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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for MacGillivray's Warbler at Moorehead Park, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-09-07	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a MacGillibray's Warbler at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on September 7, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation submitted to the committee.	Ernzen, Peter	MacGillivray's Warbler	Moorehead Pioneer Park	[...] path near the Maple river at Moorehead Park		The documentation by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] I initially thought that the bird was a Mourning Warbler - common at Moorehead Park at this time of the year in this type of habitat. [...] I observed a broken eye ring on both sides of the head of this bird. The broken eye ring could best be described as " two bold white crescents" - above and below the eye. The other feature which stuck in my mind was the relatively long looking - "longer looking than Mourning" - tail on this particular bird. At first I tried to dismiss this bird as a nontypical Mourning Warbler. I have seen on several occasions Mourning warblers with slight eye rings - making identification of fall Connecticut and irregular Mourning warblers somewhat difficult. For the next week I returned to the spot hoping for a glimpse of the bird. This proved useless. I had hoped to see this bird as my notes were rather sketchy and incomplete. Consisting primarily of "bird with 2 bold white crescents" around the eyes, and "appeared longer tailed than Mourning". Otherwise the bird looked very similar to a fall male mourning warlber [sic]. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the afternoon and lasted around 10 seconds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	26
Iowa RBA, September 1, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-09-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for September 1, 1997. Highlights of the update include the first state record of Eurasian Collared Doves as well as a sightings of a White-winged Dove and Red-breasted Nuthatches.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Horned Grebe White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Black-bellied Plover Red-breasted Nuthatch Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Cedar Falls Davenport Grinnell Hickory Hill Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eurasian Collared Dove at Grinnell Country Club, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-30	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for five Eurasian Collared Doves at Grinnell Country Club in Poweshiek County, IA on August 30, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, three photographs, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fuller, James L	Eurasian Collared Dove	Grinnell Country Club	Grinnell Country Club Golf Course and adjoining residential area. (Poweshiek County)		The documentation form by Jim Fuller forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent, Chris Edwards, Robert Cecil, and Mark Proescholdt were submitted. Other observers include Fritz Brock, Karole Fuller, Jim Scheib, Beth Proescholdt, Chuck Fuller, Tom Stone, Tim Gedler, Ken Lowder, John Daniel, William Smith, Sue Spieker, Reid Allen, Pam Allen, Chris Caster, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Francis Moore, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: Differences from a Mourning Dove are lighter overall color, larger size, blunt tail, black neckline, in flight two-toned undertail and three-toned upperwing, as well as a very different cooing call. Ringed Turtle Dove is generally lighter, lacks the obvious white line above the black neckline, and in flight does not show the two-toned undertail nor three-toned upperwing. Call is a softer rolling coo. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:10:00/11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	9
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for White-winged Dove at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-30	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a White-winged Dove at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on August 30, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Overton, Michael D.	White-winged Dove	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Fremont co., Riverton Wildlife Area, .5 mile N of jct. check station road & Fremont co. Rd. J46	Open small trees and shrubs along roadside between hardwood bottomland and agricultural cropland.	The documentation form by Michael D. Overton is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer includes Dixie Overton. \| Elimination of similar species: Rock Dove: Wing pattern, tail pattern, head pattern, rump color. Mourning Dove: Overall shape, tail shape and pattern, wing pattern. Zenaida Dove: Breast and belly color, wing pattern, tail shape and color, common sense. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 08:15:00/08:25:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	10
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Greater Prairie-Chicken at Little Spirit Lake, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-27	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of around six Greater Prairie-Chickens at Little Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on August 27, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Baker, Warren L.	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area	South end - west side Little Spirit Lake, Iowa	- cut field, next to lake	The documentation form by Warren L. Baker is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Karen Baker were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Sharpe [sic] Tailed grouse \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	9
Iowa RBA, August 25, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-08-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 25, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of Little Blue Herons, Red-necked Phalaropes, and a Snowy Egret. Also of note was the increase in numbers of Warblers and other migrating Passerines as well as several reports of Ospreys.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Merlin Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Piping Plover Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Boone Harrier Marsh Montrose Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge Robins				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Iowa RBA, August 18, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-08-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 18, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, an Ibis species, and a Pacific Loon. Also of note was the large number of shorebirds passing through the state and the beginning of the Passerine movement. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Red-necked Phalarope, Sandhill Cranes, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and a Pine Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Cattle Egret Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane Pine Warbler	Boone Harrier Marsh Lime Creek Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Nebraska City Casey Barrow Landing Crandalls Beach Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of White-faced Ibis at Harrier Marsh, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-15	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a White-faced Ibis at Harrier Marsh in Boone County, IA on August 15, 1997. Includes one record review document with votes, a documentation form, and an Iowa Bird Life article.	Thelen, Ed	White-faced Ibis	Harrier Marsh	Harrier Marsh - Boone County	Marsh, wetland complex with good mud flat	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James J. Dinsmore, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: According to Kaufman "Advanced Birding" pp 40-41 If you can see the red eyes the bird is a white-faced ibis. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	24
Iowa RBA, August 11, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-08-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 11, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Roseate Spoonbill, a Black-headed Grosbeak, a Pacific Loon, and a Red-necked Phalarope. Other sightings of note were 6 Snowy Egrets, 27 Little Blue Herons, and 7 Yellow-crowned Herons east of Nebraska City. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of Swainson's Hawks and an Ibis species.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Black-headed Grosbeak Common Moorhen Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Least Tern Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Great Blue Heron Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Dunbar Slough Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Ida Grove Jester Park Lime Creek Nature Center Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Nebraska City Bartlett Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1997	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-09	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on August 9, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Overton, Michael D.	Black-headed Grosbeak	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Fremont Co., Riverton Wildlife Area, .25 miles N. of jct. check station road & Fremont co. Rd. J46	Open tallgrass ditch with scattered small trees and shrubs along road between mixed hardwood bottomland forest and agricultural cropland	The documentation form by Michael Overton is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Dixie Overton. \| Elimination of similar species: Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The bird observed showed no fine black streaking on the breast and only limited fine black streaking on the lower flanks. The chin, throat, breast, upper belly, and flanks were a strong ochre color. The lesser underwing coverts showed as a yellow edge on the folded wing. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:30:00/09:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Rare bird documentation form for Hudsonian Godwit at Saylorville Reservoir, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1997-08-09	1997-08-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for twenty-six Hudsonian Godwits in Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on August 9, 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Hudsonian Godwit	Saylorville Lake	Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA	islands at upper end of reservoir	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The large size and bill shape identified the birds as godwits. The black wing linings, white wing stripe, and white rump eliminate other godwit species (Marbled, Bar-tailed, and Black-tailed). \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:20:00/16:06:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	13
Field notes and email to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ann Johnson, August 8, 1997	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-08-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson. Also included is an email from Johnson to James J. Dinsmore regarding clarifications on several bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Johnson, Ann	Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Bell's Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Common Moorhen American White Pelican Baird's Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Tennessee Warbler Blackpoll Warbler King Rail	Des Moines Forneys Lake Fremont County Norwalk Pottawattamie County Waubonsie State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Philip J. Walsh email to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Mississippi Kite sighting and nest, August 8, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Storms Weather	1997-08-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An email reply from Philip J. Walsh to James J. Dinsmore regarding details on a Mississippi Kite sighting and nest, August 8, 1997. The sighting was reported to Walsh by Janice K. Wiggers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Mississippi Kite	Ledges State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Roseate Spoonbill at Waubonsie Wildlife Area, 1997	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-05	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Roseate Spoonbill at Waubonsie Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on August 4, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, two photos, an article from Iowa Bird Life, an article from North American Birds, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Roseate Spoonbill	Waubonsie State Park	Waubonsie W.A., Fremont Co., IA	roosting in willows in flooded bottomland	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Mark Proescholdt, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, and Michael D. Overton were submitted later. Other observers include Dixie Overton, Ann Johnson, James Scheib, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, Peter Ernzen, Dick Tetrault, Beth Proescholdt, Dennis Henrickson, John Sullivan, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, B.J. Rose, Ross Silcock, James Dinsmore, Babs Padelford, and Loren Padelford. \| Elimination of similar species: The heron shape, pink body color, and bill shape are unique to this species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 19:13:00/19:51:00 on August 4, 05:53:00/06:15:00 on August 5, and 18:44:00/19:47:00 on 13 August.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	25
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Pacific Loon at Spirit Lake, 1997	Administrative reports Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1997-08-02	2000-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Pacific Loon at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on August 2, 1997. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Thelen, Ed	Pacific Loon	Spirit Lake	West and South shore of Spirit Lake, Dickinson County	Large Natural Lake	The documentation form by Ed Thelen is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Lee Schoenewe was submitted later. Other observers include Nancy Schoenewe. \| Elimination of similar species: Straight horizontal bill and chinstrap eliminated red-throated Loon - smaller size eliminated common Loon. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:30:00/08:30:00 on 08/02/1997 and from 07:30:00/07:40:00 on 08/05/1997.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	7	7
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, August 2, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Carter, Dennis L.	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Willow Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wood Thrush Ruddy Duck Caspian Tern Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager Bank Swallow Northern Harrier Cliff Swallow	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Castalia Winneshiek County Lake Meyer Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Postville Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also included are details of a Yellow Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Willow Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler Gadwall American Redstart Yellow Warbler	Appanoose County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Fremont County Marion County Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David L. Dankert, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in Linn County contributed by David L. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dankert, David L.	Horned Grebe Common Grackle Common Loon Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Nashville Warbler	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Oak Hill Cemetery Wickiup Hill Natural Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Fall field reports contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Eared Grebe American Crow Bobolink Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Evening Grosbeak Roseate Spoonbill Merlin American Pipit Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Spotted Towhee Mourning Dove Common Tern Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Ames Big Creek State Park Boone Grinnell Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Iowa State University Ada Hayden Heritage Park Black Hawk Marsh State Game Management Area Mitchellville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Iowa field reports contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Killdeer American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Semipalmated Sandpiper American White Pelican Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Northern Mockingbird Wilson's Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher Bonaparte's Gull Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Mini Wakan State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Runnells Overlook Glidden				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Aaron Brees, fall 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Aaron Brees. Also includes a brief note from Brees to Thomas H. Kent regarding the lateness of the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Brees, Aaron	American Bittern Thayer's Gull Least Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Marsh Wren American Pipit Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Glaucous Gull Red-eyed Vireo Spotted Towhee Tennessee Warbler Green Heron	Lake Ahquabi Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Warren County Wayne County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Red Rock Wildlife Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Lundy Acres Corydon Lake Medicine Creek Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Mississippi Kite Carolina Wren Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Chimney Swift Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Semipalmated Plover Red-necked Phalarope Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Bufflehead Northern Harrier	Des Moines Grays Lake Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park Polk City Wildlife Area Raccoon River Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Thompson, Dennis	Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Greater Yellowlegs Dickcissel Purple Finch Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret	Big Creek Lake Dale Maffitt Reservoir Dunbar Slough Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the fall of 1997 compiled by Thomas H. Kent.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Pine Grosbeak White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Roseate Spoonbill California Gull Sabine's Gull MacGillivray's Warbler	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, August 1, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1997-08-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite	Dickinson County Hawarden Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Cayler Prairie State Preserve Oak Grove State Park Melvin Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5