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

Iowa RBA, December 14, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-12-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for December 14, 1998. Highlights include Snowy Owl, Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-throated Loon, and Western Grebe. Includes notes for updates for December 16, and December 18.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Eared Grebe Eurasian Collared Dove Snowy Owl Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Surf Scoter	Iowa City Lock and Dam Number 18 West Okoboji Lake Boone County Rock Valley Grinnell Country Club	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, December 21, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for December 21, 1998. Highlights include Red-throated Loon, Western Grebe, Thayer's Gull, and Spotted Towhee. Includes notes for updates for December 23, December 25, and December 26.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Brewer's Blackbird Western Grebe Eastern Phoebe Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruddy Duck Hermit Thrush Spotted Towhee	Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, December 28, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for December 28, 1998. Highlights include Long-tailed duck, Mew Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, and Varied Thrush.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Mew Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Spotted Towhee	Keokuk Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Saylorville Lake Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, December 7, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-12-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for December 7, 1998. Highlights include Bohemian Waxwing, Surf Scoter, Black-legged Kittiwake, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for December 10, and December 12.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Cedar Waxwing Eurasian Collared Dove Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing Surf Scoter Long-eared Owl	Davenport Ottumwa Rathbun Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Rock Valley MidAmerican Energy Ponds Grinnell Country Club	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, July 13, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-07-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for July 13, 1998. Highlights include Black-headed Gull, Red-necked Grebe, Mississippi Kite, Worm-eating Warbler, and Prairie Warbler. Includes notes for update for July 15.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Bell's Vireo Ruddy Duck Worm-eating Warbler Egyptian Goose Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane Black-headed Gull	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, July 20, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-07-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for July 20, 1998. Highlights include a Black-headed Gull with Franklin's Gulls. Includes notes for update for July 23.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Least Bittern Bell's Vireo Common Moorhen Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Ruddy Duck Stilt Sandpiper Black-headed Gull Northern Harrier	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Zearing Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Waterfowl Production Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, July 27, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-07-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for July 27, 1998. Highlights include a Laughing Gull. Includes notes for updates for July 31.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Least Bittern Yellow-breasted Chat Western Grebe Virginia Rail Osprey Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake Silver Lake Lake Meyer County Park Wever	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, July 6, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-07-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for July 6, 1998. Highlights include Red-necked Grebe, Little Blue Heron, and Prairie Warbler. Includes notes for update for July 8, 1998.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Summer Tanager Yellow-throated Warbler Chuck-will's-widow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Sora Prairie Warbler	Folsom Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, November 16, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-11-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for November 16, 1998. Highlights include Whooping Crane, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, and Thayer's Gull. Includes notes for updates for November 19 and November 21.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Whooping Crane Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Eurasian Collared Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter	Big Creek Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Lake Manawa Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Grinnell Country Club Hubbard Runnells Overlook Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, November 2, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-11-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for November 2, 1998. Highlights include White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Eurasian Collared Dove, and California Gull. Includes notes for updates for November 4, and November 5.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Snow Bunting Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Black Scoter Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher California Gull White-winged Scoter Black-headed Gull	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake Grinnell Country Club	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, November 23, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-11-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for November 23, 1998. Highlights include Clark's Grebe, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black Scoter, and Red Crossbill. Includes notes for updates for November 25.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Red-throated Loon Clark's Grebe Black Scoter California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Bohemian Waxwing White-winged Scoter Red Crossbill	Grinnell Ida Grove Lake Icaria Lake Red Rock Lost Island Lake Sioux City Spirit Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, November 9, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-11-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for November 9, 1998. Highlights include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Surf Scoter, and White-winged Scoter. Includes notes for updates for November 10, November 11, November 12, and November 14.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Common Snipe Black-headed Gull	Ames Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Dam Spirit Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Rock Creek Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, October 26, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-10-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for October 26, 1998. Highlights include Ruff and Smith's Longspur. Includes notes for updates for October 28, October 29, and October 31.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Ruff Northern Shrike	Clay County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Hickory Grove County Park Blue Wing Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Runnells Overlook Maynard Reese Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, September 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Migratory birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-09-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for September 15, 1998. Highlights include Eurasian Collared Dove, Red-necked Phalarope, and Little Blue Heron. Includes notes for updates for September 18.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Eurasian Collared Dove White-throated Sparrow Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Tern Sandhill Crane Amazilia Hummingbird	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Des Moines Mason City Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Willow Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, September 21, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-09-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for September 21, 1998. Highlights include reports on the raptor migration and an early Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Summer Tanager Eurasian Collared Dove Merlin Pine Warbler	Ledges State Park Starr's Cave Nature Center Grinnell Country Club Macbride Nature Recreation Area Hiawatha	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, September 28, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-09-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for September 28, 1998. Highlights include Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow Rails, and Eurasian Collared Doves. Includes notes for updates for October 1.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow Rail Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Amazilia Hummingbird	Boone Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Snake Creek State Game Management Area Bjorkboda Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, September 7, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-09-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA for September 7, 1998. Highlights include Burrowing Owl, White-winged Scoter, and Red-necked Phalarope. Includes notes for updates for September 8, September 9, and September 11.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Willet Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Burrowing Owl	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Anderson Goose Lake Monroe Big Wall Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	2
Iowa RBA, July 8, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-07-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 8, 1996. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a Red-necked Grebe and the release of four Trumpeters Swans at Anderson Goose Lake. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of an American Avocet, a Piping Plover, and the continued presence of a Black-headed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-necked Grebe Trumpeter Swan Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Veery Black-headed Gull	Homestead Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Lake Anderson Goose Lake Lock and Dam 9	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, April 1, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-04-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 1, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Hermit Thrush, Glaucous Gull, Fish Crow, Smith's Longspur and Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Great Egret and a Bonaparte's Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Smith's Longspur American Pipit Glaucous Gull Hermit Thrush Winter Wren Bonaparte's Gull Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike Great Egret	Big Creek Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Red Rock Dam Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area Kingston	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, April 14, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-04-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 14, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of Chestnut-collared Longspurs, Red Crossbills, a Red-throated Loon, a Townsend's Solitaire, and a drake Cinnamon Teal. Other interesting observations were of an American Avocet, Smith's Longspurs, and Henslow's Sparrows. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of two Gray Partridges and a Pacific Loon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Chestnut-collared Longspur Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Pacific Loon American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Gray Partridge Orange-crowned Warbler Red Crossbill Horned Lark Sandhill Crane	Des Moines Dunbar Slough Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Ida Grove Iowa City Larchwood Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Dam Rathbun Lake West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake Coralville North Liberty Geode State Park Lake Ahquabi State Park Meekers Landing	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, April 15, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-04-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 15, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Surf Scoters, Cattle Egrets, Great-tailed Grackles and a Hudsonian Godwit. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of the first Orange-crowned Warbler of the season, Louisiana Waterthrush and a Yellow-throated Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mute Swan Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Surf Scoter Hudsonian Godwit Orange-crowned Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Lincoln's Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle	Blue Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jester Park Moorehead Pioneer Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lily Pond Starr's Cave Nature Center Corydon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, April 17-23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-17	1995-04-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 17-23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Egret, Prairie Falcon, White-faced Ibis, Smith's Longspurs, Sandhill Cranes and Chestnut-collard Longspurs. Also, an important finding of four Fish Crows by Thomas H. Kent, if confirmed this would be a new state record.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Snowy Egret Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane Ruff	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jamaica Lake City Lyon County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Sweet Marsh Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Valley Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Ayr	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, April 21, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-04-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 21, 1997. Highlights of the update include the appearance of a potential first state record of a White-winged Dove as well as sightings of Cinnamon Teals, a Red-throated Loon, a Pacific Loon, and a Glaucous Gull. Also of note were several returning birds, including Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Northern Parula, Broad-winged Hawk, and Osprey. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Long-tailed Duck, Spotted Towhees, and Eurasian Tree Sparrows.	Hoskins, Nelson R. Clark, Joe	Broad-winged Hawk American Bittern Red-throated Loon Yellow-headed Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher White-winged Dove Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Eurasian Tree Sparrow Osprey Glaucous Gull Northern Parula Louisiana Waterthrush Spotted Towhee Greater White-fronted Goose Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler	Ames Big Creek State Park Burlington Harrier Marsh Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Ottumwa Pleasant Creek State Park West Okoboji Lake Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Anglers Bay Beach Carroll Patterson Recreation and Wildlife Area Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, April 22, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-04-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 22, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Little Gull, Red-throated Loon, Snowy Egret, Marbled Godwit and a Fish Crow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Willets, Dunlins and Wilson's Phalaropes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Snowy Egret Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Willet Hudsonian Godwit Little Gull	Bay Branch Decorah Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sioux County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Sullivan Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, April 24-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-24	1995-04-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 24-26, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Fish Crows, Sandhill Crane, and Cinnamon Teal. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Bewick's Wren nest, Pine Warbler and a Peregrine Falcon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruff Pine Warbler	Little Wall Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Lost Island Lake Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Mount Ayr Oakland Cemetery Kalona	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1