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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 of Thayer's Gull at Saylorville Dam, 1989	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-07	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two Thayer's Gulls at Saylorville Dam in Polk County, IA on December 7, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, a photocopy of a photograph on the cover page of Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Thayer's Gull	Saylorville Dam	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.	large reservoir	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The size, uniform body and wing color, pale underside of the flight feathers, and tail band eliminates Herring and Glaucous/Iceland gulls, the most likely candidates for confusion. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:04:00/16:42:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-legged Kittiwake at Red Rock Dam, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-09	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Black-legged Kittiwake at Red Rock Dam in Marion County, IA on December 9, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Mark	Black-legged Kittiwake	Red Rock Dam	Below Dam at Red Rock Reservoir - (Marion Co.)	Gravel Bars and flowing water	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Fuller, Steve Dinsmore, and Ann Johnson were submitted. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Chuck Fuller, and Bob Myers. \| Elimination of similar species: Bonaparte's Gull is smaller and lacks the black bar across the nape and also lacks the blackish bars across the inner wings. \| The original documentation form event occurred from 14:00:00/14:20:00 and again around 15:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	10
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Common Yellowthroat at Iowa City, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-09	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Common Yellowthroat at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on December 9, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Common Yellowthroat	Iowa City	my backyard	Near a seep at base of bluff along Iowa River	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Jim Scheib. \| Elimination of similar species: Yellow vent eliminates most other similar warblers. Female Yellow is generally lighter on head and back and lacks face pattern \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:15:00/15:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	27
Iowa Birdline update, December 9 & 11, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-12-09	1989-12-11	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 9 and 11, 1989. Highlights include Eurasian Tree Sparrows, a Black-legged Kittiwake, Pine Grosbeaks and a Townsend's Solitaire.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Townsend's Solitaire Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Black-legged Kittiwake Eurasian Tree Sparrow Western Gull	Burlington Coralville Lake Davenport Lake Red Rock Sioux City Oak Grove State Park Leighton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Gull east of Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport, 1989	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-11	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Western Gull east of Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 11, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Western Gull	Lock and Dam 15	On Miss. River chanel [sic] ice between Davenport, Scott Co. IA &+ Rock Isl. Arsenal, RI Co. IL.	On ice covered chanel [sic] of Mississippi - 1/4 - 1/2 mi. upstream (East) of Lock + Dam 15.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Brian Blevins and Gerald White were submitted. Another observers includes Lewis Blevins. \| Elimination of similar species: Slaty-backed Gull - Gray mantle merged directly to black tips, trailing white wing edge too narrow, mantle color too dark for g.b. Lesser-Black-bkd Gull - leg color pink, bird too large + heavy Greater Black-bkd. Gull - Bird too small, back not black enough, legs too bright + pink. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:35:00 on December 11, 1986, 08:20:00/08:25:00 and 09:00:00/09:15:00 on December 12, 1986.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Great Black-backed Gull at Davenport, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-13	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Great Black-backed Gull at Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 13, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Great Black-backed Gull	Davenport	Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa	Mississippi River north of Credit Is.	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. \| Elimination of similar species: Size, all black upper wing and back, large head and bill, pink legs eliminate all other black-backed gulls. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:40:00/13:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	8
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for McCown's Longspur near De Soto National Wildlife Reserve, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-16	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a McCown's Longspur near De Soto National Wildlife Reserve in Harrison County, IA on December 16, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee for review.	Starr, David	McCown's Longspur	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	North of railroad tracks on L-16, north of hwy. 30 (by DeSoto Refuge)	Tilled cornfield	The documentation form for Extraordinary Bird Sighting in Iowa by David Starr forms the basis of this record. The documentation form Supporting Details: Uncommon or Rare Species/High Numbers was also submitted by David Starr. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	41
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Burlington, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-16	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for ten Eurasian Tree Sparrows at Burlington in Des Moines County, IA on December 16, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Burlington	23 miles north of Burlington (Des Moines County)	open country, but birds in rural residence front yard	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Charles and Jane Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: House Sparrow - as compared above. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	18
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-17	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 15 in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 17, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Blevins, Brian L.	Thayer's Gull	Lock and Dam 15	Just above the Lock + Dam 15 (Davenport, Ia)	Frozen ice above the dam in the Mississippi River	The documentation form by Brian Blevins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Corey Blevins and Lewis Blevins. \| Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull - eliminated by the dark eye and by the lack of black on the primary tips. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:42:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 18, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-12-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 18, 1989. Highlights include reports from the Christmas bird counts.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Burlington Coralville Lake Davenport Lake Red Rock Sioux City Lock Number 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, December 25, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-12-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for December 25, 1989. Highlights include Prairie Falcons, a Snowy Owl and the continued presence of Townsend's Solitaires and Eurasian Tree Sparrows.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Pied-billed Grebe Townsend's Solitaire Red-breasted Merganser Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Wigeon Hooded Merganser	Burlington Cedar Rapids Red Rock Dam Sioux City Hardin County Pella Golf and Country Club				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline Update, January 1, 1990	Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-01-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 1, 1990. Highlights of the update include a new sighting of a Bohemian Waxwing and the continued presence of Eurasian Tree Sparrows, Townsend's Solitaires, and a Long-tailed Duck. Also of note were observations of several species of Owls, including Long-eared Owls, Short-eared Owls, and Saw-whet Owls. In addition, a report from the Keokuk Christmas bird count of 267 Bald Eagles.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck Bohemian Waxwing Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan	Amana Browns Lake Burlington Johnson County Keokuk Pony Creek Park Princeton Union Mitchell County Morgan Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Erik Munson letter to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count	Correspondence	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting	1990-01-01	1990-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Erik Munson to the members of Big Bluestem Audubon Society regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count. The letter requests participation from the members of the society to assist with the annual survey of winter resident birds in Boone County and the habitat along the Des Moines River. Also included is a postcard for members to return to Munson indicating their level of interest in helping with the count.	Munson, Erik		Ames Des Moines River Boone County				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	1	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 8, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-01-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 8, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of several species of Owls, including Short-eared Owls, Long-eared Owls, and a Northern Saw-whet Owl. Also of note was the continued presence of 2 Townsend's Solitaires and 11 Eurasian Tree Sparrows.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Townsend's Solitaire Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Browns Lake Burlington Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Marshalltown Polk City Saylorville Dam Rhodes Morgan Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 15, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-01-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 15, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Townsend's Solitaire, Eurasian Tree Sparrows, Short-eared Owls, and 25 Snow Buntings. Also of note was the continued presence of 3 Long-eared Owls and a sighting of a Pileated Woodpecker at a suet feeder.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Greater Scaup Long-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan	Browns Lake Burlington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 MidAmerican Energy Ponds Morgan Creek Park Crapo Park Leighton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 22, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconidae \| Falcons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-01-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 22, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of Merlins, Short-eared Owls, and Common Redpolls. Also of note were observations of several Falcons as well as a report from Red Rock Dam of an estimated 5000 Ducks, 300 Canada Geese, and 35 Bald Eagles.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Merlin Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Canada Goose Red Crossbill	Cedar Rapids Iowa City Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Spencer Red Rock Wildlife Area Osceola University of Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 29, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-01-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for January 29, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of several Falcons, including a gray-phase Gyrfalcon, an immature Peregrine Falcon, and a Prairie Falcon. Also of note was the continued presence of an Evening Grosbeak.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Gyrfalcon White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Merlin Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Red Crossbill	Pleasantville Polk City Thornton Elkader Rock Valley Carroll Osceola University of Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990	Newsletters	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Acid rain	1990-02-01	1990-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 6, February 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming field trips including a winter Owl walk and a Hawk watch, updates on acid rain samples from Mike Meetz, the results from the 1989 Christmas Bird Counts, and a calendar of events for March through June 1990.	Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames Boone Saylorville Lake				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 5, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-02-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 5, 1990. Highlights of the update include the large numbers of Northern Shrikes being reported in the state and the continued presence of an Evening Grosbeak. Also of note were sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk, Merlins, 8 White-winged Crossbills and 250 Red-winged Blackbirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Merlin Northern Saw-whet Owl Fox Sparrow Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Allamakee County Big Creek State Park Cedar Rapids Clay County Johnson County Oxford Polk City Spencer Lake MacBride Osceola University of Iowa Holland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 12, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-02-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 12, 1990. Highlights of the update include numerous reports of Ducks and Gulls returning to the state including Hooded Mergansers, Bufflehead, Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls, and a Glaucous Gull. Also of note were unusual February sightings of a Franklin's Gull and a Killdeer.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Short-eared Owl Franklin's Gull White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Herring Gull Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Bufflehead Red Crossbill	Cedar Rapids Iowa City Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Fairfield University of Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Mississippi River near Bettendorf, 1990	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-02-17	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Lesser Black-backed Gull on the Mississippi River near Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on February 17, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Bettendorf	2/17- on ice over, Miss. River Channel between Moline, IL. + Bettendorf Ia. obs. in Il. 2/19 at Lock + Dam 15 from Ia. side - again in center of river.	Miss. River ice.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Jim Fuller was submitted. Other observers include Jim Scheib, Ann Barker, and Walter Zuurdeeg. \| Elimination of similar species: Slaty-backed Gull - legs not pink, size Great Black-backed Gull- legs not pink, size, back not dark enough Western Gull - legs not pink, size Yellow footed Gull - size \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:25:00/09:40:00 on February 17, 1990 and 09:40:00/09:45:00 on February 19, 1990.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 19, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-02-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 19, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, an early Horned Grebe, an adult Tundra Swan, a Prairie Falcon, and a Pileated Woodpecker. Also of note was the return of an Evening Grosbeak to a feeder and a sighting of a Franklin's Gull in breeding plumage.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle Prairie Falcon Horned Grebe Lapland Longspur Franklin's Gull Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Scaup Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Tundra Swan Horned Lark	Black Hawk County Burlington Le Claire Lock and Dam 14 Osceola County Saylorville Lake Sioux City Mississippi River, Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Fairfield Reinbeck				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 26, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-02-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for February 26, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Prairie Falcons, 27 Snow Buntings, an immature Golden Eagle, and an early American Pipit. Also of note were observations from Lake Red Rock of numerous Bald Eagles, Snow Geese, Canada Geese, and a dozen species of Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Prairie Falcon Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl American Pipit Greater Scaup Golden Eagle Snow Goose Canada Goose American Black Duck Tundra Swan Common Merganser	Black Hawk County Iowa City Lake Red Rock New Albin Whitebreast Recreation Area Alden Reinbeck				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 24, Number 7, March 1990	Newsletters	Bird watching Habitat (Ecology) Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Strigiformes \| Owls	1990-03-01	1990-03-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 24, Number 7, March 1990. Highlights of the newsletter include an action editorial by Mark Widrlechner regarding major renovations at Ames Homewood Gold Course which would damage several acres of upland oak forest, a report of an Eagle watch at Lake Red Rock, a mention of special recognition for the society's newsletter received from the West Central Region Audubon Council, and an Owl walk report.	Edwards, David C. Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)	Bald Eagle	Ames Lake Red Rock				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	4
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ross' Goose at Coralville Reservoir, 1990	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-03-02	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Ross' Goose at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on March 2, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an Iowa Bird Life article, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ross' Goose	Coralville Lake	West overlook, Coralville Res., Johnson Co., Iowa	reservoir above dam	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Size, bill shape and size, head shape used to separate from Snow Goose. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	8