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

Bluestem Flyer, Volume 21, Number 1, September 1986	Newsletters	Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Meetings	1986-09-01	1986-09-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 1, September 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include details on upcoming meetings and events, including an Aldo Leopold centennial celebration, the 1986 society program schedule, and a list of September field trips. Also of interest are birder's notes on the fall migration of shorebirds and Warblers and a summer report of unusual sightings of a Mountain Plover and a Western Sandpiper.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy	Mountain Plover Western Sandpiper American Golden Plover	Ames Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	3
Bluestem Flyer, Volume 21, Number 2, October 1986	Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Migration Ornithology--Societies, etc Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Important bird areas	1986-10-01	1986-10-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 2, October 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include a report on September field trips, a column by Stephen J. Dinsmore featuring Saylorville Reservoir which is the birding "hot spot" of the month, birder's notes on migrating shorebirds, and an article on bird feeding fundamentals.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy		Ames Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	3
J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986	Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Broad-winged Hawk	Little River Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Erik Munson, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Munson, Erik	Swainson's Hawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Eastern Meadowlark Osprey Common Nighthawk Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Francis L. Moore, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Francis L. Moore with observers Robert I. Cecil, Thomas H. Kent and Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Moore, Francis L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Merlin Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Des Moines River George Wyth Memorial State Park New Albin Saylorville Lake Waterloo DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Union Township Cedar Hills Sand Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Paul Martsching. The field notes include several bird descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Martsching, Paul	Cooper's Hawk Gray-cheeked Thrush Chimney Swift Western Grebe Merlin Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Wood-Pewee Black-crowned Night Heron Greater Scaup Semipalmated Plover Sanderling Common Snipe Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Magnolia Warbler Chipping Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Lesser Scaup Blackburnian Warbler Water Pipit Short-billed Dowitcher Blackpoll Warbler	Ames Brookside Park Larson Marsh Ada Hayden Heritage Park Slater Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	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 fall 1986.	Laub, Sharon	Northern Flicker Blue Jay Gray Partridge Pine Siskin Hairy Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet	Rippey	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Nicholas A. Kubik, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Nicholas A. Kubik. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Kubik, Nicholas A.	Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Purple Finch Osprey Semipalmated Plover Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher Cape May Warbler Great Blue Heron	Iowa River Tama County Tama Tama Airport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Vivian Keerbs letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the sighting of a Pied-billed Grebe, fall 1986	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Vivian Keerbs to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the sighting of a Pied-billed Grebe with infant birds at Virgin Lake with observer Velma Keerbs. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Keerbs, Vivian	Pied-billed Grebe	Virgin Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. The field report includes habitat conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Jones, Jack (John Paul)	Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal American White Pelican House Sparrow Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl	Sioux City Bacon Creek Park Center Lake Wildlife Management Area Eagle Point	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observer Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Long-billed Dowitcher Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Stilt Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Nashville Warbler Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Centerville Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sedan Mystic	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
IA field reports	Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Huser lists birds sighted by himself and Jerry Probst in Sioux City and at New Lake in Woodbury County, including a variety of warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	American Avocet Black-and-white Warbler Purple Finch Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler	Stone State Park Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park Floyd Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Fowling	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Hansen lists various birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Hansen, James L.	Least Bittern American Bittern King Eider Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk	Clear Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eagle Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Water birds Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The report notes the cool, wet fall season, discusses the good migrations of the season and the unusually large number of sightings of rare water birds, mostly at Saylorville Lake. Included with the report are two letters from Carl J. Bendorf to Bruce Peterjohn. The letter dated December 15, 1986, explains the presence of typesetting marks on the included fall report manuscript and notes the interesting fall season in Iowa. The letter dated December 23, 1986, notes two late reports, of a King Eider and a Swainson's Hawk, and mentions winter sightings.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Swainson's Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull King Eider Pacific Loon Red Knot Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Rock Wren	Clear Lake Iowa Saylorville Lake Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Jim L. Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Threskiornithidae \| Ibises	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various birds sighted during the fall season, including an albino Barred Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Red-necked Grebe Barred Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-throated Blue Warbler	Iowa City Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Hardin County Lock Number 19 Ely	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Charles Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various bird sightings made primarily in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, Charles R.	Bald Eagle Blue-headed Vireo Spotted Sandpiper	Lock and Dam Number 18 Aspen Grove Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Rita E. Efta, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Efta lists sightings of Bald Eagles, Pine Siskins, and a sizeable population of Eastern Bluebirds, all in the vicinity of Auburn, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Efta, Rita E.	Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Pine Siskin	Grant County Park Auburn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dwyer lists four bird sightings made in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Short-eared Owl Western Grebe White-winged Scoter Sanderling	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Des Moines County Lock and Dam 16	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dinsmore notes the excellent fall migration and shorebird habitat at Saylorville Lake and northern Polk County. He lists numerous bird sightings made by himself and others across Iowa, noting he personally saw 263 species during the fall season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.		Eared Grebe American White Pelican Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Iowa Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Brookside Park Cooper Prairie Marsh Madrid	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Mark A. Dietzenbach	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dietzenbach lists birds spotted in northeast Iowa during fall 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Dietzenbach, Mark A.	Swainson's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Osprey Peregrine Falcon Spotted Sandpiper Long-eared Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Goldfinch	Allamakee County Winneshiek County Fayette County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Cummins lists birds sightings primarily at Rathbun Lake and in Appanoose County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Brewer's Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Robert Cecil, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes of bird sightings by Cecil and others, primarily in southeastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Thayer's Gull Bewick's Wren Lesser Black-backed Gull Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler	Allamakee County George Wyth Memorial State Park Henry County Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bray lists bird sightings made by herself and others in Iowa and in DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bray, Tanya	Orchard Oriole Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-billed Cuckoo	Lake Manawa Pine Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes listing bird sightings in Cherokee County, mostly within 2 miles of the Little Sioux River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bierman, Dick	Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift Bohemian Waxwing Tree Swallow Pine Siskin	Cherokee County Little Sioux River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Fall field reports from Eugene and Eloise Armstrong	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Armstrong lists various bird sightings made in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Armstrong, Eloise	Northern Flicker Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Duck Rock Wren Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Barn Swallow Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite	Booneville Lake Red Rock Saylorville Dam Greenwood Park Walnut Woods State Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5