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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Mason City, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-18	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 18, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Montgomery, Ellen S.	Lazuli Bunting	Mason City	Cerro Gordo County, Portland Township, Sec 31 (13675 Spruce Ave Mason City IA)	Deciduous woodland edge	The documentation form by Ellen S. Montgomery is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Steve A. Olson. \| Elimination of similar species: Smaller than Eastern Bluebird. Had blue throat and wing bars. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/11:25:00 on May 18th, 08:30:00/08:40:00 on May 19th, 07:20:00/07:25:00 and 18:25:00/18:28:00 on May 20th, 07:30:00/07:35:00 on May 21, and 07:00:00/07:06:00 on May 22.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1995	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1995. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 65:69-79, 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Fish Crow Mountain Bluebird Chestnut-collared Longspur Lazuli Bunting Glossy Ibis Common Eider Long-billed Curlew Ruff Laughing Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Documentations, Spring 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds	1993-06-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of bird sightings dated June 12, 1993. A list of documented bird sightings organized by species and annotated by number of individuals, date of sighting, location, and observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Field reports, Spring 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1993-06-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of bird sightings dated June 5, 1993. A list of bird sightings organized by species and annotated by number of individuals, date of sighting, location, and observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Spring 1993 late reports	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1993-06-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of bird sightings dated June 9, 1993. A list of bird sightings organized by species and annotated by number of individuals, date of sighting, location, and observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Christmas bird count data report and W. Ross Silcock note to Thomas H. Kent, winter 1987-1988	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-12-01	1988-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Christmas bird count data report compiled by W. Ross Silcock includes species count totals by county, suggested report format changes and a compilation of species observed and recorded as "write-ins." This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.	Silcock, W. Ross		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	4
Additional field notes from the Spirit Lake Christmas bird count compiled by Douglas C. Harr, December 19, 1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The field notes include additional information about the Christmas bird count held in Spirit Lake on December 19, 1987. The report includes a list of participants, and notes about rare or unusual species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1987-1988.	Harr, Douglas C.	Cooper's Hawk Field Sparrow Common Loon Osprey Mallard	Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds	1992-03-27	1994-10-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gyrfalcon	Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Guthrie County in 1979	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1979-03-01	1993-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Guthrie County, IA on January 17, 1979. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Field Reports in Iowa Bird Life 49:23-26 by N.S. Halmi seen by Gene Burns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gyrfalcon	Guthrie County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 4, 1986	Correspondence	Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather	1986-07-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding his willingness to compile a weather report for summer 1986. The letter also mentions some recent birding trips he has taken. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 31, 1986	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather	1986-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding his weather report for June and July 1986. The attached weather report notes above average temperatures and precipitation in June, his sighting of a Black-headed Grosbeak and his recent birding trips. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Black-headed Grosbeak	Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
List of names of Iowa birders	Checklists	Bird watchers Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of names of individuals who routinely submit field reports for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.			Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-27	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Glenwood at Mills County, IA on May 27, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, photographs, an article in Field Notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Lazuli Bunting	Glenwood	54452 Highway 275, north of Glenwood, Mills Co., IA	Rural home in Loess Hills with multiple feeders and ground feed.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: none. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Goose Lake, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-07-17	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Fulvous Whistling-Duck at Goose Lake in Clinton County, IA on July 17, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos and ten documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Goose Lake	Goose Lake, Clinton Co., IA	shallow marsh	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Susan Barrell Grove, Peter C. Petersen, Mark Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Jim Fuller, Thomas H. Kent, Pam Allen and Reid Allen, Jeff Dankert, and Ann Johnson were submitted later. Other observers include Russ Widner, Kelly McKay, Tim Schantz, Gerald White, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, and Fred Lesher. \| Elimination of similar species: The long legs, upright posture, and long neck were clearly features of a whistling-duck. The extensive rufous color on the belly, dark back edged with tawny, lack of any white on the upperwing, and dark bill and legs eliminate Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Stone State Park, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-18	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Stone State Park in Woodbury County, IA on May 18, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Lazuli Bunting	Stone State Park	Stone State Park, Woodbury Co., Iowa		The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Kenn Kaufman was submitted later. Other observers includes Mike Overton and several others. \| Elimination of similar species: The identification is straightforward. The turquoise color, breast band, and wing bars eliminate a molting Indigo Bunting. Bill shape and size eliminate any of the bluebirds. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/07:50:00 and 10:00:00/10:03:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Westfield, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-05-18	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lazuli Bunting at Westfield in Plymouth County, IA on May 18, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	Lazuli Bunting	Westfield	south-west Plymouth County	bottomland row crop	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Jerry Probst. \| Elimination of similar species: Too small for a bluebird, wing bar and central pattern eliminates Indigo Bunting. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:40:00/07:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lazuli Bunting at Little Sioux Wildlife Area, 1996	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-06-01	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for Lazuli Bunting at Little Sioux WIldlife Area in Clay County, IA on June 1, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Lazuli Bunting	Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area	Little Sioux Wildlife Area, Clay Co.	Open deciduous woods along river	The documentation form by Lee A. Schoenewe is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted later. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe and Harold White. \| Elimination of similar species: Indigo bunting - voice and plumage. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper northwest of Iowa City, 1974	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1974-10-03	1999-04-02	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper northwest of Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on October 3, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence about the sighting, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Halmi, Nicholas S.	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Johnson County	County road 0, about 15 miles NWW of Iowa City, Iowa	General: puddle in mudflat Specific: shallow water and mud, with sparse clumps of grass	The documentation form by Nicholas Halmi is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Pectoral Sandpiper. good juxtaposition. Diff.: chestnut crown, breast spotting much finer, mostly on sides only, no sharp line of demarcation downwards \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:10:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, 1996	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-10-27	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area in Marshall County, IA on October 27, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Beth	Gyrfalcon	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove, Marshall County	bluff paralleling Iowa River, wooded along river	The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt were submitted later. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Russ Widner, and Jackie Stolzman. \| Elimination of similar species: Goshawk, Harrier, other hawks (see in description). \| The original documentation form event occurred between 13:00:00/14:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-02	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on January 2, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Gyrfalcon	Lake Red Rock	Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co. above the dam	flyover the ice	The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The lack of facial pattern and white throat and chest rule out peregrine, as the bird was flying almost directly into the sun (perpendicular to me). It wasn't as pale or brown as a prairie, and with shadow and distance there wasn't any dark/light pattern to the underwing. It wasn't black as a crow + the shape was wrong. Eagles were patterned and obviously larger. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 13:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon in Hanover Township in Crawford County, 1993	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-10-17	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Hanover Township in Crawford County, IA on October 17, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter about reporting the sighting from Jim Fuller to Dan Eiten on October 29, 1993, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Eiten, Dan	Gyrfalcon	Hanover Township	Hanover Twp Crawford County IA 6 1/2 NW Denison	Near Bean field on Field Fencepost	The documentation form by Dan Eiten is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Arlan Gierstorf. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 14:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon at Kettleson Hogsback, 1993	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-09-25	1995-07-08	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Kettleson Hogsback in Dickinson County, IA on September 25, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Schantz, Tim	Gyrfalcon	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area	East of Kettleson Hogback entrance, Dickenson [sic] Co., Iowa		The documentation form by Tim Schantz is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Maridel Jackson, Ross Silcock, Jane R. Clark, and Jim Sinclair were submitted later. Other observers include John Cecil, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Northern Goshawk- Although Goshawks have been known to show pointed wings, they are never as pointed as a Falcon's. I have seen many Northern Goshawks and jizz alone would rule this one out. I saw no barring on the tail. One of the prime field marks on a Goshawk are the bright white undertail coverts which this bird did not have. The bird in question also lacked a dark crown. Peregrine Falcon- Size. No dark helmet. Jizz (mentioned above). The bird lacked overall contrast of a Peregrine Falcon. Juveniles would be brown. Prairie Falcon- Color. Prairies are a brown bird in all plumages. The underwing was uniform with no black axillaries. Habitat. Prairies feed almost exclusively on small mammals. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon at Bettendorf, 1992.	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-01-20	1994-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon at Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on January 20, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Timper, Edward	Gyrfalcon	Bettendorf	Devils Glen & Middle Road, Bettendorf, Hwy Z30 & Indiana Ave, Rural Scott Cty.	Residential with fields, and rural farm area with picked fields	The documentation form by Edward Timper is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I am a master falconer, and have handled and flown many large falcons, including gyrfalcons, peregrines, prairie falcons, and large exotics such as saker falcons and lanners. I am positive that this is a gerfalcon [sic]. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon north of Cambridge, 1991	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1991-12-14	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon north of Cambridge in Story County, IA on December 14, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Cook, Barnett C.	Gyrfalcon	Cambridge	2 mi north of Cambridge, Story County	open	The documentation form by Barney Cook is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Fritz Franzen and Stu Huntington. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Gyrfalcon north of Cone Marsh, 1986	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-12-28	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Gyrfalcon north of Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on December 28, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Gyrfalcon	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area	About 1/2 mile North of Cone Marsh on Hwy G-28 in Louisa Co., Iowa	Open country, scattered small trees, weedy fence rows.	The documentation form by Timothy L. Dwyer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Prairie Falcon is smaller, browner + has black axillars. Peregrine Falcon is smaller, has more pointed wings and has a much more distinctive head pattern. Goshawk's head pattern is different, is whiter below in gray plumage and has shorter wings. Northern Harrier is smaller, also has a white rump and holds wings in a dihedral, this bird didn't. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:03:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4