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

Iowa Birdline update, April 5, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-04-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 5, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and Townsend's Solitaire, plus a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of several Tundra Swans and three Great Egrets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Black-throated Sparrow Merlin Osprey Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Great Egret	Bremer County Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Lost Island Lake Spencer Waterloo Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, April 6, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-04-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a very late Northern Shrike, a Ferruginous Hawk flyover in Story County and Yellow-rumped Warblers brought in by the south winds overnight. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Goshawk and 20 American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Yellow-rumped Warbler American Black Duck Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Story County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 10, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 10, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the juvenile Laughing Gull and two Western Grebes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a possible Black Vulture and a confirmed sighting of a Ruddy Turnstone.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Black-and-white Warbler Western Grebe Ruddy Turnstone Philadelphia Vireo Blackburnian Warbler American black vulture Laughing Gull	Davenport Iowa City Red Rock Dam MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 17, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 17, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of King Rails and indications that the Passerine migration is underway. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Ringed Turtle-Dove near downtown Muscatine and six warbler species at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Golden-winged Warbler Western Sandpiper Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Canada Warbler King Rail	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hickory Hill Park Muscatine Effigy Mounds National Monument Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Casey Barrow Landing Ambrose A Call State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 24, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 24, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone, American Avocet, Willet and a Black-bellied Plover. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two Piping Plovers at the Sandpiper Recreation area and fourteen additional species of shorebirds at Red Rock Reservoir.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Harris' Sparrow Ringed Turtle-Dove Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Blue-winged Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler	Hickory Hill Park Jester Park Lake Red Rock Muscatine Casey Barrow Landing Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 31, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 31, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of twenty American Golden-Plovers and an early Broad-winged Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a flyover Mississippi Kite at Cordova Park and a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Willow Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Olive-sided Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler American Golden Plover	Burlington Hickory Hill Park Moorehead Pioneer Park West Des Moines Des Moines County Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler	Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 13, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 13, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Falcon and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Red-shouldered Hawk and two flocks of Lapland Longspurs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Wood Duck Sandhill Crane	Dickinson County Holstein Lake Icaria Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Lock Number 19 Rock Island Arsenal Galva Britt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 14, 1994. Highlights include a Varied Thrush and a Gyrfalcon. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Gyrfalcon Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Des Moines County Robins Bertram Township Sharon Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 20, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Long-tailed Duck and a Snowy Owl. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an immature Northern Goshawk, twelve Short-eared Owls and two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Northern Goshawk Lesser Black-backed Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Holstein Homestead Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Montrose Red Rock Dam Iowa State University Galva	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 21, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 21, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Greater Prairie-Chicken. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl	Cedar Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Cherokee Municipal Airport Iowa State Nursery Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Hawkeye Downs	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 22, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 22, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and Two Trumpeter Swans along with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark	Burlington Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Linn County Cobb Memorial Park Green Bay Bottoms Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 27, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 27, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of two female Pine Grosbeaks, the continued presence of the Common Eider, a Ross' Goose and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a family of three Trumpeter Swans and a Northern Shrike.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Pine Grosbeak Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike Eastern Screech-Owl	Bay Branch Bonaparte Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Red Rock Dam Spencer Swan Lake Lake Anita	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 28, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 28, 1994. Highlights include a Greater Prairie-Chicken and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Greater Prairie-Chicken Eurasian Tree Sparrow Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Greater White-fronted Goose	Iowa City Johnson County Lost Island Lake Trumbull Lake Fort Madison Cherokee Municipal Airport Casey Barrow Landing	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 6, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-02-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 6, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Lesser Black-backed Gull and the Long-tailed Duck, a new highlight was the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Tundra Swans, a Greater Scaup and four Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Lesser Black-backed Gull Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Tundra Swan Mallard	Lock and Dam 15 Red Rock Dam Onawa Wellman Lock Number 19 Lewis and Clark State Park Wever	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 7, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-02-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 7, 1994. Highlights include a Red Crossbill and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Varied Thrush Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Winter Wren Red Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Estherville Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Van Buren County Crapo Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 14, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 14, 1994. Highlights include Smith's Longspur, Snowy Owl, and a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Merlin Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ankeny Big Creek State Park Estherville Iowa City F W Kent County Park Humboldt County Walcott	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 16, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 16, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwings, Long-eared Owl, Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Trumpeter Swans and a Common Redpoll.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Purple Finch Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet	Coralville Lake Ida Grove Marion Mason City Black Hawk Lake Cherokee Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Onawa High Amana Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 17, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 17, 1994. Highlights include the sighting of a Varied Thrush. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Ring-necked Duck Brown Thrasher Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Northern Goshawk Ringed Turtle-Dove Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird	Burlington Charles City Iowa City Johnson County Spencer Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Princeton North Liberty Iowa State Nursery Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Hooper State Game Area Everly Fostoria	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 2, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-01-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 2, 1994. Highlights include Gulls, a Gyrfalcon and a Long-tailed Duck. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Mew Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Pine Siskin Tundra Swan	Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Mason City Rathbun Dam Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Elkader Onawa MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, January 23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Owl, Bohemian Waxwing, Varied Thrush and Long-tailed Duck. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Common Eider, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a group of Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Field Sparrow Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Common Eider Bohemian Waxwing Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Pintail Tundra Swan	Coralville Lake Dickinson County Montrose Red Rock Dam Monona County Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Corydon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1