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

Heronry reconnaissance, Mississippi River, April 17, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-04-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Heronry reconnaissance, Mississippi River, April 17, 1984, reported numbers of nests seen there for Great Blue Herons between Skunk Slough, Iowa, and Eagle Point, Iowa. The most nests were at Running Slough. Other birds sighted were Double-crested Cormorants and Great Egrets, although there was a handwritten note "Trip a bit early for Egrets to be incubating." The survey was flown by nongame biologist David Newhouse with two wildlife biologists, Bill Aspelmeier and Bill Ohde, and a pilot, Darryl Miller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Newhouse, David A.	Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Mississippi River, Iowa Running Slough Eagle Point Skunk Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh, 1984	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-04-15	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on April 15, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of review, and eight documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Main, Stephen	Eurasian Wigeon	Sweet Marsh	Sweets Marsh, NW section, Tripoli, IA	Marsh - see above	The documentation form by Stephen Main is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Elaine Main, Francis L. Moore, Robert K. Myers, Thomas H. Kent, Thomas J. Staudt, Peter C. Petersen, and Carl J. Bendorf were submitted later. Other observers include Roberta Oppedahl and Lucille Liljedahl. \| Elimination of similar species: have previously seen American Wigeon, Shoveler (present this time) and Redhead. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/12:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior	1984-04-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Larry Farmer letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding woodcocks' aerial display, April 14, 1984. He described their mating dances that took place March 27-April 9 near where he lived in Westfield, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Farmer, Larry K.	American Woodcock	Westfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Hank Zaletel letter regarding Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-04-12	1984-04-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Hank Zaletel regarding Red-necked Grebes at Little Wall Lake. The letter details the observation and identification of a Red-necked Grebe in comparison to a nearby Horned Grebe. A post script from Calvin A. Knight and Bernie Knight adds additional information on the sighting of two Red-necked Grebes at the same location.	Zaletel, Hank	Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe	Little Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-04-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding details on his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984. Heine provided more details on the bird he saw in his yard in Spencer, Iowa, in November 1983, but understood it could not be listed as a confirmed sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Heine, Russell	Scarlet Tanager	Spencer				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting on Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, 1984	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-04-03	1999-10-15	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, IA on April 3, 1984. Includes a record review document, two articles in American Birds, an article in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review of the committee, and six documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Red-throated Loon	Cedar Lake	Cedar Lake, Cedar Rapids, IA		The documentation form by Thomas J. Staudt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Carl J. Bendorf, Robert K. Myers, Francis L. Moore, Thomas H. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen were submitted later. Other observers include Jim Fuller and Jim Sandrock. \| Elimination of similar species: Horned grebes in winter plumage were present, they are about 1/2 the size of this loon, have a much shorter straight bill and the head shape is flatter. Common loon is much larger with a correspondingly large straight black bill, head held straight. Arctic loon in winter plumage would have less white in the facial area, a straight dark bill, less contrast from the facial area to cup/nape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:15:00/06:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	5
Bluestem Flyer, Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984	Newsletters	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation	1984-04-01	1984-04-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 17, Number 8, April 1984. Highlights of the newsletter include updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, a column "Only a Visitor" by Tom Davis, and a report on places to go and birds to see including the first ever sighting of a Barrow's Goldeneye in Iowa.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy	Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Barrow's Goldeneye	Ames Forneys Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake North Dakota				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur west of Essex, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-03-29	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two to ten Smith's Longspurs west of Essex in Page County, IA on March 29, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, summary of the review and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Myers, Robert K.	Smith's Longspur	Essex	4 mi. North of Red Oak, Ia. and 2 mi. West of Essex, Iowa	General: Open - rolling terrain Specific: usually in ankle	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: Lapland does not have buffy breast or white patches on shoulders or head. \| The original documentation form event occurred at various times on March 29, 30, and 31, 1984.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Smith's Longspur west of Essex, 1984	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-03-29	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for two to ten Smith's Longspurs west of Essex in Page County, IA on March 29, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Myers, Robert K.	Smith's Longspur	Essex	4 mi. North of Red Oak, Ia. and 2 mi. West of Essex, Iowa	General: Open - rolling terrain Specific: usually in ankle	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: Lapland does not have buffy breast or white patches on shoulders or head. \| The original documentation form event lasted occurred at various times on March 29, 30, and 31, 1984.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	42
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Barrow's Goldeneye at Forney Lake, 1984	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1984-03-17	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Barrow's Goldeneye at Forney Lake in Fremont County, IA on March 17, 1984. Includes a record review document with votes, two articles in Iowa Bird Life, a summary of the review, and thirteen documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Nolan, Michael	Barrow's Goldeneye	Forneys Lake	Forney's Lake, Fremont Co.	Lake	The documentation form by Michael Nolan is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ross Silcock, Beth Proescholdt, Francis L. Moore, Bob Myers, Peter C. Petersen, Barbara Wilson, Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas J. Staudt, Thomas H. Kent, Dennis Thompson as well as Eugene and Eloise Armstrong were submitted later. Other observers include Linda Zalewski, Steve Dinsmore, Tanya Bray, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford, Joseph Schaufenbuel, Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, Brian Blevins, Paul Johnsgard, Roger Sherp, Phyllis Harris, Marilyn Lekwa, B.J. Rose, and Sharon Rose. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Goldeneye - see above. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	21
Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-03-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984. She reported Cedar Waxwings, Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls and a Robin in Swaledale, Iowa, and Cedar Waxwings at the Lime Creek Nature Center. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Gaffney, Lucille M.	Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Robin	Lime Creek Nature Center Swaledale				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, March 2, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Water birds	1984-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, March 2, 1984. Various water birds were seen at the Settling Pond. Canvasbacks and Bald Eagles were seen at Forneys Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Bald Eagle Canvasback	Forneys Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1984 was compiled by Thomas H. Kent and Carl J. Bendorf, and published in Iowa bird life, 54, 1984. The best new bird seen in the state was Barrow's Goldeneye, first sighted at Forneys Lake. Other notable accidental bird species seen were a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake, a Eurasian Wigeon at Sweet Marsh, and a Rock Wren in Woodbury County. The last two pages explain the process for preparing the report and plans for others to take over in the future.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bendorf, Carl J.	Red-throated Loon Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Rock Wren	Cedar Lake Forneys Lake Iowa Woodbury County Sweet Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Carl J. Bendorf letter to Thomas J. Kent was regarding their writing of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report, spring 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Bendorf, Carl J.		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Documented sightings for Iowa, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documented sightings for Iowa, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of 40 bird species sighted, quantities, dates, locations, and observers who documented them. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Eugene and Eloise Armstrong letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings near Booneville, Iowa, spring 1984. They saw a Cattle Egret, Upland Sandpipers, and a Western Kingbird south of Booneville. At the Ankeny Ponds, they saw Ruddy Turnstones and Buff-breasted Sandpipers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Upland Sandpiper Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Ruddy Turnstone Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Ankeny Booneville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, Iowa City, Iowa, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, Iowa City, Iowa, spring 1984. Other observers were Thomas H. Kent, Thomas J. Staudt, and Lanny Haldy. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Least Tern Peregrine Falcon	Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Sweet Marsh Delaware County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, spring 1984. He noted a Snowy Egret was documented with James E. Huber. The species seen the most times was Swainson's Hawk, near Cherokee and in Osceola County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Snowy Egret	Osceola County Cherokee				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Gordon Brand, Orange City, Iowa, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Weather	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gordon Brand, Orange City, Iowa, spring 1984, and included much weather information. He observed 31 species of birds, among them a Le Conte's Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Brand, Gordon James	Le Conte's Sparrow	Orange City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, spring 1984, with seven other observers. The most important sighting was that Babs Padelford documented a Bewick's Wren at Waubonsie State Park. In her undated cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, Bray mentions seeing a Moorhen almost every time at Forneys Lake, and also covers Nebraska experiences. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Bray, Tanya	Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen	Forneys Lake Waubonsie State Park Nebraska				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Robert I. Cecil letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings, Keokuk, Iowa, spring 1984. Species seen near Keokuk and marked with a red check mark were a Bald Eagle, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Northern Oriole, Nighthawks, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Ring-billed Gull and Evening Grosbeaks. Also check-marked were Chimney Swifts seen at Ottumwa and a Broad-Winged Hawk near Montrose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Cecil, Robert I.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Ring-billed Gull Chimney Swift Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Warbler	Keokuk Montrose Ottumwa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984. Most were in central Iowa, and a second sheet recorded bird sightings of his Iowa State University ornithology class. Two species were noted as having documentation: a Northern Goshawk near Lake Rathbun and a Peregrine Falcon in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon	Ames Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Nesting reports, field reports, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Nesting reports, field reports, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of 12 species of birds along with their quantities, number of nests, dates sighted, locations, and observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field reports data, casual and accidental birds, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, casual and accidental birds, spring 1984, was a computer generated list of 19 species, quantities, dates seen, locations and observers. It has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field reports data, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, spring 1984, is a computer-generated list of bird species names, quantities, dates, locations and observers of the birds in Iowa during that time period. It has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3