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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James P. Sandrock, spring 1983	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird declines Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Avocet Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Yellow-throated Warbler Western Grebe Whimbrel Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Scarlet Tanager Sandhill Crane Cliff Swallow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Van Buren County Wildcat Den State Park Cedar County Camp Cardinal	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field report form	Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Laniidae \| Shrikes Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1983-06-01	1983-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Howe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1983.	Howe, Robert W. (Robert William), 1952-		Clay County Fremont County Lee County Madison County Mills County Pottawattamie County Van Buren County Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	8
Field notes for spring migration, 1965 contributed by Woodward H. Brown	Field notes	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1965-03-01	1965-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for spring migration were contributed by Woodward H. Brown. He reports that there was a late migration with many species spending little time in the area and a lack of yellow and black-billed cuckoos. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring, 1965.	Brown, Woodward H.	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Palm Warbler Black-billed Cuckoo Chestnut-sided Warbler Great Blue Heron	Des Moines Lake Red Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	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 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 John Van Dyk, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Yellow-breasted Chat Cinnamon Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Hoary Redpoll Hooded Merganser Baird's Sandpiper Common Snipe Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Least Sandpiper	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock River George Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by John C. Robinson, spring 1982	Field notes	Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by John C. Robinson and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Robinson, John C., 1959-	Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Chimney Swift	Lake Red Rock Ledges State Park Polk County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Gladys Black, November 21 1980	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Migratory birds Turdidae \| Thrushes	1980-11-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Gladys Black listing birds seen around the Red Rock area during the fall of 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1980.	Black, Gladys	Red-tailed Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Evening Grosbeak Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret	Lake Red Rock Pleasantville Knoxville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, spring 1980	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae \| Thrushes	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Bierman, Dick	Swainson's Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Kingbird Golden-winged Warbler Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Gray Catbird Greater White-fronted Goose	Cherokee County Osceola County Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Little Sioux River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Migration Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Proescholdt, Beth	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ruddy Turnstone Olive-sided Flycatcher Worm-eating Warbler Canada Goose Eastern Whip-poor-will	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Marshall County Pine Lake State Park Cooper Prairie Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Songbirds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Engebretsen, Bery	White-faced Ibis American Bittern Red-necked Grebe Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Grebe Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ruff	Big Creek Lake Dunbar Slough Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes and letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 1, 1983	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, June 1, 1983. A letter from Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding the spring weather and the effect on bird populations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Blue Jay Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Common Loon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Short-billed Dowitcher Barn Swallow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Laughing Gull Brown Creeper	Fremont County Mills County Pottawattamie County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Montgomery County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field checklist of Iowa birds	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather	1985-09-20	1985-09-22	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A checklist of birds sighted over three days in September from the Braley property in Shenandoah. Includes a letter from Jean Braley to Thomas Kent regarding Warbler and Thrush migration dated October 9, 1985. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1985.	Braley, Francis Braley, Jean B.	Yellow-breasted Chat Evening Grosbeak Scarlet Tanager	Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	1
Field check lists by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1972-05-20	1972-05-21	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two field check lists of bird sightings, one of birds observed at Sweet Marsh and the other a composite list from the 50th Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting in Waterloo, both compiled by Walter Rosene, Jr., May 20-21, 1972.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1912-		Waterloo Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	38	7
Dorothy A. Brunner letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 28, 1980	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1980-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Dorothy A. Brunner in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 28, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Brunner, Dorothy A.	Red-headed Woodpecker Bobolink Eastern Kingbird Red-eyed Vireo Black Tern Great Egret Green Heron	Clear Lake Nora Springs Shell Rock River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 9, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, May 9, 1937. Also notes a Common Pheasant nest with twelve eggs and an Eastern Phoebe nest with one Eastern Phoebe egg and one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Phoebe Sora Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Least Sandpiper	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 16, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, Paul Leaverton and Bob Walker, May 16, 1937. Also notes a Blue-winged Teal nest with two eggs and a Yellow Warbler nest with one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Blue-winged Teal Barred Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Whip-poor-will Yellow Warbler	Little Wall Lake Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1940-01-01	1940-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1939-01-01	1939-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1938-01-01	1938-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1938.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-01-01	1937-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1937.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Strigiformes \| Owls Ardeidae \| Herons Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1936-01-01	1936-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Bird List on Field Trip at Ledges State Park of Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1928-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of 94 bird species observed on an Iowa Ornithologists Union field trip to Ledges State Park on May 12, 1928.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Ledges State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Bird checklist, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1946-01-01	1979-12-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Thrushes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finches. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8148/view	Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	1	5
Barb Wilson letter to Thomas Kent regarding Winter birds sighted, February 28, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds of prey Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Water birds Weather	1981-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter discusses the winter weather and the affect it's had on the ducks at Willow Slough. Included with the letter is an annotated list of birds sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1980-1981.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Lincoln's Sparrow Common Starling	Lake Manawa Mills County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	6