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

Field check list contributed by Peter P. Wickham, spring 1987	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter P. Wickham. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Wickham, Peter P.	Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Lapland Longspur Barred Owl House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Spotted Sandpiper Common Snipe Bufflehead Belted Kingfisher Bonaparte's Gull American Golden Plover Northern Bobwhite	Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Squaw Creek Regional Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Matsell Bridge Public Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas J. Staudt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Killdeer Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Golden-winged Warbler Eurasian Tree Sparrow Lesser Yellowlegs Connecticut Warbler Green-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco	Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City West Branch Coralville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Sinclair, Jim	Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Turkey Vulture Eared Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Summer Tanager American White Pelican Black-crowned Night Heron Louisiana Waterthrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Waterthrush Nashville Warbler	Brenton Slough Ledges State Park Warren County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Red Rock Wildlife Area John L Lewis Park Woodland Mounds State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1986-1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology Water birds Weather	1986-12-01	1987-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the winter 1986-1987 titled "Field reports--winter 1986-1987" contributed by W. Ross Silcock. The report is heavily annotated. A total of 150 species were detected during the winter reporting period.	Silcock, W. Ross Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Red-throated Loon Black-billed Magpie Gyrfalcon Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Painted Bunting	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Fall 1986 field report	Field notes	Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Hollis lists various birds seen in Iowa City, including many raptors seen as part the Hickory Hill Hawk Watch on September 28, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Red-necked Grebe Blue Jay Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Osprey Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk	Hickory Hill Park Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Zaletel, Hank	Killdeer Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Tree Swallow American Golden Plover Cliff Swallow	Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Saylorville Lake Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Collins	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1986	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the mild, wet fall weather. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Snow Bunting Golden-winged Warbler Savannah Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cape May Warbler Northern Shrike	George Wyth Memorial State Park Mills County Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Hope Martin Memorial Park Strahan Steamboat Rock Wayside State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Thelen, Ed	Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Western Grebe White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Osprey	Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Browns Bay Millers Bay Pillsbury Point State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas J. Staudt with observers James L. Fuller, Thomas H. Kent and W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Cedar Waxwing Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Osprey Common Nighthawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Floyd County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lake Macbride State Park Nebraska City Sugar Bottom Campground Sandy Beach Public Use Area Jolly Rogers Campground Mehaffey Bridge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James P. Sandrock, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil, James Huntington and Carol A. Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Broad-winged Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-throated Warbler Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Pileated Woodpecker Gray Catbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue Grosbeak Cape May Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Croton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Common Tern	George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Erik Munson, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Munson, Erik	Swainson's Hawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Eastern Meadowlark Osprey Common Nighthawk Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observer Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Long-billed Dowitcher Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Stilt Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Nashville Warbler Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Centerville Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sedan Mystic	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Jim L. Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Threskiornithidae \| Ibises	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various birds sighted during the fall season, including an albino Barred Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Red-necked Grebe Barred Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-throated Blue Warbler	Iowa City Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Hardin County Lock Number 19 Ely	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Charles Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various bird sightings made primarily in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, Charles R.	Bald Eagle Blue-headed Vireo Spotted Sandpiper	Lock and Dam Number 18 Aspen Grove Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dinsmore notes the excellent fall migration and shorebird habitat at Saylorville Lake and northern Polk County. He lists numerous bird sightings made by himself and others across Iowa, noting he personally saw 263 species during the fall season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.		Eared Grebe American White Pelican Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Iowa Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Brookside Park Cooper Prairie Marsh Madrid	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Cummins lists birds sightings primarily at Rathbun Lake and in Appanoose County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Brewer's Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bray lists bird sightings made by herself and others in Iowa and in DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bray, Tanya	Orchard Oriole Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-billed Cuckoo	Lake Manawa Pine Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Eloise Armstrong and Dennis Thompson letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Eloise Armstrong and Dennis Thompson to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Armstrong, Eloise Thompson, Dennis	Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Barn Owl Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Least Tern Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Mockingbird Red Crossbill	Booneville Des Moines Iowa Badger Creek State Recreation Area Ringgold State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller with observers Jane Fuller and Charles Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Mountain Plover Little Blue Heron Clay-colored Sparrow Carolina Wren Western Kingbird House Finch Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Prairie Warbler	Burlington Iowa City Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve Effigy Mounds National Monument Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Blood Run / Rock Island National Landmark	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report for the summer of 1986 submitted by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field reports summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for the summer of 1986, submitted by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Dinsmore, James J.	Mountain Plover White-faced Ibis Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Least Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Caspian Tern Hooded Warbler Black Tern	Ames Colo Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Arnolds Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Checklists and field notes	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklists and field notes for the summer of 1986. The field notes discuss the sighting of a Burrowing Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Bray, Tanya	Burrowing Owl	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Summer bird report for northwest Iowa, 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Precipitation (Meteorology)	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report titled "Summer bird report for northwest Iowa, 1986," submitted by Gordon Brand. A note discussing the weather conditions states that it was a drier than average year for northwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Brand, Gordon James	American Kestrel Semipalmated Sandpiper Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wood Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sedge Wren Ovenbird Blue Grosbeak Black Tern	Sioux Center Orange City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Bart's birdies	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Nest building	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report titled "Bart's birdies" submitted by Bart M. Ballard. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Ballard, Bart M	Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret	Iowa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4