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

Iowa map with Evening Grosbeak sightings, winter 1977-1978	Field notes Maps (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1977-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Map of Iowa Evening Grosbeak sightings by county contributed by Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Black, Gladys	Evening Grosbeak	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Peter C. Petersen letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings and bird banding, November 29, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1977-11-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. The field notes include a report with Flycatcher, Thrush, Vireo and Warbler migration birds banded. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Hooded Merganser Caspian Tern Northern Saw-whet Owl Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill	Credit Island Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Lock and Dam 13 Muscatine Pine Hill Cemetery Sabula Mississippi River, Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Tom Nigus letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 30, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1977-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Tom Nigus in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi with observers Darwin Koenig, Lynn Braband, Tom Pray and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Nigus, Thomas A.	Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs American Coot Northern Harrier	Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Elk Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ruthven Saylorville Lake Mud Lake Manson	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by Michael C. Newlon, fall 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Michael C. Newlon. Field notes include an attached list of species observed by other birders. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Newlon, Michael C.	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Northern Goshawk Common Loon Osprey Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Tundra Swan	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Sugar Bottom Campground Cou Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Dean Mosman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 27, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1977-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Mosman, Dean	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Evening Grosbeak Purple Finch Osprey Peregrine Falcon Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Sharp-shinned Hawk Cliff Swallow	Polk County Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Darwin Koenig letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, fall 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi with observers Joseph P. Schaufenbuel and Jon Stravers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Koenig, Darwin	Red-shouldered Hawk Snow Bunting Pine Grosbeak White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Osprey Golden Eagle Pileated Woodpecker Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Decorah Harpers Ferry Lock and Dam 9 Bluffton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent with verifying documentation, fall 1977	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include a verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record of a Grasshopper Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Bald Eagle Rose-breasted Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Grebe Marsh Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher White-winged Scoter Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Tree Swallow Gray Catbird Bonaparte's Gull Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City North Liberty Jolly Rogers Campground	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Richard Sojda, Gene Burns, Gladys Black and others . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Dinsmore, James J.	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Cattle Egret Canada Goose	Ames Ledges State Park Mason City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Palo Alto County Saylorville Lake Trumbull Lake Boone County Mud Lake North Liberty Centerville Lucas Lewis	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Report for American Birds and Iowa Bird Life for the period August 1, 1977 to November 30, 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Report of bird sightings submitted by Rich DeCoster from August 1, 1977 to November 30, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)	Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Phoebe Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Tufted Titmouse Nashville Warbler Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Sugar Bottom Campground	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by George E. Crossley, December 2, 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1977-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by George E. Crossley with observers Robert Walton and William Herrman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Crossley, George E.	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Evening Grosbeak Wood Duck Wild Turkey	Dubuque Green Island Swiss Valley Nature Center Massey Marina Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by Gene Burns, fall 1977	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Weather Birds--Infancy	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Gene Burns. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Burns, R. E. (Rollin Eugene)	Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Wood Duck Connecticut Warbler Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Green Heron	Jamaica Jefferson Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Swan Lake State Park McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area Riverside Park Lake Panorama	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by Woodward H. Brown, fall 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Woodward H. Brown with observers William Boller, Richard Mooney, Eugene Armstrong and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Brown, Woodward H.	Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Horned Grebe Black-and-white Warbler American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Cattle Egret Surf Scoter Osprey Caspian Tern Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch American Coot Canada Goose Northern Harrier Mallard	Grays Lake Madison County Polk County Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Dick Bierman letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, November 29, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1977-11-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Halmi, Nicholas S.	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Loggerhead Shrike Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler White-winged Crossbill Western Grebe Merlin Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Eastern Whip-poor-will Horned Lark	Cherokee County Storm Lake Washta Cherokee Little Sioux River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes and accompanying documentation, March 4, 1982	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1982-03-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Bill and Marjorie Heusinkveld in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. Documentation of an extraordinary sighting of an Oregon Junco is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Heusinkveld, Marjorie Heusinkveld, Bill	Harris' Sparrow American Woodcock Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco	Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Centerville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Red Rock fall migration, 1977	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall migration report for Red Rock, Iowa contributed by Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Black, Gladys	Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow White-winged Crossbill Evening Grosbeak Cattle Egret White-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Osprey Caspian Tern Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Tom Johnson letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, December 2, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching	1977-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter written to Nicholas S. Halmi by Tom Johnson containing field notes with observers Nelson R. Hoskins and Charles C. Ayres. The field notes include detailed information on the bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Upland Sandpiper Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Magnolia Warbler Scarlet Tanager Belted Kingfisher Yellow Warbler	Fort Dodge Iowa City Lake Wapello Ottumwa Turkey Island Greater Ottumwa Park Rock Bluff Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Bird sightings checklist, fall 1977	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1977-08-01	1977-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird sighting checklist. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1977.		Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-and-white Warbler Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Cattle Egret Acadian Flycatcher Green-winged Teal	Appanoose County Franklin County Story County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	3
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching Nocturnal birds	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Robert K. Myers and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Myers, Robert K.	Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Barrow's Goldeneye Bullock's Oriole Evening Grosbeak Hoary Redpoll Green-winged Teal Northern Shrike	Cedar Falls Waterloo Sweet Marsh Cedar River Denver Eldora	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Mary R. Musgrove letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding field notes of a Snowy Owl sighting, February 9, 1982	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1982-02-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Mary R. Musgrove in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Musgrove, Mary R.	Snowy Owl	Newton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Dean Mosman, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Dean Mosman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Mosman, Dean	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak	Polk County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching Fringillidae \| Finches	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Francis L. Moore and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Moore, Francis L.	Double-crested Cormorant Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake Gadwall Red Crossbill American Black Duck Northern Shrike	Cedar Falls Lock and Dam 11 Waterloo Sweet Marsh Cedar River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, winter 1981-1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Paul Martsching. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Goshawk is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Martsching, Paul	Cedar Waxwing Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch	Ames Big Creek State Park Ledges State Park Cambridge Cemetery Iowa State Nursery Slater	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by René Laubach, February 26, 1982	Field notes	Bird watching	1982-02-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by René Laubach and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Laubach, René	Bald Eagle Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Common Redpoll Yellow-rumped Warbler	Des Moines Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, winter 1981-1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Killdeer Double-crested Cormorant Snow Bunting Canvasback Mute Swan Common Redpoll Greater Scaup	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Davenport Harrison County Le Claire	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Richard Jule Hollis and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Bald Eagle Mute Swan White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Northern Hawk Owl Hoary Redpoll American Tree Sparrow Red Crossbill	Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Coralville Eldora	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2