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

Iowa RBA, July 31-August 3, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-31	1995-08-03	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 31-August 3, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a juvenile Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Piping Plover, an immature Snowy Egret, a white immature Little Blue Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Short-billed Dowitcher and a Willet.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Barn Owl Snowy Egret Trumpeter Swan Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Guthrie County Mills County Waubonsie State Park Casey Barrow Landing Island View Park Bedford Babcock Access Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Jim Fuller	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mississippi Kite Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler	Iowa County Burlington Clive Goose Lake Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park Lee County Yellow River State Forest Green Island Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Eva Wiedemeyer letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Upland Sandpiper sighting, summer 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Eva Wiedemeyer to Jim Dinsmore. Wiedemeyer reports a couple sightings of Upland Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Wiedemeyer, Eva B.	Upland Sandpiper	Carroll				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, summer 1995, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Eastern Towhee Wood Thrush Black-crowned Night Heron Blue Grosbeak Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Common Tern Black Tern Northern Harrier	Clay County Dickinson County Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lyon County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	Alder Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird MacGillivray's Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Blue Grosbeak Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Eagle City Lake Macbride State Park Liscomb Percival Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Union Grove State Park Holst State Forest Volga River State Recreation Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park Leverton Timber Bearbower Sand Prairie Area Deep River Timber Reserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 note listing miscellaneous bird sightings	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Note listing birds sighted in different places by different people. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Bray, Tanya Priebe, Carl Rolfes, Scott	Least Bittern Osprey Snow Goose	Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995, Peter Petersen	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Petersen, Peter C.	Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron	Huron Island Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye-Dolbee Diversion Channel Elvira				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa summer bird reports, 1995, Babs & Loren Padelford	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Bell's Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Least Tern Piping Plover Lesser Scaup Kentucky Warbler	Folsom Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Fred Lesher	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Lesher, Fred	Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe Wood Thrush Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Ovenbird Hairy Woodpecker American Redstart	Effigy Mounds National Monument Lonning's Landing Campground and Canoe Site				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Matt Kenne	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matt Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Short-eared Owl Forster's Tern Ruddy Turnstone Great Crested Flycatcher Green-winged Teal Gadwall King Rail Northern Harrier	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Copp Prairie Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Tom Johnson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Bald Eagle Franklin's Gull Red Knot American Coot Short-billed Dowitcher Black Tern	Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
IA summer 1995 report, Bill Huser	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Least Tern Piping Plover Willet Black-billed Cuckoo Least Sandpiper	Stone State Park New Lake Sioux City State Prairie Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager American Redstart Bank Swallow	Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Pilot Knob State Park Rice Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area Mathers Woods Kingfisher Hollow Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Carolyn Fischer	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Solitary Sandpiper Blue-winged Warbler	Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Dan Dorrance	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dan Dorrance and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dorrance, Dan	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Sandhill Crane	Goose Lake Green Island MidAmerican Energy Ponds Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 Iowa field reports form, Chris Edwards	Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Edwards, Chris	Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron White-eyed Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Forneys Lake Fremont County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer field reports, 1995, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Willow Flycatcher Carolina Wren Greater Prairie-Chicken Least Tern Northern Shoveler Winter Wren Bonaparte's Gull	Dallas County Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Harrier Marsh Kossuth County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Grovers Lake McBreen Marsh Gilmore City MidAmerican Energy Ponds Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Pikes Peak State Park New Lake Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Giard Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Jeff Dankert	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jeff Dankert and Dave Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Wood Thrush Veery Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Horned Lark Least Sandpiper	Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Backbone State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
David Dankert note to Jim Dinsmore regarding additional sighting, summer 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated note from David Dankert to Jim Dinsmore. Dankert says he is sending an additional bird sighting that he encountered four hours after mailing his summer field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, David Dankert	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Meadowlark Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler	Coralville Lake Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Matsell Bridge Public Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Ray Cummins	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ray Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Cooper's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Eastern Towhee Savannah Sparrow Western Sandpiper Piping Plover Baird's Sandpiper American Coot Kentucky Warbler	Appanoose County Wayne County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 report from Jane R. Clark	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jane Clark and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Clark, Jane	Summer Tanager Yellow-billed Cuckoo Peregrine Falcon Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird Canada Warbler	Des Moines Holst State Forest Brown's Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Bob Cecil	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Cecil, Robert I.	Broad-winged Hawk Hooded Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports, June 1 through July 31, 1995, Pam and Reid Allen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Photography of birds	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Western Grebe Least Tern Piping Plover Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern	Harrier Marsh Windsor Heights MidAmerican Energy Ponds Badger Creek State Recreation Area Bartlett				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mew Gull at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir, 1993	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1993-12-19	1995-07-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Mew Gull at Whitebreast Recreation Area at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 19, 1993. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentations submitted to the committee.	Johnson, Ann	Mew Gull	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Whitebreast Recreation Area, Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co., IA	Sandy area at edge of open water	The documentation form by Ann Johnson forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Russ Widner and Jim Fuller were submitted. Other observers include Dick Tetrault and Roy Godwin. \| Elimination of similar species: Size eliminated any gull larger than a Ring-billed. Although structurally the bird more closely represented one of the larger hooded gulls, they were eliminated by the lack of any hood or auricular spot. Furthermore, most hooded gulls with a tail band would also show a strong carpal bar. Laughing Gull could be eliminated by the more diminuative [sic] bill and leg color. Although some individuals seem to carry a vestige of their more motley juvenile plumage into first winter, Ring-billed Gull was eliminated by size, head and bill structure, and clear-cut as opposed to more diffuse tail band. I originally identified this bird as a Mew Gull based on my experience studying structural differences between Ring-billed and Mew gulls on the west coast. I have never seen a first-year Mew Gull, however. In researching the Mew on my return home, I concluded that the bird in question was not dark enough, nor brown enough, to be of the west coast sub-species. By virtue of its strong similarity to a Ring-billed Gull, this bird was most likely the European sub-species known as the Common Gull. Although according to Grant the bill description comes closer to L.c. brachyrhynchus, I assume that this bird's bill coloration was still changing from juvenile plumage. Apparently the Common Gull appears on occasion on the east coast and is therefore probably as likely a vagrant to Iowa as is the western form. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	23