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

Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tanya Bray with observer Jerry Toll. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Bray, Tanya	Red-tailed Hawk Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser	Harrison County Lake Manawa MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Pleasant Creek State Park in 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-11-09	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Pleasant Creek State Park in Linn County, IA on November 9 and 10, 1991.	Dankert, David L.	Black-legged Kittiwake	Pleasant Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area, 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-08-11	1991-11-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area in Johnson County, IA on August 11, 1991.	Dankert, David L.	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area	Hawkeye Wildlife Ref., Coralville Res., Johnson Co., 0.5 mi sw Hwy 218	Reservoir floodplain, shallow water, mudflat w/o vegetation	The documentation form by David L. Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jeffrey B. Dankert. \| Elimination of similar species: Black-crowned Night Heron (imm) has larger light spots on back and its bill is less stout. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:30:00/11:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	23
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jan L. Walter. The field notes include a detailed description of the Swainson's Hawk and the American Kestrel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Walter, Janice L.	Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Common Moorhen Western Grebe Northern Goshawk Merlin Greater Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Western Meadowlark	Cerro Gordo County Crystal Lake Mason City Pilot Knob State Park McIntosh Woods State Park Silver Lake Winnebago River Recreation Area Walch Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 fall 1991.	Sinclair, Jim	American Avocet Gray-cheeked Thrush Song Sparrow Merlin Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Stilt Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Winter Wren Cape May Warbler Great Egret	Des Moines River Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Polk County Warren County Waterworks Park West Des Moines Runnells Overlook Lundy Acres				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 fall 1991.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Prairie Falcon Summer Tanager Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Golden-winged Warbler Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Merlin Wood Thrush Osprey Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Scarlet Tanager Spotted Towhee Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk	Dickinson County Sioux County Spencer Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake West Okoboji Lake Oneota Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Ann M. Barker, Randall Pinkston and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle Horned Grebe Carolina Wren Common Ground-Dove American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Peregrine Falcon Willet Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher American Golden Plover	Bettendorf Cedar Lake Credit Island Davenport Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Bulgers Hollow				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. Included with the field notes is an attached report of a Merlin sighting in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Martsching, Paul	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Merlin Eastern Phoebe Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk	Ames Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Laub, Sharon	Bald Eagle Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Dark-eyed Junco	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observer Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Gray Partridge Water Pipit Great Egret	Rathbun Lake Centerville Mystic				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser with observer Bob Livermore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Huser, Bill F.	Rough-legged Hawk Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Black-billed Magpie Merlin Red-necked Phalarope American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Sharp-shinned Hawk	Browns Lake Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Westfield DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge New Lake Hancock Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 fall 1991.	Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Western Grebe Yellow Rail Red Phalarope Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Least Tern Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Willet Long-eared Owl Philadelphia Vireo Pine Siskin Tundra Swan	Coralville Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Runnells Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Charles Fuller, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Charles Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991. This item is related to a request for additional information on https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4722/view and related to field report https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4723/view.	Fuller, Charles R.	Horned Grebe Summer Tanager Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Mute Swan Chimney Swift Osprey Scarlet Tanager Bonaparte's Gull Common Tern American Golden Plover Great Egret	Burlington Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Geode State Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Wapello Casey Barrow Landing Green Bay Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Jan L. Walter and Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Western Grebe Merlin Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Winter Wren Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper Eastern Screech-Owl	Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Silver Lake Winnebago River Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes and Peter Ernzen letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1991	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field notes is a letter from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the locations noted in the field reports. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Ernzen, Peter	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Green-backed Heron Least Bittern American Bittern Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Tennessee Warbler Winter Wren Wild Turkey Western Meadowlark	Dubuque Ida County Ida Grove Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Green Island Mud Lake Indian Creek Nature Center Holstein Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by James O. Durbin and Joyce Durbin, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James O. Durbin and Joyce Durbin. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1991.	Durbin, James O. Durbin, Joyce	Rusty Blackbird Varied Thrush Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-throated Vireo Gadwall	Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Marion Pleasant Creek State Park Coralville Effigy Mounds National Monument Indian Creek Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert with observer Jeffrey B. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Dankert, David L.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Eared Grebe Field Sparrow American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Belted Kingfisher Great Egret Eastern Screech-Owl	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 1991.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Eastern Kingbird Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Marion County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Cecil, Robert I.	Prairie Falcon Canvasback Chimney Swift Greater Yellowlegs Red Phalarope Golden Eagle Common Nighthawk Pileated Woodpecker Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco	Des Moines Franklin County Keokuk Saylorville Dam Waterworks Park Greenwood Park Lock Number 19 Pool 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	American Avocet Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Western Wood-Pewee Golden Eagle Bay-breasted Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet	Des Moines Jester Park Ledges State Park Madison County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Glendale Cemetery Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-11-16	1991-11-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area in Linn County, IA on November 16, 1991.	Proescholdt, Mark	Black-legged Kittiwake	Pleasant Creek State Park	Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area - (Linn Co.)	artificial medium-sized lake	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt and many other observers. \| Elimination of similar species: A Bonaparte's Gull lacks the black bar on its nape and does not have as much black in its wings. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:25:00/14:40:00 and 16:00:00/16:20:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Details for unusual bird sighting, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-10-02	1991-11-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird sighting for a Black-legged Kittiwake by Jim Fuller at Coralville Dam in Johnson County, IA on October 2 and 3, 1991. Includes details about sightings of the same species at Coralville Lake on November 6, 1991 and at Pleasant Creek Lake State Park on November 15 and 16, 1991.	Fuller, James L	Black-legged Kittiwake	Coralville Lake Pleasant Creek State Park Coralville Dam				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Falcon south of Saylorville Reservoir, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-11-10	1991-11-12	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Falcon south of Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 10, 1991.	Cecil, Robert I.	Prairie Falcon	Saylorville Lake	1/2 mile S. of Highway 17 bridge at Sailorville [sic] Res., Polk Co.	Ag. land interspersed with woodlots.	The documentation form by Bob Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Sue Spieker. \| Elimination of similar species: Narrow, uniform width mustache, streaked crown, and dark axilaries [sic] eliminate Peregrine. Size eliminates Merlin. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/09:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	35
Iowa Birdline update, November 4-7, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Weather Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-11-04	1991-11-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for November 4-7, 1991. The highlights for the updates include sightings of a Common Ground-Dove, Black-legged Kittiwake at two locations, a Western Grebe and a very late Forster's Tern. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Pacific Loon, Glaucous Gull and an American Kestrel.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Kestrel Common Ground-Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Black-legged Kittiwake Forster's Tern White-winged Scoter Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Cedar Lake, 1991	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-11-01	1991-11-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Cedar Lake in Linn County, IA on November 1, 1991.	Johnson, Ann	Black-legged Kittiwake	Cedar Lake	Cedar Lake, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA	Lake formed by backwater of Cedar River	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Brown, Tim Schantz, and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: A first winter Bonaparte's Gull, the most likely gull to be confused with this bird, was eliminated by the presence of a distinct black collar, black outer primaries, and white trailing edge of the wings. Other gulls which show a distinct "M" in flight include Little - eliminated by gray richer than brown mantle, lack of cap, pure white secondaries, and size; Ross's - eliminated by presence of collar, shape of tail, and extensiveness of tail band; Sabine's - eliminated by combination of gray mantle with full tail band and black carpal bar. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:40:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40