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

Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding fall sightings, November 30, 1983	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Water birds Weather Country life	1983-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Barb Wilson to Thomas Kent discussing the recent weather and including a list of birds sighted by Barb Wilson and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Snowy Owl Marsh Wren Gray Partridge	Coralville Lake Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	1
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Fall sightings, November 18, 1985	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Water birds Weather	1985-11-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter discussing Grosbeak sightings, the weather and includes a list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Ferruginous Hawk	Lake Park Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted in Fall, November 24, 1980	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Water birds Weather Fowling	1980-11-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Barb Wilson letter includes an annotated list of birds sighted on the farm and at Willow Slough. She also notes that the dry and mild weather and the presence of hunters have led to lower water bird numbers and that American Birds has mistakenly placed some Willow Slough sightings in Indiana. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Bay-breasted Warbler	Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding bird sightings, Summer 1983	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Game and game-birds Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Hirundinidae \| Swallows Water birds Weather Country life	1983-06-01	1983-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter includes a list of birds sighted by Barb Wilson and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Eastern Bluebird	Forneys Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	8
Barb Wilson letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field reports, summer 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Mimidae \| Mockingbirds, Catbirds, Thrashers, and Tremblers Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Detailed field reports with a detailed sighting description for a Black-throated Blue Warbler for summer 1990 in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper House Finch Gray Partridge Black-throated Blue Warbler	Waubonsie State Park Clarinda Hacklebarney Woods County Park Adams County Silver City Nodaway Valley County Park Bingham	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Barb L. Wilson letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding weather and bird migration, June 2, 1985, with accompanying field notes	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather Birdhouses	1985-06-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	In her letter, Wilson discusses the spring weather and bird migrations. The field notes list bird sightings by Wilson and others in southwest Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.		Marbled Godwit Eastern Bluebird Acadian Flycatcher	Forneys Lake Mills County Pony Creek Park Cold Springs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6