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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, spring 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Sinclair, Jim	Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Black-headed Grosbeak Rose-breasted Grosbeak Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Ross' Goose Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Black-bellied Plover Hooded Warbler Spotted Towhee Great-tailed Grackle	Lake Ahquabi Norwalk Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Warren County Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rolling Thunder Prairie Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook Lake Ahquabi State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-rumped Warbler at Union City Township in Allamakee County, 1996	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1996-01-27	1996-02-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-rumped Warbler at Union City Township in Allamakee County, IA on January 27, 1996.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Union City Township	Allamakee Co.: Corner of A26 and English Bench Rd.	Cedar Grove on hillside	The documentation form by Jeff Dankert is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Fred Lesher. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] We clinched this bird on its call, the yellow rump, and habitat. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:35:00/16:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	26
Field notes contributed by Dale Stone, December 1, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dale Stone. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Stone, Dale	Green-backed Heron Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ring-necked Duck Ruby-throated Hummingbird Swainson's Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Screech-Owl	Lake City Black Hawk Lake Swan Lake State Park Grant County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, December 1, 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather	1995-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. Also includes details on a Tundra Swan observed by Craig Van Otterloo. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Harr, Douglas C.	Bald Eagle Osprey Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Empidonax Flycatchers	Dickinson County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Grovers Lake Alvord				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, November 29, 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-11-29	N/A	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 fall 1995.	Carter, Dennis L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Golden Eagle Baird's Sandpiper Caspian Tern Fox Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Yellow-throated Vireo Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area New Albin Sweet Marsh Effigy Mounds National Monument Fort Atkinson Pool 9				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Darwin Koenig letter to Lee A. Schoenewe regarding bird sightings, November 27, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Darwin Koenig in a letter to Lee A. Schoenewe. The letter includes a brief note regarding his fall bird observations for Iowa Bird Life. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Koenig, Darwin	Common Redpoll Greater Yellowlegs Golden Eagle Northern Shrike Nashville Warbler	Cherokee County Paullina Yellow River State Forest O'Brien County Lock and Dam 9				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Iowa RBA, August 28, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-08-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for August 28, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Reeve (Ruff), Red-necked Phalarope, Mississippi Kite, Snowy Egret, an immature Little Blue Heron and a Least Tern. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a female Black-throated Blue Warbler, a Connecticut Warbler as well as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Little Blue Heron Snowy Egret Least Tern Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Red-necked Phalarope Black-throated Blue Warbler Cerulean Warbler Connecticut Warbler Ruff	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Windsor Heights Nebraska City MidAmerican Energy Ponds Brushy Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2
Jane Clark letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 20, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-08-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Jane Clark in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The letter includes details on the sighting of a Mississippi Kite. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1995.	Clark, Jane	Mississippi Kite Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Towhee Golden-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Canada Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane	Clive Windsor Heights Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Greenbelt Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes and Jon Van Dyk letter to James J. Dinsmore, August 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1995-08-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by John Van Dyk. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for early fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Jon Van Dyk to James J. Dinsmore regarding details on birds observed in late June and early August. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak	Sioux County Oak Grove State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
John Van Dyk letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, August 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from John Van Dyk to Jim Dinsmore dated August 14, 1995. Van Dyk notes some birds he sighted while in Iowa during the summer. A copy of this letter was also sent to Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak	Sioux County Oak Grove State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	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 fall 1995.	Ernzen, Peter	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull White-eyed Vireo Trumpeter Swan Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Olive-sided Flycatcher Bay-breasted Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Chipping Sparrow	Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Crawford Creek County Recreation Area E B Lyons Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson with observer Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Thompson, Dennis	Cooper's Hawk Alder Flycatcher Common Redpoll Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Willet Black-throated Blue Warbler Chipping Sparrow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Thelen, Ed	Snowy Owl Western Grebe Purple Finch White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Carroll County Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes and Lee A. Schoenewe letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. The field notes consist of birds and locations observed for fall 1995. Included with the field notes is a letter from Lee A. Schoenewe to Thomas H. Kent regarding a previous sighting of a pair of Black-headed Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Eared Grebe Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren Merlin Common Loon American Wigeon Semipalmated Plover Hermit Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier	Clay County Dickinson County Palo Alto County Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Kindlespire County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Marietta Petersen, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Petersen, Marietta	Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher House Wren Northern Bobwhite	Cresco Cass County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Ardeidae \| Herons	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List 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 1995.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Kingbird Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Merlin Redhead Osprey Ruddy Turnstone Scarlet Tanager Least Sandpiper	Hitchcock Nature Area Lake Manawa Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Turkey Vulture Black-billed Magpie Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Least Tern Osprey Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Glaucous Gull Connecticut Warbler	Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve Stone State Park Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park Sioux Township New Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriidae \| Plovers Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List 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 1995.	Edwards, Chris	Rufous Hummingbird Clark's Grebe White Ibis Red-breasted Merganser Red Knot Sabine's Gull Black-throated Blue Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Ruff Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Gaviiformes \| Loons Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers James J. Dinsmore, Jim Sinclair, Hank Zaletel and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	American Bittern Prairie Falcon Snow Bunting American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Sanderling Eastern Whip-poor-will Common Tern	Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Wapsipinicon State Park Big Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Stephen J. Dinsmore, W. Ross Silcock, Hank Zaletel and Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Carolina Wren Common Moorhen White Ibis Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Scarlet Tanager	Ames Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Saylorville Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Green Island Wildlife Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert with observer Jeffrey B. Dankert. The field notes contain details on his observation of a Northern Shrike at Pleasant Creek State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Broad-winged Hawk Eared Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo Evening Grosbeak Eastern Wood-Pewee Sora Long-eared Owl Gray Catbird Northern Shrike Least Sandpiper Green Heron	Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Homestead Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Backbone State Park Goose Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Summer 1995 field report, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Zaletel, Hank	Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Marsh Wren Solitary Sandpiper Sedge Wren	Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Anderson Goose Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Hickory Grove County Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field report, summer 1995, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Trumpeter Swan Dunlin Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Black-billed Cuckoo Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Green Island Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports, summer 1995, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Carter, Dennis L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Blue-winged Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Harrier	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Eagle Lake Castalia Highlandville Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Nobles Island Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa RBA, July 10, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1995-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa RBA update for July 10, 1995. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Western Grebe, Mississippi Kite, two adult and four fledgling Prairie Warblers and a Sandhill Crane. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Trumpeter Swan that has been on the same pond for three weeks near Cosgrove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Trumpeter Swan Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Clive Fisher Lake Goose Lake Jefferson County Lake Macbride State Park Pine Lake State Park Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	43	2