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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Infancy	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	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 fall 1994.	Sinclair, Jim	Brown-headed Cowbird Brown Thrasher Baltimore Oriole Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Spotted Towhee	Marion County Rathbun Lake Warren County Waterworks Park Hooper State Game Area Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	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 fall 1994.	Thelen, Ed	Swainson's Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sanderling Caspian Tern Black-headed Gull	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-09-26	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area in Marshall County, IA on September 26, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Beth	Mississippi Kite	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove, Marshall County - hawk-watch	Wooded ridge paralleling Iowa River	The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Peregrine, imm male, is similar. See above. It was near the size and shape of a Peregrine with long tapered wings & slim body. I knew this wasn't a Peregrine (but an immature male Peregrine & an imm. Mississippi Kite are similar). However the slim, pointed wings of this bird had a different shape; the tail was longer, proportionately, than a Peregrine's, & squared-off rather than tapered like a Peregrine's. I couldn't see if its tail flared at the tip, but in the gap where we had a second, very quick look, Eloise noted its twisting of the tail which is a Mississippi Kite trait. But it was the wing beat that determined absolutely that it was a Mississippi Kite- light, bouyant, [sic] floppy, leisurely, like a moth-so different from the powerful, rapid, direct flight of a Peregrine, and different from any other raptor's flight we have observed. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-17	1994-11-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on October 17, 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Trumpeter Swan	Bluewing Marsh	a marsh on 230th st., 1/4 mi east of Cardinal ave, north of Clear Lake	a marsh approx: 600 ft x 600 ft with 2 ponds	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I really looked at Book & looked at Bird for marks since I'm not that familiar with the bird. It was gone the next day. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Waterfowl migration survey, Missouri River, November 27, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Weather Waterfowl	1994-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A count of waterfowl at Badger Lake and Snyder Bend. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.		Ring-necked Duck Wood Duck American Wigeon Redhead Snow Goose American Coot Canada Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Gadwall Sandhill Crane Mallard	Badger Lake Snyder Bend Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-01	1995-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Jim Pease, the results of the 1994 Ames Christmas Bird Counts, and the 1995 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.	Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-27	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on January 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence over the sighting, photos, drawings of the bird sighting, articles in Iowa Bird Life, Field Notes, and other publications, and twelve documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Common Eider	Red Rock Dam	Des Moines River below Red Rock dam - Marion Co., Iowa	open stretch of river	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Mark Proescholdt, Chris Edwards, Peter C. Petersen, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, and Diane Porter were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: See above discussion (Description). Steller's Eider eliminated by size. Female and immature King Eider eliminated by pattern of barring on flanks, size of bill, position of eye, faint white supercilium, and pattern of feathering on bill. Spectacled Eider eliminated by facial pattern and bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	18
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Douglas Harr	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Harr, Douglas C.	Cooper's Hawk Western Kingbird Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Ovenbird Blue Grosbeak Black Tern Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Rock Rapids				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, 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, Mark Proescholdt	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An post card and annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	Rough-legged Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Alder Flycatcher Mute Swan Brown Thrasher Trumpeter Swan Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher	Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pine Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Shimek State Forest Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Beth Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Prairie Falcon Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Merlin Gray Catbird Ovenbird Winter Wren American Redstart Cape May Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Pine Lake State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Curt Nelson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Curt Nelson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Nelson, Curtis	Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Dunlin Black-bellied Plover Chestnut-sided Warbler Mourning Warbler Blackpoll Warbler American Golden Plover	Mason City Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Plymouth Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Fred Lesher	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Lesher, Fred	Bobolink Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wood Thrush Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will Eastern Screech-Owl	Allamakee County Yellow River State Forest Lansing Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Pool Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Sharon Laub	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Laub, Sharon	Western Kingbird	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Matthew Kenne	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Red-tailed Hawk Least Flycatcher Short-eared Owl Canvasback Merlin Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Northern Harrier	Algona Palo Alto County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Dick Bierman	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 Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Eastern Bluebird Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Scarlet Tanager Pine Siskin Eastern Whip-poor-will Tundra Swan	Cherokee County Osceola County Sunken Grove State Game Management Area O'Brien County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Gaviiformes \| Loons Waterfowl	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson. Included with this document is an article about waterfowl and a note about Loon plumage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Goranson, Rita	Broad-winged Hawk Golden-winged Warbler Trumpeter Swan Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Hermit Thrush Cerulean Warbler Swamp Sparrow Cape May Warbler	Mason City Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Jim Fuller	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Fish Crow Alder Flycatcher Barn Owl Cinnamon Teal Glossy Ibis Whimbrel Common Loon Common Tern	Homestead Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Shimek State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Carolyn Fischer	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Eastern Towhee Trumpeter Swan Osprey Philadelphia Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Eastern Whip-poor-will	Mason City Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Dan Dorrance	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dan Dorrance. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Dorrance, Dan	Ring-billed Gull Yellow-breasted Chat Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Snow Goose Black Tern	Davenport Goose Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Scott County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Jeff Dankert	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jeff Dankert and David Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Red-tailed Hawk Eared Grebe Common Loon Greater Scaup Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Kentucky Warbler	Allamakee County Cedar Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Yellow River State Forest Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, David Dankert	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David Dankert and Jeff Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Red-tailed Hawk Goldeneye Mute Swan Orchard Oriole Greater Scaup Sora Water Pipit Short-billed Dowitcher	Iowa County Johnson County Linn County Tama County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Ray Cummins	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rough-legged Hawk Blue-headed Vireo Black-crowned Night Heron Solitary Sandpiper Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Black-throated Green Warbler Connecticut Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Bob Cecil	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Cecil, Robert I.	White-eyed Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Spotted Towhee Winter Wren	Lake Anita State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4