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

Iowa Birdline update, June 1, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for June 1, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Prairie Warbler and Least Tern. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an Alder Flycatcher for three days in a row in Iowa City, and Black-bellied Plovers and White-rumped Sandpipers at the Riverton Area.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Alder Flycatcher Chuck-will's-widow Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eddyville Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Macbride Nature Recreation Area Babcock Access	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 6, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-07-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for July 6, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a King Rail, four adult and five young Common Moorhens and ten species of Warblers. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week's update with sightings of a Solitary Sandpiper and a Least Sandpiper along with a Kentucky Warbler at the north end of Robert's Creek Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse Common Moorhen American White Pelican Lark Sparrow Solitary Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Kentucky Warbler Prairie Warbler King Rail Least Sandpiper	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area Roberts Creek Park Sand Point	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 20, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-07-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for July 20, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a juvenile Laughing Gull, Little Blue Heron and 40 American White Pelicans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Least Bitterns and two Common Moorhen families.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Bald Eagle Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Willow Flycatcher Common Moorhen American White Pelican Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Horned Lark Laughing Gull King Rail	Forneys Lake Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Fairfield MidAmerican Energy Ponds Green Island Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 13, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-07-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for July 13, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of a family of Western Kingbirds in Des Moines and a Swainson's Hawk nest with young in it east of Mason City. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two adult and two young Western Grebes on Silver Lake in Worth County.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Western Grebe Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Solitary Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Des Moines Elk Rock State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Mason City Red Rock Dam Casey Barrow Landing Green Island Wildlife Management Area Silver Lake Roberts Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, January 4-5, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-04	1993-01-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 4-5,1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Short-eared Owl, a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, a female Mountain Bluebird, a Snowy Owl and a first year Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Glaucous Gull, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Golden-crowned Kinglets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Mountain Bluebird Short-eared Owl White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Pine Warbler	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Bremer County Holstein Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Hancher Auditorium	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 25, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 25, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl, a first year Glaucous Gull and two Wood Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Bluebird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Eurasian Tree Sparrow Wood Duck Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Gray Catbird Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Hickory Hill Park Homestead Red Rock Dam Van Meter	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 18, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 18, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Carolina Wrens and the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of Snow Bunting flocks west of Rock Falls and a red phase Eastern Screech Owl at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Carolina Wren Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Dale Maffitt Reservoir Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Jester Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Sac County Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, January 11, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-01-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for January 11, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the two Townsend's Solitaires, Long-tailed Duck, Trumpeter Swans and a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a first year Iceland Gull and Thayer's Gulls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Eastern Towhee Brown Thrasher Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Green-winged Teal Red Crossbill	Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Hancher Auditorium Rock Falls Steamboat Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 8, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Strigiformes \| Owls Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 8, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Golden Eagles, a Prairie Falcon, two Townsend's Solitaire and an Iceland Gull. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Hermit Thrush in a pine plantation that was sustaining itself on bittersweet berries.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Northern Goshawk Iceland Gull Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Saw-whet Owl Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Winter Wren	Allamakee County Cerro Gordo County Des Moines River Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Lock and Dam 15 Moorehead Pioneer Park Buena Vista County Backbone State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 22, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 22, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of two Townsend's Solitaires and Two Trumpeter Swans along with Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Short-eared Owl and a Northern Goshawk.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Killdeer Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Eurasian Tree Sparrow American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark	Burlington Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Cerro Gordo County Johnson County Linn County Cobb Memorial Park Green Bay Bottoms Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 15, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 15, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Chinese Thrushes, an interesting exotic seen daily in an Ottumwa backyard for several months. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of three Golden-crowned Kinglets and two Trumpeter Swans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Double-crested Cormorant Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Canada Goose Golden-crowned Kinglet Great-tailed Grackle Chinese Hwamei	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Ottumwa Backbone State Park Modale Credit Island Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, February 1, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for February 1, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of Iceland Gulls, two Townsend's Solitaires, a Long-tailed Duck and two Trumpeter Swans. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Northern Saw-whet Owl and two Long-eared Owls at Big Creek State Park, and an additional Northern Saw-whet Owl sighted at Ledges State Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Iceland Gull Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler	Big Creek State Park Blencoe Cerro Gordo County Ledges State Park Lock and Dam 14 Red Rock Dam Cedar River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, December 19, 1990-January 2, 1991	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-12-19	1991-01-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Emails for the Iowa Birdline update for December 19, 1990-January 2, 1991. Highlights of the updates include the continued presence of an Ivory Gull, a Townsend's Solitaire, a Black-legged Kittiwake, and Eurasian Tree Sparrows. Also of note were sightings of Red Crossbills, a Varied Thrush, a Northern Mockingbird, and 44 Great Horned Owls. Also included are the results from several Christmas bird counts from around the state.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl American White Pelican Brown Thrasher Great Horned Owl Common Redpoll Snowy Owl Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake Ivory Gull Eurasian Tree Sparrow Glaucous Gull Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Red Crossbill Sandhill Crane Northern Shrike	Atlantic Big Creek State Park Burlington Cedar Rapids Elk Rock State Park Jamaica Lake Red Rock Spencer Whitebreast Recreation Area Coralville Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Iowa River Centerville Swan Lake State Park Andover Clio Killduff Howell Station Campground Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	4
Iowa Birdline update, August 31, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 31, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of twenty American Golden-Plovers and an early Broad-winged Hawk. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a flyover Mississippi Kite at Cordova Park and a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at Hickory Hill Park.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Willow Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Olive-sided Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler American Golden Plover	Burlington Hickory Hill Park Moorehead Pioneer Park West Des Moines Des Moines County Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Cordova Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 24, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 24, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone, American Avocet, Willet and a Black-bellied Plover. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of two Piping Plovers at the Sandpiper Recreation area and fourteen additional species of shorebirds at Red Rock Reservoir.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Least Bittern Harris' Sparrow Ringed Turtle-Dove Black-bellied Plover Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Blue-winged Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler	Hickory Hill Park Jester Park Lake Red Rock Muscatine Casey Barrow Landing Sandpiper Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 17, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 17, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of King Rails and indications that the Passerine migration is underway. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Ringed Turtle-Dove near downtown Muscatine and six warbler species at Hickory Hill Park in Iowa City.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Bald Eagle Carolina Wren Golden-winged Warbler Western Sandpiper Ringed Turtle-Dove Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Canada Warbler King Rail	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hickory Hill Park Muscatine Effigy Mounds National Monument Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Casey Barrow Landing Ambrose A Call State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, August 10, 1992	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1992-08-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for August 10, 1992. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of the juvenile Laughing Gull and two Western Grebes. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a possible Black Vulture and a confirmed sighting of a Ruddy Turnstone.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet Black-and-white Warbler Western Grebe Ruddy Turnstone Philadelphia Vireo Blackburnian Warbler American black vulture Laughing Gull	Davenport Iowa City Red Rock Dam MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	2
Iowa Birdline update, April 5, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-04-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 5, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Black-throated Sparrow and Townsend's Solitaire, plus a Prairie Falcon. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of several Tundra Swans and three Great Egrets.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Red-shouldered Hawk Prairie Falcon Townsend's Solitaire Lapland Longspur Black-throated Sparrow Merlin Osprey Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan Great Egret	Bremer County Cedar Lake Cerro Gordo County Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Iowa City Lost Island Lake Spencer Waterloo Shell Rock River Greenbelt	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, April 26, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-04-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 26, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of the continued presence of a Rock Wren, eight White-faced Ibis, a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and an immature Little Blue Heron. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a pair of Short-eared Owls and eleven sparrow species.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	American Avocet White-faced Ibis Little Blue Heron Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Short-eared Owl Virginia Rail Rock Wren Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Spirit Lake Warren County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Larson Marsh Titonka	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, April 19, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-04-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 19, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Bewick's Wren, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Iceland Gulls. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of a Rock Wren, Tundra Swan, Mute Swan and an Eared Grebe.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Eared Grebe Bewick's Wren Mute Swan Yellow-throated Warbler Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Hudsonian Godwit Louisiana Waterthrush Tundra Swan	Lake Macbride State Park Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division Warren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Argyle Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Blackhawk Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Iowa Birdline update, April 12, 1993	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1993-04-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Email for the Iowa Birdline update for April 12, 1993. Highlights of the update include sightings of Sandhill Cranes, a Cinnamon Teal and a Black-throated Sparrow. Also included are handwritten notes for the next week’s update with sightings of an adult Iceland Gull in a field with about 300 Ring-Billed Gulls.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Black-throated Sparrow Cinnamon Teal Iceland Gull Black-crowned Night Heron Sora Pileated Woodpecker Sandhill Crane	Brenton Slough Des Moines Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Rock Creek State Park Swan Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	42	3
Ione Getscher letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1978-06-01	1978-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Ione Getscher to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.	Getscher, Ione	Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Dickcissel Hoary Redpoll Black Tern	Hamburg Riverton Wildlife Management Area Fontenelle Forest Nature Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	6
Ione Getscher letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, September 19, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1988-09-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Ione Getscher. The field notes include details on several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.	Getscher, Ione	Green-backed Heron Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Eastern Kingbird Baltimore Oriole Golden Eagle American Robin Mourning Dove	Hamburg	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	7
Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding Snowy Owl counts, March 5, 1977	Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1977-03-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird sightings and an enclosed map showing a count of Snowy Owls contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.	Black, Gladys	Snowy Owl	Iowa Pleasantville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	19
Gladys Black letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, January 10, 1977	Correspondence Field notes Maps (documents)	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1977-01-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird sightings were contributed by Gladys Black in a letter to Vernon M. Kleen. Her report on the Snowy Owls count includes a sighting map. The Red Rock Christmas count and the absence of Evening Grosbeaks are mentioned in the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1976-1977.	Black, Gladys	Bald Eagle Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Mallard	Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	19