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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Elkhart, 1982	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-11-23	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Elkhart in Polk County, IA on November 23, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Mosman, Dean	Black-headed Grosbeak	Elkhart	2 M.E. Elkhart, IA	in wooded area	The documentation form by Darwin (Dean) Mosman is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Mosman and Diane Mosman. \| Elimination of similar species: Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak only species close to same appearance. No voice heard, behavior and habitat the same. Color and streaking only difference. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:15:00/07:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Decorah, 1982	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-07-29	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on July 29, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, a summary of the review, and a letter from Jeri McMahon to Tom Kent.	McMahon, Jeri	Black-headed Grosbeak	Decorah	Trout River, near Decorah		A letter from Jeri McMahon to Tom Kent forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The female rose-breasted grosbeak, plus juveniles, were also present that day, so I could compare the 2 species very well. It was not an im. male rose-breasted, although I saw several of those.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Warren County Conservation Board Headquarters, 1996	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1996-05-12	2000-11-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Conservation Board Headquarters in Warren County, IA on May 12, 1996. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Ken Brock to Tom Kent and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Sinclair, Jim	Black-headed Grosbeak	Lake Ahquabi State Park	Warrren Co. Conservation Board Headquarters	small deciduous trees	The documentation form by Jim Sinclair is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was David Youngblut. \| Elimination of similar species: Several [female symbol] Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were present for comparison. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:45:00/07:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Amana Woods, 1982	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1982-05-10	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Amana Woods in Iowa County, IA on May 10, 1982. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Bruce Peterjohn to Tom Kent, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Silcock, W. Ross	Black-headed Grosbeak	Amana Woods	Amana Woods	Deciduous woods. Trail through woods along ridge.	The documentation form by W. Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Thomas Kent was submitted later. Other observers include Tom Staudt and Carl Bendorf. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:30:00/18:32:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area, 1999.	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-09-27	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-billed Magpie at Hitchcock Wildlife Area in Pottawattamie County, IA on September 27, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes, an e-mail from Sue Mattix to Jim Fuller, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Mattix, Sue	Black-billed Magpie	Hitchcock Nature Area	Hitchcock Wildlife Area, Crescent, IA	forest	The documentation form by Sue Mattix is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Howard Mattix. \| Elimination of similar species: Only similar species would be yellow billed magpie - this one had a black bill \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:00:00/18:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	45
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black Scoter at Volga Lake, 1980	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1980-11-21	1993-08-16	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black Scoter at Volga Lake in Fayette County, IA on November 21, 1980. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Tom Kent to Joe Schaufenbuel, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Black Scoter	Volga Lake	Northwest a rea [sic] of Volga Lake, in the Volga Lake Recreation Area, Fayette County, Iowa.		The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The only bird that this duck reminded me of was a Ruddy Duck female, but this bird was difinitely [sic] not this species, and is mentioned because of vague plumage characteristic similarities. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:20:00/14:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	20
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1970-09-05	1995-02-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.	Crawford, John	Band-tailed Pigeon	Fort Dodge	[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.		The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mute Swan at South Clay County, 1985	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-04-08	1994-01-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a a Mute Swan at South Clay County, IA on April 8, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes, a page of copied photos, an article in Iowa Bird Life, internal correspondence, summary of review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Brewer, Marion M.	Mute Swan	Clay County	5 East of 71 on 374	Large farm pond, rolling hills most of which were in cultavation [sic]	The documentation form by Marion M. Brewer is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Vernon Beirman. \| Elimination of similar species: Was from the mute swan because of the straight neck and the Tundra swan because of the dark base of the bill. The wings were not held high like on the Mute swan. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:15:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	11
Virginia Crocker letter to Gladys Black regarding the sighting of a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake, November 21, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-11-20	1981-11-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation letter for a Varied Thrush at Storm Lake in Buena Vista County, IA on November 20, 1981.	Crocker, Virginia R.	Varied Thrush	Storm Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	11
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1976-1977	Correspondence Field notes	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Research Winter	1976-12-01	1977-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for winter 1976-1977 titled "Field reports". It is published in Iowa Bird Life March 1977. The report is an annotated draft. Supporting documentation includes a Nicholas S. Halmi letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding an update on sightings from Gladys Black, March 7, 1977. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Halmi, Nicholas S.	Snowy Owl Gray Jay	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	19
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1968-1969	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1968-12-01	1969-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the winter of 1968-1969 titled "Field reports, winter season 1968-69" It is published in Iowa bird life 39: 18-20, 1969. The report is a draft with manual annotations. Attached to the report there is a letter from Woodward Brown to Peter C. Peterson regarding a bird sighting and membership dues.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	8
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1967-1968	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1967-12-01	1968-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the winter of 1967-1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It was published in Iowa bird life 38:16-18, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations. It Included Robert W. Guth letter to Peter C. Peterson regarding winter 1967-1968 bird sightings near Eureka and Peoria, Illinois, sent on March 11, 1968.	Guth, Robert Wayne, 1950- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa Eureka Peoria				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1979-03-01	1979-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1979. Includes an addenda to the winter report, 1978-1979. There is a letter attached from Nicholas S. Halmi to Vernon M. Kleen announcing transfer of his duties as compiler of the quarterly field report to Thomas H. Kent.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Halmi, Nicholas S.		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	9
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1967	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1967-08-01	1967-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for fall 1967 titled "Field reports" and supporting documentation. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 37:97-100, 1967. The report is a draft with manual annotations. The supporting documentation includes a Woodward H. Brown letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Snow Bunting sightings, December 14, 1967 and Mr. Brown's Audubon field notes, fall 1967.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.	Snow Bunting	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	6
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Sparrows, June 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1999-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Dinsmore forwards a Sharp-tailed Sparrow sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Eagle Flats Wildlife Management Area Warren E Fox Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Weather	1999-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Dinsmore discusses some fide reports he is checking on. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern American Bittern Henslow's Sparrow Virginia Rail Amazilia Hummingbird	Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Fen Valley Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Harrier nest, June 3, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1999-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 3, 1999. Dinsmore forwards a Harrier nest sighting. Included with this email is a second email dated June 7, 1999 forwarding a Burrowing Owl sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Burrowing Owl Northern Harrier	Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Buena Vista County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding Whooping Cranes, June 11, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1999-06-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 11, 1999. Dinsmore supplies the date he sighted Whooping Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Whooping Crane Garganey	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Page County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Jim Dinsmore email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 1, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of email from Jim Dinsmore to Thomas Kent dated June 1, 1999. Dinsmore adds a couple of fide reports to the sightings he had already submitted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Yellow-breasted Chat Spotted Towhee Sandhill Crane	Lucas County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 5, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1998-07-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 5, 1998. Norris reports on bird sightings in North-East Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Norris, William R.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Eastern Towhee Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Hooded Warbler Mourning Warbler Sandhill Crane	Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Backbone State Park Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
William Norris email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer bird reports, July 28, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1998-07-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from William Norris to Jim Dinsmore dated July 28, 1998. Norris reports on a few bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Norris, William R.	Red-shouldered Hawk Bell's Vireo Green Heron	Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Backbone State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Steve Dinsmore email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scott Rolfes sightings, July 29, 1998	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1998-07-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Steve Dinsmore to Jim Dinsmore dated July 29, 1998. Steve Dinsmore passes on some summer bird sightings from Scott Rolfes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Osprey	Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Steve Dinsmore email to Jim Dinsmore regarding late reports, August 25, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1999-08-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Steve Dinsmore to Jim Dinsmore dated August 25, 1999. Steve Dinsmore passes on a couple of sightings from Scott Rolfes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Willet Black Tern	Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	4
Russell Reisz email to the Iowa Bird listserv regarding Iowa sightings, October 30, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1999-10-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Russell Reisz to the Iowa Bird listserv dated October 30, 1999. Reisz reports on some birds sighted during a recent trip to Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Reisz, Russell	Pileated Woodpecker Snow Goose Canada Goose American Golden Plover Great Egret	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area High Lake Ingham Lake Burrows Pond Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Rob Thelen email to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, June 4, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Rob Thelen to Thomas Kent dated June 4, 1999. Thelen replies to Kent's questions about Red-necked Grebe and other sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Thelen, Rob	Red-necked Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper Pine Warbler	Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3