Documents • Iowa State University • Avian Archives of Iowa Online

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

Iowa Birdline update, April 10-12, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-10	1995-04-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline update for April 10-12, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of Smith's Longspurs, a Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes and a Chestnut-collared Longspur. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of five Eared Grebes, four Horned Grebes and a Short-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Short-eared Owl Cinnamon Teal Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sandhill Crane	Goose Lake Johnson County Lake Manawa Pocahontas Polk County Carroll County Louisa County Green Island Wildlife Management Area Webster City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
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 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
Iowa Birdline update, January 30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-01-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 30, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, Varied Thrush, Snowy Owl and Bohemian Waxwing. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of five Short-eared Owls, an adult Northern Goshawk and a second winter Glaucous Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Common Eider Northern Goshawk Bohemian Waxwing Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl	Dickinson County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lee County Lock and Dam 15 Nevada Red Rock Dam Fort Madison Wellman Shell Rock River Greenbelt Keota	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
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 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 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 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, March 6-9, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-06	1995-03-09	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 6-9, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the Common Eider, two Pine Grosbeaks, a Prairie Falcon, a very early Eastern Phoebe and Turkey Vulture.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Turkey Vulture Lapland Longspur Pine Grosbeak Mute Swan Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Northern Goshawk Eastern Phoebe Northern Shrike	Hamilton County Mason City Nichols Polk County Pottawattamie County Red Rock Dam Spencer Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lick Creek Unit Lake Anita	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 13-17, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-13	1995-03-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 13-17, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, the continued presence of a female Common Eider, Pine Grosbeaks, a male Mountain Bluebird and an early Lesser Yellowlegs.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Mountain Bluebird Pine Grosbeak Trumpeter Swan Common Eider Black-legged Kittiwake Lesser Yellowlegs Chipping Sparrow Greater White-fronted Goose	Big Creek State Park Lake View Percival Red Rock Dam Spencer Black Hawk Lake Little Sioux River Fairfield Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 20-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-20	1995-03-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Birdline updates for March 20-26, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of Mountain Bluebirds, Townsend's Solitaire, Cinnamon Teal and the continued presence of a female Common Eider. Also included were sightings of fifty five American White Pelicans and numerous duck species.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Cinnamon Teal Mute Swan American White Pelican Common Eider Pectoral Sandpiper Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Iowa County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Spirit Lake Sweet Marsh Saint Anthony Coralville Dam Burr Oak	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 27-30, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-03-27	1995-03-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 27-30, 1995. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Mountain Bluebird, Cinnamon Teal, Sandhill Cranes, a pair of Peregrine Falcons and an exotic Bar-headed Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mountain Bluebird Snow Bunting Cinnamon Teal Fulvous Whistling-Duck American White Pelican Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Bar-headed Goose Sandhill Crane	Bremer County Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Lake Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa Birdline update, April 2, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update April 2, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Cinnamon Teal and seven Sandhill Cranes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a flock of Smith's Longspurs and a Northern Mockingbird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal American Pipit Pectoral Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Sandhill Crane Ruff Great Egret	Blue Lake Hills Lone Tree Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Yale	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, April 24-26, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-24	1995-04-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 24-26, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (female Ruff), Fish Crows, Sandhill Crane, and Cinnamon Teal. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Bewick's Wren nest, Pine Warbler and a Peregrine Falcon.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Sandhill Crane Ruff Pine Warbler	Little Wall Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Lost Island Lake Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Mount Ayr Oakland Cemetery Kalona	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, April 17-23, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-04-17	1995-04-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for April 17-23, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Snowy Egret, Prairie Falcon, White-faced Ibis, Smith's Longspurs, Sandhill Cranes and Chestnut-collard Longspurs. Also, an important finding of four Fish Crows by Thomas H. Kent, if confirmed this would be a new state record.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	White-faced Ibis Prairie Falcon Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Fish Crow Yellow-breasted Chat Chestnut-collared Longspur Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Snowy Egret Piping Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Sandhill Crane Ruff	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Jamaica Lake City Lyon County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sioux County Sweet Marsh Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Valley Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Mount Ayr	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Iowa RBA, May 1, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-05-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for May 1, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Fish Crow, two Bewick's Wrens, Long-tailed Duck, Yellow Rail, and several species of warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Great-tailed Grackles and Long-billed Dowitchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Fish Crow Bewick's Wren Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Peregrine Falcon Sora Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sioux City Black Hawk Lake Carroll County Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kalona Port Louisa Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	1
Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-03-15	1998-06-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lesser White-fronted Goose, Sprague's Pipit, Neotropic Cormorant, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, and Glossy Ibis. Other interesting observations include March sightings of a Ferruginous Hawk and Fish Crows, the first report of an adult Common Black-headed Gull in April, Black-billed Magpie and Black-necked Stilt sightings in May, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and King Rail sightings in June.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Neotropic Cormorant Fish Crow Sprague's Pipit Bewick's Wren Lesser White-fronted Goose Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-necked Stilt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-headed Gull King Rail	Cerro Gordo County Ida County Lee County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Thorpe Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Iowa Arboretum	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, November 15, 1992-March 15, 1993	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-11-15	1993-03-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for November 15, 1992-March 15, 1993. Highlights of the update were November sightings of a Red-necked Grebe and a potential first state record observation of a Western Flycatcher. A pair of Townsend's Solitaries and two neck-banded Trumpeter Swans were present for most of the winter. Also of note was a January sighting of a female Mountain Bluebird.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Red-necked Grebe Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Empidonax Flycatchers	Bettendorf Big Creek State Park Cedar Rapids Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 9 Lake Ahquabi State Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
From the Iowa Birdline, September 1-November 30, 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-09-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 1-November 30, 1991. Highlights of the update were September sightings of a Western Wood Pewee and a Red Phalarope, as well as October sightings of a Groove-billed Ani, a Common Ground Dove, and adult and juvenile Sabine's Gulls. Also of note was the outstanding variety of rarities found at Pleasant Creek State Park in November.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Varied Thrush Common Ground-Dove Groove-billed Ani Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Western Wood-Pewee Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Prairie Warbler	Burlington Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Marshalltown Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Sioux City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, July 1-October 15, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Water birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1994-07-01	1994-10-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for July 1-October 15, 1994. Highlights of the update were mostly all water related, including reports of three Common Black-headed Gulls, an adult Long-tailed Jaeger, a Pacific Loon, and a Fulvous Whistling Duck. Other interesting observations included nesting Barn Owls and a family of Burrowing Owls seen in August, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow and Parasitic Jaeger sightings in September.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Fulvous Whistling-Duck Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Red-necked Phalarope Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl	Emmet County Fremont County Goose Lake Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Trumbull Lake Anderson Goose Lake Taylor County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, June 15-September 15, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-06-15	1995-09-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for June 15-September 15, 1995. Highlights of the update include the sightings of several summer nesters in June and July, including Prairie Warblers, Mississippi Kites, and Bewick's Wrens. Unusual observations of shorebirds were noted in July and August, and the majority of September sightings were of several species of Gulls. Also of note in September was a first record for the state with the discovery of a juvenile White Ibis.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Bewick's Wren White Ibis Snowy Egret Red Knot Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Prairie Warbler	Iowa County Coralville Lake Council Bluffs Des Moines Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Lake Sioux City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1996-03-15	1996-06-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1996. Highlights of an outstanding spring season for rarities include sightings of Mountain Bluebirds, a Townsend's Solitaire and five Cinnamon Teal reports in March. Other interesting observations of note were April sightings of a Ruff, a Fish Crow, Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and an unusually large number of White Faced Ibis. A sighting of Lazuli Buntings as well as a second state record of two Glossy Ibis were reported in May and a MacGillivray's Warbler was spotted in June.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Fish Crow Townsend's Solitaire Mountain Bluebird Chestnut-collared Longspur Bewick's Wren Cinnamon Teal Lazuli Bunting Glossy Ibis MacGillivray's Warbler Ruff	Iowa County Little Wall Lake Blue Lake Clay County Clive Lake Anita State Park Lyon County Lake Manawa Palo Alto County Runnells Sioux County Spencer Woodbury County Riverton Hardin County Carroll Ringgold County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, June 15-September 15, 1997	Scripts (documents)	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-06-15	1997-09-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for June 15-September 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include the first Iowa sighting of Eurasian Collared Doves and the second sighting of a Roseate Spoonbill. Other interesting observations include the variety of gulls that took up residence in Iowa for the summer, a July sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and September sightings of Marbled Godwits and a Black-throated Blue Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Mountain Bluebird White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Barn Owl Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Sandhill Crane King Rail	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Perry Rippey Riverton Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Bedford Grinnell Country Club Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, September 15-November 15, 1997	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-09-15	1997-11-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for September 15-November 15, 1997. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a large flock of Lark Buntings in September and a continued presence of Eurasian Collared Doves throughout the fall. Other interesting observations of note were a Pacific Loon sighting in October, several unusual gull reports in October and November, and a late Ruby-throated Hummingbird spotted at a feeder in November.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk White-faced Ibis Eurasian Collared Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Pacific Loon Bohemian Waxwing Lark Bunting Northern Saw-whet Owl Spotted Towhee	Allamakee County Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Macbride State Park Lock and Dam Number 18 Plymouth County Spirit Lake Bacon Creek Park Grinnell Country Club	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-12-15	1998-03-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Ross's Gull Summer Tanager Sprague's Pipit Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black-legged Kittiwake Common Raven Hoary Redpoll Northern Saw-whet Owl	Decorah Dickinson County Dubuque Hamilton County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Scott County Sioux City West Branch Wright County Fort Madison O'Brien County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18