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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 Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-27	1981-01-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980.	Mecham, Milo	Pine Grosbeak	Cedar Hills Sand Prairie	Mark Sand Prarie, [sic] Black Hawk County, Iowa	A row of cedar trees planted as a wind break at the edge of a natural prarie. [sic] Large number of evergreens approx 1/10 mile	The documentation form by Milo Mecham is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis L Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: While a female Purple Finch was seen in the same location. This was not a male Purple Finch, because of its larger size, the grey sides and its reluctance to leave the trees. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-27	1980-12-28	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980.	Moore, Francis L.	Pine Grosbeak	Cedar Hills Sand Prairie	North East edge of Mark Sand Prairie, Black Hawk County, IA	General: Sand Prairie with several clumps and rows of cedar trees Specific: Small double row of cedar trees about 25 feet long and about 10 feet high	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Milo Mecham. \| Elimination of similar species: Male Purple Finch is smaller and lacks white wing bars. I saw a male and female Purple Finch at the same location and they were quite a bit smaller than the Grosbeak. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas Bird Count - December 27, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports from the Cedar Falls area Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1980 compiled by Francis Moore. It features sighting of a Pine Grosbeak at Mark Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA. This document is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9552/view, https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9550/view, and https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8712/view.	Moore, Francis L.	Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard	Cedar Falls Waterloo Cedar Hills Sand Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Varied Thrush at Waterloo, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-27	1980-12-28	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Varied Thrush at Waterloo in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980.	Moore, Francis L.	Varied Thrush	Waterloo	240 Berkshire Road, Waterloo, IA	General: residential area with a lot of old coniferous trees planted in and around the area Specific: backyard of above residence - wind break of arborvidae with several other species of pine in yard and in neighbor's yard.	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays and Ruth Buck. \| Elimination of similar species: American Robin has all red breast and lacks the orange eye-stripe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:24:00/08:28:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	11
Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas Bird Count - December 27, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds	1980-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Christmas Bird Count addendum featuring a Varied Thrush in the Cedar Falls area in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. Also includes details about bird sightings of the Peregrine Falcon, Mallard, Brown Thrasher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pine Grosbeak, and Hoary Redpoll.	Moore, Francis L.	Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard	Black Hawk County Cedar Falls Cedar Hills Sand Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	11
1980 Yellow River Forest, Iowa CBC	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1980-12-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Results of the Yellow River Forest Christmas bird count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.		Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Phoebe Golden Eagle	Yellow River State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Ames, 1980	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-23	1981-01-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Ames in Story County, IA on December 23, 1980.	Ladd, Marlys	Pine Grosbeak	Ames	Backyard - 1408 Coolidge, Ames, Iowa	General: feed box and crab apple tree Specific: Perched on box for short time, did not eat - then flew to crab apple -	The documentation form by Marlys Ladd is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Brian Ladd and George Ladd. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple finch - Pine Grosbeak was too large for this species Cross bills - Wrong beak- \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 09:30:00 for several minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Verifying documentation form for Glaucous Gull sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 21 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Glaucous Gull at Lock & Dam 14 submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Glaucous Gull	Lock and Dam 14				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Verifying documentation form for Ruby-crowned Kinglet sighting submitted by Peter C. Peterson, December 21 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Duck Creek Park, Davenport submitted by Peter Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Petersen, Peter C.	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Duck Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Verifying documentation form for Field Sparrow sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 21 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Field Sparrow in McLamarrah Park submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Field Sparrow	McLamarrah Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Yellow-headed Blackbird sighting submitted by David W. Menke, December 21 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Yellow-headed Blackbird at the North end of Nobles Lake submitted by David W. Menke. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Menke, Dave	Yellow-headed Blackbird	Nobles Lake State Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Elton Fawks memo to Peter C. Petersen regarding White-winged Scoters	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A memo sent from Elton Fawks to Pete Petersen recounting the sighting of White-winged Scoters as part of the Christmas count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Fawks, Elton	White-winged Scoter	Davenport				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Brewer's Blackbird sighting submitted by Janet G. Greer, December 21 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Brewer's Blackbird from Highway 30 west of Missouri Valley submitted by Janet Greer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Greer, Janet	Brewer's Blackbird	Missouri Valley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, Winter 1980-1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-12-21	1981-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes detailing the sighting of a White-winged Crossbill, Sandhill Crane, and Merlin Hawk.	Phipps, Ruth O.	White-winged Crossbill Merlin Sandhill Crane	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Glaucous Gull at Lock and Dam 14, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Glaucous Gull at Lock and Dam 14 in Scott County, IA on December 21, 1980.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Glaucous Gull	Lock and Dam 14	Lock + Dam 14, Scott Co, Iowa	Mississippi River, frozen except below dam and small area about dam	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Shire and William Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: Herring gull - uniform light color Iceland gull - size, black-tipped bill \| The original documentation form event lasted from around 10:00:00/10:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	37
Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow at McLamarrah Park in Bettendorf, 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-12-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Field Sparrows at McLamarrah Park in Bettendorf in Scott County, IA on December 21, 1980.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Field Sparrow	McLamarrah Park	McLammarrah [sic] Park, N. of Bettendorf, Scott Co, IA	General: as above [...] In brushy area along wood creek [...] Specific: Small creek flowing into Mississippi between low bluffs	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Shires. \| Elimination of similar species: Tree sparrow. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Christmas count, 1980-81	Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Winter Citizen science	1980-12-20	1981-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The Christmas count report notes a record 127 species sighted, eight more than the previous record number sighted the year before, thanks largely to increased participation and wider coverage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.		Eastern Phoebe Curve-billed Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Sedge Wren Veery Sandhill Crane	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Cedar Rapids Christmas bird count	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-12-20	1981-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare or unusual species details from the Cedar Rapids Christmas bird count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.		Field Sparrow White-winged Crossbill Ringed Turtle-Dove Marsh Wren	Cedar Rapids Marion				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Verifying documentation form for Greater Scaup sighting submitted by Thomas H. Kent, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form submitted by Thomas Kent documenting the sighting of a Greater Scaup on December 20, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Greater Scaup	Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Hooded Merganser sighting submitted by Janet Greer, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form submitted by Janet Greer documenting the sighting of a Hooded Merganser in the Missouri River on December 20, 1980 during the Christmas bird count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Greer, Janet	Hooded Merganser	Omaha				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Cooper's Hawk sighting submitted by Richard L. Hallberg, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form submitted by Dick Hallberg documenting the sighting of a Cooper's Hawk on December 20, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Hallberg, Richard L.	Cooper's Hawk	Ames				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
1980 Decorah, Iowa CBC	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	1981-01-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Results of the Decorah Christmas bird count describing a Golden Eagle sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.		Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle	Decorah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Verifying documentation form for Brewer's Blackbird sighting submitted by Richard Nuss, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Brewer's Blackbird near Indian Creek south of Nevada submitted by Richard Nuss. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Nuss, Richard F.	Brewer's Blackbird	Nevada				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Gray Catbird sighting submitted by Michael C. Newlon, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Gray Catbird in Iowa City submitted by Michael Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Newlon, Michael C.	Gray Catbird	Iowa City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6
Supporting details form for Merlin sighting submitted by Ruth Green, December 20 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1980-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Merlin at the Plattsmouth Cemetery submitted by Ruth Green. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Green, Ruth	Merlin	Plattsmouth				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6