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

Iowa Birdline update, April 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-04-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of thousands of American White Pelicans in the state on about every body of water and Barn Owls nesting at the same location in Taylor County for the fourth consecutive year. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Little Blue Heron near Burlington that has been at the same pond for three straight days and 12 Red-breasted Mergansers at Cedar Lake in Cedar Rapids.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron Carolina Wren Barn Owl American White Pelican Red-breasted Merganser Greater Prairie-Chicken Dunlin Baird's Sandpiper Northern Mockingbird Bonaparte's Gull	Burlington Cedar Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Ringgold State Wildlife Area Green Valley State Park Runnells Overlook Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Taylor County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 6, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-04-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a very late Northern Shrike, a Ferruginous Hawk flyover in Story County and Yellow-rumped Warblers brought in by the south winds overnight. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Northern Goshawk and 20 American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ferruginous Hawk Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Virginia Rail Yellow-rumped Warbler American Black Duck Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Madison County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Story County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 30, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 30, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of an American Black Vulture near Dubuque, Cinnamon Teal at two locations and a flock of about 100 Smith's Longspurs in Johnson County. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings containing an unconfirmed report from the DNR through James J. Dinsmore of four Brown Pelicans at Rathburn Reservoir in Appanoose County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Smith's Longspur Cinnamon Teal Brown Pelican American Pipit Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Tree Swallow American black vulture Great Egret	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Dubuque Johnson County Lansing Rathbun Lake Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Badger Creek State Recreation Area Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area in 1992	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Photography of birds Rare birds	1992-03-27	1994-10-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Gyrfalcon at Iowa Lake Wildlife Management Area Kossuth Counties, IA on March 27, 1992. Includes a record review document with votes, eight photographs of the bird, letters between Brad Bolduan, Peder H. Svingen, and Thomas Kent, and the published and approved sighting record found in the publication Gyrfalcon in Kossuth County in Iowa Bird Life 64:1 by Brad Bolduan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Gyrfalcon	Iowa Lake Marsh State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	4
Iowa Birdline update, March 16, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for March 16, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Common Nighthawk, a winter adult Black-legged Kittiwake and a Northern Saw-whet Owl in a cedar tree near the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of 40 Red-breasted Mergansers and an early Eared Grebe with about 15 Hooded Mergansers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Nighthawk Golden-crowned Kinglet	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Marion County Pleasant Creek State Park Lake MacBride Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, March 9, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 9, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of early migrants of a Turkey Vulture, Eastern Phoebe, Blue-winged Teal and Fox Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a pair of Trumpeter Swans, four Horned Grebes and a Ross' Goose.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal White-winged Crossbill Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Eastern Phoebe Fox Sparrow Northern Shrike	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Forneys Lake Montrose Princeton State Wildlife Management Area McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, March 2, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-03-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for March 2, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, Common Redpolls and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Snowy Owl, and a very early Barn Swallow.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Canvasback Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Ross' Goose American Woodcock Iceland Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Barn Swallow	Coralville Lake Forneys Lake Iowa City Lake Macbride State Park Lake Manawa Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Crawford Creek County Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Bery Engebretsen letter to Ross Silcock regarding bird sightings during winter 1991, February 24, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Waterfowl	1992-02-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports in the form of a letter from Bery Engebretsen to Ross Silcock sent on February 24, 1992. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1991-1992.	Engebretsen, Bery	Bald Eagle Black-legged Kittiwake	Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	4
Iowa Birdline update, February 24, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 24, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Bluebirds and a White-winged Crossbill. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings at Saylorville Lake of 30-40,000 waterfowl and thousands of gulls, also a large number of Pine Siskins in Glendale Cemetery.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eastern Bluebird White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Green-winged Teal Red-winged Blackbird	Burlington Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Iowa City Marion Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Branch Glendale Cemetery Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 17, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 17, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull and three Long-eared Owls. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two Golden Eagles, a Pied-billed Grebe and six to eight Eastern Bluebirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Iceland Gull Purple Finch Golden Eagle Long-eared Owl Red-winged Blackbird Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Cedar Lake Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Louisa County Geode State Park Osceola Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, February 10, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 10, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Slaty-backed Gull, Snowy Owl and a Gyrfalcon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a gray phase Eastern Screech Owl looking out of a wood duck house and two Tundra Swans near Runnells.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Slaty-backed Gull Franklin's Gull Gyrfalcon Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan Pine Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl	Bettendorf Bonaparte Davenport Iowa City Lock and Dam 15 Pleasantville Runnells Saylorville Lake Scott County Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Thomas H. Kent letter to James L. Fuller regarding editing the field reports, February 5, 1992	Correspondence	Bird watching Birds--Research	1992-02-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas H. Kent letter to James L. Fuller regarding editing the field reports of fall 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Iowa Birdline update, February 3, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-02-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for February 3, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, an adult Great Black-backed Gull and two adult Peregrine Falcons. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of Common Redpolls and a Red-breasted Nuthatch at a feeder in Davenport.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Short-eared Owl Common Redpoll Herring Gull Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch	Ames Bellevue Davenport Johnson County Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Waterworks Park Lock Number 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 27, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watchers Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 27, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of multiple Northern Saw-whet Owls, a male White-winged Crossbill and a Brown Thrasher. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of eleven Common Redpolls, several Lapland Longspurs and three Short-eared Owls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Brown Thrasher White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Merganser Pine Warbler	Iowa City Johnson County Marion Moorehead Pioneer Park Rathbun Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit West Branch Geode State Park Lock Number 19 Green Bay Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 20, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 20, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of several species of gulls, an adult Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Saw-whet Owl and a Northern Shrike. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a male White-winged Crossbill and after being missing for over a week following the bitter cold, the Pine Warbler was back at the feeder in Pleasantville.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk White-winged Crossbill Iceland Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Shrike American Goldfinch Pine Warbler	Burlington Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 15 Madison County Pleasantville West Branch Fairfield Lock Number 19				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for January 13, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of an adult Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Glaucous Gull and other gull species. In addition to the gulls there were Common Redpolls and two adult Tundra Swans. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Red-shouldered Hawk and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Common Redpoll Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan	Cedar Lake Credit Island George Wyth Memorial State Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Marion Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, January 6, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for Januaray 6, 1992. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Prairie Falcon, Snowy Owl and a female American Wigeon. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Pine Warbler, Winter Wren and a Mute Swan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Mute Swan American White Pelican Snowy Owl American Wigeon Northern Saw-whet Owl Pileated Woodpecker Chipping Sparrow Winter Wren Pine Warbler	Homestead Pleasantville Rathbun Lake Sioux Center Rock Valley Waverly Alvord Crapo Park Meekers Landing				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	1
Iowa Birdline update, December 30-31, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-30	1991-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 30-31, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a first-winter Glaucous Gull, two adult Golden Eagles and a Black-legged Kittiwake. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of two possibly three Iceland Gulls, a Snowy Owl and a Pileated Woodpecker.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Pileated Woodpecker	Allamakee County Des Moines Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lake Manawa Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Waverly Alvord				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, December 23, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Waterfowl Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 23, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of a Black-legged Kittiwake, Tundra Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Prairie Falcon, two species of gulls and a Golden Eagle. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, large numbers of waterfowl on Rathbun Lake and a Lesser Black-backed Gull.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Trumpeter Swan Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Northern Mockingbird Tundra Swan	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Davenport Dubuque Hickory Hill Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Louisa County Glendale Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Iowa Birdline update, December 16, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 16, 1991. The highlights for the update include the sighting a Marbled Murrelet, Glaucous Gulls including two first year birds, and a first year Thayer's Gull. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of a Common Redpoll, White-winged Crossbill, Snow Bunting, Long and Short-eared Owls and twelve Eurasian Tree Sparrows.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Marbled Murrelet	Burlington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Jamaica Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Marion County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Marbled Murrelet at Whitebreast Cove at Red Rock Reservoir, 1991	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1991-12-12	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Marbled Murrelet at Whitebreast Cove at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 12, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, field notes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Marbled Murrelet	Whitebreast Recreation Area	Red Rock Reservoir, Marion Co.-off Whitebreast Cove	large patch of open water on reservoir	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Brian Warson. \| Elimination of similar species: The bird was clearly an alcid. The small size rules out the murres, Razorbill, and guillemots (see earlier discussion). The long, thin bill eliminates Dovekie, Ancient Murrelet, and all of the auklets. The bill shape, dark cap that included the eye, and presence of two white patches on each side eliminates all other murrelets, especially Kittlitz's. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:15:00/15:24:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	5
Iowa Birdline update, December 9, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Dial-a-message telephone calls	1991-12-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email of Iowa Birdline updates for December 9, 1991. The highlights for the update include sightings of White-winged Crossbills, Great Black-backed Gull, several Eurasian Tree Sparrows, an adult Mute Swan, immature Golden Eagle and an overwintering Great Blue Heron. Also included are handwritten notes with sightings of several species of Gulls, and a Short-eared Owl.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Great Black-backed Gull Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Mute Swan White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Eurasian Tree Sparrow Golden Eagle Great Blue Heron	Atlantic Burlington Cerro Gordo County Elk Rock State Park Ida County Ida Grove Montrose Rathbun Lake Red Rock Dam Hardin County Crawford Creek County Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	6
Field notes and James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 5, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1991-12-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. Included with the field notes is a letter from James J. Dinsmore to Thomas H. Kent regarding the sighting of three Sandhill Cranes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Dinsmore, James J.	Northern Flicker Savannah Sparrow Northern Goshawk Red Phalarope House Finch Willet Sandhill Crane	Ames Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Runnells Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Thomas H. Kent letter to Charles Fuller requesting additional bird sighting details, December 2, 1991	Correspondence	Bird watching	1991-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Thomas H. Kent to Charles Fuller requesting additional field report information including dates and location clarifications. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991. This item is requesting additional information from item https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4721/view and is related to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4723/view.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes and Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen letter to Thomas H. Kent, December 2, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1991-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Sam Dunkle, Francis L. Moore, Bery Engebretsen, Robert K. Myers and others. Included with the field notes is a letter from Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen to Thomas H. Kent regarding fall birding. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Double-crested Cormorant Common Ground-Dove Western Grebe Pacific Loon Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Piping Plover Common Nighthawk Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Goose	Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Saylorville Lake West Des Moines Sandpiper Recreation Area Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7