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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 Pine Warbler at Stone State Park, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-08-18	1986-08-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for one to two Pine Warblers at Stone State Park in Plymouth County, IA on August 18, 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	Pine Warbler	Stone State Park	Stone State Park, Plymouth County	deciduous wood land trees - burr oak + ash	The documentation form by Bill Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: black-throated green. juv. female - has more yellow (triangle) on face. Blackpoll + bay breasted juveniles - streaking on back and less yellow on throat, breast + belly. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 19:00:00/19:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	29
Rare bird documentation form for Least Tern at Saylorville Marina, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-08-21	1986-08-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Least Tern at Saylorville Marina in Polk County, IA on August 21, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Least Tern	Saylorville Marina	Saylorville Reservoir-near marina	resting on sandy beach	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other tern shows the combination of yellow bill and legs, small size, white forehead, and dark outer primaries. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:10:00/15:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	44
Rare bird documentation form for Cape May Warbler at the Croton Unit in the Shimek State Forest, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-08-12	1986-08-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Cape May Warbler at the Croton Unit in the Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on August 12, 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Cape May Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek State Forest	Middle maturity woodland bordered by brushy edge. Larger cedars around.	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Fall female Yellow-rumped looks similar, but has much more yellow rump, less streaking on undersides. And although this is early for Cape May, it would be very early for Yellow-rump. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 07:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	24
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Laub, Sharon	Gray Partridge Black-billed Cuckoo	Rippey				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field notes contributed by Erik Munson, summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Munson, Erik	Cooper's Hawk Green-backed Heron Little Blue Heron Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Barn Owl Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Ruddy Duck Gray Partridge Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin Black Tern Northern Harrier	Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Boone Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Luther Lake Manawa Belle Plaine Hickory Grove County Park Long Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, summer 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Myers, Robert K.	Mountain Plover Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Carolina Wren Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Cerulean Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle	Colo Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Luther Polk City Waubonsie State Park Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Holst State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford with observers Tanya Bray, Barbara L. Wilson and Rick Wright. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Snowy Egret Least Tern Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Black-billed Cuckoo Great-tailed Grackle Burrowing Owl King Rail	Forneys Lake Fremont County Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds Ringgold State Wildlife Area Payne Junction				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Robert I. Cecil and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Proescholdt, Mark	Ruffed Grouse Mountain Plover Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Summer Tanager Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret American Woodcock Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Veery Northern Mockingbird Eastern Whip-poor-will Great-tailed Grackle Sharp-shinned Hawk	Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Nebraska City White Pine Hollow State Park Holst State Forest Mann Wilderness Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James P. Sandrock, summer 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Yellow-throated Warbler Northern Parula	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Willet Great-tailed Grackle	Forneys Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Jim Matthews letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, July 30, 1986	Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Identification Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Rare birds	1986-06-19	1986-07-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter and photographic map describing Clay-colored Sparrow sightings in Lyon County, IA for June and July, 1986 from Jim Matthews to Jim Dinsmore. It includes descriptions of a raptor sighting and bird sightings in general.	Matthews, James L.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Rare bird documentation form for House Finches at Corydon, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-07-12	1986-07-25	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three House Finches at Corydon in Wayne County, IA on July 12, 1986.	Proescholdt, Mark	House Finch	Corydon	Corydon , (Wayne County)	Residential area - (Apple Tree, Wires, Tube Feeders)	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore, Jim Fuller, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Dennis Thompson, and Dorothy Clayton Pohl. \| Elimination of similar species: A female Purple Finch has the distinctive dark ear patch and light eyebrow stripe which these did not. A Pine Siskin has a different look and is smaller, slimmer, and has a thin bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:30:00/11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at the Port Neal generators near Salix in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1986-07-10	1986-07-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for three Great-tailed Grackles at the Port Neal generators near Salix in Woodbury County, IA on July 10 and 17, 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	Great-tailed Grackle	MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	77
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Least Tern, June 17, July 3 and 10, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds	1986-06-17	1986-07-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation supporting the sighting of two Least Terns at Port Neal Generators near Salix in Woodbury County, IA on June 17, July 3 and 10, 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	Least Tern	Salix New Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	44
Rare bird documentation form for Cinnamon Teal at New Lake, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-07-17	1986-07-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Cinnamon Teal at New Lake in Woodbury County, IA on July 17, 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	Cinnamon Teal	New Lake	New Lake near Salix, Woodbury County, Iowa	small oxbow lake ringed with cattails	The documentation form by Bill F. Huser is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: definitely a small surface feeder, eliminates all but teal. Cinnamon coloration + red eyes eliminate other teal. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 19:30:00/20:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	6
Rare bird documentation form for American Avocet near New Lake, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1986-05-09	1986-07-17	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two American Avocets near New Lake in Woodbury County, IA on May 9, June 7, June 17, June 24, July 3, and one seen there on July 17, 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	American Avocet	New Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	6
Two letters sent between Rushton G. Cortelyou and Thomas H. Kent, regarding a Piping Plover sighting, July 1986	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	1986-05-28	1986-07-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rushton G. Cortelyou letter to Thomas Kent, July 10, 1986, regarding a Piping Plover nest at the MidAmerican Energy Settling Ponds near Council Bluffs, IA on May 28, 1986. There is a response from Kent about Piping Plover sightings as well as how Nebraska ornithologists should report Iowa bird sightings dated July 12, 1986.	Green, Ruth Cortelyou, Rushton G.	Piping Plover	MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	5
Rare bird documentation form for King Rail at Forney's Lake, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-06-13	1986-07-09	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a King Rail at Forney's Lake in Fremont County, IA on June 13, 1986.	Wilson, Barbara L.	King Rail	Forneys Lake	Forney's Lake, Fremont County	Habitat was cultivated fields, 2 large road ditches, & rail road tracks, between Forney's & Crystal lakes.	The documentation form by Barb Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tanya Bray and Babs Padelford. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:15:00/07:17:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	41
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1986-06-07	1986-07-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on June 7, 1986.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Prairie Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Shimek State Forest - Croton Unit? - Lee County, Iowa		The documentation form by Barb Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tanya Bray, Jim Sandrock, Bob Cecil, and many unidentified other observers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for American Avocet at Goodwater Impoundment at Rathbun Reserve, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-04-22	1986-06-22	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for four American Avocets at Goodwater Impoundment at Rathbun Reserve in Lucas County, IA on April 22, 1986.	LaGrange, Ted	American Avocet	Goodwater Creek	Goodwater impoundment of Rathbun Reserv., Sect 33, Washington Twp., Lucas Co., IA	Moist-soil Marsh (subimpoundment)	The documentation form by Ted LaGrange is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Harold Garner. \| Elimination of similar species: None. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:45:00/17:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	6
American Avocets near Salix, IA	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1986-05-19	1986-06-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for two American Avocets near New Lake near Salix, IA on May 19, June 7, and June 19, 1986.	Williams, Randall D.	American Avocet	New Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	6
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1986-06-07	1986-06-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on June 7, 9, 10, and 12, 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Prairie Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for King Rail at McIntosh Wildlife Area, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-06-10	1986-06-17	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a King Rail at McIntosh Wildlife Area in Cerro Gordo County, IA on June 10, 1986.	Hellickson, Mickey	King Rail	McIntosh Woods State Park	McIntosh Wildlife Area, Cerro Gordo Co., IA	Upland - prairie	The documentation form by Mickey Hellickson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Clapper Rail is similar but very uncommon in this area \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	41
Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas documentation form, Thomas Rosburg, May 19, 1986, and June 13, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1986-05-19	1986-06-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation of a Henslow's Sparrow sighting contributed by Thomas Rosburg, May 19, 1986, and June 13, 1986. This item was part of a group of documents submitted by Doug Reeves for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Rosburg, Thomas	Henslow's Sparrow	Ringgold County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Spring 1986 field reports, Steve Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1986-03-01	1986-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Steve Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Canvasback Goldeneye Western Kingbird Least Tern Forster's Tern Common Snipe Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Ames Greene County Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Lyon County Plymouth County Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	3