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

Iowa Birdline update, June 4, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 4, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Least Terns, a Sandhill Crane, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a probable first Kossuth County sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler. Also of note were reports of several nesting birds, including Acadian Flycatchers and Carolina Wrens.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Common Moorhen Least Tern Wood Thrush Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Northern Waterthrush Sandhill Crane	Algona Burlington Snake Creek State Game Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Lost Creek Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Starr's Cave Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, June 18, 1990	Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 18, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of Bewick's Wrens, Lesser Yellowlegs, a Least Tern, and a Swainson's Hawk. Also of note were observations of 90 species during a breeding survey near Cedar Rapids, including three Willow Flycatchers, an Alder Flycatcher, and a Black-and-white Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Black-and-white Warbler Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Orchard Oriole Least Tern Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Acadian Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager	Cedar Rapids Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 28, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 28, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a nesting Cooper's Hawk, an immature Broad-winged Hawk, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a Common Loon. Also of note was the near completion of passerine migration, with the exceptions of a few late Warblers and Flycatchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dale Maffitt Reservoir Spencer Geode State Park Moulton Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Woodland Mounds State Preserve Matsell Bridge Public Access Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 8, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 8, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two White-faced Ibis, a lingering Common Loon, a late Rough-legged Hawk, and nesting Cooper's Hawks. Also of note was the recovery of an injured Barn Owl and the presence of several species of shorebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Clay-colored Sparrow Barn Owl Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Willet Hudsonian Godwit Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher Great-tailed Grackle	Iowa City Saylorville Lake Boone County Williams Prairie State Preserve Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Woodland Mounds State Preserve Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Swan Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond in Greene County, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds	1984-05-31	1984-06-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for six Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 31, 1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Great-tailed Grackle	Finn Pond Wildlife Area	Finn Pond (2 miles west of Jefferson, Greene Co)	freshwater marsh	The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Brown. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle-size Boat-tailed Grackle- range and eye color \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	77
Iowa Birdline update, June 17, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-06-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for June 17, 1991. Highlights include information from a prairie exploration trip around Iowa and the observation that many breeding birds are currently on nest. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Bobolink White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Ring-necked Duck Black-crowned Night Heron	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Osceola County Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	5
Iowa Birdline update, August 12, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-08-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for August 12, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of five species of Warblers, a Bell's Vireo, Least Flycatcher and fourteen species of shorebirds. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of five adult and one juvenile Western Grebes, several Ruddy Ducks and several Great Blue Herons.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Double-crested Cormorant Least Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Western Grebe Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Great Blue Heron	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Warren County Pocahontas County Fairfield West Des Moines Silver Lake Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 24, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-07-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 24, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a juvenile Laughing Gull, several American White Pelicans and two adult Mississippi Kites. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of nine Shorebird species and an early Buff-breasted Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Barn Owl American White Pelican Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull	Burlington Clive Lake Red Rock Bedford Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 8, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-07-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 8, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Eared Grebes and Swainson's Hawks. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of twelve shorebird species including Dowitchers, a Stilt Sandpiper and a Western Sandpiper.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Eared Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Western Sandpiper Osprey Stilt Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Great-tailed Grackle	Clive Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rush Lake O'Brien County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 1, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-07-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 1,1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of three young and two adult Barn Owls, Mississippi Kites and Western Grebes. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of 21 Least Terns with 11 nests and nine Piping Plovers with three nests.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Marbled Godwit Barn Owl Western Grebe Western Kingbird Greater Yellowlegs Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Great Egret	Clive Guthrie County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Humboldt West Bend Taylor County Sullivan Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 15, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-07-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for July 15, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of Least Terns, Piping Plovers, Mississippi Kites, and five Barn Owls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Laughing Gull and several Black Terns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Barn Owl Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Laughing Gull Black Tern American Golden Plover	Clive Lake Red Rock Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bedford Macbride Nature Recreation Area Bancroft				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, May 25, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-05-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for May 25, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and an immature Bald Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Least Tern and nine Ruddy Turnstones.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Barn Owl Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sandhill Crane	Coralville Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Bedford Runnells Overlook Sullivan Slough Sand Point				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, April 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-04-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of thousands of American White Pelicans in the state on about every body of water and Barn Owls nesting at the same location in Taylor County for the fourth consecutive year. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Little Blue Heron near Burlington that has been at the same pond for three straight days and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Barn Owl American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Dunlin Baird's Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Bonaparte's Gull	Burlington Cedar Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Ringgold State Wildlife Area Green Valley State Park Runnells Overlook Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Taylor County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 24, 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of 16 duck species with large numbers of American Wigeons, Canvasbacks, Redheads and Northern Pintails. Also included are handwritten notes for next week's update with sightings of 350 Snow Geese and 82 White-Fronted Geese near Ida Grove and an early Lesser Yellowlegs at Coralville Reservoir.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Kestrel Canvasback Eastern Kingbird American Wigeon Redhead Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose Northern Pintail	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Ida Grove Ledges State Park Newton Lake MacBride Macbride Nature Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 8, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy Pelecanidae \| Pelicans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-06-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 8, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of many of the same birds as last week, the Prairie Warbler, Sandhill Crane and Henslow's Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Mockingbird and a nesting colony of 60 Black Terns.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Franklin's Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Bedford Silver Lake Sullivan Slough Big Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-07-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for July 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a family of Western Kingbirds in Des Moines and a Swainson's Hawk nest with young in it east of Mason City. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two adult and two young Western Grebes on Silver Lake in Worth County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Solitary Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Des Moines Elk Rock State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Mason City Red Rock Dam Casey Barrow Landing Green Island Wildlife Management Area Silver Lake Roberts Creek				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 28, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-06-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 28, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Prairie Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow and a Western Grebe. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an active Swainson's Hawk nest and a Red-breasted Nuthatch.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Western Grebe Stilt Sandpiper Veery Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Prairie Warbler	Ames Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Silver Lake Macbride Nature Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, June 21, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-06-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 21, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Upland Sandpipers and Swainson's Hawks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Northern Mockingbirds nesting in Madison County and two Peregrine Falcons tending to three young.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Forster's Tern Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Des Moines Homestead Madison County Mason City Riverton Wildlife Management Area Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, June 13, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-06-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 13, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Kentucky Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, and a nesting Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a singing Prairie Warbler and several Blue Grosbeaks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler	Des Moines River Yellow River State Forest Harpers Ferry Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sullivan Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Walter Rosene daily journal, 1922	Diaries Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1922-01-01	1922-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A diary from 1922 that Walter Rosene used to record bird sightings and weather conditions. Also included are mileage records from 1916-1922 and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Blue Jay Mourning Dove Horned Lark Brown Creeper Downy Woodpecker	Ledges State Park Ogden Boone County				Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	17	9
Iowa Birdline update, June 20, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-06-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 20, 1994. Highlights include Western Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Piping Plover and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Blue Grosbeak	Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Pagel Flaming Prairie Park Rice Lake Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, June 13, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-06-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 13, 1994. Highlights include Purple Gallinule, Sandhill Crane, Prairie Warbler, Western Grebe and Least Tern. Includes hand written notes in preparation for next week's update.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-breasted Chat Purple Gallinule Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Least Tern Peregrine Falcon Acadian Flycatcher Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Cedar Rapids Zirbel Slough Sweet Marsh MidAmerican Energy Ponds Indian Creek Nature Center Macbride Nature Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	5
Iowa Birdline update, August 1, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Ardeidae \| Herons Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-08-01	1994-08-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails for the Iowa Birdline update for August 1-4, 1994. Highlights of the updates include sightings of Black-headed Gulls and a juvenile Laughing Gull as well as the continued presence of a Pacific Loon. Also of note were the observations of numerous shorebirds, all nine regular species of Herons, 11 young Barn Owls, 100 Great Egrets, and 250 American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Little Blue Heron American Bittern Barn Owl Mute Swan Common Moorhen American White Pelican Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Western Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Greater White-fronted Goose Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Black Tern Great Egret	Forneys Lake Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park Mini Wakan State Park Casey Barrow Landing Bedford Iowa State Capitol Heron Bend Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 25, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-07-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 25, 1994. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Fulvous Whistling Duck and a Pacific Loon. Also of note were observations of nesting Yellow and Black-billed Cuckoos and numerous species of shorebirds, including Stilt Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitchers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Greater White-fronted Goose and a Western Kingbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron American Bittern Yellow-billed Cuckoo Fulvous Whistling-Duck Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Pacific Loon Common Loon Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Stilt Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane	Goose Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Anderson Goose Lake Hickory Grove County Park West Des Moines Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Iowa State Capitol				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6
Iowa Birdline update, July 11, 1994	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Rallidae \| Rails Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-07-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of the Iowa Birdline update for July 11, 1994. Highlights of the update include sightings of a King Rail, a Little Blue Heron, and five shorebird species, including a Stilt Sandpiper. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Pacific Loon, Common Moorhens, and three species of Rails.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Cattle Egret Stilt Sandpiper King Rail	Blue Lake Burlington Forneys Lake Lee County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Mississippi River, Iowa Anderson Goose Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	6