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

Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Peter P. Wickham and Fred K. Thompson, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Wickham, Peter P.	Cooper's Hawk Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Lesser Yellowlegs Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Palisades-Kepler State Park Squaw Creek Regional Park Sandy Beach Public Use Area Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham, summer 1987	Checklists Field notes Reports	Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting	1987-06-01	1987-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds contributed by Peter P. Wickham, with an attached list of other bird observers and their locations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Wickham, Peter P.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Western Kingbird House Finch Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern	Big Creek Lake Cedar Rapids Saylorville Lake Pacific Junction Alburnett	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. Includes details on his observations of the Mississippi Kite and Harlan's Hawks (Red-tailed Hawk). This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Walsh, Philip J.	Red-tailed Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Sabine's Gull Ruby-crowned Kinglet Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Shrike	Atlantic Big Creek State Park Des Moines Jester Park Greenwood Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Terra Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Walsh, Philip J.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Ross' Goose Common Loon Osprey Caspian Tern Gray Catbird	Big Creek Lake Des Moines Des Moines River Jester Park Marshall County Saylorville Lake Cottonwood Recreation Area Terra Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Mississippi Kite Carolina Wren Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Chimney Swift Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Semipalmated Plover Red-necked Phalarope Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Bufflehead Northern Harrier	Des Moines Grays Lake Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park Polk City Wildlife Area Raccoon River Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite American Bittern Turkey Vulture Chimney Swift Western Grebe Le Conte's Sparrow Sora Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Chestnut-sided Warbler Snow Goose Northern Harrier	Des Moines Jester Park Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Moeckley Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Western Grebe Purple Finch Semipalmated Plover Willet Caspian Tern Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler Common Merganser	Big Creek State Park Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Grays Lake Indianola Polk County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Waterworks Park Greenwood Park Long Pond Rock Creek State Park Cottonwood Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area Raccoon River Park Olivet Baptist Church	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. The field notes include a detailed description of a Mississippi Kite. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Northern Flicker Red-shouldered Hawk Mississippi Kite Turkey Vulture Rose-breasted Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Lapland Longspur Purple Finch Ruddy Duck Sora Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Greater White-fronted Goose Bonaparte's Gull	Big Creek State Park Guthrie County Polk County Greenwood Park Tama County Greenbelt Park Engeldinger Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, summer 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-06-01	1996-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Redhead Pine Siskin Snow Goose Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern Northern Harrier	Des Moines Du Marsh Area Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Greenwood Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Forster's Tern Pectoral Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler Black Tern American Golden Plover	Brenton Slough Des Moines Palo Alto County Black Hawk Lake Silver Lake Voas Nature Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by R. Craig Hensley for fall 1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by R. Craig Hensley and Dan Huey, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Hensley, R. Craig	Double-crested Cormorant Common Loon American Coot Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Harrier	Lake Anita State Park Turkey Creek Education Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Rachel Dault and Robert J. Fletcher, summer 2000	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Rachel Dault and Robert J. Fletcher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Fletcher, Robert J., Jr. Dault, Rachel	Least Bittern American Bittern Henslow's Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Hooded Merganser	Anderson Prairie State Preserve Emmetsburg Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area Trumbull Lake Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area East Okoboji Lake Elk Lake State Game Mgt Area Gladfelter Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field notes contributed by Ramona R. Sommerlot, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ramona R. Sommerlot. Field notes include sighting of an Albino Barred Owl in Hardin County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Sommerlot, Ramona R.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Barred Owl White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Wild Turkey	Liscomb Marshall County Union Grove Lake Hardin County Union	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	American Avocet White-eyed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Common Ground-Dove Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Wood Thrush White-winged Scoter Cape May Warbler Laughing Gull Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Red Rock Wildlife Area Oakland Cemetery Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather	1992-08-01	1992-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. Also included are hand drawn sketches and a detailed description of a King Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Field Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Merlin Forster's Tern Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Caspian Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Green-winged Teal King Rail	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Lake Red Rock Oakville Pleasant Creek State Park Casey Barrow Landing Oakland Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. The report also includes key details on the sightings of a White-winged Scoter, a Brewer's Blackbird, a Black Scoter, and a Northern Shrike. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Ross's Gull Brewer's Blackbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy Owl Reddish Egret Black Scoter Common Loon White-winged Scoter Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Tree Swallow Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet House Wren Northern Shrike	Colfax Coralville Lake Iowa City Johnson County Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Williams Prairie State Preserve Effigy Mounds National Monument Monroe County Rock Creek Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, May 9, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds contributed by Randall Pinkston. Highlights include the sighting of a Surf Scoter at Cone Marsh.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Semipalmated Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo Surf Scoter Tennessee Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	11
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bald Eagle Mississippi Kite Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Eurasian Wigeon Long-tailed Duck Northern Parula Greater White-fronted Goose Prairie Warbler Common Merganser Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clive Coralville Lake Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Ventura Zirbel Slough Shimek State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, summer 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Eared Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Grebe Western Kingbird Peregrine Falcon Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler American Redstart Prairie Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Amana Clive Des Moines Fremont County Iowa City Johnson County Rice Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Osceola Silver Lake Iowa State Capitol Sullivan Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field notes contributed by Randy Maas, Tomma Lou Mass and Kurt Maas, March 26, 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1980-03-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randy Maas, Tomma Lou Mass and Kurt Maas. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Maas, Tomma Lou Maas, Randy Maas, Kurt E.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Snow Goose Canada Goose	Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Hickory Grove County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with verifying documentation, fall 1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1981-08-01	1981-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins and other observers. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Least Sandpiper is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Loggerhead Shrike Evening Grosbeak Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Least Sandpiper	Cherokee County Clay County Davenport Guthrie County Lost Island Lake Rush Lake Trumbull Lake Pocahontas County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with verifying documentation, summer 1981	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1981-07-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Swainson's Hawk Eared Grebe Common Moorhen Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Belted Kingfisher	Pocahontas Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Goldfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	8
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1979	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1979-08-01	1979-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1979.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle American Kestrel Blue-winged Teal Marsh Wren White-winged Scoter	Des Moines River Lost Island Lake Pocahontas Rush Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Lizard Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	1984 fall field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Western Kingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Prairie Warbler	Dallas County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Muscatine Rathbun Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Centerville Sharon Bluffs State Park Honey Creek State Park Davis County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Cummins lists birds sightings primarily at Rathbun Lake and in Appanoose County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Brewer's Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5