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

Audubon field notes for spring 1967 contributed by Frederick W. Kent	Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Parulidae \| Warblers	1967-03-01	1967-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Audubon field notes contributed by Frederick W. Kent. A newspaper clipping regarding the naming of a park for Mr. Kent in Johnson County, Iowa and a note to Peter C. Petersen are included in the field notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1967.	Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984	Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Hudsonian Godwit	Conesville Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	6
Audubon field notes, summer 1968	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Phalaropus \| Phalaropes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1968-06-01	1968-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Audubon field notes for the summer of 1968 were written by Woodward H. Brown. Many items were underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1968.	Brown, Woodward H.	Wood Duck Red-eyed Vireo Veery Cerulean Warbler Northern Bobwhite	Iowa Ledges State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	7
Aug-Nov 85 field reports	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1985 compiled by Erik Munson. Includes addenda "Part II Fall field reports". This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Munson, Erik	Prairie Falcon Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler Nashville Warbler	Ames Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring sightings, spring 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted and forms documenting the sighting of a Greater Scaup at the IPL Settling Ponds and Lake Manawa, and a Marbled Godwit and Ruddy Turnstone at Willow Slough. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Marbled Godwit Greater Scaup Ruddy Turnstone	Folsom Lake Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Manti Memorial Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Taylor Lakes	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Barbara L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent and field notes, fall 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1981-08-01	1981-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes and letter were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cedar Waxwing Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Osprey Red-necked Phalarope Mourning Dove American Black Duck	Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Mills County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 20, 1987	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Research Parulidae \| Warblers	1987-08-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 20, 1987. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Engebretsen, Bery	Cooper's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Dickcissel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Spotted Sandpiper Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Common Tern	Big Creek Lake Lake View Saylorville Lake Saylorville Oak Grove Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Engebretsen, Bery	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Dunlin Wood Thrush Ruddy Duck Sora Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Veery Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Great Blue Heron	Dallas County Des Moines Jester Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area West Des Moines Brown's Woods Terra Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Bird checklist, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1946-01-01	1979-12-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Thrushes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finches. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8148/view	Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	1	5
Bird List on Field Trip at Ledges State Park of Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1928-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of 94 bird species observed on an Iowa Ornithologists Union field trip to Ledges State Park on May 12, 1928.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Ledges State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Check-list of Iowa birds annotated by A. Lang Bailey	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1954-04-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A checklist of 275 bird species commonly found in Iowa as well as an appended list of 65 additional rare or accidental species annotated by A. Lang Bailey.	Baily, A. Lang	Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Black Rail	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Check-list of Iowa Birds compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1957-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Check list of birds observed in Emmet County compiled by Dennis L. Carter, May 18, 1957. Also includes handwritten notes with bird sightings from Fort Defiance State Park and Lake Cheever.	Carter, Dennis L.		Emmet County Fort Defiance State Park Cheever Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Strigiformes \| Owls Ardeidae \| Herons Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1936-01-01	1936-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-01-01	1937-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1937.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1938-01-01	1938-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1938.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1939-01-01	1939-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1940-01-01	1940-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1941-01-01	1941-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies	1936-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1936. Also notes he was at Ledges State Park later in the day.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike Blue-winged Teal Lesser Yellowlegs Cerulean Warbler Tufted Titmouse House Wren Blackpoll Warbler Barn Swallow Common Starling	Ledges State Park Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watchers Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Ardeidae \| Herons Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1941-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Atlantic and Council Bluffs by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.This is a combined list for the Atlantic Convention field trip.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Eastern Screech-Owl	Atlantic Council Bluffs	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 11, 1941	Checklists Field notes	Bird watchers Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1941-05-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Atlantic and Griswold by Walter Rosene and group from the Atlantic Convention, May 11, 1941.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-tailed Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Great Horned Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Scarlet Tanager American Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker	Atlantic Griswold	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watchers Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae \| Swallows Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1940-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Dubuque by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940. Also notes this field trip includes members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Barred Owl Greater Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Worm-eating Warbler Black Tern Wilson's Snipe Green Heron	Dubuque	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 12, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers	1940-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Guttenburg by Walter Rosene and others, May 12, 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Bobolink Warbling Vireo Northern Cardinal American Woodcock Baltimore Oriole Black-capped Chickadee Red-bellied Woodpecker American Robin	Guttenberg	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 15, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1938-05-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed at Lizard Lake by Walter Rosene, Samuel J. Hyde and Paul Leaverton, May 15, 1938. Also notes many Ruddy Ducks on Lizard Lake were mating.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Least Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird White-crowned Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Sora Stilt Sandpiper Gray Catbird Northern Waterthrush Black Tern	Lizard Lake	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 16, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, Paul Leaverton and Bob Walker, May 16, 1937. Also notes a Blue-winged Teal nest with two eggs and a Yellow Warbler nest with one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Blue-winged Teal Barred Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Whip-poor-will Yellow Warbler	Little Wall Lake Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 9, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1936-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Fairfield by Walter Rosene and others, May 9, 1936. Also notes this is a combined list of 136 species taken by seven different groups at the Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting in Fairfield.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Gray-cheeked Thrush Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Great Horned Owl Marsh Wren Common Nighthawk Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Northern Waterthrush Northern Bobwhite	Fairfield	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1