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

Field notes and James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 5, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1991-12-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Included with the field notes is a letter from James J. Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of three Sandhill Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Dinsmore, James J.	Northern Flicker Savannah Sparrow Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope House Finch Willet Sandhill Crane	Ames Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Runnells Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes and Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1991	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the locations noted in the field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Ernzen, Peter	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Green-backed Heron Least Bittern American Bittern Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Tennessee Warbler Winter Wren Wild Turkey Western Meadowlark	Dubuque Ida County Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Green Island Mud Lake Indian Creek Nature Center Holstein Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes and Rita Goranson letter to Thomas H. Kent, November 29, 1991	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds	1991-11-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson. Included with the field notes is a letter from Rita Goranson to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Goranson, Rita	Bald Eagle Pied-billed Grebe Brown-headed Cowbird Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Cattle Egret Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Sharp-shinned Hawk	Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Zirbel Slough Rock Falls Winnebago River Recreation Area Lester Milligan Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, November 25, 1991	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Podicipediformes \| Grebes Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-11-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Raymond L. Cummins, Tom Johnson, Russ Widner and others. Included with the field report is a note from Mark Proescholdt to the editors regarding his winter birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Proescholdt, Mark	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Little Blue Heron Brewer's Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Carolina Wren Common Ground-Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Black-legged Kittiwake Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird	Des Moines River Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Jasper County Lake Red Rock Marshall County Pleasant Creek State Park Pine Lake State Park Sandpiper Recreation Area Rock Creek State Park Runnells Overlook Wolf Creek Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, December 1, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include a detailed description of the Prairie Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Prairie Falcon American Kestrel Brown-headed Cowbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Merlin Purple Finch Hooded Merganser Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Saw-whet Owl Green-winged Teal Dark-eyed Junco	Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes and Ann Johnson letter to the editor, fall 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ann Johnson with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil and Jim Sinclair. Included with the field report is a letter from Ann Johnson to the editor that summarizes her fall bird observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Johnson, Ann	White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake American Pipit Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Peregrine Falcon Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin	Big Creek State Park Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Norwalk Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Coralville Dam Lundy Acres Swan Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Will Fields email to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 11, 2001	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	2001-08-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Will Fields in an email to James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Fields, Will	Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Short-eared Owl Wilson's Phalarope Osprey Gray Partridge Northern Pintail Black Tern Great Egret	Crystal Lake Eagle Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area Britt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field notes, photograph, and letter to James J. Dinsmore contributed by Ed Thelen, summer 2002	Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	2002-06-01	2002-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Ed Thelen. Also included is a brief letter to James J. Dinsmore from Thelen regarding the enclosed photograph of Cooper's Hawk fledglings in a nest and Dinsmore's retirement. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.	Thelen, Ed	Cooper's Hawk Eurasian Collared Dove Common Loon Osprey Pectoral Sandpiper Common Pheasant	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	9