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Iowa field reports data from fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa field reports data from fall 1984 compiled by Michael C. Newlon. Over 250 bird species are organized by name, and the list includes numbers counted, dates sighted, abbreviations for locations and observers, and which sighting dates are late or early. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Newlon, Michael C.		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore and Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Water birds	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by James J. Dinsmore and Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1984, along with a cover letter from James J. Dinsmore to Michael C. Newlon related to various enclosures, November 28, 1984. The field notes listed 100 bird species sighted by ten observers in 22 locations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Dinsmore, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Rufous Hummingbird Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Indigo Bunting Short-eared Owl Cattle Egret Red Knot Winter Wren Tundra Swan	Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Chester Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Nebraska City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	1984 fall field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Western Kingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Prairie Warbler	Dallas County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Muscatine Rathbun Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Centerville Sharon Bluffs State Park Honey Creek State Park Davis County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil, fall 1984	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Robert I. Cecil, fall 1984 and cover letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding that two of the birds were documented due to their late dates, November 29, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Cecil, Robert I.	Turkey Vulture American Crow Purple Martin Chimney Swift Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Prairie Warbler	Allamakee County Keokuk Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Argyle	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Marion M. Brewer, fall 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Brewer, Marion M.	Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Bobolink Snow Bunting American White Pelican Common Redpoll White-winged Scoter Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Long-eared Owl Black-throated Green Warbler Blue Grosbeak Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow	Larrabee Rush Lake Washta Cherokee Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Dog Creek County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Water birds	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Bray, Tanya	Green-backed Heron Franklin's Gull Greater Yellowlegs Herring Gull Willet Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Harrier	Council Bluffs Folsom Lake Forneys Lake Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, fall 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Bierman, Dick	Lapland Longspur Common Redpoll White-winged Scoter Sanderling Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Black-throated Green Warbler Pine Siskin	Cherokee County Van Buren County Cherokee Dog Creek County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Water birds	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1984. He sighted 40 species with three other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Bendorf, Carl J.	American Avocet Little Blue Heron White-winged Crossbill Black Scoter Red Knot Bohemian Waxwing Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Colfax Coralville Lake Folsom Lake Fremont County Le Claire High Amana East Amana	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong, November 28, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1984-11-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Eugene and Eloise Armstrong, November 28, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	American Avocet Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Canvasback Snowy Owl Western Grebe Black-legged Kittiwake American Black Duck Tundra Swan	Booneville Dale Maffitt Reservoir Saylorville Lake Harpers Ferry Badger Creek State Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, fall 1984, mostly about sightings at his home in southeast Council Bluffs, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Schlemmer, Conrad F.	Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Great Horned Owl Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Chestnut-sided Warbler	Council Bluffs Spirit Lake Denison	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Birds reported to Dr. James Dinsmore by others (fide reports), fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Birds reported to Dr. James Dinsmore by others (field reports), fall 1984, covered sightings of five species with descriptions of the birds and their locations, as well as the qualifications of the five observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Prairie Falcon Western Kingbird Ross' Goose King Rail Northern Harrier	Ames Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Goose Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Lehigh Moorland	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1984-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Peter C. Petersen letter to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall birds sighted, November 30, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Petersen, Peter C.	Western Grebe Western Kingbird Black Scoter Merlin Red Knot Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern	Scott County Mississippi River, Iowa Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1984, was compiled by Michael C. Newlon. The most important find of the season was a Rufous Hummingbird seen at a feeder in Chester, Iowa, the first state record of this species.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Newlon, Michael C.	Rufous Hummingbird Sprague's Pipit Black Scoter Red Knot Black-legged Kittiwake Ruff	Chester Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Sioux Center Mississippi River, Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
June-July Iowa observations, Peter C. Petersen, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	June-July Iowa observations, Peter C. Petersen, 1984, were made with four other observers. Twenty-one species were listed with dates, number, locations, and comments. Birds with young or acting territorial were a Brown Creeper on Huron Island, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers and Scarlet Tanagers near Elkader, a Northern Mockingbird at Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, and Orchard Orioles at Nye Cemetery. More details about birds at Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve are provided in a separate report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Petersen, Peter C.	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orchard Oriole Northern Mockingbird Scarlet Tanager Brown Creeper	Huron Island Elkader Nye Cemetery Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Linda Zaletel, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Linda Zaletel, summer 1984. She sighted an American Bittern at Cooper Prairie Marsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Zaletel, Linda	American Bittern	Cooper Prairie Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Water birds Ornithological illustration	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1984. He sighted 31 species, some nesting, many at Colo Ponds, and drew a picture of a resting Western Grebe at Rush Lake, Osceola County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Zaletel, Hank	Pied-billed Grebe Western Grebe Willet Stilt Sandpiper Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Great Blue Heron	Colo Peterson Pits Recreation Area Rush Lake Ingham Lake Arnolds Park Prairie Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Water birds Weather	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, summer 1984. Included was a cover letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding weather, abundant water-living birds, and March kills of birds, August 2, 1984. Nestings of Least Terns and Piping Plovers at the IPL ponds were described in detail with seven other observers, and many herons were seen near the Missouri River in Fremont County. Counts of House Sparrows were shown to decrease as livestock operations decreased, 1978-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	House Sparrow Least Tern Piping Plover Great Blue Heron	Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-06-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Barbara L. Wilson postcard to James J. Dinsmore was regarding sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, June 22, 1984, on the Wilson farm in northeast Mills County, near Hastings, Iowa. Postcard was undated but postmarked August 3, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Mills County Hastings	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984. He observed five species of birds at Lake Odessa or Cone Marsh, including a Common Moorhen with chicks, and a Forster's Tern in full winter plumage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	White, Gerald	Common Moorhen Virginia Rail Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black Tern	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Odessa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
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 Alex Thiermann, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Alex Thiermann, summer 1984. He sighted four species at Anderson (Goose) Lake in Hamilton County. Some were pairs that nested. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Thiermann, Alex	Least Bittern Pied-billed Grebe Ring-necked Duck Common Moorhen	Anderson Goose Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, summer 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, summer 1984. He sighted four species at Hayden Prairie, many in pairs, and noted the absence of nests and of Henslow's Sparrow. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Bobolink Henslow's Sparrow Sedge Wren Swamp Sparrow Northern Harrier	Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by James P. Sandrock, summer 1984, along with an undated cover letter to James J. Dinsmore and extra information on weather and habitat conditions. Seven species were sighted in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park and Van Buren County, with notes on songs and appearance of some. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk Alder Flycatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Hermit Thrush Kentucky Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Van Buren County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, summer 1984. Other observers were Mark Proescholdt and Phyllis Harris. Twenty species were sighted, including a Piping Plover with nest, a late migrant or resident Alder Flycatcher, a Veery and Bell's Vireo singing, a Yellow-throated Vireo, and Blue Grosbeaks. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Alder Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Piping Plover Veery Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo	Forneys Lake Homestead Waubonsie State Park Palisades-Kepler State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1984-07-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Carl Priebe letter to James J. Dinsmore was regarding bird sightings, July 27, 1984. He saw six species of birds in Fremont and Page Counties, including a white Robin. He also reported on nests of Little Blue Herons and Cattle Egrets in Mills and Fremont Counties. Three others have been informed about the colonies. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	Priebe, Carl	American Avocet Little Blue Heron Cattle Egret Least Tern Northern Mockingbird American Robin Great-tailed Grackle	Folsom Lake Fremont County Mills County Riverton Page County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4