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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, reported to Mark Proescholdt, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations reported to Mark Proescholdt by multiple observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Proescholdt, Mark	Evening Grosbeak Osprey Hermit Thrush Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Pine Siskin Northern Shrike Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown Rock Creek State Park Mitchellville Arney Bend Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall 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 fall 1993.	Sinclair, Jim	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Gyrfalcon Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Eastern Phoebe House Finch Golden Eagle Tree Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Brown Creeper	Elk Rock State Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Red Rock Madison County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Whitebreast Recreation Area Yellow River State Forest Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-01-01	1994-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 29, Number 5, January 1994. Highlights of the newsletter include a call for society members to write letters to Senators Grassely and Harkin urging them to oppose the "volunteer provision" in House Bill H.R. 1845 and asking them to support the use of volunteers to collect data for the National Biological Survey and the results of the 1993 Ames Christmas Bird Count. Also included is the 1994 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.	Edwards, David C. Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-05-22	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Peterson Pits in Story County, IA on May 22, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Mississippi Kite	Peterson Pits Recreation Area	"Peterson Pits" Mine Reclamation Area, Story County, Iowa		The documentation form by Randall "Randy" Pinkston is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Mark Proescholdt was submitted later. Other observers include Dan Dorrance, Mary Kuhlman, Carlyn Fischer, Jan Walter, Daniel Pinkston, Dorothy Zehr, and Sibyl Sand. \| Elimination of similar species: Falcons also have pointed wingtips but wings typically appear more sickle-shaped, less plank-like. Falcon not expected to sail so effortlessly on fixed wings for so long. Dark slate-gray plumage and white head seen in good light does not fit with any North American falcon. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:50:00/07:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Fuller, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Fuller, James L	Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Barn Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow Rail Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Black-headed Gull	Big Creek State Park Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Thelen, Ed	Swainson's Hawk Long-tailed Jaeger Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Sabine's Gull Peregrine Falcon Sanderling Caspian Tern Black-headed Gull	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area West Okoboji Lake Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Food Birds--Infancy	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Sinclair, Jim	Brown-headed Cowbird Brown Thrasher Baltimore Oriole Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Spotted Towhee	Marion County Rathbun Lake Warren County Waterworks Park Hooper State Game Area Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	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 1994.	Proescholdt, Mark	Long-tailed Jaeger Marbled Godwit Merlin Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Little Gull Black-headed Gull Burrowing Owl	Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Lake Red Rock Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Diamond Lake Pine Lake State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and two others. Included with this list is a Hawk Watch report for Grammer Grove. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Proescholdt, Beth	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Mississippi Kite Merlin Canada Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Calhoun County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Red-tailed Hawk Short-eared Owl Common Moorhen Ross' Goose Wood Duck Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon House Wren Tundra Swan Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk	Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Five Island Lake Patterson Recreation and Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Pied-billed Grebe Baird's Sparrow Surf Scoter Sandhill Crane Laughing Gull	Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rathbun Lake Monroe County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas Harr, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Harr, Douglas C.	Upland Sandpiper Northern Cardinal Yellow Rail Osprey Tundra Swan	Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Larchwood Lyon County Marble Lake Sioux Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Loggerhead Shrike Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Black-billed Cuckoo Hermit Thrush Northern Parula Ovenbird Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clear Lake Mason City Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn Fischer, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and three others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-necked Grebe Northern Goshawk Fox Sparrow American Black Duck Burrowing Owl	Clear Lake Mason City Spirit Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Dan Dorrance, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dan Dorrance. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Dorrance, Dan	Upland Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Forster's Tern Red-necked Phalarope Common Nighthawk Olive-sided Flycatcher Great Egret	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Davenport Muscatine County Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Scott County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jeff Dankert, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jeff Dankert and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Dankert, Jeffrey B.	Rough-legged Hawk Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Grebe Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler Northern Shoveler Northern Shrike	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Pleasant Creek State Park Pool Slough Morgan Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David Dankert, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Dankert, David L.	Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Field Sparrow American White Pelican White-crowned Sparrow Osprey Orange-crowned Warbler Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow	Coralville Lake Pleasant Creek State Park Lily Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, fall 1994	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. Includes a note claiming an early sighting of a Blackpoll Warbler. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Cecil, Robert I.	Warbling Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Prairie Warbler	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Lee County Marshall County Waterworks Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eugene & Eloise Armstrong, fall 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1994-08-01	1994-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Ruffed Grouse Red-shouldered Hawk Ferruginous Hawk Parasitic Jaeger Barrow's Goldeneye Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Lesser Black-backed Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Pine Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita State Park Madison County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Yellow River State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area, 1994	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1994-09-26	1996-04-25	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Grammer Grove Wildlife Area in Marshall County, IA on September 26, 1994. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Beth	Mississippi Kite	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area	Grammer Grove, Marshall County - hawk-watch	Wooded ridge paralleling Iowa River	The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Peregrine, imm male, is similar. See above. It was near the size and shape of a Peregrine with long tapered wings & slim body. I knew this wasn't a Peregrine (but an immature male Peregrine & an imm. Mississippi Kite are similar). However the slim, pointed wings of this bird had a different shape; the tail was longer, proportionately, than a Peregrine's, & squared-off rather than tapered like a Peregrine's. I couldn't see if its tail flared at the tip, but in the gap where we had a second, very quick look, Eloise noted its twisting of the tail which is a Mississippi Kite trait. But it was the wing beat that determined absolutely that it was a Mississippi Kite- light, bouyant, [sic] floppy, leisurely, like a moth-so different from the powerful, rapid, direct flight of a Peregrine, and different from any other raptor's flight we have observed. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Waterfowl migration survey, Missouri River, November 27, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents) Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Weather Waterfowl	1994-11-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A count of waterfowl at Badger Lake and Snyder Bend. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1994.		Ring-necked Duck Wood Duck American Wigeon Redhead Snow Goose American Coot Canada Goose Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Gadwall Sandhill Crane Mallard	Badger Lake Snyder Bend Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	3
Big Bluestem Flyer, Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird populations Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-01	1995-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 30, Number 4, January 1995. Highlights of the newsletter include details on the upcoming meeting featuring a presentation by Jim Pease, the results of the 1994 Ames Christmas Bird Counts, and the 1995 Winter Bird Feeder Survey with instructions and a documentation form to complete.	Dragula, Sherry Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)		Ames				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-27	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on January 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence over the sighting, photos, drawings of the bird sighting, articles in Iowa Bird Life, Field Notes, and other publications, and twelve documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Common Eider	Red Rock Dam	Des Moines River below Red Rock dam - Marion Co., Iowa	open stretch of river	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Mark Proescholdt, Chris Edwards, Peter C. Petersen, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, and Diane Porter were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: See above discussion (Description). Steller's Eider eliminated by size. Female and immature King Eider eliminated by pattern of barring on flanks, size of bill, position of eye, faint white supercilium, and pattern of feathering on bill. Spectacled Eider eliminated by facial pattern and bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	18
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Dick Bierman	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Marbled Godwit Eastern Bluebird Gray Partridge Long-eared Owl Scarlet Tanager Pine Siskin Eastern Whip-poor-will Tundra Swan	Cherokee County Osceola County Sunken Grove State Game Management Area O'Brien County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, spring 1995, Bob Cecil	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1995-03-01	1995-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1995.	Cecil, Robert I.	White-eyed Vireo Townsend's Solitaire Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Worm-eating Warbler Hooded Warbler Spotted Towhee Winter Wren	Lake Anita State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	4