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

W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 2, 1980	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1980-08-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 2, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Silcock, W. Ross	Northern Flicker Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee American White Pelican Chuck-will's-widow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Tufted Titmouse Great Blue Heron	Forneys Lake Fremont County Iowa Lyon County Sioux County Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Big Sioux River Wildlife Area - Kroger Tract	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Will Fields email to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 11, 2001	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	2001-08-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Will Fields in an email to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Fields, Will	Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Short-eared Owl Wilson's Phalarope Osprey Gray Partridge Northern Pintail Black Tern Great Egret	Crystal Lake Eagle Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area Britt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Carl Priebe letter to Richard Bishop regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests	1979-07-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for summer 1979 contributed by Carl Priebe in a letter to Richard Bishop, July 27, 1979. In the letter Carl Priebe describes his discovery of a colony of nesting Black-crowned Night Herons it also includes the bird habitat.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1979.	Priebe, Carl	Black-crowned Night Heron	Franklin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	1
Nesting season 1971, Pleasantville, Marion County, Iowa and Red Rock Refuge	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1971-06-01	1971-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes from Gladys Black are about birds and their nests that she observed during the nesting season of 1971 in Pleasantville and Red Rock Refuge in Marion County, Iowa. Some parts are underlined in red, and some bird names were circled in red; Great Blue Herons, Tree Swallows, and Bobolinks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of season year. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1971.	Black, Gladys	Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Bobolink Tree Swallow Great Blue Heron	Lake Red Rock Marion County Pleasantville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	10
Field notes contributed by Linda Zaletel, August 7, 1979	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1979-08-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes from Linda Zaletel reporting bird sightings in Hickory Grove Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of summer 1979.	Zaletel, Linda	Orchard Oriole Greater Scaup	Hickory Grove County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	10
Gladys Black letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings, January 21, 1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Turdidae \| Thrushes	1977-01-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes regarding bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.	Black, Gladys	Red-tailed Hawk Snowy Owl Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee Wild Turkey Northern Shrike	Iowa City Mason City Ottumwa Rathbun Lake Seymour Shellsburg	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	19
Field Reports, James P. Sandrock, Summer 1987	Field notes	Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds	1987-06-12	1987-07-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes submitted by James P. Sandrock for the summer of 1987 featuring Henslow's Sparrow sightings on June 12 and 13, 1987 in southern Van Buren County, IA.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Henslow's Sparrow Lark Sparrow	Van Buren County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	57
Field notes contributed by Alex Thiermann, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Alex Thiermann, summer 1984. He sighted four species at Anderson (Goose) Lake in Hamilton County. Some were pairs that nested. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Thiermann, Alex	Least Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Ring-necked Duck Common Moorhen	Anderson Goose Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, June-July 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford on Iowa birds sighted, June-July 1984, with two other observers. Of 28 species sighted, Piping Plovers in Pottawattamie County had young and a Mockingbird had a nest near Sidney. A Yellow-breasted Chat was heard singing and the characteristics of a Buff-breasted Sandpiper were observed in detail in Fremont County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Yellow-breasted Chat Piping Plover Northern Mockingbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Fremont County Pottawattamie County Sidney	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes and a letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, spring 1982	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Hirundinidae \| Swallows Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson and include a letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 9, 1982. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Red-tailed Hawk Alder Flycatcher Eastern Bluebird Grasshopper Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Blackpoll Warbler Northern Shrike	Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron	Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, December 1, 1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1981-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Proescholdt, Beth	Eared Grebe Mute Swan Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Water Pipit American Goldfinch	Marshall County Hardin County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt and Phyllis Harris. Twenty species were sighted, including a Piping Plover with nest, a late migrant or resident Alder Flycatcher, a Veery and Bell's Vireo singing, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and Blue Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Alder Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Piping Plover Veery Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo	Forneys Lake Homestead Waubonsie State Park Palisades-Kepler State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Dick Bierman and Marion M. Brewer, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Bierman, Dick	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Swainson's Hawk Western Grebe Cattle Egret American Woodcock Bohemian Waxwing Willet Caspian Tern Red Crossbill Great Egret	Cherokee County Clear Lake Osceola County Rush Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Francis L. Moore, summer 1984, with four other observers. Among 47 species observed, many Little Blue Herons and Cattle Egrets were seen at Folsom Lake, with the first nesting evidence for Iowa. A Chestnut-sided Warbler was found singing in Grundy County and documented, a Black-necked Stilt was documented at Union Slough NWR, and a Great-tailed Grackle was documented at the IPL Cooling Ponds. Cuculidae were not very common, but Yellow-throated Vireos were in high numbers for southwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Moore, Francis L.	Little Blue Heron Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cattle Egret Black-necked Stilt Black-billed Cuckoo Chestnut-sided Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Great-tailed Grackle	Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Grundy County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, spring and summer 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-03-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Fred Lesher, spring and summer 1984. He reported that Margaret M. Anderson had told him that the Iowa Bald Eagle nest at "Dead Haines" (in Allamakee County) had fledged two young. Fourteen Bald Eagles were seen near Lansing and New Albin in the spring, along with nine other bird species, but status of their nests was uncertain. Among eight species observed in the summer, Winter Wrens were heard singing and Orchard Orioles were seen at Wantea Point. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Lesher, Fred	Bald Eagle Orchard Oriole Winter Wren	Allamakee County Lansing New Albin Wantea Point	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, winter 1983-1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Fred Lesher, winter 1983-1984. Most observations were in Alamakee County. He particularly described his March sightings of a Bald Eagle on a nest, two Northern Harriers, four Rough-legged Hawks and one Kestrel at Pool Slough in New Albin. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Lesher, Fred	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Northern Harrier	Allamakee County New Albin Pool Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984. He observed five species of birds at Lake Odessa or Cone Marsh, including a Common Moorhen with chicks, and a Forster's Tern in full winter plumage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	White, Gerald	Common Moorhen Virginia Rail Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black Tern	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Odessa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds Ornithological illustration	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1984. He sighted 31 species, some nesting, many at Colo Ponds, and drew a picture of a resting Western Grebe at Rush Lake, Osceola County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Zaletel, Hank	Pied-billed Grebe Western Grebe Willet Stilt Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Great Blue Heron	Colo Peterson Pits Recreation Area Rush Lake Ingham Lake Arnolds Park Prairie Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Dinsmore and Kraig Downs regarding summer bird records, 1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1982-06-01	1982-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Dinsmore and Kraig Downs. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.	Dinsmore, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J. Downs, Kraig		Little Wall Lake Ledges State Park Ruthven Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	4
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1984. Among the 39 species sighted, nests or broods of Pie-billed Grebes were seen at Colo Ponds, Union Slough NWR, and Rush Lake, Osceola County. Northern Parulas were seen at Ledges State Park. Other observers were Mike Brown and Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Pied-billed Grebe Northern Parula	Colo Ledges State Park Rush Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1985	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1985-06-01	1985-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.	Dinsmore, James J.	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Loggerhead Shrike Common Moorhen American White Pelican Yellow Warbler	Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Ledges State Park South Twin Lake Titonka	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	7
Field notes contributed by John C. Robinson, spring 1982	Field notes	Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by John C. Robinson and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Robinson, John C., 1959-	Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Chimney Swift	Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Polk County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, summer 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, summer 1984. He sighted four species at Hayden Prairie, many in pairs, and noted the absence of nests and of Henslow's Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Bobolink Henslow's Sparrow Sedge Wren Swamp Sparrow Northern Harrier	Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, summer 1984. Eighteen species of birds were mentioned. Loggerhead Shrikes and Blue Grosbeaks were probable nesters, but Bluebird and Tree Swallow nests failed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Brewer, Marion M.	Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Franklin's Gull Forster's Tern Hudsonian Godwit Tree Swallow Blue Grosbeak	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Cherokee Little Clear Lake Park Virgin Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4