline update, February 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 28, 1994. Highlights include a Greater Prairie-Chicken and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Greater White-fronted Goose	Iowa City Johnson County Lost Island Lake Trumbull Lake Fort Madison Cherokee Municipal Airport Casey Barrow Landing				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 21, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 21, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Greater Prairie-Chicken. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Cedar Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Cherokee Municipal Airport Iowa State Nursery Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Hawkeye Downs				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Todd Tracy email to Jim Fuller regarding Gyrfalcon sighting, February 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-02-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email from Todd Tracy to Jim Fuller dated February 14, 1994. Todd reports sighting a Gyrfalcon near Kirkwood Community College in Linn County, IA on December 1, 1992.	Tracy, Todd T.	Gyrfalcon	Kirkwood Community College				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	33
Iowa Birdline update, February 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 14, 1994. Highlights include a Varied Thrush and a Gyrfalcon. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Gyrfalcon Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Des Moines County Robins Bertram Township Sharon Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 7, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 7, 1994. Highlights include a Red Crossbill and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Winter Wren Red Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Estherville Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Van Buren County Crapo Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 31, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 31, 1994. Highlights include Red Crossbill, Prairie Falcon, Snowy Owl and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Prairie Falcon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Red Crossbill American Black Duck	Estherville Grundy County Iowa City Johnson County Percival Red Rock Dam Scott County Boone County Rock Falls				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 17, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 17, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Ring-necked Duck Brown Thrasher Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Ringed Turtle-Dove Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird	Burlington Charles City Iowa City Johnson County Spencer Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Princeton North Liberty Iowa State Nursery Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Hooper State Game Area Everly Fostoria				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 15, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 15, 1994. Highlights include a Varied Thrush, Common Redpolls and a Snowy Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Scheib, James	Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Brown Thrasher Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Sharp-tailed Grouse Greater Prairie-Chicken Ringed Turtle-Dove Marsh Wren Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Swamp Sparrow	Burlington Charles City Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Sioux Center Sioux City Spencer Thornton Cherokee Iowa State Nursery Everly Green Mountain Fostoria				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 14, 1994. Highlights include Smith's Longspur, Snowy Owl, and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ankeny Big Creek State Park Estherville Iowa City F W Kent County Park Humboldt County Walcott				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 9, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 9, 1995. Highlights include Varied Thrush, Gyrfalcon and Bohemian Waxwing. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Vesper Sparrow Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Bohemian Waxwing Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Shrike	Des Moines Johnson County Lake Red Rock Mason City Black Hawk Lake Auburn Shell Rock River Greenbelt Havelock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Oxford, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-09	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Oxford in Johnson County, IA on January 9, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Scheib, James	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Oxford	4296 Black Hawk Ave SW, Oxford, Johnson Co., 5 mi. S. of Oxford I-80 exit	Feeder on cedar tree outside farm house	The documentation form by James Scheib is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers were Pat Schnack and Grace Geyer. \| Elimination of similar species: Easily distinguished from accompanying house sparrows as described above. No other sparrow has a rounded blackear mark completely surrounded by white. Closest might be Lark Sparrow which has a white crown strip, brown ear mark, white around the eye, and white on the tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/15:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	18
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ringed Kingfisher at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, 1994	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-07	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Ringed Kingfisher at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on January 7, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation letter submitted to the committee.	Dee, Debbie	Ringed Kingfisher	Lock and Dam 14	[...] Iowa side of Lock and Dam 14.		The documentation form by Debbie Dee is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event occurred at 09:30:00 for several minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Greater Prairie-Chicken at Cherokee, 1994	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-06	1999-10-15	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Greater Prairie-Chicken at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA on January 6, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, three photos of the bird, an article in Iowa Bird Life, an article in Field Notes, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Bierman, Dick	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Cherokee Municipal Airport	Cherokee Airport	open, grassy, few weed patches	The documentation form by Dick Bierman is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Marion Brewer, Dennis Henrickson, Don Poggensee, Jim Fuller, and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Dick Tetrault, Jeff Brown, and Jerry Fifield. \| Elimination of similar species: Hen Pheasant, sharptailed grouse. They have longer pointed tails. Gray partridge has a redish [sic] tail and is smaller. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	9
Iowa Birdline update, January 3, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 3, 1994. Highlights include results from the Yellow River Forest Christmas count. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Mute Swan American White Pelican Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle American Black Duck Tundra Swan	Decorah Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Pool 9				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Marsh Wren at Browns Lake, 1994	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-02	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Marsh Wrens at Browns Lake in Woodbury County, IA on January 2, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Livermore, Bob	Marsh Wren	Browns Lake	Browns Lake - Woodbury County	Cattail Marsh - With open flowing water	The documentation form by Bob Livermore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was John Van Dyke. \| Elimination of similar species: There were several other species in the close vincinty [sic] (Song Sparrow tree Sparrow, Swamp sparrow + red wing black bird. Much too large and rusty and tail too prominet [sic] for winter wren. Carolina wren would be the toughest to eliminate. The way I eliminated was habitat, call, and behavior. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 2, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 2, 1994. Highlights include Gulls, a Gyrfalcon and a Long-tailed Duck. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Pine Siskin Tundra Swan	Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Mason City Rathbun Dam Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Elkader Onawa MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, December 26 & 29, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-12-26	1993-12-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for December 26 & 29, 1993. Highlights include results from Christmas bird counts and sightings of a Snowy Owl and Long-tailed Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Northern Gannet Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull	Clinton Coralville Lake Davenport Des Moines Keokuk Boone County Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve McCausland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Yellowthroat at Montrose Cemetery, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-12-26	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Common Yellowthroat at Montrose Cemetery in Lee County, IA on December 26, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Moore, Francis L.	Common Yellowthroat	Montrose Cemetery	At edge of Cemetery on North side of Montrose, Lee County, Iowa	Natural spring wetland that empties into Missisippi at Montrose	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was John Cecil. \| Elimination of similar species: Nashville Warbler has grayish head with bold white eyering. Pine Warbler has dark streaks on the sides and white belly and undertail coverts. Female Yellow Warbler is paler on upper surfaces. All of these also have black legs unlike this bird. Wilson's Warbler auricular area is yellowish. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:20:00/15:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	27
Rare bird documentation form for Great Black-backed Gull at Keokuk Wasterwater Plant, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-12-25	1993-12-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Great Black-backed Gull at Keokuk Wastewater Plant in Lee County, IA on December 25, 1993.	Cecil, Robert I.	Great Black-backed Gull	Keokuk Wastewater Plant	Near Sewage treatment plant, Mississippi River, Keokuk, Lee Co. IA	River	The documentation form by Bob Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Cecil. \| Elimination of similar species: All other gulls eliminated based upon size alone. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00 and 16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	38
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Great Black-backed Gull near the Keokuk Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1993	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-12-25	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed near the Keokuk Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lee County, IA on December 25, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Cecil, Robert I.	Great Black-backed Gull	Keokuk Wastewater Plant	Near Sewage treatment plant, Mississippi River, Keokuk, Lee Co. IA	River	The documentation form by Bob Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Cecil. \| Elimination of similar species: All other gulls eliminated based upon size alone. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:00:00/14:30:00 and around 16:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	8
Rare bird documentation form for Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-12-24	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on December 24, 1993.	Johnson, Ann	Thayer's Gull	Red Rock Dam	Below Red Rock Dam, Marion County, Iowa	Open river with gravel bars	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Raymond Cummins. \| Elimination of similar species: Dark eye and head/bill structure eliminated Herring Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:20:00/11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	35
Rare bird documentation form for Thayer's Gull at Redrock Dam, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1993-12-24	1994-01-14	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Redrock Dam in Marion County, IA on December 24, 1993.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Thayer's Gull	Red Rock Dam	Lake Redrock below dam, Marion Co.	Open water below spillway.	The documentation form by Ray Cummins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ann Johnson. \| Elimination of similar species: see above. [...] I picked this bird out because of it's small size compared to the other Herring Gulls present (40). It was smaller than any of the Herring gulls present, but still much larger than any of the numerous Ring-billed gulls. The head appeared more rounded than the Herring gulls and the heavy brown streaking on the nape and neck was more extensive and darker than any Herring present. The bill w/a red gonys mark on the lower mandible was shorter and thinner w/less gonys than the Herrings. They eye iris was dark not yellowish as in all the Herrings present. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	35