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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	American Bittern Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow Eastern Whip-poor-will Tundra Swan	Cerro Gordo County Mason City McIntosh Woods State Park Parkers Woods Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curtis Nelson, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Curtis Nelson. Also included are details on sightings of a Golden Eagle and a Brewer's Blackbird, as well as a female Wild Turkey that was flushed from a nest with 17 eggs. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Nelson, Curtis	American Avocet Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Townsend's Solitaire Harris' Sparrow Golden Eagle Gray Partridge Sedge Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Wild Turkey Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Harrier	Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Clear Lake Mason City Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Clear Lake Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Marbled Godwit Warbling Vireo Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Sora Lesser Yellowlegs Common Nighthawk Tree Swallow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk Cliff Swallow	Algona Twelve Mile Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Burt Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. Also included are details of a Yellow Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Canvasback Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Common Loon Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Yellow-throated Vireo Gadwall Brown Creeper Great Egret	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Nebraska City Mystic Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Red-throated Loon Merlin Purple Finch White-winged Scoter Osprey Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Olive-sided Flycatcher Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Tundra Swan	Claybanks Forest Clear Lake Mason City Rice Lake Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp Rock Falls Fin and Feather Lake Rice Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also included are details of a Yellow Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Willow Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler Gadwall American Redstart Yellow Warbler	Appanoose County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Fremont County Marion County Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Thelen, Ed	Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Loon Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Caspian Tern Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser Black-headed Gull Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Council Bluffs Dickinson County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake View Marble Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Trickle Slough Area Crandalls Beach Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Mute Swan Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Osprey Acadian Flycatcher Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak American Coot Yellow-throated Vireo Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull King Rail	Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Du Marsh Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Elk Lake Fremont County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Ledges State Park Liscomb Marshalltown Waubonsie State Park Nebraska City Brush Creek Canyon State Park Hardin County Lizard Lake Virgin Lake Shimek State Forest Volga River State Recreation Area Backbone State Park Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area Maquoketa Elk Lake State Game Mgt Area Wolden County Park Malanaphy Springs White Oak Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field note about a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting contributed by Sharon Laub, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Boone County contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Laub, Sharon	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Wood Thrush Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Solitary Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Magnolia Warbler Lesser Scaup Tennessee Warbler Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Gadwall Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern American Golden Plover	Algona Du Marsh Area South Twin Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Gilmore City Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area Smith Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 1997.	Sinclair, Jim	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Townsend's Solitaire Goldeneye Lazuli Bunting Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Phoebe Long-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker Philadelphia Vireo Northern Parula Red-breasted Nuthatch Least Sandpiper	Guthrie County Indianola Ledges State Park Warren County Walnut Woods State Park Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook Lake Ahquabi State Park Brown's Woods Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt with observer Ramona R. Sommerlot and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Proescholdt, Beth	American Bittern Chimney Swift White-throated Sparrow Purple Finch Black-billed Cuckoo Veery Northern Mockingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow House Wren Northern Waterthrush	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Fuller, James L	American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Red-throated Loon Western Tanager White-winged Dove Black-billed Magpie Orchard Oriole Yellow Rail Peregrine Falcon Northern Parula Great Egret	Iowa County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Le Grand Pleasant Creek State Park Plymouth County Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Rare bird documentation form by Tom Stone Jr. for Yellow-crowned Night Heron sightings at Forneys Lake and Riverton, 1979	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for four Yellow-crowned Night Heron by Tom Stone Jr. at Forneys Lake in Fremont County, IA on July 19 and at Riverton in Fremont County, IA on July 20, 1979.	Stone, Tom, Jr.	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron	Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	23
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Eastern Kingbird Virginia Rail Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Woodbury County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Davis County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Brewer, Marion M.	Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Shoveler Gadwall Great-tailed Grackle	Du Marsh Area Westfield Little Clear Lake Park Webb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes and Hawk watch report contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of a Hawk watch at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area contributed by Beth Proescholdt during the period from September 11 through December 1, 1996. Included with the Hawk watch is a field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Proescholdt, Beth	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Gyrfalcon Merlin Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown White Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Broad-winged Hawk Least Flycatcher Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Red Knot Dunlin Golden Eagle Semipalmated Plover Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Bay-breasted Warbler American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Short-billed Dowitcher Red Crossbill	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Lake Park Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observers Becky Johnson, Raymond L. Cummins and Mary Montgomery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Turkey Vulture Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow American Pipit Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Bufflehead American Coot Northern Pintail Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull	Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, December 2, 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1996-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Harr, Douglas C.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Blue-headed Vireo Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Canvasback Common Moorhen Merlin Black-bellied Plover Gray Catbird Great Blue Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Marble Lake Rush Lake Spirit Lake Little Sioux River Correctionville Silver Lake Alvord Sanborn				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Goranson, Rita	Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Winter Wren American Golden Plover	Mason City Worth County Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area White Wildlife Area Parkers Woods Lekwa Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes and David L. Dankert letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1996	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include a detailed description of a Savannah Sparrow. Attached to the field notes is a letter from David L. Dankert to Thomas H. Kent regarding guidelines for early and late bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Dankert, David L.	Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush House Wren Red-winged Blackbird	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center The Eastern Iowa Airport Chain Lakes County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Unusual bird report form for Christmas Bird Counts regarding Trumpeter Swans, 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1998-12-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird sighting during the Spirit Lake Christmas Bird Count for nine Trumpeter Swans at Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, IA on December 12, 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A. Grange, Gary	Trumpeter Swan	Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-crowned Night Heron sightings at Forneys Lake and Riverton in 1979	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-07-19	1980-08-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form by Tom Stone for four Yellow-crowned Night Herons at Forneys Lake in Fremont County, IA on July 19, 1980 and Riverton in Fremont County, IA on July 20, 1980.	Stone, Tom	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron	Forneys Lake Riverton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	23
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River in Davenport, 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-12-23	1998-12-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River near Enchanted Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 23, 1998.	McKay, Kelly	Trumpeter Swan	Horse Island	~0.25 mile downstream of Enchanted Island, Davenport (Scott Co.)	Mississippi River side channel. Surrounding habitat consists of a backwater slough and a developed shoreline.	The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Tundra Swan - Smaller, more of an angle between bill and forehead. Snow Goose - Smaller, pink bill, black primaries. American White Pelican -'pouched' bill, black primaries and secondaries. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30