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

Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. Also included are details of a Blackburnian Warbler sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Brand, Gordon James	Carolina Wren Black-billed Magpie Palm Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Tennessee Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Northern Waterthrush	Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Pella Lambs Grove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Iowa field reports contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Double-crested Cormorant Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Snowy Plover Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup White-rumped Sandpiper Tree Swallow Tennessee Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Northern Shrike	Ames Big Creek Lake Blue Lake Brenton Slough Des Moines River Dunbar Slough Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Lucas County Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Boone County Hickory Grove County Park Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Holst State Forest Ada Hayden Heritage Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area Madrid Glendale Cemetery Long Pond Polk City Wildlife Area Alvord	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent contributed by Peter Ernzen, spring 1996	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Peter Ernzen. Also included is a letter from Ernzen to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on early and late dates of bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Ernzen, Peter	Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe Cattle Egret White-winged Scoter Willet Hudsonian Godwit Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Connecticut Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Mourning Warbler Northern Waterthrush American Redstart Cape May Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle	Blue Lake Ida Grove Lake View Moorehead Pioneer Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Spring Lake Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found at Brookside Park in Ames contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Martsching, Paul	Warbling Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Ovenbird Connecticut Warbler	Brookside Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Yellow-breasted Chat Cinnamon Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Hoary Redpoll Hooded Merganser Baird's Sandpiper Common Snipe Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Least Sandpiper	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock River George Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Willow Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Cardinal Vesper Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Baltimore Oriole House Finch Osprey Baird's Sandpiper Sedge Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Mockingbird Blue Grosbeak Great Blue Heron Northern Shrike American Golden Plover Mallard Eastern Screech-Owl	Hawarden Pocahontas Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Doon Fairview Area Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Waterfowl	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas Kent reports that many of the usual migrants arrived late and in low numbers. Quarterly field report for the spring of 1998 titled "Field reports--spring 1998".	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Neotropic Cormorant Sprague's Pipit Eurasian Collared Dove Black-billed Magpie Glossy Ibis Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Greater Prairie-Chicken Black-headed Gull	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Special weather alert, fall 1998	Reports	Animal migration--Climatic factors Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds Water birds Weather Winds Ducks--Counting	1998-11-10	1998-11-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A special weather alert describing the intense weather front that swept across the northern great plains on November 10-12, 1998. The intense low pressure system produced one of the greatest mass migrations of waterfowl and the largest migration of Sandhill Cranes recorded in Iowa. The most unusual reports were of 500 or more Sandhill Cranes moving south near Council Bluffs. Additionally, tens of thousands of Snow Geese were reported throughout Iowa, far east of their usual migration path. Also of note were the thousands of that ducks were reported statewide when there had been few present in the preceding weeks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Snow Goose Sandhill Crane	Council Bluffs Iowa Lake View Mount Ayr	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Dinsmore, James J.	Whooping Crane American Avocet American Bittern Prairie Falcon Double-crested Cormorant Pied-billed Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Short-eared Owl Barn Owl Western Grebe American Pipit White-winged Scoter Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Red Crossbill Mourning Dove Sandhill Crane Burrowing Owl	Ames Big Creek Lake Boone Jester Park Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Plainfield Saylorville Lake Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Moeckley Prairie Dallas Center Big Wall Lake Allerton Humeston	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2