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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Robert I. Cecil, Ann Johnson, Russ Widner and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Least Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Pinyon Jay Forster's Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Black-throated Green Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clear Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Worth County Boone County Diamond Lake Backbone State Park Rock Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
1999 spring report, Dennis Thompson	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Thompson, Dennis	Alder Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing Bell's Vireo American Woodcock Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Tennessee Warbler Cape May Warbler	Harrier Marsh Johnston Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Walnut Woods State Park Brown's Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Spring report 1999, Rob Thelen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Thelen, Rob	Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Green-backed Heron Eastern Meadowlark Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Baird's Sandpiper Great Blue Heron	Blue Lake Dunbar Slough Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park West Okoboji Lake Carroll County Swan Lake Artesian Lake County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, Lee Schoenewe, spring 1999	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Western Sandpiper Golden Eagle Cerulean Warbler Great Blue Heron Common Tern	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Diamond Lake Grovers Lake West Hottes Lake Welch Lake Wildlife Management Area Lost Island Huston Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Bobolink Eurasian Collared Dove Mute Swan Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Golden Eagle Wilson's Warbler Common Tern Northern Shrike	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sharon Bluffs State Park Pine Lake State Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field report, spring 1999, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Whooping Crane Bald Eagle Clark's Grebe Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Pileated Woodpecker	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Ada Hayden Heritage Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Spring 1999 field report, Matt Kenne	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Wildlife rehabilitation	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Matt Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Swainson's Hawk Least Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Short-eared Owl Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Pine Siskin Cape May Warbler	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sharon Bluffs State Park Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Goose Lake Smith Wildlife Area Maynard Reese Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Mike Dooley email to the IA-BIRD listserv regarding Black-throated Green Warbler sighting, April 1, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1999-04-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout (by Thomas Kent) of an email from Mike Dooley to the IA-BIRD listserv dated April 1, 1999. Dooley reports on sightings from Redbird Farms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper	Redbird Farms Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Mike Dooley email to Thomas Kent regarding Eastern Meadowlark, March 29, 1999	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birding sites Birdsongs	1999-03-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Printout of an email from Mike Dooley to Thomas Kent dated March 29, 1999. Dooley reports an illegally sighted last Eastern Meadowlark and the first sightings of Meadowlarks for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-throated Loon Mute Swan Acadian Flycatcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Eastern Screech-Owl	Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Yellow River State Forest Zirbel Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Spring record listing, Iowa, Bery Engebretsen, May 30, 1999	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1999-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Engebretsen, Bery	Summer Tanager Hermit Thrush Bay-breasted Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Lesser Scaup Great Blue Heron Laughing Gull	Big Creek State Park Polk County Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Urbandale Brown's Woods Terra Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field report, Iowa, spring 1999, Mike Dooley	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mike Dooley. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dooley, Michael C.	White-faced Ibis Red-necked Grebe Alder Flycatcher Rusty Blackbird Merlin Greater Scaup Black-throated Green Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose American Golden Plover	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Homestead Iowa City Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park Lily Pond Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Redbird Farms Wildlife 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
Spring 1999, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Whooping Crane Cooper's Hawk White-faced Ibis White-throated Sparrow Pacific Loon Snowy Egret Sharp-tailed Grouse Black-necked Stilt	Harrier Marsh Snake Creek State Game Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Loess Hills Wildlife Area Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Bob Cecil, spring 1999	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Cecil, Robert I.	White-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Bewick's Wren Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Des Moines Lee County Shimek State Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field reports, March 1 through May 31, 1999, Pam and Reid Allen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds	1999-03-01	1999-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Pam and Reid Allen and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Marbled Godwit Clark's Grebe Alder Flycatcher Common Moorhen Garganey Forster's Tern Red-necked Phalarope Hooded Warbler Tennessee Warbler Sandhill Crane	Blue Lake Brenton Slough Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Sabula Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area West Des Moines Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area Brown's Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird banding Bird watching Birdsongs	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Kelly McHay, Lewis Blevins and Corey Blevins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Bittern Prairie Falcon Great Black-backed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant White-eyed Vireo Clay-colored Sparrow Franklin's Gull Snowy Owl Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Baird's Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Winter Wren	Credit Island Davenport Dixon Lock and Dam 13 Pine Hill Cemetery Pool 13 Duck Creek Park McLamarrah Park Nahant Marsh Pleasant Creek				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Lansing Wildlife Area in 1982	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1982-05-23	1982-05-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Lansing Wildlife Area in Allamakee County, IA on May 23 and 24, 1982.	Myers, Robert K.	Prairie Warbler	Lansing Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler near Lansing Wildlife Area, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1982-05-30	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler near Lansing Wildlife Area in Allamakee County, IA on May 30, 1982.	Moore, Francis L.	Prairie Warbler	Lansing Wildlife Management Area	1/4 mi. from first turn-off at Lansing Wildlife Area 3 mi. N. of Lansing Allamakee Co.	Clear cut second growth, mostly overgrown with sumac and other saplings	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and Joe Schaufenbuel. \| Elimination of similar species: Palm Warbler also wags tail but has streaking on the throat and also has a solid brown cap, this bird did not. Palm's call (song) is also different. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:15:00/12:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Lansing Wildlife Area, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1982-06-19	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Lansing Wildlife Area in Allamakee County, IA on June 19, 1982.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Prairie Warbler	Lansing Wildlife Management Area	Lansing Wildlife Area, one mile west and three miles north of Lansing, Iowa, Allamakee County.	Grassy hillside with scattered bushes and small trees. Bordering on edge of deciduous woodland.	The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Thomas Kent, Thomas Staudt, Bob Myers, and Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: Peterson's Field Guide (2nd edition) describes the Prairie as ' the only common Warbler with yellow underparts striped with black in which the stripings are confined to the sides.' He also states that no other warbler has the chestnut streakings on the upper back. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:05:00/09:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Sweet Marsh, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1983-05-12	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler on the east side of Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 12, 1983.	Moore, Francis L.	Prairie Warbler	Sweet Marsh	East side of Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co.	Boggy Yellow Birch area turning into Oak and Hickory mix	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers. \| Elimination of similar species: No other warbler this color with the black stripe through the eye and the black stripe extending down in front of and below the eye, with dark bold black stripes down the side. No other warbler has a song that buzzes up the scale in a chromatic fashion like the Prairie. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:40:00/10:48:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Sweet Marsh, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1983-05-13	1983-05-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 13, 1983.	Myers, Robert K.	Prairie Warbler	Sweet Marsh	Sweet Marsh	Small clearing where a river birch overgrown area meets more upland riverbottom timber <- [pointing to river birch overgrown area] Area is wet under foot	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: The basic coloration, facial marking, and side streaking rule out all else I can think of. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:05:00/10:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1985-07-04	1985-07-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on July 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 26, 1985.	Cecil, Robert I.	Prairie Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-05	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on July 5, 1985.	Fuller, James L	Prairie Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit - Shimek State Forest (Argyle-Lee Co).	Large field (40 acres) surrounded by trees and overgrown with brush + saplings	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Robert Cecil. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-06	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at the Croton Unit in Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on July 6, 1985.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Prairie Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek State Forest, Lee County, IA	a scrubby clearing in woods	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Cecil and Jim Sandrock. \| Elimination of similar species: other warblers by combination of call, black streaking on sides, distinctive facial pattern, and maroon streaking on back. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:00:00/10:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30