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

James J. Dinsmore letter to Robert K. Meyers regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1988-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Robert K. Myers reporting bird observations by Jim Gallagher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Dinsmore, James J.	Cinnamon Teal Sandhill Crane	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Bery Engebretsen letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 29, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1988-05-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Engebretsen, Bery	Marbled Godwit Eared Grebe Alder Flycatcher Clay-colored Sparrow American White Pelican Long-tailed Duck Ross' Goose Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Willet Long-eared Owl Veery Hermit Thrush Cerulean Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Sandhill Crane	Big Creek State Park Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
John Van Dyk letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1988-05-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Purple Martin Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Snow Goose	Sioux Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, May 27, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather	1988-05-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr with observers Rory Martinson, Gary Wee and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Harr, Douglas C.	Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Bobolink Eastern Bluebird Western Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow House Finch Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Great Egret Northern Bobwhite	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Sioux County Spencer Melvin Smiths Slough Wolters Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Snowy Plover at Dunbar Slough, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-05-22	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Snowy Plover at Dunbar Slough in Greene County, IA on May 22, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Fix, Andrew S.	Snowy Plover	Dunbar Slough	Southwest corner of Dunbar Slough		The documentation form by Andrew Fix is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Steve Dinsmore and Brian L. Blevins were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] 2) Semipalmated plover - completely banded; darker nape broken by band; dark mantle and wings; light legs; shorter bicolored bill 3) Wilson's plover - larger heavy bill; larger, heavy full band; larger size; no distinct auricular patch; pale legs 4) Killdeer - much larger size; two full bands; large, heavy bill; \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 14:45:00/15:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	18
Field reports of Iowa birds contributed by Thomas H. Kent, May 21, 1988	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-05-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent with observers Carl J. Bendorf, Francis L. Moore and W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Curlew Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Smith's Longspur White-winged Crossbill Cattle Egret Snowy Plover Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle Baird's Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Tree Swallow Hermit Thrush Northern Shoveler American Black Duck	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Carl J. Bendorf letter to Robert K. Myers regarding his sighting of a Curlew Sandpiper, May 18, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1988-05-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding his sighting of a single Curlew Sandpiper with observers Thomas H. Kent and Francis L. Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Curlew Sandpiper	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms, May 17, 1988	Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification	1988-05-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ronald Harms with observers Judith Carlson and Ronald Reese. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Harms, Ronald	Gray-cheeked Thrush Clay-colored Sparrow Ovenbird Audubon's Warbler American Black Duck	Laurens Rush Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Curlew Sandpiper at Hawkeye Wildlife Area, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-05-13	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Curlew Sandpiper at Hawkeye Wildlife Area in Johnson County, IA on May 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and five documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Curlew Sandpiper	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area	near DuPont Bridge, Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Johnson Co, IA	old backwater in reservoir flood plain, muddy edge	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Francis L. Moore, Peter C. Petersen, Jim Fuller, and Carl Bendorf were submitted. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Walter Zuurdeeg, and Dick Tetrault. \| Elimination of similar species: No other species has similar features. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:50:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Vermilion Flycatcher at Rice Lake, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-05-13	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Vermilion Flycatcher at Rice Lake in Worth County, IA on May 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Anderson, Gerald	Vermilion Flycatcher	Rice Lake	Worth County North Shore Rice Lake	Edge of Timber and marsh	The documentation form by Gerald Anderson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Curt Rector. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] Smaller than cardinal \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	38
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Townsend's Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-05-12	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Townsend's Warbler at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on May 12, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	White, Gerald	Townsend's Warbler	Wildcat Den State Park	[...] At Wild Cat Den State Park in a small area of bottom land of deciduous woods on May 12, 1988 at 7:20 AM, for aproximatly [sic] 45 seconds.		The documentation form by Gerald White is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] When the first look at the head I thought of a possible Blackburnian but when I saw the neck I knew I had a new bird for myself. The most striking features being the head and throat markings. [...] I then checked the rest of the birds listed and made the summation that I had seen the Townsend's. That evening when I returned from work I checked my Golden, Peterson, N.G.S. and Audubon Master Guide for their accounts of the Townsend's and similar species. I eliminated the following; Hermit Warbler - no cheek patch: Blackburnian - dosn't [sic] have a black throat: Black-throated Green - has solid back color and cheek patch not as bold, no black cap. Of the references mentioned, the N.G.S. has the most accurate illustration of the birds head but I can't verify that the bird I saw did or didn't have yellow under the eye. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 07:20:00/07:20:45.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	18
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Snowy Plover at Bays Branch, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-05-06	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Snowy Plover at Bays Branch Wildlife Management Area in Guthrie County, IA on May 6, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, an article of Iowa Bird Life, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Snowy Plover	Bays Branch State Wildlife Area	Bays Branch W.M.A., Guthrie Co.	feeding on mudflat area with other shorebirds	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Thomas H. Kent and Bob Myers were submitted later. Other observers include Ross Silcock, Francis Moore, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: The smaller size and relatively small bill eliminated Killdeer and Wilson's Plover. The pale appearance, dark legs and bill, markings on the head, and lack of a dark breastband [sic] eliminates Semipalmated [sic] Plover. The dark legs and bill, brown (now white) rump, and dark ear patch eliminates Piping Plover. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:34:00/13:52:00, 14:16:00/14:35:00 and 18:15:00/18:55:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	18
Dixie Kanago letter to Robert K. Myers regarding Common Redpoll and Red Crossbill sightings, May 2, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching	1988-05-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Dixie Kanago in a letter to Robert K. Myers regarding sightings of Common Redpolls and Red Crossbills. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Kanago, Dixie	Common Redpoll Red Crossbill	Spencer				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Ronald Harms letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, April 26, 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification	1988-04-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms in a letter to Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Harms, Ronald	Swainson's Hawk American Kestrel Short-eared Owl American Woodcock Long-eared Owl Hermit Thrush Brown Creeper	Laurens				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field notes contributed by Joe Cassidy, April 14, 1988	Field notes	Bird watching	1988-04-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Joe Cassidy include a single sighting of a Red-necked Grebe. The field notes contain a detailed description of the bird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Cassidy, Joe	Red-necked Grebe	Lake Manawa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Semipalmated Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Area, 1988	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-03-27	1993-08-04	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Riverton Wildlife Area in Fremont County, IA on March 27, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about the sighting, entries in an unidentified field guide, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Riverton W.A., Fremont Co.	feeding with other shorebirds on large mudflat area	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Anotther documentation form by Ross Silcock was submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: similar species eliminated above [...] This bird was slightly bigger than a Least and was much chunkier. The bird had dark legs, seen in direct comparison with the dark legs of Baird's Sandpipers and the yellowish legs of the Least Sandpipers. This bird was also still in basic plumage, making it much paler in color than the other peeps. [...] The bill was straight, dark, and much thicker at the base and the tip than the bill of a Baird's or Least sandpiper [sic]. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:20:00/09:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	10	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Ferruginous Hawk east of Osage, 1988	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1988-03-13	1993-03-16	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Ferruginous Hawk east of Osage in Mitchell County, IA on March 13, 1988. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Hartogh, Mary Jo	Ferruginous Hawk	Osage	9 mi. E of Osage along a gravel road-Mitchell Co.	Hayfield near a road	The documentation form by Mary Jo Hartogh is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include John Hartogh and Annjean Hartogh. \| Elimination of similar species: Compared it with a bald eagle and red-tailed hawk which does not have large reddish patches where the legs would be held in flight, nor the outline inside the wings in the same color. A red-tail might have one or the other white, but not both tail and head in my experience. Also the red-tail usually has a darker shade of brown on its middle belly, if it has color there. The rough-legged has a dark tail band which at that proximity should have been seen and its color is also a darker brown. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:25:00/08:26:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	1
James J. Dinsmore letter to Robert K. Myers regarding bird sightings, spring 1988	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Robert K. Myers. The field notes include an attachment with additional birds observed by Erwin E. Klaas, Darryl Kroeker and Clayton Swanson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Dinsmore, James J.	Ruffed Grouse Yellow-headed Blackbird House Finch Surf Scoter Piping Plover Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Cape May Warbler	Ames Anderson Prairie State Preserve Hendrickson Marsh Lake Sioux City Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Stratford				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Report form for selected species in spring, contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Rusty Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Phoebe White-crowned Sparrow Surf Scoter Hooded Merganser Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Black-billed Cuckoo Swainson's Thrush Mourning Warbler Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Cerro Gordo County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Nest building Parulidae \| Warblers	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers Thomas H. Kent, James P. Sandrock, John Cecil and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Canvasback Chimney Swift Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Eastern Wood-Pewee Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Ruddy Duck Ruby-crowned Kinglet Pine Siskin Great Egret	Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Lime Creek Nature Center Montrose Mississippi River, Iowa Fort Madison Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Starr's Cave Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Marion M. Brewer, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Brewer, Marion M.	American Bittern Western Grebe Western Kingbird American Woodcock House Finch American Wigeon Semipalmated Plover Hudsonian Godwit Water Pipit Short-billed Dowitcher Gadwall Northern Waterthrush Red Crossbill Tundra Swan Great Egret	Elk Lake Larrabee Rush Lake Spencer Cherokee Little Clear Lake Park Virgin Lake Webb Pickerel Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk House Finch Burrowing Owl	Lyon County Osceola County Cherokee Doon				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Russell P. Baldner, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Russell P. Baldner. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Baldner, Russell P.	Hooded Merganser Golden Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk	Allamakee County Calmar Pool Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Larry Farmer, March 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1988-03-01	1988-03-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Westfield contributed by Larry Farmer, March 1988. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of winter 1987-1988.	Farmer, Larry K.	Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Towhee Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Great Horned Owl Northern Goshawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Brown Creeper Common Starling	Westfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	4
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Lanny Haldy, March 1, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1988-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Amana contributed by Lanny Haldy, March 1, 1988. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly Report of winter 1987-1988.	Haldy, Lanny	Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Northern Cardinal House Sparrow Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker Swamp Sparrow Hairy Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Common Merganser Brown Creeper Common Starling	Amana				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	4