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

Heard on the Iowa Birdline, September 15-November 15, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-09-15	1995-11-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 15-November 15, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and a Clark's Grebe. Other interesting observations were of a drake Eurasian Wigeon, a Red Phalarope, and a report of two Hummingbirds that were visiting feeders in November. Also of note were the variety of rare gulls that were seen throughout the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Clark's Grebe Eurasian Wigeon Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy Egret Red Knot Red Phalarope Mew Gull California Gull Sabine's Gull Glaucous Gull Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull	Burlington Cedar Rapids Dickinson County Iowa Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Lily Lake Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Iowa RBA, December 4-7, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-04	1995-12-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 4-7, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, two Long-eared Owls, Black-billed Magpie, Prairie Falcon, a pair of Evening Grosbeaks, Common Redpoll and a Northern Mockingbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Iceland Gull Purple Finch Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird	Bay Branch Coralville Lake Iowa City Plymouth County Wildcat Den State Park Elkader Osceola Le Mars Cherry Glen Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, January 1-4, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-01	1996-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 1-4, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous Gull, Yellow-rumped Warblers and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Hooded Mergansers, Pied-billed Grebes and a Wood Duck.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler	Bettendorf Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Montrose Moline Effigy Mounds National Monument Superior	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, February 5-7, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-02-05	1996-02-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for February 5-7, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Hoary Redpoll, Snowy Owl, Varied Thrush and a Great Gray Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Snowy Owl Great Gray Owl Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird Northern Shrike	Burlington Des Moines Johnson County Albion Badger Creek State Recreation Area Lake Ahquabi State Park Blairsburg Alexander	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-14, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-14, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a White-winged Scoter, Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Crossbill and a Saw-whet Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Northern Flicker Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Tundra Swan	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit Heron Bend Conservation Area Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, March 11-24, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-11	1996-03-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 11-24, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of a female White-winged Scoter, a first year Glaucous Gull, Thayer's Gulls and a female White-winged Crossbill.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Mountain Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Greater Yellowlegs White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lock and Dam 14 Squaw Creek Regional Park Green Island Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, June 3-6, 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Nest building Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-06-03	1996-06-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 3-6, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of Western Grebe, a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches, a male Lazuli Bunting, Mississippi Kites and three Peregrine Falcon chicks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Lazuli Bunting Western Grebe Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch	Clay County Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Spencer Windsor Heights	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-15	1996-06-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1996. Highlights of an outstanding spring season for rarities include sightings of Mountain Bluebirds, a Townsend's Solitaire and five Cinnamon Teal reports in March. Other interesting observations of note were April sightings of a Ruff, a Fish Crow, Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and an unusually large number of White Faced Ibis. A sighting of Lazuli Buntings as well as a second state record of two Glossy Ibis were reported in May and a MacGillivray's Warbler was spotted in June.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Chestnut-collared Longspur Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Lazuli Bunting Glossy Ibis MacGillivray's Warbler Ruff	Iowa County Little Wall Lake Blue Lake Clay County Clive Lake Anita State Park Lyon County Lake Manawa Palo Alto County Runnells Sioux County Spencer Woodbury County Riverton Hardin County Carroll Ringgold County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Iowa RBA, June 24-26, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-06-24	1996-06-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 24-26, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of an adult Common Black-headed Gull, Franklin's Gulls, three Tern species and a Hooded Merganser. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of fifteen Cattle Egrets, twelve White-faced Ibis and an immature Little Blue Heron.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Caspian Tern Pileated Woodpecker Common Tern Black-headed Gull	Cedar Rapids Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Percival Nebraska City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
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, September 30-October 2, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-09-30	1996-10-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 30-October 2, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of up to 50 White-winged Scoters, a Red-necked Phalarope, and an immature Sabine's Gull. Also of note were sightings of Merlins in multiple locations, 30 late Broad-winged Hawks, and an albino Red-tailed Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Peregrine Falcon, a Thayer's Gull, and a Dunlin.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Bittern Thayer's Gull Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Franklin's Gull Merlin Virginia Rail Dunlin Sabine's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Sora Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Mason City Snake Creek State Game Management Area Solon Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Boone County Effigy Mounds National Monument Orleans Beach	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, January 13-15, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-13	1997-01-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 13-15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay, the return of a Varied Thrush, and an Evening Grosbeak. Other interesting observations were of nine Red Crossbills, two Snowy Owls, and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and a Red-shouldered Hawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Pinyon Jay Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill	Ames Ankeny Cerro Gordo County Marion Marshalltown Mason City Perry Boone County Elkader Humboldt Shell Rock River Greenbelt Gruver Lincoln Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA and updates, February 10-19, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-02-10	1997-02-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for February 10 and February 17, 1997. Highlights of the two updates include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay and sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, Snowy Owls, a Prairie Falcon, and Red Crossbills. Also included are additional brief updates from February 12, 15, and 19, 1997, with more details on the Great Gray Owl and Ferruginous Hawk as well as sightings of Greater Scaup, a Peregrine Falcon, and Pine Siskins.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Merlin Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ames Cedar Rapids Claybanks Forest Emmetsburg Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve George Wyth Memorial State Park Homestead Jasper County Lyon County Mason City Montrose Rathbun Lake Sioux Center Sioux County Stone State Park Thornton Boone County Lock and Dam 16 Shell Rock River Greenbelt East Amana	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-12-15	1997-03-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1996-March 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include early winter sightings of an immature Pinyon Jay and a Clark's Nutcracker. Interesting observations from the Christmas Bird Count were sightings of a gray phase Gyrfalcon and a Pine Grosbeak. Also of note were the late winter sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, and a Townsend's Solitaire.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Clark's Nutcracker Townsend's Solitaire Pine Grosbeak Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Mew Gull Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay White-winged Scoter Red Crossbill	Ames Bettendorf Big Creek State Park Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Dallas County Mills County Montrose Oxford Sioux County Thornton Boone County Washta Hardin County Lock Number 19 Van Meter	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
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 and update, May 19-22, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-05-19	1997-05-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 19, 1997. Highlights of the update include nesting Black-billed Magpies and the continued presence of a White-winged Dove. Also of note were sightings of Lazuli Buntings and Anhingas as well as birds seen on field trips held during the IOU Tri-state Meeting in Sioux City. Also included is a brief update from May 22, 1997, with sightings of a Mississippi Kite and a Common Moorhen.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Scheib, James	Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Marbled Godwit Anhinga Chestnut-collared Longspur White-winged Dove Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Lazuli Bunting Le Conte's Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Northern Mockingbird Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover	Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park Le Grand Plymouth County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux City Stone State Park Westfield Woodpecker Marsh Allendorf	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
Heard on the Birdline, June 15-September 15, 1997	Scripts (documents)	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-06-15	1997-09-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for June 15-September 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the first Iowa sighting of Eurasian Collared Doves and the second sighting of a Roseate Spoonbill. Other interesting observations include the variety of gulls that took up residence in Iowa for the summer, a July sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and September sightings of Marbled Godwits and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Mountain Bluebird White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Barn Owl Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Sandhill Crane King Rail	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Perry Rippey Riverton Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Bedford Grinnell Country Club Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, September 15-November 15, 1997	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-09-15	1997-11-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 15-November 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a large flock of Lark Buntings in September and a continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves throughout the fall. Other interesting observations of note were a Pacific Loon sighting in October, several unusual gull reports in October and November, and a late Ruby-throated Hummingbird spotted at a feeder in November.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk White-faced Ibis Eurasian Collared Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Bohemian Waxwing Lark Bunting Northern Saw-whet Owl Spotted Towhee	Allamakee County Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Macbride State Park Lock and Dam Number 18 Plymouth County Spirit Lake Bacon Creek Park Grinnell Country Club	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-12-15	1998-03-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Ross's Gull Summer Tanager Sprague's Pipit Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black-legged Kittiwake Common Raven Hoary Redpoll Northern Saw-whet Owl	Decorah Dickinson County Dubuque Hamilton County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Scott County Sioux City West Branch Wright County Fort Madison O'Brien County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-03-15	1998-06-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lesser White-fronted Goose, Sprague's Pipit, Neotropic Cormorant, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, and Glossy Ibis. Other interesting observations include March sightings of a Ferruginous Hawk and Fish Crows, the first report of an adult Common Black-headed Gull in April, Black-billed Magpie and Black-necked Stilt sightings in May, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and King Rail sightings in June.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Neotropic Cormorant Fish Crow Sprague's Pipit Bewick's Wren Lesser White-fronted Goose Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-necked Stilt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-headed Gull King Rail	Cerro Gordo County Ida County Lee County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Thorpe Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Iowa Arboretum	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Iowa RBA, August 2-5, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watchers Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-02	1999-08-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Five emails of Iowa RBA updates for August 2-5, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of a Ruff, a Western Grebe, and a Greater Roadrunner.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Greater Roadrunner Western Grebe Snowy Egret Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Baird's Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ruff	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Nebraska City Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Fort Madison Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Babcock Access Sand Point	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4
Iowa RBA, August 9-12, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1999-08-09	1999-08-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for August 9-12, 1999. Highlights of the updates include sightings of five Little Blue Herons, a Snowy Egret, and a Greater Roadrunner. Included are four Iowa RBA updates and an email from Karl Jungbluth to the IA-BIRD mailing list about the beginning of the passerine migration.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Little Blue Heron Henslow's Sparrow Greater Roadrunner Snowy Egret Cattle Egret White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Nebraska City Mahaska County Montezuma Babcock Access Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Devil's Creek Access New Sharon Swan Lake Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	4