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

Field reports, Hank Zaletel, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with additional notes submitted by Hank Zaletel with several contributors for fall 1989. There is a detailed description of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow sighting within the record. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Zaletel, Hank	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caspian Tern Winter Wren	Hendrickson Marsh Lake Peterson Pits Recreation Area Maxwell Mines of Spain State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Jan L. Walter, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Water birds Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Jan L. Walter with contributions by Curt Nelson for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Walter, Janice L.	Cooper's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher	Mason City Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Matthew Kenne, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Stercorariidae \| Jaegers	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form by Matthew Kenne for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Rusty Blackbird White-throated Sparrow	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Thomas H. Kent, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports and bird sightings for fall 1989 by Thomas H. Kent with detailed notes for some sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Thayer's Gull Harris's Hawk Long-billed Dowitcher Sanderling Caspian Tern Common Tern Laughing Gull	Blairstown Clear Lake Credit Island Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Lock Number 19 Des Moines County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Sharon Laub, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Sharon Laub for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Laub, Sharon	Ruby-throated Hummingbird Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Dickcissel House Finch Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper	Greene County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Bob Myers, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports by Bob Myers for fall 1989 with detailed notes for some sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Myers, Robert K.	Black Scoter Merlin Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Tundra Swan	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Harpers Ferry				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Babs and Loren Padelford, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Babs and Loren Padelford with several contributors for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Barrow's Goldeneye Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Baird's Sandpiper Glaucous Gull	Big Creek State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Pony Creek Park Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Marietta Petersen, summer and fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for both fall and summer 1989 by Marietta Petersen with detailed description. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Petersen, Marietta	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Harris' Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Horned Lark Cliff Swallow	Cresco Cass County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Diane Porter, fall 1989	Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports by Diane Porter for fall 1989 with details about sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Porter, Diane C.	Cedar Waxwing Chimney Swift American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Nighthawk American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Hale Slough Glendale Cemetery Chautauqua Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form and hawk watching numbers submitted by Beth Proescholdt with Beth Brown, Mark Proescholdt, and Ann Johnson as contributors for fall 1989 . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form for fall 1989 submitted by Mark Proescholdt with several other observers along with an introductory letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Proescholdt, Mark	Broad-winged Hawk Lapland Longspur Osprey Black-bellied Plover Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lock and Dam 9 Union Gilman Cleves				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Loretta M. Pursel, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Loretta M. Pursel with several contributors for fall 1989 for the White-winged Crossbill. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Pursel, Loretta M.	White-winged Crossbill	Urbandale				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Jim Sinclair, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Jim Sinclair for fall 1989 with some detailed descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Sinclair, Jim	Double-crested Cormorant Red Knot Western Sandpiper Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Harrier	Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Rathbun State Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Sue Spieker, fall 1989	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form by Sue Spieker with a contributor Linda Packard and a letter from Sue Spieker to Carl Bendorf about the sightings for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Spieker, Susan J.	Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing Hooded Merganser Common Nighthawk Yellow-rumped Warbler American Coot Canada Goose	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Norwalk Saylorville Lake Warren County Walnut Woods State Park Lake Colechester				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, Richard Huser, fall 1989	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1989-07-31	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports compiled by Bill Huser of sightings by Bill Huser, Jerry Probst, and Richard Huser for fall 1989. Accompanied by a letter from Bill to Carl Bendorf with detailed notes for Golden Eagle. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Huser, Bill F.	Golden Eagle	Lake Red Rock Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bacon Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Iowa Birdline update, July 24, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-07-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 24, 1989. Highlights include a singing Hooded Warbler and Blue Grosbeak and shorebird sightings.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Henslow's Sparrow Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Sedge Wren Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Black Tern	Lee County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Van Buren County Des Moines County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Sharp-shinned Hawk at Jackson Township, 1989	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-07-19	1993-08-05	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Sharp-shinned Hawk at Jackson Township in Hardin County on July 19, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the bird sighting by David Conrads to Carl Bendorf, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Conrads, David J.	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Jackson Township	NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 SEC 13 T-88N R-20W Jackson Twp Hardin Co.	Upland forest, steep ravine	The documentation form by David J. Conrads is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Keith Franzen and Nixon Wilson. \| Elimination of similar species: Due to its significantly smaller size than a Cooper's Hawk, we concluded that it was a HY male Sharp-shinned Hawk. We also listened to "A Field Guide to Bird Songs" and although the Sharp-shinned recording was that of 175 "kek-kek-kek" warning/alarm call, the Cooper's Hawk recording was that of a food begging call which was very similar but of a significantly lower pitch than that of the bird we observed. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:30:00/14:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	27
Iowa Birdline update, July 17, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-07-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 17, 1989. Highlights include many sightings of specialties in southeast Iowa.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Upland Sandpiper Henslow's Sparrow Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Stilt Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Short-billed Dowitcher Black Tern	Burlington Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 10, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 10, 1989. Highlights include returning shorebirds, singing Hooded Warblers and a Barred Owl family.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Barred Owl Chuck-will's-widow Acadian Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Hooded Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Newton Mahaska County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit South Skunk River Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 3, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-07-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 3, 1989. Highlights include a number of birds at their northern limit. There have been sightings of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Henslow's Sparrows and Summer and Scarlet Tanagers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Chuck-will's-widow House Finch Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak	Emmet County Fremont County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Crawfordsville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 26, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-06-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 26, 1989. Highlights include a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, a Marbled Godwit with Willets, and Worm-eating Warblers feeding their young.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Western Kingbird Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Willet Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Veery Worm-eating Warbler Great-tailed Grackle	Burlington Des Moines Oakville Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Crawfordsville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 19, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-06-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 19, 1989. Highlights include nesting Great-tailed Grackles and Worm-eating Warblers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Western Grebe Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Great-tailed Grackle	Coralville Lake Saylorville Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Field note about a House Finch sighting contributed by Suzanne Clark, June 15, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1989-06-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of a House Finch sighting found in Ames contributed by Suzanne Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.	Clark, Suzanne	House Finch	Ames				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	10
Iowa Birdline update, June 12, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-06-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 12, 1989. Highlights include sightings of Mississippi Kites, Great-tailed Grackles and Summer Tanagers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Western Grebe House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Spotted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle	Atlantic Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Vinton Washington Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Dudgeon Lake area, 1989	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-06-06	1993-08-05	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Dudgeon Lake in Benton County, IA on June 6, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, three photographs, and nine documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Mark	Mississippi Kite	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area	Dudgeon Lake area - N. of Vinton - (Benton Co.)	Riverbottom woods along Cedar River with pond and power line cut	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Steve Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Carl J. Bendorf, Beth Proescholdt, Jim Fuller, Randy Pinkston, Peter C. Petersen, and Diane Porter were submitted later .Other observers include Brian Blevins, Phyllis Harris, Jim Sinclair, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Marc Phelps, Dave Conrads, Anne Barker, and Steve Poe. \| Elimination of similar species: There really are no similar species. An adult Black-shouldered Kite is very distinctive and the immature does not have a barred tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:33:00/07:45:00 and 11:45:00/12:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26