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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Jan Walter	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter and Carolyn Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Walter, Janice L.	Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Orchard Oriole Pileated Woodpecker Scarlet Tanager Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart	Mason City Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt Hanlontown Worth County Waterfowl Production Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Robert & Connie VanErsvelde	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Robert and Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	VanErsvelde, Robert VanErsvelde, Connie	Orchard Oriole Dickcissel Pileated Woodpecker Sedge Wren Scarlet Tanager	Marshall County Poweshiek County Sugar Creek				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Ed Thelen	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Thelen, Ed	Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper Purple Martin Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Grebe Common Loon Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo	Spirit Lake Marathon Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Hales Slough Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Beth Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Proescholdt, Beth	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Liscomb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Summer 1999, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark and Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Cooper's Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Peregrine Falcon Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane	Finn Pond Wildlife Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park New Albin Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Nebraska City Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Backbone State Park Farmington Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Lake Sugema Mount Hosmer Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Jack Jones	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jack Jones. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Jones, Jack (John Paul)	Purple Martin Eastern Wood-Pewee House Finch Wood Duck Hairy Woodpecker House Wren Red-bellied Woodpecker Great Blue Heron Downy Woodpecker	Dickinson County Osceola County Sioux City West Okoboji Lake Woodbury County Eagle Point Wahpeton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Goranson, Rita	Least Bittern Purple Martin Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Virginia Rail Baird's Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren	Big Creek State Park Boone Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Eagle Lake Silver Lake Shell Rock River Greenbelt Worth County Waterfowl Production Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1999, Jim Fuller	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-06-01	1999-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Least Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Acadian Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Burlington Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Ledges State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Taylor County Williamsburg Maquoketa Caves State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Brown Thrasher Yellow-throated Warbler Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Veery Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Cerulean Warbler Cape May Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Ledges State Park Liscomb Lucas County Marshalltown				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan Walter, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Walter, Janice L.	Mississippi Kite Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Yellow-billed Loon Red-necked Grebe Greater Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Common Snipe Hooded Warbler	Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert & Connie VanErsvelde, March, April, May 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Robert and Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	VanErsvelde, Robert VanErsvelde, Connie	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher American Woodcock Sedge Wren Veery Scarlet Tanager Tundra Swan	Jasper County Poweshiek County Rock Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Thelen, Ed	Summer Tanager Osprey Peregrine Falcon Willet Sanderling Hermit Thrush Prothonotary Warbler Pine Siskin American Black Duck	Clear Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Bobolink Eurasian Collared Dove Mute Swan Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Golden Eagle Wilson's Warbler Common Tern Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sharon Bluffs State Park Pine Lake State Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Little Blue Heron Eastern Phoebe Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler Great Egret	Rathbun Lake Mystic Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-throated Loon Mute Swan Acadian Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl	Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Yellow River State Forest Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Fuller, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Thayer's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Golden Eagle Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Mourning Warbler	Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn Fischer, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Swainson's Hawk Yellow-billed Loon Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Purple Finch Northern Mockingbird King Rail	Clear Lake Mason City Mallard Marsh Swamp Maynard Reese Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Dan Dorrance, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dan Dorrance. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dorrance, Dan	Red-tailed Hawk Bobolink Vesper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Savannah Sparrow Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler	Amana Credit Island Homestead Fairfax Nahant Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Cecil, Robert I.	White-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Bewick's Wren Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Des Moines Lee County Shimek State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Rare bird documentation form for Pacific Loon at Hallett's Quarry at Ames, 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-05-12	1999-05-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pacific Loon at Hallett's Quarry at Ames in Story County, IA on May 12, 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Pacific Loon	Ada Hayden Heritage Park	Hallett's Quarry - north of Ames - (Story County)	Large gravel pit filled with water	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt, Hank Zaletel, Jim Dinsmore ,Tom Kent, Russ Widners, etc. \| Elimination of similar species: The chin strap, small size and small bill, and the sharp demarcation line on the side of the neck eliminate Common, Red-throated, and Yellow-billed Loons. No white flank marks eliminate Arctic Loon. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:50:00/14:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	9
Rare bird documentation form for Red-throated Loon at Clear Lake, 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-04-21	1999-05-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Red-throated Loons at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 21, 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Red-throated Loon	Clear Lake	Clear Lake, Clear Lake Ia	Large lake, northside	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Curt Nelson, Jan Walter, and Carolyn Fischer. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon - was also present, could see larger loon, heavy bill, Pacific Loon - straight bill, black cap extends to eye -	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	8
Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Lake Cona-Toma, 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1999-04-16	1999-05-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Lake Cona-Toma in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 16, 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Red-necked Grebe	Lake Cona Toma	Lake Cona-Toma, Mason City	small lake with homes around it -	The documentation form by Carolyn Fischer is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rita Goranson and Jan Walter. \| Elimination of similar species: Horned Grebe - smaller size bird, no horns. Eared Grebe - smaller size, too dark all over.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	13
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River in Davenport, 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-12-23	1998-12-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River near Enchanted Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 23, 1998.	McKay, Kelly	Trumpeter Swan	Horse Island	~0.25 mile downstream of Enchanted Island, Davenport (Scott Co.)	Mississippi River side channel. Surrounding habitat consists of a backwater slough and a developed shoreline.	The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Tundra Swan - Smaller, more of an angle between bill and forehead. Snow Goose - Smaller, pink bill, black primaries. American White Pelican -'pouched' bill, black primaries and secondaries. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report 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 1998.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Marsh Wren Sora Sedge Wren Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Dallas County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Wayne County Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of an Osprey sighting contributed by Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Cecil, Robert I.	Osprey	Keokuk Lock Number 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2