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

Field reports, Thomas H. Kent, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports and bird sightings for fall 1989 by Thomas H. Kent with detailed notes for some sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Thayer's Gull Harris's Hawk Long-billed Dowitcher Sanderling Caspian Tern Common Tern Laughing Gull	Blairstown Clear Lake Credit Island Lake Macbride State Park Lake Red Rock Lock Number 19 Des Moines County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Jan L. Walter, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Water birds Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Jan L. Walter with contributions by Curt Nelson for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Walter, Janice L.	Cooper's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Red-breasted Nuthatch Short-billed Dowitcher	Mason City Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Sue Spieker, fall 1989	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form by Sue Spieker with a contributor Linda Packard and a letter from Sue Spieker to Carl Bendorf about the sightings for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Spieker, Susan J.	Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing Hooded Merganser Common Nighthawk Yellow-rumped Warbler American Coot Canada Goose	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Norwalk Saylorville Lake Warren County Walnut Woods State Park Lake Colechester				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Jim Sinclair, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Jim Sinclair for fall 1989 with some detailed descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Sinclair, Jim	Double-crested Cormorant Red Knot Western Sandpiper Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Northern Harrier	Runnells Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Rathbun State Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Loretta M. Pursel, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Loretta M. Pursel with several contributors for fall 1989 for the White-winged Crossbill. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Pursel, Loretta M.	White-winged Crossbill	Urbandale				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form for fall 1989 submitted by Mark Proescholdt with several other observers along with an introductory letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Proescholdt, Mark	Broad-winged Hawk Lapland Longspur Osprey Black-bellied Plover Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane American Golden Plover Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Lock and Dam 9 Union Gilman Cleves				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form and hawk watching numbers submitted by Beth Proescholdt with Beth Brown, Mark Proescholdt, and Ann Johnson as contributors for fall 1989 . This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture White-winged Crossbill Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Diane Porter, fall 1989	Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports by Diane Porter for fall 1989 with details about sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Porter, Diane C.	Cedar Waxwing Chimney Swift American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Common Nighthawk American Goldfinch Northern Bobwhite	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield Hale Slough Glendale Cemetery Chautauqua Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Marietta Petersen, summer and fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for both fall and summer 1989 by Marietta Petersen with detailed description. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Petersen, Marietta	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Harris' Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Horned Lark Cliff Swallow	Cresco Cass County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Babs and Loren Padelford, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Babs and Loren Padelford with several contributors for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Barrow's Goldeneye Long-tailed Duck Black Scoter Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Baird's Sandpiper Glaucous Gull	Big Creek State Park Lake Manawa State Park Lake Red Rock Pony Creek Park Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Bob Myers, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports by Bob Myers for fall 1989 with detailed notes for some sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Myers, Robert K.	Black Scoter Merlin Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Tundra Swan	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Harpers Ferry				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Sharon Laub, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Sharon Laub for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Laub, Sharon	Ruby-throated Hummingbird Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Dickcissel House Finch Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper	Greene County Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Matthew Kenne, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Stercorariidae \| Jaegers	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form by Matthew Kenne for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Rusty Blackbird White-throated Sparrow	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Ann Johnson, fall 1989	Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form from Ann Johnson for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall of 1989.	Johnson, Ann	Red-tailed Hawk Cooper's Hawk Black Scoter Merlin Greater Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Bonaparte's Gull	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Polk City Polk County Runnells Saylorville Lake Warren County Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Roberts Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Douglas Harr, fall 1989	Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form from Douglas Harr for fall 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Harr, Douglas C.	Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Common Loon Black-bellied Plover Sandhill Crane	Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake Spirit Lake Inwood Hale Slough East Okoboji Lake Camp Foster				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, James L. Hansen, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form for fall 1989 submitted by James L. Hansen with notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Hansen, James L.	Prairie Falcon Merlin Peregrine Falcon Snow Goose	De Soto Lake Thornton Clear Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Alan G. Grenon, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Detailed field reports to support bird sightings submitted by Alan G. Grenon at the IPL Ponds (MidAmerican Energy Ponds) with descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Grenon, Alan G.	Brewer's Blackbird Long-tailed Duck Cattle Egret Black Scoter Dunlin White-winged Scoter	MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Jim Fuller, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form for fall 1989 contributed by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Fuller, James L	Snow Bunting American Golden Plover	Big Creek State Park Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Paul Martsching, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Paul Martsching in Ames, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Martsching, Paul	Ovenbird Pine Warbler	Brookside Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Bery Engebretsen, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Parulidae \| Warblers Ornithological illustration	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall 1989 bird sightings submitted by Bery Engebretsen with an illustration of a Red Knot. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Engebretsen, Bery	Prairie Falcon Red Knot Baird's Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Bonaparte's Gull	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Oak Grove State Park Saylorville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, several observers, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 contributed by an unknown compiler. The field notes include comments and sightings made with various other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union quarterly field report of fall 1989.		Forster's Tern Bonaparte's Gull	Ames Big Creek Lake Iowa Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Field reports, Hank Zaletel, fall 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with additional notes submitted by Hank Zaletel with several contributors for fall 1989. There is a detailed description of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow sighting within the record. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Zaletel, Hank	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Caspian Tern Winter Wren	Hendrickson Marsh Lake Peterson Pits Recreation Area Maxwell Mines of Spain State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1
Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1989	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1989-08-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, August 3, 1989. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.	Koenig, Darwin	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Least Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat House Finch Veery Northern Mockingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Hooded Warbler Snow Goose Winter Wren Northern Harrier Brown Creeper	Decorah Grinnell Luster Heights Work Camp Poweshiek County Yellow River State Forest Brush Creek Canyon State Park Highlandville Winneshiek County Montezuma White Pine Hollow State Park Effigy Mounds National Monument New Hampton Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area Bluffton Hawthorn Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	10
Iowa Birdline update, August 7, 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1989-08-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for August 7, 1989. Highlights include shorebird migration and a Peregrine Falcon release.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Little Blue Heron American Woodcock Wilson's Phalarope Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Hooded Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Burlington Cedar Rapids Polk County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Western Wood-Pewee at Huron Island, 1989	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-08-10	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Western Wood-Pewee at Huron Island in Des Moines County, IA on August 10, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Western Wood-Pewee	Huron Island	Huron Island, Des Moines Co. IA	Bottomland Forest Clearing	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Eastern Wood-Pewee looks almost exactly like the Western, but the Western seemed a bit darker on the sides. The call of the Eastern is a clear whistle, totally different from this call. I spent an extra five minutes in an attempt to hear a second call from the Western but it flew away and did not call again. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:55:00/08:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	31