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

Iowa Birdline update, November 7, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-11-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for November 7, 1994. Highlights of the update include reports of a growing number of waterfowl and Gulls from all parts of the state as well as many sightings of Western Grebes. Also of note were observations of all three Scoter species, a Long-tailed Duck, and Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Pacific Loon, Tundra Swans, and Golden Eagles.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Black Scoter Dunlin American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Common Loon Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Bufflehead Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Coralville Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Dam Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Woodbury County Black Hawk Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Roberts Creek Park New Lake Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa RBA, May 29, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 29, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Least Tern, Piping Plover, three nests of Barn Owls, a pair of Lazuli Buntings and a Long-billed Curlew. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Common Moorhen, two Eared Grebes and four Sandhill Cranes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Eared Grebe Barn Owl Common Moorhen Lazuli Bunting Long-billed Curlew Least Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Goose Lake Spencer Grovers Lake Black Hawk Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Allendorf	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, December 11, 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for December 11, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Black-billed Magpie, Common Redpoll, Prairie Falcon and a pair of Evening Grosbeaks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden-crowned Kinglet and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Black-billed Magpie Evening Grosbeak Common Redpoll Black-legged Kittiwake Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Shrike	Coralville Lake Franklin County Iowa City Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Elkader	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
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
Iowa RBA, January 29, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 29, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of two first year Glaucous Gulls, a first year Thayer's Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Golden Eagle, an albino Blue Jay and a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Carolina Wren Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler	Allamakee County Moorehead Pioneer Park Moline Elkader Carroll Volga Brooklyn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, January 8, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-01-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 8, 1996. Highlights of the update include sightings of five unusual gull species, a Varied Thrush, White-winged Crossbill, Long-tailed Duck and Long and Short-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Brown Thrasher and a flock of Snow Buntings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl	Amana Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Renwick Wall Lake Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	3
Iowa RBA, July 1, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-07-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 1, 1996. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Black-headed Gull and sightings of a Marbled Godwit, Western Grebe, Least Terns, twelve White-faced Ibis, and Little Blue Herons. Other interesting observations include a Snowy Egret, a Piping Plover, a Prairie Warbler, and a Worm-eating Warbler. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Western Kingbird and a Red-necked Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Upland Sandpiper Red-necked Grebe Least Flycatcher Common Moorhen Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Piping Plover Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Snow Goose Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-headed Gull	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Homestead Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Osceola County Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area Storm Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Yellow River State Forest Nebraska City Anderson Goose Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bluffton Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	4
Iowa RBA, January 6, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 6, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Pinyon Jay, a Varied Thrush, three Long-tailed Ducks, a first-year Black-legged Kittiwake, a first-year Mew Gull, and a first-year Thayer's Gull. Also included is an update to the Iowa RBA with a report of the continued presence of an Evening Grosbeak and a sighting of two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Common Grackle Brewer's Blackbird Varied Thrush Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Mew Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Pinyon Jay Eurasian Tree Sparrow Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird Chipping Sparrow Northern Shrike Common Starling	Burlington George Wyth Memorial State Park Marshalltown Mason City Montrose Perry Red Rock Dam Boone County Lock Number 19 Pool 19 Rock Falls Victory Park Bloomfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, June 30, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-06-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for June 30, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Mountain Bluebird, Mississippi Kites, and a Black-billed Magpie. Also of note were the observations of a Worm-eating Warbler, three Little Blue Herons, and nesting Barn Owls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a King Rail and a Hooded Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Bell's Vireo Mountain Bluebird Barn Owl Black-billed Magpie Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret Least Tern Piping Plover Veery Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Great-tailed Grackle King Rail	Lake Ahquabi Forneys Lake Fremont County Ledges State Park Perry Westfield Nebraska City Greenwood Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Martin Area County Park Bartlett Iowa State Capitol	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, February 16, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-02-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa RBA for February 16, 1998. Highlights include waterfowl, Gulls, Redpolls, Prairie Falcon and Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Summer Tanager Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Mew Gull California Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Hoary Redpoll	Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Muscatine Woodbury County Dorchester Lock and Dam 16 Greenwood Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	44	1
Documents regarding the Boone County Christmas Bird Count	Checklists Forms (documents) Instructional materials	Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A group of documents related to a Boone County Christmas Bird Count, including instructions for the count report form, a blank count report form, a completed field checklist of Iowa birds, a blank Big Bluestem Audubon Society field trip record form, and a list of field trip participants.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Boone County	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	1	5
Side A South Polar Skua P-0597	Field recordings	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns	1997-04-08	N/A	Audiovisual material	Audio cassette recording by Herbert J. Hodges regarding a gull-like bird in Scott County, Iowa. Hodges notes that the bird's speed, form, and plumage set it apart from gulls common in Iowa, but does not attempt to identify its species. He discusses photographing the bird and consulting with Pete Petersen. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review, which includes a transcript of the tape: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/864/view.	Hodges, Herbert James	South Polar Skua	Scott County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	37	1