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

Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Jolly Rogers Recreation Area, 1979	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1979-10-30	1979-10-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Jolly Rogers Recreation Area at Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, IA on October 30, 1979.	Shires, Thomas K.	Red-necked Grebe	Jolly Rogers Campground	Jolly Roger recreation area - Coralville Reservoir	Large body of water	The documentation form by Thomas Shires is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent. \| Elimination of similar species: horned grebe: size, bill, wing patches. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/13:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	13
Instructional materials and reporting forms for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project	Forms (documents) Instructional materials Maps (documents)	Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Geographical distribution Ornithology--Methodology	1980-01-01	1989-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Instructional materials for the Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Project containing information on how to survey an atlas block, how to report the data gathered, data reporting forms, list of atlas blocks to be surveyed and a list of participants. Data is reported via four different forms: the checklist, the documentation form, the special sighting report, and the nest card. The purpose of the Atlas project is to map the breeding distribution of all species of birds that nest in Iowa.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Troglodytidae \| Wrens Birds--Feeding and feeds	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Walter Zuurdeeg, Clark Scott and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Petersen, Peter C.	Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover Great Egret	Bettendorf Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Credit Island Le Claire Wildcat Den State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Tomma Lou Maas, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Conservation Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tomma Lou Maas with observer Randy Maas. The field notes include detailed observations. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of spring 1980.	Maas, Tomma Lou Maas, Randy	Red-shouldered Hawk Great Horned Owl	Effigy Mounds National Monument				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel and Linda Zaletel, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel and Linda Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Zaletel, Hank Zaletel, Linda	Bald Eagle American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Great Horned Owl Red-breasted Merganser Dunlin Sora Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Philadelphia Vireo Cerulean Warbler Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher Water Pipit Gadwall Tundra Swan	Little Wall Lake Ames Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Iowa Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Brookside Park McFarland Lake Park Yager Slough State Game Management Area Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Brushy Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas J. Staudt with observers Marilyn Smith Glasson and Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Staudt, Thomas J.	White-eyed Vireo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow Rail Dunlin Marsh Wren Hudsonian Godwit Sanderling White-rumped Sandpiper Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Mourning Warbler	Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park South Amana Pond Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent with observers Thomas K. Shires, Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas J. Staudt and W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Least Bittern Semipalmated Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Cinnamon Teal Common Moorhen American White Pelican Ross' Goose Long-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Turnstone Water Pipit Short-billed Dowitcher Common Merganser	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Iowa Lake Macbride State Park Muscatine Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Michael Roughton, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Michael Roughton with observer Karen Roughton. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Roughton, Michael	Turkey Vulture Lark Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Eastern Whip-poor-will	Iowa Brookside Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas K. Shires, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas K. Shires with observer Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Shires, Thomas K.	Ruby-throated Hummingbird Roseate Tern Western Sandpiper Osprey Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo American Golden Plover	Hickory Hill Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Robert E. Thornburg, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird and location note contributed by Robert E. Thornburg with observer Gladys Black. The bird sighted is a Yellow-breasted Chat. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Thornburg, Robert E.	Yellow-breasted Chat	Pleasantville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent with observers Carl J. Bendorf and Thomas K. Shires. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Yellow-breasted Chat Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Greater Yellowlegs Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Phoebe Lark Sparrow Semipalmated Plover Common Snipe Northern Mockingbird Short-billed Dowitcher Green-winged Teal Red-winged Blackbird	Iowa County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Johnson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	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 summer 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Least Bittern Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Veery Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Northern Waterthrush Nashville Warbler Green Heron	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Lizard Lake Briggs Woods County Park Pilot Creek Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Western Kingbird Sora Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose	Forneys Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Red Oak Riverton Wildlife Management Area Thurman Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observer Mary Lou Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Petersen, Peter C.	American Avocet American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Indigo Bunting Vesper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Sedge Wren Mourning Dove Mallard	Davenport Le Claire Cedar County Clinton County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Tom Stone, Jr., summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Stone, Jr. with observers Russell Hays, Eldon J. Bryant, Robert K. Myers and Francis L. Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Stone, Tom, Jr.	Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Say's Phoebe Yellow-breasted Chat Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Lark Bunting Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Acadian Flycatcher Louisiana Waterthrush Blue Grosbeak	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Thurman Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh White Pine Hollow State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Weather Birds--Infancy	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson with observer W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Eared Grebe Eastern Bluebird Franklin's Gull Wood Thrush Dickcissel Ruddy Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Belted Kingfisher American Redstart Black Tern	Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Zaletel, Hank	Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Greater Yellowlegs Lark Sparrow Lesser Yellowlegs Olive-sided Flycatcher Ovenbird Northern Pintail Short-billed Dowitcher Great Blue Heron Great Egret Green Heron Northern Bobwhite	Ames Colo Dunbar Slough Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Ogden Saylorville Dam Scranton Monona County Hickory Grove County Park Story City Preparation Canyon State Park Madrid				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Rare bird documentation for Western Grebe at Trumbull Lake, 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-06-05	1980-06-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation for a Western Grebe at Trumbull Lake in Clay County, IA on June 5, 1980.	Dinsmore, James J.	Western Grebe	Trumbull Lake	Trumbull Lake, Clay County	open water area of a large lake that is fringed with cattail & bulrush	The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ed Miller. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Loon- bill too thin, neck too long and slender for a loon the break between dark and light plumage was quite distinct rather than the gradual merging you often see in winter plumage loons. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 20:30:00/20:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	15
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-crowned Night Heron sightings at Forneys Lake and Riverton in 1979	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-07-19	1980-08-06	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form by Tom Stone for four Yellow-crowned Night Herons at Forneys Lake in Fremont County, IA on July 19, 1980 and Riverton in Fremont County, IA on July 20, 1980.	Stone, Tom	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron	Forneys Lake Riverton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	23
Tanya Bray letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 29, 1980	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1980-07-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, July 29, 1980 with observers Sandra Kovanda, Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Bray, Tanya	Least Bittern American Bittern Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Western Kingbird Dickcissel Snow Goose Northern Pintail Great Blue Heron	Forneys Lake Lake Manawa State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Francis L. Moore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, July 31, 1980	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Songbirds	1980-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent July 31, 1980 with observer Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980	Moore, Francis L.	Red-shouldered Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Chuck-will's-widow Marsh Wren Sanderling Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Canada Warbler Swamp Sparrow Tennessee Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Common Tern Black Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waterloo Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Willow Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
David A. Newhouse letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, August 11, 1980	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1980-08-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by David A. Newhouse in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, August 11, 1980. The field notes include a sighting of a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Newhouse, David A.	Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Brown-headed Cowbird Eastern Bluebird Song Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Dickcissel Hooded Merganser Burrowing Owl Northern Bobwhite	Dallas County Hamilton County Iowa Ledges State Park Boone County Maxwell Adair County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-08-14	1980-11-17	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County, IA on August 14, 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	just south of Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	wooded area south of Union Slough- not marshy, small shallow stream with some clamps of taller grass along edges	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Betsy Myers. \| Elimination of similar species: not an American Bittern as had no black whisker mark on cheek and bill was too short & wide- imm. black-crown night herons are close but this bird was too long legged & necked and just didn't get right. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00/11:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	23
Rare bird documentation form for Snowy Egret at Sweet Marsh, 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-08-30	1980-09-13	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on August 30, 1980.	Myers, Robert K.	Snowy Egret	Sweet Marsh	approx. 3 mi. south of Sweet Marsh, Iowa	cow pasture with marshy areas, water for marsh comes from natural artesian wells.	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russell Hays, Tom Stone, and Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: An immature little blue was also present & next day a cattle egret was with the snowy and separating all three was easy \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:30:00/14:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	19
Rare bird documentation form for Snowy Egret at Sweet Marsh, 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1980-08-30	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Snowy Egret at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on August 30, 1980	Moore, Francis L.	Snowy Egret	Sweet Marsh	2 mi East of South entrance to Sweet Marsh then 2 1/2 mi South, across road.	grassy-marshy field, grassy-marshy field with cattle	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Stone, Bob Myers, and Russell Hays. \| Elimination of similar species: See question above for notation that all three small white heron's were seen together; Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret and immature Little Blue Heron. What a sight. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	19