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

Field report contributed by Carl J. Bendorf for fall 1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report contributed by Carl J. Bendorf and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Bendorf, Carl J.		Coralville Lake Johnson County South Amana Pond Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report contains the sighting of several Buff-breasted Sandpipers contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Mason City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Loretta M. Pursel, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Weather	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report consists of a sighting of several Red Crossbills in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed by Loretta M. Pursel with observers Thomas M. Pursel, William R. Hornaday and Mary Hornaday. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Pursel, Loretta M.	Red Crossbill	Des Moines	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field report and bird sightings checklist contributed by Peter P. Wickham, summer 1982	Checklists Field notes	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-06-01	1982-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report and bird sightings checklist were contributed by Peter P. Wickham. Fred K. Thompson was an observer on the field report. The report includes the Prairieburg breeding bird count.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.	Wickham, Peter P.	Red-shouldered Hawk Ring-billed Gull Pied-billed Grebe Loggerhead Shrike Veery Northern Parula Tennessee Warbler	Iowa County Amana Lansing New Albin Nichols Wildcat Den State Park Lansing Wildlife Management Area Prairieburg	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	4
Field report contributed by Rene Laubach, summer 1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1982-06-01	1982-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report was contributed by Rene Laubach and observers Mark Dixon and Christyna M. Laubach. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1982.	Laubach, René Laubach, Christyna M	Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Eastern Bluebird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Merlin	Dallas County Des Moines Guthrie County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	4
Field records, May 31 to August 7, 1977	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research	1977-05-31	1977-08-07	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field records from May 31 to August 7, 1977, submitted by Michael C. Newlon. A note regarding the sighting of a Marsh Hawk (also known as a Northern Harrier) and its chicks at Williams Prairie is underlined. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1977.	Newlon, Michael C.	Yellow-breasted Chat Blue Grosbeak Northern Harrier	Cedar Rapids Williams Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	2
Field notes, July 3, 1978	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1978-07-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes, July 3, 1978, submitted by Hank and Linda Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer, 1978.	Zaletel, Hank Zaletel, Linda	Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee Yellow-billed Cuckoo Orchard Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Tufted Titmouse American Redstart Northern Bobwhite	Ledges State Park Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake McDonald Woods Springbrook State Park McFarland Lake Park Sheeder Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	6
Field notes and banding report contributed by Weir Nelson, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Weir Nelson. A spring 1981 banding report is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Nelson, Weir	Turkey Vulture Summer Tanager Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Wood Thrush Pine Warbler Green Heron Eastern Screech-Owl		Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by W. Ross Silcock, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriidae \| Plovers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Silcock, W. Ross	American Kestrel Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Greater Scaup Lesser Yellowlegs Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Yellow Warbler American Black Duck Sharp-shinned Hawk	Fremont County Shenandoah Riverton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Velma A. Keerbs, Mallard, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Velma A. Keerbs, Mallard, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. This was her first report and included a Bald Eagle in Palo Alto County, a Barred Owl near Emmetsburg, six Snow Buntings and a Rusty Blackbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Keerbs, Velma A.	Bald Eagle Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting Barred Owl	Emmetsburg Palo Alto County Mallard	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer, April 6, 1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1982-04-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Smith's Longspur	Nichols	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Tim Thompson, July 18, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-07-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Tim Thompson, July 18, 1984, "via Doug R." He observed 50-70 Double-crested Cormorants in nests at Coralville Reservoir. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Thompson, Tim	Double-crested Cormorant	Coralville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Broad-winged Hawk Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee Northern Goshawk Forster's Tern Water Pipit Great Blue Heron	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Carl J. Bendorf, Richard Jule Hollis, and Thomas H. Kent. The sighting of a Northern Goshawk at Macbride Field in Johnson County was documented, and twelve other species were observed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Northern Goshawk	Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, spring 1984. Other observers were Carl J. Bendorf, Thomas H. Kent, W. Ross Silcock, and James L. Fuller. Of numerous birds reported, eight were documented. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Staudt, Thomas J.	White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Barrow's Goldeneye Least Tern Pine Warbler	Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Johnson County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Sweet Marsh Lake MacBride	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1984. An immature Northern Goshawk is described in detail. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Northern Goshawk Red Knot Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Pine Siskin Tundra Swan Great Egret	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Coralville Lock and Dam 9 Coralville Dam	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, winter 1981-1982	Field notes	Bird watching	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt and observer, James P. Sandrock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Red-headed Woodpecker Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Northern Hawk Owl Purple Finch Canada Goose Red Crossbill	Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Waterloo Coralville Byrnes Park Saint Joseph's Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, summer 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent, summer 1984, with three other observers. Many shorebirds were sighted. Most significant species seen were Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Hudsonian Godwit, White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, and Great-tailed Grackle at locations including Snake Creek, Union Slough, Finn Pond and Amana. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Greater Yellowlegs Willet Hudsonian Godwit White-rumped Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Great-tailed Grackle	Amana Finn Pond Wildlife Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent, spring 1984. Notable sightings include: a Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and a Surf Scoter at Coralville Reservoir. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Red-throated Loon Surf Scoter	Cedar Lake Coralville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent, fall 1984. Fifty-nine bird species were sighted with eight other observers, mostly in Johnson County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Rufous Hummingbird Double-crested Cormorant Cattle Egret Red Knot Bohemian Waxwing Golden Eagle Connecticut Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Shrike	Chester Coralville Lake Folsom Lake Fremont County Hickory Hill Park Johnson County Nebraska City Winneshiek County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent with verifying documentation, fall 1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1981-08-01	1981-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent and other observers. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a White-winged Scoter, Northern Goshawk, Black Rail, Thayer's Gull and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Thayer's Gull Northern Goshawk Black Rail Yellow-bellied Flycatcher White-winged Scoter	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Fort Madison	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	1
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, winter 1981-1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Killdeer Double-crested Cormorant Snow Bunting Canvasback Mute Swan Common Redpoll Greater Scaup	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Davenport Harrison County Le Claire	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas H. Kent and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Marbled Godwit Say's Phoebe Black-headed Grosbeak Lincoln's Sparrow	Amana Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Johnson County Plymouth County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Don Bray, Babs Padelford, and Sandra Kovanda. A detailed description was given of two Greater Scaup drakes seen at the IPL Ponds near Council Bluffs. The other birds reported were a Northern Harrier at Lake Manawa, two Gray Partridges by I-29 in Harrison County, a Greater Prairie-Chicken at the De Soto NWR, 1400 Snow Geese at Forneys Lake, and a Peregrine Falcon at De Soto Bend. A February 27 cover letter to Thomas H. Kent mentioned three Gyrfalcon sightings in Nebraska. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Bray, Tanya	Gyrfalcon Greater Prairie-Chicken Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Snow Goose Northern Harrier	Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Harrison County Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Nebraska	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2