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

Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, summer 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-06-01	1996-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1996.	Walsh, Philip J.	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Redhead Pine Siskin Snow Goose Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Green-winged Teal Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern Northern Harrier	Des Moines Du Marsh Area Ingham Lake State Game Management Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Greenwood Park Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Rush Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Field notes contributed by Ramona R. Sommerlot, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ramona R. Sommerlot. Field notes include sighting of an Albino Barred Owl in Hardin County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Sommerlot, Ramona R.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Eastern Bluebird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Barred Owl White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Connecticut Warbler Wild Turkey	Liscomb Marshall County Union Grove Lake Hardin County Union	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes and Randall D. Williams letter to Thomas H. Kent, June 23, 1992	Checklists Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1992-06-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall D. Williams. Included with the field report is a letter from Randall D. Williams to Thomas H. Kent regarding the Loess Hills Audubon's Spring Birdathon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Williams, Randall D.	Green-backed Heron Cedar Waxwing Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Wood-Pewee Palm Warbler Spotted Sandpiper Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Great-tailed Grackle Eastern Screech-Owl	Woodbury County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field checklist of Iowa birds contributed by Randall Pinkston, September 26, 1991	Checklists Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1991-09-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston with observers James L. Fuller, Charles Fuller and James Scheib. The field notes include detailed information on three Merlin sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture American White Pelican Yellow Rail Merlin Red Phalarope Common Yellowthroat Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-capped Chickadee Red-bellied Woodpecker Western Meadowlark Nashville Warbler	Big Creek State Park Jester Park Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve Sandpiper Recreation Area Oak Grove Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, fall 1991	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1991.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	American Avocet White-eyed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Common Ground-Dove Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Wood Thrush White-winged Scoter Cape May Warbler Laughing Gull Eastern Screech-Owl	Burlington Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Lake Red Rock Pleasant Creek State Park Red Rock Wildlife Area Oakland Cemetery Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Randall Pinkston, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randall Pinkston. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bald Eagle Mississippi Kite Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Eurasian Wigeon Long-tailed Duck Northern Parula Greater White-fronted Goose Prairie Warbler Common Merganser Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clive Coralville Lake Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Ventura Zirbel Slough Shimek State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Randy Maas, Tomma Lou Mass and Kurt Maas, March 26, 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1980-03-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Randy Maas, Tomma Lou Mass and Kurt Maas. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Maas, Tomma Lou Maas, Randy Maas, Kurt E.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Snow Goose Canada Goose	Coralville Lake Hendrickson Marsh Lake Hickory Grove County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1988-08-01	1988-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observers Dot Cornett. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Willow Flycatcher Bobolink White-eyed Vireo White-throated Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Rock Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Forster's Tern Common Loon Wood Duck White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Swainson's Thrush Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk	Appanoose County Des Moines River Polk County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1980	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observers Thaine Hopkins and Ronald Harms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle American Bittern Prairie Falcon Blue-winged Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Loon Hudsonian Godwit Connecticut Warbler Hooded Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose Tundra Swan	Lost Island Lake Marble Lake Pocahontas Rush Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Gilmore City Marathon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, winter 1979-1980	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology	1979-12-01	1980-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observers Wallace E. Jardine, Thaine Hopkins, and Judith Carlson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rusty Blackbird Cedar Waxwing Gray Partridge American Coot Canada Goose Lesser Scaup Horned Lark Northern Shrike Brown Creeper	Des Moines River Laurens Rush Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Pocahontas County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1979	Field notes	Bird watching Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1979-08-01	1979-11-30	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 fall 1979.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle American Kestrel Blue-winged Teal Marsh Wren White-winged Scoter	Des Moines River Lost Island Lake Pocahontas Rush Lake Pocahontas County Little Clear Lake Park Lizard Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	1
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 notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	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 summer 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Least Bittern Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Veery Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Northern Waterthrush Nashville Warbler Green Heron	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Lizard Lake Briggs Woods County Park Pilot Creek Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1988-06-01	1988-07-31	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 summer 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Willet Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow-throated Vireo American Redstart	Appanoose County Decorah Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	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 fall 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Eastern Kingbird Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Magnolia Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 fall 1991.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Eastern Kingbird Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Marion County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 fall 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Pacific Loon Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Wood Duck Pectoral Sandpiper Canada Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Tundra Swan American Goldfinch Great Egret	Appanoose County Guthrie County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Sweet Marsh Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	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 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Virginia Rail Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Tufted Titmouse	Appanoose County Black Hawk County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lee County Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Eastern Kingbird Virginia Rail Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Woodbury County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Davis County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1996	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1996-06-01	1996-07-31	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 summer 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Semipalmated Sandpiper Alder Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Vesper Sparrow Blue-winged Teal Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Sedge Wren Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Northern Bobwhite	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	2
Field notes contributed by Rich DeCoster, summer 1980	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Research Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rich DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)	Broad-winged Hawk American Kestrel Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-throated Warbler Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Common Snipe Acadian Flycatcher Veery Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Kentucky Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Wildcat Den State Park Palisades-Kepler State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Letter from Richard DeCoster to Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding bird sightings from June 1 to July 31, 1976	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1976-06-01	1976-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Richard DeCoster. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1976.	DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)		Coralville Lake Hickory Hill Park Johnson County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	17
Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, spring 1988	Field notes	Bird feeders 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 Richard Jule Hollis. The field notes include details of several birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Henslow's Sparrow Chimney Swift Lark Sparrow House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Surf Scoter Gray Partridge Common Nighthawk Chipping Sparrow Cliff Swallow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Johnson County Lime Creek Nature Center Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5
Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, spring 1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Research Nest building	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Richard Jule Hollis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Brewer's Blackbird Chimney Swift House Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Common Nighthawk American Robin Cliff Swallow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, summer 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1991-06-01	1991-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson with observers Tim Phalen and Kim Pinneke. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1991.	Goranson, Rita	Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Forster's Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck Eastern Screech-Owl	Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Zirbel Slough Rock Falls	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	6