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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 Little Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir, 1989	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-10-08	1996-01-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Little Gull at Sandpiper Beach at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on October 8, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the request for reevaluation of record, a photograph, photocopy of two photographs, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Little Gull	Sandpiper Recreation Area	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co.-seen off Sandpiper Beach Recreation Area	seen flying over large reservoir with several Ring-billed Gulls	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Pam Allen and Reid Allen were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: The bird was obviously too small to be one of the larger gulls, like a Ring-billed or a Herring gull. The very pale mantle, dark spot behind each eye, and lack of black on the top of the primaries eliminates Franklin's and Laughing gulls. The black underside of the flight feathers, pale gray mantle and wings, white wingtips, and rounded wings eliminates Bonaparte's and Sabine's gulls and kittiwakes. The square tail and wing pattern eliminates Ross' Gull. The smaller size, black underside of the flight feathers, lack of a white "wedge" on the upper surface of the outer primaries, rounder wings, and lack of black on the upper surface of the primaries eliminates Common Black-headed Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:34:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1993	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-12-20	1996-01-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mew Gull at Lakeview Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 20, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Mew Gull	Lakeview Recreation Area	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA-on jetty at Lakeview Rec. Area	perched on jetty with other gulls	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Susan Grove, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: On the basis of size and general plumage characters, this species could only be confused with Ring-billed Gull, hundreds of which were available for direct comparison. The combination of slightly smaller size, distinct head shape, bill color and shape, dark eye, and slightly darker mantle and upperwings are sufficient to eliminate Ring-billed Gull. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:42:00/16:53:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	23
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of California Gull at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir, 1986	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-12-07	1996-01-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a California Gull at Cherry Glen Recreation Area at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on December 7, 1986. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting and a request for re-evaluation of sighting, summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	California Gull	Cherry Glen Recreation Area	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co. (Cherry Glen Recreation Area)	sitting on ice with other gulls	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Herring Gull eliminated by larger size, lighter mantle color, lack of black and red spots on bill, and wrong leg color (pink, although a very few Herring Gull show yellowish legs). Ring-billed Gull eliminated by smaller size, lighter mantle color, lack of a black ring on bill, and by yellower leg color. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:13:00/14:08:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Black-necked Stilt at Riverton Area, 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1992-05-12	1996-01-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Black-necked Stilt at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on May 12, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a photo, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Black-necked Stilt	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton Wildlife Area, Fremont Co., IOWA	Broad expanse of mud flats	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Pam Allen and Thomas H. Kent were submitted later. Other observers include Reid Allen, W. Ross Silcock, and Dick Tetrault. \| Elimination of similar species: Identification of a Black-necked Stilt is straight forward. The only other bird in North America which is even remotely similar is the American Avocet. It can be eliminated by the black feathering on the head and neck, straight bill, and pink legs. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:55:00/16:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	20
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
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 31, Number 2, November/December 1995	Newsletters	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation Societies--History, organization, etc	1995-11-01	1995-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 31, Number 2, November/December 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming monthly meetings and field trips, an article on the National Audubon Society's strategic plan and implementation of its vision for conservation of birds, wildlife, and habitat, and the details of the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames Saylorville Lake Boone County				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	5
Field report for Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake, Carolyn Fischer, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1995-11-04	1995-12-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report for a Black-and-white Warbler at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on November 4, 1995. The report is accompanied by a letter from Carolyn Fischer to Thomas Kent on December 13, 1995, that mentions a flock of Lapland Longspurs.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Black-and-white Warbler Lapland Longspur	Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	34
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
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
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Weather	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the fall of 1995 compiled by Thomas H. Kent.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Rufous Hummingbird Mississippi Kite Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Clark's Grebe Eurasian Wigeon White Ibis Black-billed Magpie Bullock's Oriole Mew Gull California Gull Sabine's Gull Ruff Laughing Gull	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
James Huntington letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, fall 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James Huntington in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. In the letter James Huntington thanks Thomas H. Kent for a picture of a White Ibis. He also mentions his observation of a Solitary Sandpiper. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Huntington, James	White Ibis Solitary Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Red Knot Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sanderling Snow Goose Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover	Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Mystic				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 reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriidae \| Plovers Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse White Ibis Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Long-billed Dowitcher Purple Finch Surf Scoter Sanderling Veery Great Egret	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Rathbun Lake Twelve Mile Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report contains the sighting of several Buff-breasted Sandpipers contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Jan L. Walter and Tim Phalen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Red-shouldered Hawk Bobolink Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Western Sandpiper Black-crowned Night Heron Gray Partridge Olive-sided Flycatcher Hermit Thrush	Clear Lake Mason City Rice Lake Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Cona Toma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Fall 1995 documentations, December 11, 1995		Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Gaviiformes \| Loons Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy Selasphorus	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of documented bird sightings organized by species, December 11, 1995. 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 1995.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				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 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 Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Eastern Kingbird Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Magnolia Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Clark, Jane	Mississippi Kite Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Orange-crowned Warbler Chipping Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper	Clive Jester Park Walnut Creek Greenbelt Park Margo Frankel Woods State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Bierman, Dick	Rough-legged Hawk Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch American Golden Plover Common Pheasant	Cherokee County Cherokee Steele Prairie State Preserve Spring Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Iowa field reports, fall 1995, December 9, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Gruiformes \| Cranes, Rails, and Coots Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconidae \| Falcons Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes \| Loons Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Strigiformes \| Owls Pelecanidae \| Pelicans Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of documented bird sightings organized by species, December 9, 1995. 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 1995.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6