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

Field notes and David L. Dankert letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1996	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include a detailed description of a Savannah Sparrow. Attached to the field notes is a letter from David L. Dankert to Thomas H. Kent regarding guidelines for early and late bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Dankert, David L.	Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush House Wren Red-winged Blackbird	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center The Eastern Iowa Airport Chain Lakes County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Thelen, Ed	Rufous Hummingbird Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle Nashville Warbler Northern Harrier	Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Marble Lake Spirit Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Hale Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Sinclair, Jim	Killdeer Pied-billed Grebe Common Yellowthroat Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Prothonotary Warbler Cape May Warbler Yellow Warbler Barn Swallow	Indianola Marshall County Warren County Hardin County Lake Ahquabi State Park Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Rufous Hummingbird Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Horned Grebe Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ross' Goose Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Red Phalarope California Gull Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Great Egret	Clay County Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Lost Island Lake Spirit Lake Trumbull Lake Waubonsie State Park Mini Wakan State Park Barringer Slough State Game Mgt Area Stolley Gravel Pit Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Russell Reisz, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Russell Reisz. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Reisz, Russell	Eastern Towhee Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Common Moorhen American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow Franklin's Gull Eastern Phoebe Sora Semipalmated Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Black Tern Green Heron	Blue Lake Clay County Dunbar Slough Emmet County Harrier Marsh Jester Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve Loess Hills Wildlife Area Smiths Slough MidAmerican Energy Ponds New Lake Sopers Mill Access Area Mines of Spain State Park Glidden	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes and Hawk watch report contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of a Hawk watch at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area contributed by Beth Proescholdt during the period from September 11 through December 1, 1996. Included with the Hawk watch is a field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Proescholdt, Beth	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Gyrfalcon Merlin Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown White Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Martsching, Paul	Cooper's Hawk Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Chimney Swift Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Common Nighthawk Philadelphia Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Winter Wren American Redstart	Ames Brookside Park Iowa State University	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Broad-winged Hawk Least Flycatcher Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Red Knot Dunlin Golden Eagle Semipalmated Plover Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Bay-breasted Warbler American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Short-billed Dowitcher Red Crossbill	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Lake Park Ambrose A Call State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Huser, Bill F.	Common Moorhen Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Least Tern Greater Scaup Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Bufflehead Buff-breasted Sandpiper Black Tern	Blue Lake Bacon Creek Park New Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Dennis Henrickson, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Henrickson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Henrickson, Dennis	American Avocet Horned Grebe Grasshopper Sparrow Short-eared Owl Western Kingbird Common Loon Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Black-bellied Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Olive-sided Flycatcher Water Pipit	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake Ingham Lake State Line Marsh State Game Management Area Superior Hale Slough Gruver	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Goranson, Rita	Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Winter Wren American Golden Plover	Mason City Worth County Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area White Wildlife Area Parkers Woods Lekwa Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, fall 1996	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Podicipediformes \| Grebes Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. Included with the field report is a note from Peter Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding the unusual dates of several species observations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Ernzen, Peter	Brewer's Blackbird Snow Bunting American White Pelican Long-billed Dowitcher Sabine's Gull Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Greater White-fronted Goose Yellow Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Sandhill Crane	Dubuque Ida County Lake View Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Battle Creek Cobb Memorial Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Edwards, Chris	Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Pomarine Jaeger Snowy Owl Pacific Loon Merlin Red Phalarope Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Black-bellied Plover Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Pintail	Coralville Lake Davenport Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Homestead Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake Stone City Heron Bend Conservation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Stephen J. Dinsmore, Erwin E. Klaas, Peter B. Melde and others. The field notes include a detailed description of the Hudsonian Godwit. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Dinsmore, James J.	Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Least Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Cattle Egret Pinyon Jay Hudsonian Godwit Red-breasted Nuthatch Canada Goose Dark-eyed Junco Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Ames Goose Lake Harrier Marsh Indianola Luther Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Boone County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Pacific Loon Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Tundra Swan American Goldfinch Great Egret	Appanoose County Guthrie County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Sweet Marsh Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observers Becky Johnson, Raymond L. Cummins and Mary Montgomery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Turkey Vulture Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow American Pipit Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Bufflehead American Coot Northern Pintail Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull	Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 spring 1997.	Edwards, Chris	Red-throated Loon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee White-winged Dove Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Hooded Merganser Osprey Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Common Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Homestead Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Le Grand Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Shimek State Forest Heron Bend Conservation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers George Brown, Bery Engebretsen, Jim Sinclair and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Brewer's Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Jester Park Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, spring 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The bird sightings were reported to James J. Dinsmore by his graduate students. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Great-tailed Grackle Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover Pine Warbler	Ames Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Harrier Marsh Ruthven Green Island Smiths Slough Barringer Slough State Game Mgt Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Jane Schuster, Steve E. Fairbairn, Ron Sarno and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Cooper's Hawk American Bittern Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Ross' Goose Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Willet Pectoral Sandpiper Spotted Towhee Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Ames Boone Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Jewell Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pammel Woods Webster City Engeldinger Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David L. Dankert, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Feeding and feeds	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include an attachment with detailed information on the Greater Scaup observed at Cedar Lake, Linn County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dankert, David L.	Pied-billed Grebe Rusty Blackbird Clay-colored Sparrow Greater Scaup Sora Willet Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Black Tern	Cedar Lake Coralville Lake Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center Goose Pond	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 spring 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Eastern Kingbird Virginia Rail Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Woodbury County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Davis County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Brewer, Marion M.	Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Shoveler Gadwall Great-tailed Grackle	Du Marsh Area Westfield Little Clear Lake Park Webb	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Aaron Brees, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Brees, Aaron	Pied-billed Grebe Smith's Longspur Mute Swan Brown Thrasher American Woodcock Iceland Gull Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula House Wren Northern Harrier	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Red Rock Dam Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Warren County Wayne County Lake Easter Bob White State Park Lake Keomah State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Nest building Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 spring 1997.	Huser, Bill F.	Brewer's Blackbird Bobolink American White Pelican Black-billed Magpie Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Semipalmated Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Magnolia Warbler Chipping Sparrow Yellow-throated Vireo Black Tern	Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Plymouth County Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4