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

Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. The report also includes key details on the sightings of a White-winged Scoter, a Brewer's Blackbird, a Black Scoter, and a Northern Shrike. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Ross's Gull Brewer's Blackbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy Owl Reddish Egret Black Scoter Common Loon White-winged Scoter Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Tree Swallow Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet House Wren Northern Shrike	Colfax Coralville Lake Iowa City Johnson County Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Williams Prairie State Preserve Effigy Mounds National Monument Monroe County Rock Creek Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, fall 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Killdeer Eared Grebe Blue Jay Common Grackle Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy Owl Purple Finch Lesser Yellowlegs Bay-breasted Warbler Spotted Towhee Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike Brown Creeper	Akron Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Doon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports - Spring 1996, June 8, 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-06-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of bird sightings organized by species, June 8, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Iowa field reports contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Snowy Plover Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup White-rumped Sandpiper Tree Swallow Tennessee Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Northern Shrike	Ames Big Creek Lake Blue Lake Brenton Slough Des Moines River Dunbar Slough Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Lucas County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Boone County Hickory Grove County Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Holst State Forest Ada Hayden Heritage Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area Madrid Glendale Cemetery Long Pond Polk City Wildlife Area Alvord	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Iowa field report contributed by Chris Edwards, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Water levels	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in eastern Iowa contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Edwards, Chris	Cooper's Hawk Marbled Godwit Red-necked Grebe Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Canvasback Black-necked Stilt Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Bufflehead Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Prairie Warbler Pine Warbler	Ainsworth Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Macbride State Park Lee County Pleasant Creek State Park South Amana Pond Mississippi River, Iowa Effigy Mounds National Monument Stone City Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Macbride Nature Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Iowa spring bird report contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Swainson's Hawk Purple Martin Clay-colored Sparrow Short-eared Owl Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Glaucous Gull Northern Rough-winged Swallow Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover	Blue Lake Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Thurman Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field reports form for seasonal observation of Iowa birds, Dale Stone, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Dale Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Stone, Dale	Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Pied-billed Grebe White-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Chimney Swift Harris' Sparrow Cattle Egret Gray Partridge Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush Swamp Sparrow Mourning Warbler American Golden Plover Eastern Screech-Owl	Lake City Sac County Scranton Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Carroll Calhoun County Rockwell City Ralston Rainbow Bend County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Rob Thelen, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Thelen, Rob	Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Semipalmated Sandpiper Carolina Wren Common Moorhen Snowy Egret American Woodcock Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Solitary Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Kentucky Warbler Cape May Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Dunbar Slough Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Carroll County Carroll Auburn Swan Lake Wall Lake Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Mid-Prairie Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Yellow-breasted Chat Cinnamon Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Hoary Redpoll Hooded Merganser Baird's Sandpiper Common Snipe Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Least Sandpiper	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock River George Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Franklin's Gull Red-breasted Merganser Western Grebe Purple Finch Semipalmated Plover Willet Caspian Tern Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler Common Merganser	Big Creek State Park Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Grays Lake Indianola Polk County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Waterworks Park Greenwood Park Long Pond Rock Creek State Park Cottonwood Recreation Area Polk City Wildlife Area Raccoon River Park Olivet Baptist Church	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field reports contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Birds--Infancy	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Upland Sandpiper Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Lark Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Gray Partridge Sora Stilt Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Bufflehead Green-winged Teal Gadwall Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull Black Tern	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Emmet County Harrier Marsh Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Osceola County Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Eagle Lake Black Hawk Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve McBreen Marsh Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Hancock County Gordon's Marsh Area Camp Dodge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Iowa field report data, fall 1997, December 9, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Strigiformes \| Owls	1997-12-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of bird sightings organized by species, December 9, 1997. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Iowa field reports contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Killdeer American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Semipalmated Sandpiper American White Pelican Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Northern Mockingbird Wilson's Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher Bonaparte's Gull Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Mini Wakan State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Runnells Overlook Glidden	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Edwards, Chris	Ruffed Grouse American Bittern Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Field Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove White-winged Crossbill Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Swainson's Thrush Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackpoll Warbler Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Green Heron	Allamakee County Burlington Coralville Lake Grinnell Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Homestead Yellow River State Forest Lake MacBride Stone City Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Macbride Nature Recreation Area Heron Bend Conservation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe American White Pelican Eastern Kingbird Long-tailed Duck Roseate Spoonbill Black-crowned Night Heron Redhead Ruddy Duck Osprey Common Snipe Tree Swallow Northern Shoveler Common Merganser Barn Swallow Great-tailed Grackle	Carter Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Dinsmore, James J.	Whooping Crane American Avocet American Bittern Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Barn Owl Western Grebe American Pipit White-winged Scoter Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Red Crossbill Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Burrowing Owl	Ames Big Creek Lake Boone Jester Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Plainfield Saylorville Lake Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Moeckley Prairie Dallas Center Big Wall Lake Allerton Humeston	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Bald Eagle Little Blue Heron American Bittern Eared Grebe Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Common Moorhen Snowy Egret Black Scoter Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Le Conte's Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Osprey Willet Canada Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Ruff	Forneys Lake Lake Red Rock Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake South Twin Lake Spirit Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Tuttle Lake County Park Littlefield County Park Runnells Overlook Hales Slough Area Silver Lake Sunken Island Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, December 9, 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	1998-12-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Northern Flicker Double-crested Cormorant Red-throated Loon Canvasback Dunlin Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover Common Snipe Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Amazilia Hummingbird Great Egret	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake MacBride Pool 9 Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	American Bittern Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe American White Pelican Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Common Yellowthroat Common Loon Red-necked Phalarope Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Sedge Wren Gray Catbird Magnolia Warbler Blue Grosbeak Sandhill Crane	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Forneys Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa Okoboji Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Silver Lake West Oak Forest Hills Park Willow Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Red-shouldered Hawk Clark's Grebe Red-necked Grebe Blue-headed Vireo Eurasian Collared Dove Snowy Egret California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Bohemian Waxwing Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Fox Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Sandhill Crane Black-headed Gull Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Clay County Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Elk Lake Lost Island Lake Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Waterman Creek O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Barringer Slough State Game Mgt Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area Willow Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, December 1, 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather	1998-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Purple Finch Golden Eagle Ruby-crowned Kinglet Spotted Towhee Fox Sparrow Snow Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Mourning Dove	Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field reports, fall 1998, Loons through Ducks, December 11, 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes \| Loons Ornithology--Methodology	1998-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 11, 1998. The list includes sightings of Loons, Grebes, Herons, Geese, and Ducks. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Fred Lesher. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Lesher, Fred	Red-headed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe Canvasback Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Brown Creeper Eastern Screech-Owl	Allamakee County Lansing Wexford Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Special weather alert, fall 1998	Reports	Animal migration--Climatic factors Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Water birds Weather Winds Ducks--Counting	1998-11-10	1998-11-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A special weather alert describing the intense weather front that swept across the northern great plains on November 10-12, 1998. The intense low pressure system produced one of the greatest mass migrations of waterfowl and the largest migration of Sandhill Cranes recorded in Iowa. The most unusual reports were of 500 or more Sandhill Cranes moving south near Council Bluffs. Additionally, tens of thousands of Snow Geese were reported throughout Iowa, far east of their usual migration path. Also of note were the thousands of that ducks were reported statewide when there had been few present in the preceding weeks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Snow Goose Sandhill Crane	Council Bluffs Iowa Lake View Mount Ayr	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2