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

Bery Engebretsen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 20, 1987	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Research Parulidae \| Warblers	1987-08-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Bery Engebretsen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 20, 1987. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Engebretsen, Bery	Cooper's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Dickcissel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Spotted Sandpiper Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Common Tern	Big Creek Lake Lake View Saylorville Lake Saylorville Oak Grove Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Peter Ernzen, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Ernzen, Peter	Grasshopper Sparrow Long-billed Dowitcher Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Tufted Titmouse Blackpoll Warbler Northern Harrier	Ida County Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Crawford Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by James O. Durbin, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James O. Durbin with observer Joyce Durbin. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Durbin, James O.	Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Eurasian Wigeon Ruby-throated Hummingbird Great Horned Owl Merlin Common Loon Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Pine Siskin Greater White-fronted Goose Sandhill Crane	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Marion Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Matsell Bridge Public Access Boyson Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Dankert, David L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Warbling Vireo Eastern Wood-Pewee Wood Duck Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Fox Sparrow American Coot Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite	Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	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 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Virginia Rail Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Tufted Titmouse	Appanoose County Black Hawk County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lee County Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Thomas H. Kent, Dick Tetrault and John Cecil. The field notes include an attached page with a detailed description of the Prairie Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Cecil, Robert I.	Ring-billed Gull Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Eurasian Wigeon Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Caspian Tern Cerulean Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler	Des Moines River Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Polk County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Carter, Dennis L.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Canvasback American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Forster's Tern Osprey Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird American Black Duck Great Egret	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lansing Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Howard County Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
John Van Dyk letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding field reports for the IOU quarterly field report, December 1, 1989	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1989-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by John Van Dyk for fall 1989 in the form of a letter to Carl Bendorf on December 1, 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll Merlin Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher	Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Paul Martsching, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Paul Martsching in Ames, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Martsching, Paul	Ovenbird Pine Warbler	Brookside Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Bery Engebretsen, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Parulidae \| Warblers Ornithological illustration	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall 1989 bird sightings submitted by Bery Engebretsen with an illustration of a Red Knot. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Engebretsen, Bery	Prairie Falcon Red Knot Baird's Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Bonaparte's Gull	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park Saylorville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Cuculiformes \| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis	1987-06-01	1987-07-31	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 1987.	Proescholdt, Mark	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Broad-winged Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Veery Swainson's Thrush Northern Mockingbird Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak American Coot Great Egret	Allamakee County Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Elm Lake Fremont County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Liscomb Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Morse Lake Holst State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Raymond	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1987	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1987-06-01	1987-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Least Bittern American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Bell's Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole American Woodcock Black-crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Short-billed Dowitcher Winter Wren Brown Creeper	Bellevue Credit Island Goose Lake Huron Island Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park Tipton Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rallidae \| Rails Thraupidae \| Tanagers Parulidae \| Warblers	1987-06-01	1987-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report 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 summer 1987.	Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Purple Martin Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Common Moorhen American White Pelican Western Kingbird Ruddy Duck Piping Plover Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Blue Grosbeak Bufflehead	Black Hawk County Forneys Lake Fremont County Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Effigy Mounds National Monument Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Fall 1985	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Martsching, Paul	Red-necked Grebe Northern Goshawk House Finch Peregrine Falcon Pine Warbler	Big Creek Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Rathbun State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Fall report, 1985	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1985-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-		Sioux Center Rock Valley Orange City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Iowa Ornithologists Union letter to Ken Thimmesch regarding Warbler photograph, November 10, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Photography of birds Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-11-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter identifies a photographed Warbler as a Cape May Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Cape May Warbler	Cedar Rapids	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Ken Thimmesch letter to Iowa Ornithologists Union regarding unidentified Warbler, September 29, 1985	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Photography of birds Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-09-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter asks for help in identifying a Warbler that was photographed in Cedar Rapids. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Thimmesch, Ken	Cape May Warbler	Cedar Rapids	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1985 compiled by Tom Staudt	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Staudt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Sage Thrasher	Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Proescholdt, Mark	Sage Thrasher White Ibis Common Eider Black Scoter Surf Scoter Golden Eagle Sanderling Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Liscomb Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Rathbun State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Proescholdt, Beth	Merlin White-winged Scoter Northern Shrike	Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown Saylorville Lake Woodbury County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Fall 1985 report	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Photography of birds Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others. Includes a letter from Pete Petersen to Thomas Kent regarding photos of a Sage Thrasher dated December 1, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Petersen, Peter C.	Sage Thrasher King Eider Pine Warbler	Davenport Oakville DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1985 compiled by Bob Myers	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Myers. Includes a postcard from Bob Myers to Thomas Kent regarding Parasitic Jaeger review and a questionable Barnacle Goose. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Myers, Robert K.	Parasitic Jaeger Barnacle Goose	Big Creek Lake Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Aug-Nov 85 field reports	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Annotated bird sighting list for Fall 1985 compiled by Erik Munson. Includes addenda "Part II Fall field reports". This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Munson, Erik	Prairie Falcon Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Connecticut Warbler Canada Warbler Nashville Warbler	Ames Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1985-08-01	1985-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Francis Moore and others. Includes a letter with addenda dated December 7, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Moore, Francis L.		George Wyth Memorial State Park Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh Harpers Ferry	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Note about September 22	Field notes	Bird watching Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-09-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Paul Martsching reports that September 22 was one of the best days he has ever had for sighting Warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Martsching, Paul	Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-eyed Vireo Gray Catbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Ovenbird American Redstart Nashville Warbler	Brookside Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1