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

Iowa RBA, September 2, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Red-necked Phalaropes and Little Blue Herons. Other interesting observations were of a family of Blue Grosbeaks, 350 Cattle Egrets, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 8 American Golden-Plovers and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Buff-breasted Sandpiper American Golden Plover	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hills Mason City Waubonsie State Park Red Rock Wildlife Area Webster City Swan Lake Heron Bend Conservation Area Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, September 9, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-09	1996-09-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 9, 1996. Highlights of the update include a Black-throated Blue Warbler, two Snowy Egrets, and immature Little Blue Herons. Included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Red-necked Phalarope, and a Ringed Turtle-Dove. Also included is an email from Ann Johnson to James L. Fuller regarding multiple bird sightings, September 12, 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Johnson, Ann Fuller, James L	Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Golden-winged Warbler Snowy Egret Greater Prairie-Chicken Red Phalarope Ringed Turtle-Dove Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler Mourning Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern American Golden Plover	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Mason City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Coralville Brookside Park Casey Barrow Landing Prairie City Rock Creek Lake Swan Lake Heron Bend Conservation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, September 23-25, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-23	1996-09-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 23-25, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Yellow Rail and a Marbled Godwit. Other interesting observations from and IOU field trip include Le Conte's Sparrows, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrows, a Peregrine Falcon, a Merlin, and a Hen Harrier. Also of note were the sightings of 12 species of shorebirds at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and a Red-breasted Nuthatch north of Iowa City.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon White-winged Scoter Osprey Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Clear Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lily Pond Casey Barrow Landing Swan Lake Briggs Woods Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, October 7, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Sylviidae \| Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-10-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Sabine's Gulls in northwest Iowa and the early appearance of a Thayer's Gull in the southeast part of the state. Also of note were the number of migrants moving into the state, including Sparrows, Kinglets, and late Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a female Surf Scoter and American Pipits.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eastern Kingbird Merlin Dunlin Sabine's Gull American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Hudsonian Godwit	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Lakeview Recreation Area Marcus	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, October 14-October 21, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-10-14	1996-10-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for October 14 and October 21, 1996. Highlights of the two updates include sightings of a female Surf Scoter, Western Grebes, White-winged Scoters, a Prairie Falcon, and a Red Phalarope. Also included are handwritten notes for the next two updates with sightings of a Sabine's Gull, Horned Grebes, American Avocets, and a Black-bellied Plover.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Prairie Falcon Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Lapland Longspur Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Cattle Egret Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull American Pipit Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Northern Saw-whet Owl	Burlington George Wyth Memorial State Park Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Poweshiek County Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Whitebreast Recreation Area Black Hawk Lake Rock Creek Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Lakeview Recreation Area Roberts Creek Renwick	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, October 28, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-10-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 28, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of an adult Sabine's Gull and two adult male White-winged Scoters. Also of note were the observations of numerous shorebirds, including a Black-bellied Plover, a Baird's Sandpiper, and a Sanderling. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Prairie Falcon, an immature Brown Pelican, and several species of Grebes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Brown Pelican Western Grebe Cattle Egret Sabine's Gull White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper	Davenport George Wyth Memorial State Park Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Whitebreast Recreation Area Black Hawk Lake Casey Barrow Landing Roberts Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, November 11, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-11-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for November 11, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Long-tailed Ducks, a White-winged Scoter, and Western Grebes. Other interesting observations were of a Brown Pelican, a Black Scoter, a Prairie Falcon, and a Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Pomarine Jaeger, Snowy Owls, and Lapland Longspurs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Brown Pelican Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Baird's Sandpiper Tundra Swan	Cedar Rapids Davenport Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Millers Bay Pool 9 East Okoboji Lake Lidderdale Smiths Bay	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, March 23-31, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-03-23	1997-03-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for March 23 and March 31, 1997. Highlights of the two updates include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay as well as sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and an adult Snowy Owl. Also of note were the observations of early shorebird and passerine migrants in addition to a drake Cinnamon Teal and a Smith's Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Mockingbird and a Spotted Towhee.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-tailed Hawk Eastern Towhee Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Snowy Owl Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Iceland Gull Eastern Phoebe Pinyon Jay Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Estherville Harrier Marsh Iowa City Red Rock Dam South Twin Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Boone County Louisa County Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Red Rock Wildlife Area Swan Readlyn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, April 28, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-04-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 28, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Long-tailed Duck and a Cinnamon Teal as well as the continued presence of a Red-throated Loon and a Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a White-winged Dove, Western Grebes, and Greater Prairie-Chickens.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Proescholdt, Mark Fuller, James L	American Bittern Upland Sandpiper Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe White-winged Dove Cinnamon Teal Yellow-throated Warbler Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Greater Prairie-Chicken Virginia Rail Dunlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Willet Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Burlington Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Homestead Kellerton Lake Macbride State Park Le Grand Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park West Okoboji Lake Lily Pond	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, May 12, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 12, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-throated Gray Warbler and nesting Black-billed Magpies as well as the continued presence of a White-winged Dove. There were numerous other observations, including a Prairie Warbler, a Marbled Godwit, a light-phase Ferruginous Hawk, a Red-throated Loon, and a Pacific Loon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Western Tanager and a Fish Crow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Western Tanager White-winged Dove Black-billed Magpie Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Black-throated Gray Warbler Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Red Crossbill	Ames Cedar Bluff Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Le Grand Pleasant Creek State Park West Okoboji Lake Westfield Lily Pond Aspen Grove Cemetery Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Hubbard Sullivan Slough Laurel	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa Birdline update, May 28-June 9, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-05-28	1997-06-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for May 28-June 9, 1997. Highlights of the multiple updates include sightings of a Lazuli Bunting, Black-billed Magpies, a Pacific Loon, and numerous species of Warblers. Also of note were sightings of Barn Owls, a Vermillion Flycatcher, and a Spotted Towhee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Freemyer, Zelbert	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Vermilion Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat White-winged Dove Barn Owl Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Lazuli Bunting Pacific Loon Red-necked Phalarope Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Prairie Warbler Red Crossbill Sandhill Crane	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Glenwood Goose Lake Harrier Marsh Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Holstein Le Grand Ledges State Park Marshalltown Okoboji Lake Plymouth County Monona County Green Island Bedford Glidden Mud Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, July 28, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-07-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 28, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of Snowy Egrets, a male Hooded Warbler, and Little Blue Herons in multiple locations. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Western Sandpipers, and Sanderlings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Western Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Hooded Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Booneville Dunbar Slough Montrose Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Camp Wesley Woods Lake Ahquabi State Park Heron Bend Conservation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, August 1, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1997-08-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite	Dickinson County Hawarden Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Cayler Prairie State Preserve Oak Grove State Park Melvin Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Iowa RBA, August 18, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-08-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 18, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, an Ibis species, and a Pacific Loon. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds passing through the state and the beginning of the Passerine movement. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Sandhill Cranes, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and a Pine Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Cattle Egret Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler	Boone Harrier Marsh Lime Creek Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Casey Barrow Landing Crandalls Beach Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, August 25, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-08-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 25, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of Little Blue Herons, Red-necked Phalaropes, and a Snowy Egret. Also of note was the increase in numbers of Warblers and other migrating Passerines as well as several reports of Ospreys.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Merlin Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Boone Harrier Marsh Montrose Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge Robins	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, September 8, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-09-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 8, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves in Grinnell and sightings of Marbled Godwit and Red-necked Phalarope. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Sabine's Gull, Purple Finches, and a Merlin.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Eurasian Collared Dove Merlin Sabine's Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Mourning Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Big Creek State Park Grinnell Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Saylorville Lake Elkader Ada Hayden Heritage Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, September 29, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-09-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa RBA update for September 29, 1997. Highlights of the notes include sightings of a Eurasian Collared Dove, 16 Swainson's Hawks, and a Red Crossbill. Also of note was the observation of 10 species of shorebirds, including a Long-billed Dowitcher, a Stilt Sandpiper, and a White-rumped Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Long-billed Dowitcher White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill	Boone Des Moines River Grinnell Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Aspen Grove Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, October 6, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-10-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 6, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves and a Red Crossbill sighting. Also of interest were sightings of several noticeable migrants, including Franklin's Gull, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Winter Wren. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a White-faced Ibis, and a juvenile Sabine's Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis American Bittern Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Greater White-fronted Goose Winter Wren Red Crossbill American Golden Plover Sharp-shinned Hawk	Boone Des Moines River Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Plymouth County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Casey Barrow Landing Coralville Dam Aspen Grove Cemetery Hubbard Bjorkboda Marsh Sugar Bottom Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, October 13, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-10-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 13, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves and sightings of a second year Lesser Black-backed Gull, a juvenile Sabine's Gull, Red Crossbills, and a White-faced Ibis. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Carolina Wrens, a Wilson's Phalarope and a late Cape May Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis American Bittern Rusty Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Eurasian Collared Dove Short-eared Owl Merlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Peregrine Falcon White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Cape May Warbler Red Crossbill	Grinnell Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Plymouth County Little Sioux River Coralville Dam Aspen Grove Cemetery Babcock Access Sugar Bottom Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, October 27, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-10-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for October 27, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continuation of the Eurasian Collared Doves as well as sightings of two immature Surf Scoters, a Red Crossbill, and a second year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also of note were state wide reports of Pine Siskins after a yearlong absence as well as large numbers of Purple Finches and Red-breasted Nuthatches. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a female White-winged Crossbill, an estimated one thousand Tundra Swans, and 158 raptors observed on a hawk watch.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Eurasian Collared Dove Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Purple Finch Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Emmet County George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Lock and Dam Number 18 Marion Yellow River State Forest Coralville Dam Aspen Grove Cemetery Pool 9 Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa field report data, fall 1997, December 9, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes \| Owls	1997-12-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of bird sightings organized by species, December 9, 1997. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Big Bluestem Audubon Society Events Calendar, spring 1998	Fliers (printed matter)	Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Meetings	1998-01-15	1998-06-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The spring 1998 calendar of events for the Big Bluestem Audubon Society. The calendar provides details on several general meetings, speakers, and field trips of the society for mid-January though early June 1998, including outings to Red Rock Dam, Des Moines River bottom, and Grand Island, Nebraska as well as waterfowl and shorebird trips.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Sandhill Crane	Ames Des Moines River Red Rock Dam Iowa State University	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	1	10
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents) Maps (documents)	Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson and three others. Includes maps of birding sites. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Cattle Egret Herring Gull Least Tern White-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Northern Bobwhite	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Mystic Sedan Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports, spring 1998, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Waterfowl	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Carter, Dennis L.	American Bittern Bell's Vireo Redhead Yellow-rumped Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Winneshiek County Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Waterfowl	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas Kent reports that many of the usual migrants arrived late and in low numbers. Quarterly field report for the spring of 1998 titled "Field reports--spring 1998".	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Neotropic Cormorant Sprague's Pipit Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-headed Gull	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7