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

Iowa Birdline update, June 3, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for June 3, 1991. Highlights include the conclusion of the spring migration except for many shorebirds, White-rumped Sandpipers in particular. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Virginia Rail Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak	Coralville Lake Perry Sweet Marsh Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Moeckley Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, June 4, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 4, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Least Terns, a Sandhill Crane, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a probable first Kossuth County sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler. Also of note were reports of several nesting birds, including Acadian Flycatchers and Carolina Wrens.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Common Moorhen Least Tern Wood Thrush Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Northern Waterthrush Sandhill Crane	Algona Burlington Snake Creek State Game Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Lost Creek Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Starr's Cave Nature Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, June 5, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 5, 1989. Highlights include the sighting of a Mississippi Kite and Prairie, Hooded and Worm-eating Warblers being sighted in different parts of the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Des Moines Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 6, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-06-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 6, 1994. Highlights include Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Western Grebe. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Purple Gallinule Western Grebe Chuck-will's-widow Ruddy Turnstone White-rumped Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Sweet Marsh Hickory Grove County Park Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, June 8, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Pelecanidae \| Pelicans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-06-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 8, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of many of the same birds as last week, the Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Henslow's Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Mockingbird and a nesting colony of 60 Black Terns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Franklin's Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Bedford Silver Lake Sullivan Slough Big Wall Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires, a Great Black-backed Gull and three Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Redpoll and a male Greater Scaup.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Townsend's Solitaire Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Northern Saw-whet Owl Swamp Sparrow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Linn County Polk County Scott County Red Cedar Wildlife Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 11, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for March 11, 1991. Highlights include a Cinnamon Teal and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Waterfowl migration is peaking for diving ducks and geese.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Cinnamon Teal Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup Great Blue Heron	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sabula Union Grove State Park Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 11, 1991 notes	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 11, 1991. Highlights include a Cinnamon Teal and a Lesser Black-backed Gull. Waterfowl migration is peaking for diving ducks and geese.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Brewer's Blackbird Cinnamon Teal Red-breasted Merganser Herring Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup Great Blue Heron	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sabula Union Grove State Park Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline Update, March 12, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-03-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 12, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of waterfowl, Blackbirds, Bluebirds, Robins, Meadowlarks, and Killdeer being reported from all across the state. Also of note were observations of an Iceland Gull and a Red-necked Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Rusty Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Common Redpoll American Woodcock Iceland Gull Tree Swallow Snow Goose American Robin	Burlington Coralville Lake Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Jester Park Union Grove Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Rock Island Arsenal	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
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 13, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-03-13	1989-03-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 13, 1989. Highlights include the start of migration and the appearance of a second Salty-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Slaty-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Mountain Bluebird Canvasback Red-breasted Merganser American Woodcock Greater Scaup Northern Shrike	Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Ottumwa Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Reinbeck	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 14 and 16, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-03-14	1994-03-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 14, 1994. Highlights include Mountain Bluebird, Iceland Gull, Evening Grosbeak and Varied Thrush. Includes update for March 16, 1994.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rusty Blackbird Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Evening Grosbeak Northern Goshawk American Woodcock Iceland Gull Hooded Merganser Northern Mockingbird Greater White-fronted Goose	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Greene County Iowa City Madison County Saylorville Lake Mount Vernon Boone County Fairfield Roberts Creek Park Don Williams Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and three Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Trumpeter Swan American Woodcock Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lake Red Rock Moorehead Pioneer Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 16, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 16, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Common Nighthawk, a winter adult Black-legged Kittiwake and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in a cedar tree near the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 40 Red-breasted Mergansers and an early Eared Grebe with about 15 Hooded Mergansers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Marion County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 17-25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-03-17	1993-03-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 17-25, 1993 Highlights of the updates include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and a Cinnamon Teal, an immature Barrow's Goldeneye, a male Varied Thrush and several American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Barrow's Goldeneye American White Pelican Common Redpoll Merlin House Finch Great Blue Heron Red Crossbill	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Red Rock Sioux Center Waterloo Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Coralville Dam Union Glendale Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 19, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-03-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 19, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an Evening Grosbeak, 20 Purple Finches, 60 Fox Sparrows, and a flock of 100 Smith's Longspurs. Also of note were reports of many species of Ducks, including a Black Duck as well as sightings of an estimated 10,000 Ring-billed Gulls and 10,000 Snow Geese.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Brewer's Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Evening Grosbeak American Woodcock Purple Finch Golden Eagle Tree Swallow Fox Sparrow Snow Goose American Black Duck	Burlington Clay County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Lone Tree Palo Alto County Rathbun Lake Woodland Mounds State Preserve Osceola	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, March 2, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Redpolls and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, and a very early Barn Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Canvasback Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Ross' Goose American Woodcock Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Swallow	Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Manawa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	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 24, 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Weather Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 24, 1991. Highlights include large numbers of waterfowl throughout the state although stormy weather has reduced viewing for much of the week.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Scheib, James	Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Greater Scaup Bufflehead Gadwall Common Merganser	Benton County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 24, 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of 16 duck species with large numbers of American Wigeons, Canvasbacks, Redheads and Northern Pintails. Also included are handwritten notes for next week's update with sightings of 350 Snow Geese and 82 White-Fronted Geese near Ida Grove and an early Lesser Yellowlegs at Coralville Reservoir.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Kestrel Canvasback Eastern Kingbird American Wigeon Redhead Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Northern Pintail	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Ida Grove Ledges State Park Newton Lake MacBride Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 25, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for March 25, 1991. Highlights include early Eastern Phoebes, a Varied Thrush, a Cinnamon Teal and continued waterfowl migration. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Rusty Blackbird Purple Martin Varied Thrush Cinnamon Teal Eastern Phoebe Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Marion County Mason City Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hubbard Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 25, 1991 notes	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 25, 1991. Highlights include early Eastern Phoebes, a Varied Thrush, a Cinnamon Teal and continued waterfowl migration.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Rusty Blackbird Purple Martin Varied Thrush Cinnamon Teal Eastern Phoebe Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Marion County Mason City Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hubbard Hendrickson Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 25, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-03-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 25, 1994. Highlights include Mountain Bluebird, Iceland Gull and Varied Thrush.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Brewer's Blackbird Rusty Blackbird Varied Thrush Mountain Bluebird Ross' Goose Iceland Gull Northern Mockingbird Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Snow Goose Great-tailed Grackle	Blue Lake Greene County Iowa City Lost Island Lake Madison County Roberts Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, March 26, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-03-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for March 26, 1990. Highlights of the update include many reports from the height of waterfowl migration, one sighting in particular was comprised of 8000 waterfowl, including 4000 Ducks, 2000 Canada Geese, 1000 Snow Geese, and 1000 White-fronted Geese. Also of note were sightings of flocks of Smith's Longspurs, an early Common Loon, and an early Rough-winged Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Franklin's Gull Common Loon Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover Brown Creeper	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Jester Park Lake Red Rock Lone Tree Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Delaware County Lake Smith	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
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