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

Iowa RBA, June 19-20,1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-19	1995-06-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 19-20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Prairie Warbler, two Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Forster's and Black Terns, Bonaparte's Gull, Gadwall and a Northern Shoveler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-breasted Chat Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Northern Shoveler Gadwall Bonaparte's Gull Prairie Warbler Black Tern	Des Moines Lake Macbride State Park Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Sullivan Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, June 26-28, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-26	1995-06-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 26-28, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Prairie Warblers, Mississippi Kites, Least Terns and Piping Plovers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prairie Warbler	Clive Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Sullivan Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Iowa RBA, July 2-4, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-02	1995-07-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 2-4, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Least Tern, Piping Plover, Black-billed Magpie, Western Grebe, Yellow-throated Warbler and a Hooded Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Common Moorhens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Upland Sandpiper Common Moorhen Black-billed Magpie Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Piping Plover Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Fisher Lake Lake Macbride State Park Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Rare bird documentation form for Magnolia Warbler at Sioux City, 1995	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1995-07-04	1995-07-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Magnolia Warbler at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on July 4, 1995.	Livermore, Wayne	Magnolia Warbler	Sioux City	4713 Tyler St Sioux City Ia 51108	Urban back yard	The documentation form by Wayne Livermore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Eliminated yellow-rumped because of white breast. Wrong facial coloring for Cape May. All similar species have very disimilar [sic] song. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	23
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Magnolia Warbler, July 4, 1995, Wayne Livermore	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1995-07-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation submitted by Wayne Livermore of a Magnolia Warbler sighting July 4, 1995 in Sioux City. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Livermore, Wayne	Magnolia Warbler	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Prairie Warbler, July 8, 1995, Chris Edwards	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Birds--Infancy	1995-07-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation submitted by Chris Edwards for sightings of Prairie Warblers on July 8, 1995 at Lake MacBride State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Edwards, Chris	Prairie Warbler	Lake Macbride State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa RBA, July 10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Grebe, Mississippi Kite, two adult and four fledgling Prairie Warblers and a Sandhill Crane. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Trumpeter Swan that has been on the same pond for three weeks near Cosgrove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Clive Fisher Lake Goose Lake Jefferson County Lake Macbride State Park Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Field reports, summer 1995, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Carter, Dennis L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Blue-winged Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Harrier	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Eagle Lake Castalia Highlandville Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Nobles Island Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field report, summer 1995, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Trumpeter Swan Dunlin Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Black-billed Cuckoo Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Green Island Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 field report, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Zaletel, Hank	Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Marsh Wren Solitary Sandpiper Sedge Wren	Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Anderson Goose Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Hickory Grove County Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field notes and Lee A. Schoenewe letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Lee A. Schoenewe to Thomas H. Kent regarding a previous sighting of a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren Merlin Common Loon American Wigeon Semipalmated Plover Hermit Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier	Clay County Dickinson County Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Kindlespire County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson with observer Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Thompson, Dennis	Cooper's Hawk Alder Flycatcher Common Redpoll Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Willet Black-throated Blue Warbler Chipping Sparrow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Snowy Owl Western Grebe Purple Finch White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Carroll County Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert with observer Jeffrey B. Dankert. The field notes contain details on his observation of a Northern Shrike at Pleasant Creek State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Broad-winged Hawk Eared Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Evening Grosbeak Eastern Wood-Pewee Sora Long-eared Owl Gray Catbird Northern Shrike Least Sandpiper Green Heron	Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Homestead Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Backbone State Park Goose Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Petersen, Marietta	Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher House Wren Northern Bobwhite	Cresco Cass County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Ardeidae \| Herons	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Kingbird Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Merlin Redhead Osprey Ruddy Turnstone Scarlet Tanager Least Sandpiper	Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Turkey Vulture Black-billed Magpie Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Glaucous Gull Connecticut Warbler	Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Stone State Park Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park Sioux Township New Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Ernzen, Peter	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull White-eyed Vireo Trumpeter Swan Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Olive-sided Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow	Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Crawford Creek County Recreation Area E B Lyons Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriidae \| Plovers Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Edwards, Chris	Rufous Hummingbird Clark's Grebe White Ibis Red-breasted Merganser Red Knot Sabine's Gull Black-throated Blue Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Ruff Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Gaviiformes \| Loons Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers James J. Dinsmore, Jim Sinclair, Hank Zaletel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	American Bittern Prairie Falcon Snow Bunting American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Sanderling Eastern Whip-poor-will Common Tern	Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Wapsipinicon State Park Big Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Stephen J. Dinsmore, W. Ross Silcock, Hank Zaletel and Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Carolina Wren Common Moorhen White Ibis Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Scarlet Tanager	Ames Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Saylorville Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Green Island Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes and Jon Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore, August 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1995-08-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for early fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Jon Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding details on birds observed in late June and early August. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak	Sioux County Oak Grove State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
John Van Dyk letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, August 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from John Van Dyk to Jim Dinsmore dated August 14, 1995. Van Dyk notes some birds he sighted while in Iowa during the summer. A copy of this letter was also sent to Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak	Sioux County Oak Grove State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-08-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.	Clark, Jane	Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane	Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Iowa RBA, August 28, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-08-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 28, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (Ruff), Red-necked Phalarope, Mississippi Kite, Snowy Egret, an immature Little Blue Heron and a Least Tern. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Black-throated Blue Warbler, a Connecticut Warbler as well as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Least Tern Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Ruff	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Windsor Heights Nebraska City MidAmerican Energy Ponds Brushy Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2