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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1983	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. A note indicating the dates and amount of time observing birds at the Ames High School Prairie is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Red-headed Woodpecker Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Blue Jay Yellow-headed Blackbird Lapland Longspur Canvasback Tree Swallow Greater White-fronted Goose American Golden Plover	Little Wall Lake Des Moines River Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Marshall County Peterson Pits Recreation Area Polk County Saylorville Lake Anderson Goose Lake McFarland Lake Park Larson Marsh Ames High Prairie/Richard W. Pohl Memorial Preserve Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring 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 spring 1996.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Yellow-breasted Chat Cinnamon Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Hoary Redpoll Hooded Merganser Baird's Sandpiper Common Snipe Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Least Sandpiper	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock River George Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes and letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 1, 1983	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, June 1, 1983. A letter from Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding the spring weather and the effect on bird populations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Blue Jay Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Common Loon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Short-billed Dowitcher Barn Swallow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Laughing Gull Brown Creeper	Fremont County Mills County Pottawattamie County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Montgomery County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field reports form, contributed by Beth Proescholdt, spring 1985	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-03-01	1985-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The field notes list various birds sighted in central Iowa and mentions a low number of warblers, thrushes, and ducks that spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Proescholdt, Beth	Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Virginia Rail Marsh Wren Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow Winter Wren	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Ledges State Park Marshall County Pine Lake State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Robert Cecil letter to Thomas Kent regarding Fall bird sightings, November 20, 1985	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Corvidae \| Jays, Crows, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1985-11-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter discusses Fall bird sightings and proposed editorial changes to Iowa Bird Life. Includes an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Cecil, Robert I.	Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Prairie Warbler	Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Winter birds sighted, February 28, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Water birds Weather	1981-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter discusses the winter weather and the affect it's had on the ducks at Willow Slough. Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Lincoln's Sparrow Common Starling	Lake Manawa Mills County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Ames Audubon Society May Newsletter, 1978	Newsletters	Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Turdidae \| Thrushes Societies--History, organization, etc	1978-05-01	1978-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, May 1978. Highlights of the newsletter include the slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the official annual meeting in May, information on an upcoming field trip to Ledges State Park to capture the peak of spring migration, an article on birding in Story County by Barney Cook, and a list of forty-three species of birds observed during April 1978.	Cook, Barnett C. Ames Audubon Society	Northern Flicker Purple Martin Chimney Swift Northern Saw-whet Owl	Ames Ledges State Park Brookside Park	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	2
Field check lists by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1972-05-20	1972-05-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two field check lists of bird sightings, one of birds observed at Sweet Marsh and the other a composite list from the 50th Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting in Waterloo, both compiled by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1912-		Waterloo Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	38	7