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

Rare bird documentation form for Long-eared Owl at Brushy Creek Recreation Area, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-06-03	1987-06-05	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Long-eared Owl at Brushy Creek Recreation Area in Webster County, IA on June 3, 1987.	Reeves, Doug	Long-eared Owl	Brushy Creek State Park	County: Webster #94 Block: Brushy Creek #330 Detail: Jack-pine plantation in the west-central portion of the Brushy Creek recreation area	Jack-pine plantation about 20 years old	The documentation form by Douglas A. Reeves is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The great-horned owl looks similar but is much larger, has a lighter colored face (at that age at least) and is more stoop-shouldered on a perch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:40:00/09:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	53
Joel Dunnette letter to Dean Roosa regarding a Short-eared Owl sighting, July 16, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds	1981-07-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Joel Dunnette to Dean Roosa and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union about Short-eared Owls sighting sent on July 16, 1981. The owls and their nest were discovered by Jon Van Loon at Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area in Howard County, IA on May 16, 1981, and seen by Dunnette on June 2, 1981.	Dunnette, Joel Van Loon, Jon	Short-eared Owl	Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	54
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Saw-whet Owl at Clear Lake in 1992	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens	1992-01-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Saw-whet Owl at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on January 29, 1992.	Andrews, Ron	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	55
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1988-05-28	1988-05-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County, IA on May 28, 1988.	Moore, Francis L.	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Yellow River State Forest	Near Fire tower in Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee Co., IA	Fairly mature deciduous and coniferous woodland	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other owl that I know of sounds like this. No other animal or bird sounds like this bird either, that I know of. After writing this description I listened to recording and it sounded very similar to this bird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:21:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	55
Rare bird documentation form for Saw-whet Owl near Swan Lake in Johnson County, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-12-16	1978-12-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Saw-whet Owl near Swan Lake in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978.	Newlon, Carol S.	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Swan Lake	under bridge on swan lake rd between swan lake + babcock lake rd		The documentation form by Carol S. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Staudt, Ruth Williams, Mona Brown, and Noel Brown. \| Elimination of similar species: a screech owl would have had ear tufts, a boreal would certainly not have been expected here and would have had black rims around the facial discs. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:15:00/12:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	55
Rare bird documentation form for Common Nighthawk at Keokuk in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-10-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Common Nighthawk at Keokuk in Keokuk County, IA on October 19, 24, 27, and 29, 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Common Nighthawk	Keokuk				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	56
Rare bird documentation form for Chuck-will's-widow west of Montezuma in 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1980-06-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Chuck-will's-widow west of Montezuma in Poweshiek County, IA on June 20 and 21, 1980.	Koenig, Darwin	Chuck-will's-widow	Montezuma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	57
Rare bird documentation form for Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1993-05-17	1993-05-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on May 17, 1993.	Ernzen, Peter	Chuck-will's-widow	Ida Grove	Ida Grove Iowa	In migration?	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: None with this song. Whip Poor Will similar, but each song is distinctive and identifiable on its own. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00 - approximately 11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	57
Rare bird documentation form for Chimney Swift at downtown Keokuk and Keokuk Middle School in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-10-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two to two hundred Chimney Swifts at downtown Keokuk and Keokuk Middle School in Lee County, IA from October 12 to October 27, 1984.	Cecil, Robert I.	Chimney Swift	Keokuk Keokuk Middle School				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	58
Dick Bierman letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Sapsucker sighting and nest, unknown date	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Woodpeckers--Behavior	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated letter from Dick Bierman to Thomas Kent about a sighting of Sapsuckers and their nest at Cherokee in Cherokee County, IA around May 20 to June 5, unknown year.	Bierman, Dick		Cherokee				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	59
Rare bird documentation form for Downy Woodpecker at Willow Slough in 1978	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1978-05-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Downy Woodpecker at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA on April 27, 1978.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Downy Woodpecker	Willow Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	60
Rare bird documentation form for Common Flicker hybrid at Iowa City, 1975	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1975-11-01	1975-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Common Flicker hybrid at Iowa CIty in Johnson County, IA on November 1, 1975.	Newlon, Michael C.	Northern Flicker	Iowa City	Iowa City IA	lawn with many large hickory trees, in Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City - park contains second growth woods, pastures, brush old fields surrounded on 3 sides by residential areas, farmland on the other side.	The documentation form by Michael C. Newlon is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: local 'yellow-shafted' has (1) yellow linings to wing + tail, (2) yellow shafts to primaries -> rectrices, (3) black mustache-mark, (4) brown face + grey crown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	61
Field notes for Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flicker hybrid at Larchwood, December 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Zoological specimens Wildlife rehabilitation	1981-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Account of a sighting of and interaction with a Red-shafted and Yellow-shafted Flicker hybrid at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA in early December 1980. The flicker was first seen at a bird feeder before passing while attempting rehabilitation in captivity and being given as a specimen to Iowa State University.	Harr, Douglas C.	Northern Flicker	Larchwood				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	61
Rare bird documentation form for Pileated Woodpecker at Nine Eagles State Park, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-05-03	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pileated Woodpecker at Nine Eagles State Park in Decatur County, IA on May 3, 1985.	Livingston, Jeffrey R.	Pileated Woodpecker	Nine Eagles State Park	Nine Eagles State Park (Decatur County)	Dense mature wood lands	The documentation form by Jeffrey R. Livingston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	62
Field notes for Pileated Woodpecker at Willow Slough, Spring 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes submitted as a fide report by Barb Wilson to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for Spring 1979. It discusses a Pileated Woodpecker sighting by Ed Greenwood at Willow Slough in Mills County, IA.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Pileated Woodpecker	Willow Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	62
Rare bird documentation form for Pileated Woodpecker at Welch Lake, unknown year	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	N/A	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pileated Woodpecker at Welch Lake in Dickinson County, IA on unknown date.	Benedict, Robert R.	Pileated Woodpecker	Welch Lake	Welch Lake Dickinsin [sic] County	Lakeside Timber - (Burr oaks + Ashes)	The documentation form by Robert R. Benedict is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: None. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	62
Rare bird documentation form for Olive-sided Flycatcher at Woodland Mounds County Park, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-04-13	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Olive-sided Flycatcher at Woodland Mounds County Park in Warren County, IA on April 13, 1988.	Sinclair, Jim	Olive-sided Flycatcher	Woodland Mounds State Preserve	Woodland Mounds County Park, Warren Co.	Mature oak - hickory	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Only species possible would be the Eastern Phoebe - bird did not pump tail, did not have dark wings or dark head and was larger bodied than the Eastern Phoebe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	63
Rare bird documentation form for Eastern Wood-Pewee at Credit Island Park, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1983-10-23	1983-10-25	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Eastern Wood-Pewee at Credit Island Park in Scott County, IA on October 23, 1983.	Peterjohn, Bruce G.	Eastern Wood-Pewee		Credit Island Park, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa	Open parkland; a grove of large oak trees and fairly short grass	The documentation form by Bruce Peterjohn is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Peter C. Petersen, Carl Bendorf, John Robinson, and twelve or more unidentified members of the IOU. \| Elimination of similar species: Eastern Phoebe was eliminated by the pink lower mandible, absence of yellow on the underparts and absence of tail wagging behavior; phoebes also have grayer upperparts and have a different "jizz", appearing larger with a relatively larger head than a pewee. Western Wood Pewee was eliminated by the call note. The Western Wood Pewee has a single or double call note that has a distinctly buzzy character. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:10:00/10:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	64
Rare bird documentation form for Eastern Wood-Pewee at Brookside Park in Ames, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-10-13	1982-10-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Eastern Wood-Pewee at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on October 13, 1982.	Martsching, Paul	Eastern Wood-Pewee	Brookside Park	Brookside Park Ames, Story County, Iowa	General: woods. Specific: trees at edge of woods. These trees were still in the area where the grass is mowed; it flew off into the more natural woods area.	The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Phoebe: lower part of beak light; wing bars; no tail wagging; no contrast between head and back. Empidonax: bigger; darker; no eye ring; lazier; no olivish on back; or trace of yellowish below \| The original documentation form event lasted from around 11:00:00/11:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	64
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-02-09	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-throated (i.e. Yellow-bellied) Flycatcher at Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on September 2, 1985.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit of Shimek State Forest, Lee County, Iowa		The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Although the yellow was dull, it was unmistakably yellow, in what I felt was obvious contrast to the faint hint of yellow wash of the Acadians in the area. Most of the empidonax sp. I have seen this fall have shown no yellow at all. Also conspicuous about this bird was the yellowish eye ring. Again, this contrasts with the whitish or eggshell color of the eyerings of other empids in the area. The bird remained within the canopy of the thicket, occasionally darting out, then returning. This behavior is different that other empids I have observed, which seem to utilize a more exposed perch.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	65
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1981-09-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in Johnson County, IA on September 19, 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Hickory Hill Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	65
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park, 1979	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1979-05-17	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 17, 1979.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Hickory Hill Park	Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City	General: under brush and scattered trees to deep woods. Specific: main valley at Hickory Hill Park and woods to north	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: least, alder, willow flycatchers \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 07:00:00/07:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	65
Rare bird documentation form for Acadian Flycatcher at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-05-03	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Acadian Flycatchers at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on May 3, 1985.	Cecil, Robert I.	Acadian Flycatcher	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek Forest, 2 1/2 miles west of Argyle, Lee County, Iowa	Streamside woods and thickets	The documentation form by Robert I. Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Visually similar or identical to other empidonax. Others eliminated by voice (others do not give accented 'pit-see!') Habitat perfect for Acadian, although this would not eliminate all others. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	66
Rare bird documentation form for Alder Flycatcher at Elys Ford at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-07-12	1981-07-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Alder Flycatcher at Elys Ford at Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Van Buren County, IA on July 12, 1981.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Alder Flycatcher	Elys Creek	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Van Buren County, Iowa	General: Forested area (near Ely Ford in Lacey-Keosauqua SP). Specific: Low shrub about 10 yards from creek at edge of forest area.	The documentation form by James P. Sandrock is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I eliminated Least and Acadian Flycatchers because of song primarily; also this bird was browner than other Empidonax I am familiar with. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/08:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	67
Rare bird documentation form for Alder Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-06-03	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for an Alder Flycatcher at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on June 3, 1982.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Alder Flycatcher	Hickory Hill Park	Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City, Johnson County	Thick stand of medium size (15'-40') deciduous trees with a dense, moist understory [sic] of shrubs. At the edge of large woods.	The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas H. Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: Discussed above. [From description field] The quality and timbre of the call were very similar to that of a Willow Flycatcher. I heard a number of Willow's this spring, and while the quality of the note was similiar, [sic] the form of it was much different. Whereas, the Willow begins with an explosive first note (or syllable) and concludes with an emphatic second and lower pitched note, the bird now calling seemed to be one slurred 'weee-ooo'. This note was quite brief, but it began and immediately slurred up and then back down in pitch. Obviously, at this point I was thinking of Alder Flycatcher. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:50:00/10:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	67