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

Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather	1992-08-01	1992-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. Also included are hand drawn sketches and a detailed description of a King Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Field Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Merlin Forster's Tern Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Caspian Tern Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Green-winged Teal King Rail	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Lake Red Rock Oakville Pleasant Creek State Park Casey Barrow Landing Oakland Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1987	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1987-08-01	1987-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also includes a brief note from Cummins to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the election of officers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of 1987.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Green-backed Heron Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Groove-billed Ani Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Meadowlark Common Loon Osprey Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Centerville Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve South Fork Chariton River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers	1979-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found primarily in Pocahontas County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, June 3, 1979. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1979.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Vesper Sparrow Canvasback American White Pelican Evening Grosbeak Black-crowned Night Heron Hudsonian Godwit Golden-crowned Kinglet	Laurens Pocahontas Storm Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Panora	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1985	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-03-01	1985-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	In his field notes, Cummins lists various bird sighted in southern, predominately around Lake Rathbun, and notes a low warbler migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Cummins, Raymond L.	American Avocet Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Summer Tanager Golden-winged Warbler Ross' Goose Willet White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Common Tern	Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sharon Bluffs State Park Rathbun State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1985	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-06-01	1985-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Eastern Bluebird Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Mockingbird	Appanoose County Van Buren County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in Appanoose County and Wapello County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Semipalmated Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Green Heron Northern Bobwhite	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Wapello County Eddyville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by Robert E. Thornburg, fall 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Robert E. Thornburg. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Thornburg, Robert E.	Double-crested Cormorant Purple Finch Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Robert E. Thornburg, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Fringillidae \| Finches Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Robert E. Thornburg. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Thornburg, Robert E.	Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Cattle Egret Common Loon Osprey	Lake Red Rock Pleasantville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	Eared Grebe Western Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Dunlin Golden Eagle Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Tundra Swan Common Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Red Oak Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sweet Marsh Black Hawk Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Backbone State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1984, with some observations shared with Francis L. Moore. There were 22 species identified. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, dated May 31, 1984, Myers said it was the poorest spring migration since he started keeping records in 1978. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Myers, Robert K.	Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Ross' Goose Merlin Peregrine Falcon	Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Essex Forneys Lake Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, spring 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1985-03-01	1985-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The field notes list various bird sightings by Myers, and sometimes others, and discusses the spring's disappointing migration, including a low number of warbler sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Myers, Robert K.	Western Sandpiper Greater Scaup Sandhill Crane	Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Riverside Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, November 30, 1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology	1981-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Ruth Phipps and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Phipps, Ruth O.	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Savannah Sparrow Western Kingbird Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Barn Swallow	De Soto Forneys Lake Fremont County Waubonsie State Park Pierce Creek Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
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 Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Gaviiformes \| Loons Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers James J. Dinsmore, Jim Sinclair, Hank Zaletel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	American Bittern Prairie Falcon Snow Bunting American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Sanderling Eastern Whip-poor-will Common Tern	Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Wapsipinicon State Park Big Wall Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers George Brown, Bery Engebretsen, Jim Sinclair and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Brewer's Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Jester Park Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriidae \| Plovers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Silcock, W. Ross	American Kestrel Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Yellow Warbler American Black Duck Sharp-shinned Hawk	Fremont County Shenandoah Riverton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes for Morse Lake, May 1963	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers	1963-05-01	1963-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for Morse Lake during May 1963. The name Jackson-Rowan is handwritten in red at the top of the note. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1963.		Carolina Wren	Morse Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	2
Field notes for spring at Red Rock area, 1977	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Nest building Women conservationists Ducks--Counting	1977-03-01	1977-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes and checklist of birds observed in the Red Rock area and during the Spring of 1977 submitted by Jon Stravers and Gladys Black. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1977.	Black, Gladys Stravers, Jon	Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Osprey Cliff Swallow	Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	1
Field notes for spring migration, 1965 contributed by Woodward H. Brown	Field notes	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1965-03-01	1965-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for spring migration were contributed by Woodward H. Brown. He reports that there was a late migration with many species spending little time in the area and a lack of yellow and black-billed cuckoos. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1965.	Brown, Woodward H.	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Palm Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Chestnut-sided Warbler Great Blue Heron	Des Moines Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	4
Field notes from Frederick W. Kent, Iowa City, fall 1971	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1971-08-01	1971-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Frederick W. Kent provided field notes of birds seen near Iowa City in fall of 1971. Some items are highlighted with vertical red lines on the left side. It was typed on the back of stationery from the State University of Iowa Photographic Service. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1971.	Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984	American Avocet Western Grebe	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	10
Field notes from the northwest corner of the state	Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.	Wallace, Loraine	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl	Spirit Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	38	19
Field notes, Amaqua Township and Council Bluffs, fall 1974	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration	1974-08-01	1974-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall 1974 field notes for Amaqua Township and Council Bluffs. The letter from Janice Powers to Vernon Kleen describes sightings in Amaqua Township, Boone County, Iowa. The second document is from Melba Wigg and lists birds migrating through the Council Bluffs area during the fall. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1974.	Powers, Janice Wigg, Melba	Black-billed Magpie Cattle Egret	Council Bluffs Amaqua Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	13
Field notes, spring migration, 1963	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1963-03-01	1963-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for spring migration of 1963 contributed by Frederick W. Kent from Iowa City, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1963.	Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984		Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	2
Field report	Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Fringillidae \| Finches Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1978-08-01	1978-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report of bird banding and sightings by Genevieve DeLong. An annotation notes that the Sparrow migration for that year was poor. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.	DeLong, Genevieve Edna	Warbling Vireo Eastern Kingbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird	Lamoni	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	7
Field reports and letter to Carl J. Bendorf contributed by Bob Livermore, fall 1987	Correspondence Field notes	Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Ornithology--Methodology	1987-08-01	1987-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bob Livermore. Also included is a brief letter from Livermore to Carl J. Bendorf regarding improvements to bird field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.	Livermore, Bob	Rough-legged Hawk Eastern Bluebird Field Sparrow Common Snipe Northern Rough-winged Swallow Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Barn Swallow Northern Shrike	Browns Lake Plymouth County Sioux City Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	2