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

Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Sora, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1979-11-04	1983-05-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Sora submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Sora	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	82
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Common Snipe, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1979-11-10	1983-07-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Common Snipe submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Common Snipe	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	81
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Northern Shrike, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1979-11-17	1983-03-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Northern Shrike submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Northern Shrike	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	80
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Loggerhead Shrike, 1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1983-06-02	1983-07-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Loggerhead Shrike submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Loggerhead Shrike	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	80
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 19, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Oakville contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 19, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon American Crow Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Barn Owl House Sparrow Ruddy Duck Northern Saw-whet Owl American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Oakville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, W. Ross Silcock, December 31, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in the Tristate area (Fremont County, Missouri, Nebraska) contributed by W. Ross Silcock, December 31, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Silcock, W. Ross	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk White-breasted Nuthatch Loggerhead Shrike House Sparrow Merlin Common Snipe American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Missouri Fremont County Nebraska	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Marie E. Spears Tiemann, December 27, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Shenandoah contributed by Marie E. Spears Tiemann, December 27, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Tiemann, Marie E. Spears	Northern Flicker Killdeer Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird Northern Cardinal Snow Bunting Goldeneye House Sparrow Ross' Goose Merlin Greater Scaup Common Snipe American Tree Sparrow Snow Goose Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Douglas Rose, January 1, 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1989-01-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Fremont County and Mills County contributed by Douglas Rose, January 1, 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Rose, Douglas L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle American Crow Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing Common Pigeon White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Barred Owl Merlin American Tree Sparrow Belted Kingfisher Black-capped Chickadee American Robin Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Common Starling	Fremont County Mills County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Alan G. Grenon, December 17, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Omaha contributed by Alan G. Grenon, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Grenon, Alan G.	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle American Crow Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon Canvasback House Sparrow Barred Owl Merlin American Wigeon Redhead American Tree Sparrow Snow Goose Winter Wren Black-capped Chickadee American Robin Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Omaha	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, K. L. Drews, December 18, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge contributed by K. L. Drews, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Drews, Karen L.	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Short-eared Owl Barrow's Goldeneye House Sparrow Brown Thrasher Brant Barred Owl Ross' Goose Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl American Tree Sparrow Snow Goose Bufflehead Belted Kingfisher Gadwall Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Red-winged Blackbird American Robin American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Jerry Probst, December 17, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Sioux City contributed by Jerry Probst, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Probst, Jerry	Ring-billed Gull American Crow Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Common Pigeon House Sparrow Barred Owl Merlin Purple Finch Redhead Greater Scaup American Tree Sparrow Canada Goose Black-capped Chickadee Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Red Crossbill Mourning Dove Mallard Common Starling	Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Robert I. Cecil, December 31, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Keokuk (Iowa, Illinois, Missouri) contributed by Robert I. Cecil, December 31, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Cecil, Robert I.	Killdeer Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Thayer's Gull American Crow Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal Vesper Sparrow Common Pigeon Canvasback House Sparrow Herring Gull Wood Duck American Wigeon Redhead Greater Scaup Common Snipe Long-eared Owl American Tree Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Canada Goose Northern Pintail Winter Wren Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Missouri Keokuk Illinois	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Charles Fuller, December 17, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Burlington contributed by Charles Fuller, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Fuller, Charles R.	Red-shouldered Hawk Turkey Vulture American Crow Northern Cardinal Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Snowy Owl Barred Owl Herring Gull Purple Finch Golden Eagle Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird American Tree Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Burlington	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Photograph of Frederic Leopold's house with a Wood Duck house in a tree	Photographs	Birds--Research Wildlife conservationists Birdhouses	1966-01-01	1966-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The house of Frederic Leopold located in Burlington, Iowa, situated overlooking the bluffs of the Mississippi River, 1966. A wooden Wood Duck house is attached to a tree located nearby the house.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	6	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 17, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Muscatine contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull American Crow Blue Jay Cedar Waxwing White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon Goldeneye House Sparrow Herring Gull White-crowned Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Glaucous Gull American Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee Red-winged Blackbird Mourning Dove Sharp-shinned Hawk Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Muscatine	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 18, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Davenport contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 18, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Gray-cheeked Thrush Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Short-eared Owl Goldeneye House Sparrow Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Herring Gull Ruddy Duck Long-eared Owl Spotted Towhee Bufflehead Canada Goose Black-capped Chickadee Red-bellied Woodpecker Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Sharp-shinned Hawk Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Davenport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 22, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Princeton and Camanche contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 22, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Loggerhead Shrike Common Pigeon Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye House Sparrow Herring Gull Eastern Meadowlark Common Snipe American Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Common Merganser American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl Common Starling	Princeton Camanche	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 26, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Clinton contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 26, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Red-headed Woodpecker Cooper's Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon Canvasback Goldeneye House Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Pileated Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow Canada Goose Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove American Black Duck Common Merganser American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Clinton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, John Carl Miller, December 17, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Dubuque contributed by John Carl Miller, December 17, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Miller, John Carl	Cooper's Hawk American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon House Sparrow Northern Goshawk Herring Gull American Tree Sparrow Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Mallard Common Starling	Dubuque	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Darwin Koenig, December 26, 1988	Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1988-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Yellow River State Forest contributed by Darwin Koenig, December 26, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Koenig, Darwin	Northern Cardinal Ring-necked Duck House Sparrow Common Snipe Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike Brown Creeper Mallard Common Starling	Yellow River State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
W. Ross Silcock letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1989-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from W. Ross Silcock to Thomas H. Kent regarding questions about the Christmas bird count, February 28, 1989. The letter details several answers from Silcock to multiple inquiries from Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Silcock, W. Ross	Prairie Falcon Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Vesper Sparrow Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Eastern Meadowlark Lincoln's Sparrow Bonaparte's Gull Western Meadowlark Tundra Swan	Burlington Davenport Keokuk Oakville Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Nesting Wood Duck study (35 Years)	Reports Tables (documents)	Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Birdhouses Predatory animals Waterfowl management Eggs--Incubation Ducks--Counting Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior	1984-01-01	1984-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A report compiling the discoveries from 35 years of nesting Wood Duck studies written by Frederic Leopold. The typewritten report details Leopold's findings on the nesting habits of Wood Ducks, including the following: nest site selection, Wood Duck nesting boxes, mating, egg laying, incubation, hatching, departure from the nest, travel of ducklings to water, predatory animals, and maintenance of the Wood Duck nest boxes. A table of 35 years of statistics based on over 10,000 observations is included at the end of the report.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	12	8
Photograph of Wood Duck eggs under down feathers	Photographs	Birds--Eggs Birds--Research Birdhouses Wood duck--Behavior	1966-01-01	1966-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The inside bottom of a Wood Duck house covered with nesting material, 1966. Wood Duck eggs are visible beneath the mother's down feathers.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	6	8
Photograph of a mother Wood Duck and ducklings inside a duck house	Photographs	Birds--Research Birdhouses Ducklings Wood duck--Behavior	1966-01-01	1966-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A mother Wood Duck sits on top of nesting material inside a Wood Duck house, surrounded by her ducklings, 1966.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	6	8
Photograph of a Wood Duck house in tree near the Mississippi River	Photographs	Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Birdhouses	1966-01-01	1966-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A wooden Wood Duck house attached to a tree located along the Mississippi River, 1966.	Leopold, Frederic, 1895-1989	Wood Duck	Burlington Mississippi River, Iowa	Frederic Leopold Papers \| MS 113	6	8