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

Field reports, Jim Fuller, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Jim Fuller for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Fuller, James L	Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Common Loon Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Willet Bonaparte's Gull	Coralville Lake Montrose Pleasant Creek State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area West Branch Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Kalona				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Rita Goranson, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with some details about the sightings submitted by Rita Goranson with contributions from Carolyn Fischer for spring 1991 around Mason City, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Goranson, Rita	Ferruginous Hawk Eastern Towhee White-winged Crossbill Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Red-breasted Nuthatch	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Douglas C. Harr, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds Weather	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with comments on weather and some detail for sightings submitted by Douglas C. Harr for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Harr, Douglas C.	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Turkey Vulture Eastern Bluebird Canvasback Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Blue Grosbeak	Dickinson County Estherville Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Sutherland West Hottes Lake Ocheyedan Rock Valley Yager Slough State Game Management Area Dog Creek County Park Hartley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Matthew Kenne, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with details about some sightings with notes about the weather submitted Matthew Kenne with two contributors for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Rough-legged Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Marbled Godwit Rusty Blackbird Canvasback Pectoral Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Lesser Scaup Gadwall Burrowing Owl	Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park Lu Verne West Bend				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Robert K. Myers, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with one detailed sighting submitted by Robert K. Myers for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Myers, Robert K.	Carolina Wren Common Moorhen	Dallas County Dunbar Slough Polk County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Beth Proescholdt with several contributors for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Proescholdt, Beth	Turkey Vulture Alder Flycatcher Golden-winged Warbler Hermit Thrush Connecticut Warbler Winter Wren	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Riverside Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with few detailed descriptions of bird sightings submitted by Mark Proesholdt with several observers for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Proescholdt, Mark	Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Forster's Tern Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Snow Goose Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Northern Shrike American Golden Plover	Little Wall Lake Big Creek State Park Fremont County Grundy County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Liscomb Marshall County Marshalltown Riverton Wildlife Management Area Jewell Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Adams County Hubbard Whitten Holland Moeckley Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Jim Sinclair, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with some notes on the sightings submitted by Jim Sinclair for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Sinclair, Jim	Double-crested Cormorant Peregrine Falcon Willet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Pine Warbler	Brenton Slough Marion County Saylorville Lake Warren County Woodland Mounds State Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Jan L. Walter, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with general notes about the birding season and some detail about the sightings submitted by Jan L. Walter with contributor Carolyn Fischer for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Walter, Janice L.	Clay-colored Sparrow Forster's Tern American Golden Plover	Cerro Gordo County Mason City Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Field reports, Carolyn Fischer, spring 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1991-03-01	1991-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with detailed sight description submitted by Carolyn Fischer with contributions by Rita Goranson for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report for spring 1991.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Ferruginous Hawk Varied Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Zirbel Slough, 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-05-07	1991-05-08	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Zirbel Slough in Clear Lake, IA on May 7, 1991.	Pinneke, Kim	Red-necked Grebe	Zirbel Slough	Zirbel Slough, Clear Lake, Iowa, Southeast part of southern pond	Slough/marshland with adjoining pond	The documentation form by Kim L. Pinneke is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Horned Grebe eliminated by size, lack of white face patch in breeding plumage. Eared Grebe eliminated by size, lack of white face patch in breeding plumage, overall color. Pied-billed Grebe eliminated by overall color, size, lack of "bump" on back of head and lack of face pattern. Western Grebe eliminated by lack of reddish-brown neck and breast color. Canada Goose eliminated by neck coloration and lack of "bump" on back of head. Mallard, Canvasback, Pintail, Oldsquaw, Redhead, Bufflehead and Ruddy Duck all eliminated by overall appearance and lack of conformity to the major details of the species in question. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:55:00/17:12:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	13
Rare bird documentation form for Ibis species at east of Jewell and south of Anderson Lake, 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-05-08	1991-05-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species east of Jewell and south of Anderson Lake in Hamilton County, IA on May 8, 1991.	Proescholdt, Mark	Glossy Ibises	Anderson Goose Lake	East of Jewell and south of Anderson Lake - (Hamilton co.)	small pond in a corn field	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ramona Sommerlot, Ann Johnson, Tim Schantz, Beth Brown, and Beth Proescholdt. \| Elimination of similar species: This was a white-faced Ibis or a Glossy Ibis. A first spring white ibis would show lots of white in its plumage colorations. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:20:00/18:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	24
Rare bird documentation form for White-faced Ibis at Zirbel Slough, 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-05-22	1991-05-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a White-faced Ibis at Zirbel Slough in Cerro Gordo County, IA on May 22, 1991.	Pinneke, Kim	White-faced Ibis	Zirbel Slough	Zirbel Slough, Clear Lake Iowa	Slough/Marsh	The documentation form by Kim L. Pinneke is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Glossy Ibis was ruled out due to the white patch noticed. Cormorant ruled out by bill shape and position of legs in flight. Mergansers ruled out by their lack of uniform coloring and bill shape. American Coot ruled out by bill shape. Night Herons ruled out by coloring, bill shape and length of neck in flight. Other herons ruled out by the same criteria. Stilts and Dowitchers ruled out by bill shape. Whimbrel and Curlew ruled out by size, coloring, by their lack of prominent white face spot, and neck length. \| The original documentation form event lasted from around 19:30:00/19:32:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	25
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Laub, Sharon	Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow House Finch Great Crested Flycatcher Tree Swallow	Rippey Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field notes contributed by, Peter C. Petersen, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Brian Blevins, Dennis L. Carter and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Dickcissel Hooded Merganser Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Bellevue Davenport Huron Island Le Claire Montpelier Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area Cedar Valley McCausland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	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 summer 1991.	Sinclair, Jim	Least Bittern American White Pelican Western Kingbird Wood Thrush Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Great Blue Heron	Des Moines Lake Red Rock Nine Eagles State Park Carlisle Woodland Mounds State Preserve Lake Ahquabi State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson with observers Tim Phalen and Kim Pinneke. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Goranson, Rita	Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Zirbel Slough Rock Falls				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Rare bird sighting for American White Pelican at Glenwood Lake in 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1991-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird sighting by Douglas Rose for two hundred or more American White Pelicans at Glenwood Lake in Mills County, IA on June 1, 1991. Document includes additional species sighting information.	Rose, Douglas L.	American White Pelican Cattle Egret Common Nighthawk Tree Swallow Chipping Sparrow Northern Shoveler	Fremont County Glenwood Glenwood Lake Park Mineola				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	16
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller with observer Becky Boggess. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Mississippi Kite Least Bittern Semipalmated Sandpiper Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Chuck-will's-widow Gray Partridge Piping Plover Sanderling Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Laughing Gull	Coralville Lake Iowa City Johnson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Osceola County Polk County Van Buren County Sweet Marsh Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong with observer Dennis Thompson. The field notes include detailed descriptions of a Willet, Ruddy Turnstone, Stilt Sandpiper and Buff-breasted Sandpiper. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Eared Grebe Barn Owl Black-crowned Night Heron Osprey Willet Ruddy Turnstone Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Adel Badger Lake Des Moines Polk County Rush Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Mount Ayr Sandpiper Recreation Area Moeckley Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Eloise Armstrong and Eugene Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	American Avocet Long-tailed Duck Yellow Rail Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Western Wood-Pewee Golden Eagle Bay-breasted Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet	Des Moines Jester Park Ledges State Park Madison County Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Glendale Cemetery Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Cecil, Robert I.	Prairie Falcon Canvasback Chimney Swift Greater Yellowlegs Red Phalarope Golden Eagle Common Nighthawk Pileated Woodpecker Bufflehead Bonaparte's Gull Dark-eyed Junco	Des Moines Franklin County Keokuk Saylorville Dam Waterworks Park Greenwood Park Lock Number 19 Pool 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 1991.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Eastern Kingbird Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Marion County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by David L. Dankert, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert with observer Jeffrey B. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Dankert, David L.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Eared Grebe Field Sparrow American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Common Redpoll Pacific Loon Black-legged Kittiwake Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Belted Kingfisher Great Egret Eastern Screech-Owl	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by James O. Durbin and Joyce Durbin, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James O. Durbin and Joyce Durbin. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1991.	Durbin, James O. Durbin, Joyce	Rusty Blackbird Varied Thrush Ruby-throated Hummingbird American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Orange-crowned Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Yellow-throated Vireo Gadwall	Cedar Lake Lake Red Rock Marion Pleasant Creek State Park Coralville Effigy Mounds National Monument Indian Creek Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7