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

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
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 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 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 notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report 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 fall 1998.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Marsh Wren Sora Sedge Wren Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Dallas County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Wayne County Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
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
Heard on the Birdline, March 15-June 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1998-03-15	1998-06-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for March 15-June 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Lesser White-fronted Goose, Sprague's Pipit, Neotropic Cormorant, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, and Glossy Ibis. Other interesting observations include March sightings of a Ferruginous Hawk and Fish Crows, the first report of an adult Common Black-headed Gull in April, Black-billed Magpie and Black-necked Stilt sightings in May, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and King Rail sightings in June.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Neotropic Cormorant Fish Crow Sprague's Pipit Bewick's Wren Lesser White-fronted Goose Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Black-necked Stilt Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-headed Gull King Rail	Cerro Gordo County Ida County Lee County Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Thorpe Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Lake MacBride Iowa Arboretum	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
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 reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1997	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt and other observers. Also includes a brief note from Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding the fall birding season and the upcoming fall report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	American Bittern Loggerhead Shrike Eurasian Collared Dove Orchard Oriole White-winged Crossbill Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Roseate Spoonbill Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Bohemian Waxwing Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Hermit Thrush Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-throated Vireo American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Allamakee County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Liscomb Marshalltown Saylorville Lake Yellow River State Forest Nebraska City Diamond Lake Union Grove State Park Saint Anthony Tama County Sandy Beach Public Use Area Lock and Dam 9 Pine Lake State Park McCallsburg Hubbard	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
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
Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Engebretsen, Bery	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Summer Tanager Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Dunlin Wood Thrush Ruddy Duck Sora Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Veery Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Great Blue Heron	Dallas County Des Moines Jester Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area West Des Moines Brown's Woods Terra Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Iowa RBA, March 17, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-03-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 17, 1997. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay and two Ross' Geese as well as sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk, a Sandhill Crane, three Trumpeter Swans, and an estimated ten thousand Lapland Longspurs. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 14 species of Ducks and an Iceland Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Lapland Longspur Snowy Owl Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Iceland Gull Pinyon Jay Sandhill Crane	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Estherville Johnson County Pleasant Creek State Park Red Rock Dam Black Hawk Lake Boone County Louisa County Readlyn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, March 10, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-03-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 10, 1997. Highlights of the update include many new arrivals to the state, including American White Pelicans, Turkey Vultures, and an Eastern Phoebe. Also of note was the continued presence of at least one Great Gray Owl and an immature Pinyon Jay as well as the observation of a first-year Thayer's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of American Woodcocks and a Sandhill Crane.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Turkey Vulture Mute Swan American White Pelican Ross' Goose Barnacle Goose American Woodcock Great Gray Owl Eastern Phoebe Pinyon Jay Peregrine Falcon Canada Goose Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Burlington Cedar Rapids Claybanks Forest Clear Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Green Castle Recreation Area Lee County Montrose Rathbun Lake Mississippi River, Iowa Black Hawk Lake Boone County Swan Lake State Park Lake Darling	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, March 3, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-03-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for March 3, 1997. Highlights of the update include the return of Killdeer and Red-winged Blackbirds to the state as well as the continued presence of Great Gray Owls and a Pinyon Jay. Other interesting observations were of a Snowy Owl, six Red Crossbills, and a first year Thayer's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Brewer's Blackbird and a Barnacle Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Brewer's Blackbird Snowy Owl Barnacle Goose Northern Goshawk Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay Purple Finch Peregrine Falcon Red-winged Blackbird Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Big Creek Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Booneville Cedar Rapids Claybanks Forest Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Green Castle Recreation Area Boone County Bradgate Fort Madison Badger Creek State Recreation Area Van Meter	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Red-shouldered Hawk Marbled Godwit Brewer's Blackbird Chestnut-collared Longspur Pacific Loon Long-billed Dowitcher Palm Warbler Greater Scaup Spotted Towhee Snow Goose Common Tern Sandhill Crane	Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Prairie Lake Oneota Park Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Russ Widner, Pam Allen, Reid I. Allen and others.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-tailed Hawk Red-throated Loon Bobolink Barnacle Goose Trumpeter Swan American Pipit Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Swainson's Thrush Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow Warbler Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Green Castle Recreation Area Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Hardin County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Rock Creek State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Nest building Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Jones, Jack (John Paul)	Northern Flicker Killdeer Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Brown-headed Cowbird Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Common Loon Gray Catbird Canada Goose Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Merganser Downy Woodpecker	Dickinson County Gull Point State Park Alton Eagle Point Emerson Bay State Recreation Area Marble Beach State Recreation Area Wahpeton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Iowa RBA and updates, February 10-19, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-02-10	1997-02-19	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA updates for February 10 and February 17, 1997. Highlights of the two updates include the continued presence of a Pinyon Jay and sightings of Great Gray Owls, a Ferruginous Hawk, Snowy Owls, a Prairie Falcon, and Red Crossbills. Also included are additional brief updates from February 12, 15, and 19, 1997, with more details on the Great Gray Owl and Ferruginous Hawk as well as sightings of Greater Scaup, a Peregrine Falcon, and Pine Siskins.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Merlin Great Gray Owl Pinyon Jay Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ames Cedar Rapids Claybanks Forest Emmetsburg Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve George Wyth Memorial State Park Homestead Jasper County Lyon County Mason City Montrose Rathbun Lake Sioux Center Sioux County Stone State Park Thornton Boone County Lock and Dam 16 Shell Rock River Greenbelt East Amana	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Iowa RBA, January 6, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for January 6, 1997. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Pinyon Jay, a Varied Thrush, three Long-tailed Ducks, a first-year Black-legged Kittiwake, a first-year Mew Gull, and a first-year Thayer's Gull. Also included is an update to the Iowa RBA with a report of the continued presence of an Evening Grosbeak and a sighting of two Long-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Blue Jay Common Grackle Brewer's Blackbird Varied Thrush Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Long-tailed Duck Mew Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Pinyon Jay Eurasian Tree Sparrow Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Northern Mockingbird Chipping Sparrow Northern Shrike Common Starling	Burlington George Wyth Memorial State Park Marshalltown Mason City Montrose Perry Red Rock Dam Boone County Lock Number 19 Pool 19 Rock Falls Victory Park Bloomfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	5
Field reports Iowa, fall 1996, December 10, 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes \| Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Gaviiformes \| Loons Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Strigiformes \| Owls	1996-12-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 10, 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 fall 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, November 27, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1996-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent with observer Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pomarine Jaeger Double-crested Cormorant Franklin's Gull Snowy Owl Pacific Loon Black Scoter Dunlin Pinyon Jay Baltimore Oriole Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Scarlet Tanager Bufflehead Great Egret	Clear Lake Coralville Lake Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Muscatine Saylorville Lake Boone County Fort Madison	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans 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 Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Pacific Loon Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Tundra Swan American Goldfinch Great Egret	Appanoose County Guthrie County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Sweet Marsh Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3