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

Thomas Kent letter to Diane Porter regarding request for more information, spring 1998	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Undated form letter from Thomas Kent to Diane Porter. Kent requests verification of an early date for a Ruby-throated Hummingbird sighting. Porter's reply is written at the bottom of this letter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Spring field report 1998, Hank Zaletel	Field notes	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Zaletel, Hank	Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Western Grebe Long-billed Dowitcher American Pipit Gadwall	Hendrickson Marsh Lake Anderson Goose Lake Larson Marsh Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan Walter, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Walter, Janice L.	Warbling Vireo Sprague's Pipit Brown Thrasher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Cape May Warbler	Mason City Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Mathers Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert & Connie VanErsvelde, March, April, May 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Robert & Connie VanErsvelde. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	VanErsvelde, Robert VanErsvelde, Connie	Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Harris' Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Sandhill Crane	Grinnell Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Spring 1998 report, John Van Dyk, May 28, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1998-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser	Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports, spring 98, Dennis Thompson	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Migratory birds	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Thompson, Dennis	Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Greater Prairie-Chicken Palm Warbler Greater Scaup Gray Catbird Great-tailed Grackle Northern Harrier	Big Creek State Park Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Johnston Saylorville Lake Long Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Thelen, Ed	Common Loon Glaucous Gull Prothonotary Warbler Hooded Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1998 compiled by Jim Sinclair	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Migratory birds	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Sinclair, Jim	Ruffed Grouse Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eastern Phoebe Northern Parula Hooded Warbler	Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Warren County Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Cerulean Warbler Scarlet Tanager Bufflehead	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spencer Trumbull Lake Wanata State Park Lost Island Huston Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field report spring 1998, Russell Reisz	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Russell Reisz. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Reisz, Russell	Field Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Wood Duck Chipping Sparrow Eastern Whip-poor-will Western Meadowlark Northern Harrier	Blue Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Stone State Park DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge New Lake Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Podicipediformes \| Grebes Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Cuculiformes \| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Emberizidae \| Sparrows Waterfowl	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Proescholdt, Mark	Mississippi Kite Neotropic Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Ross' Goose Long-billed Dowitcher Common Loon Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Pileated Woodpecker	Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Diamond Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Proescholdt, Beth	Least Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Eastern Towhee Clay-colored Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Cattle Egret White-crowned Sparrow Olive-sided Flycatcher Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Nashville Warbler	Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Iowa seasonal report spring 98, Diane Porter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Porter, Diane C.	Summer Tanager Bewick's Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Gray Catbird House Wren	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Gull east of Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport, 1989	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1989-12-11	1993-08-06	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Western Gull east of Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 11, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and three documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Western Gull	Lock and Dam 15	On Miss. River chanel [sic] ice between Davenport, Scott Co. IA &+ Rock Isl. Arsenal, RI Co. IL.	On ice covered chanel [sic] of Mississippi - 1/4 - 1/2 mi. upstream (East) of Lock + Dam 15.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Brian Blevins and Gerald White were submitted. Another observers includes Lewis Blevins. \| Elimination of similar species: Slaty-backed Gull - Gray mantle merged directly to black tips, trailing white wing edge too narrow, mantle color too dark for g.b. Lesser-Black-bkd Gull - leg color pink, bird too large + heavy Greater Black-bkd. Gull - Bird too small, back not black enough, legs too bright + pink. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:30:00/15:35:00 on December 11, 1986, 08:20:00/08:25:00 and 09:00:00/09:15:00 on December 12, 1986.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Francis L. Moore, spring 1983	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Francis L. Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Moore, Francis L.	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Marbled Godwit White-eyed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Barn Owl Cinnamon Teal Purple Gallinule Cattle Egret Northern Goshawk Merlin Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Le Conte's Sparrow Piping Plover Willet Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Blue-winged Warbler Prairie Warbler Common Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Forneys Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Hartman Reserve Nature Center Homestead Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah South Amana Pond Waterloo Nebraska City Sweet Marsh Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1981 compiled by Carl J. Bendorf	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers	1981-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Bald Eagle Golden-winged Warbler Lark Sparrow Acadian Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tundra Swan Arctic Loon	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Homestead Johnson County Ledges State Park Lily Pond Cou Falls East Amana				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1981	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Parulidae \| Warblers	1981-03-01	1981-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1981 titled "Field reports spring, 1981." Thomas H. Kent, Field Reports Editor, notes that warmer than usual weather with less than usual rainfall has affected shorebird numbers. A Thayer's Gull sighting is a new bird for Iowa.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Thayer's Gull Townsend's Solitaire Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Smith's Longspur Bewick's Wren Lark Bunting	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Audubon field notes, summer 1968	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Phalaropus \| Phalaropes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1968-06-01	1968-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Audubon field notes for the summer of 1968 were written by Woodward H. Brown. Many items were underlined in red. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1968.	Brown, Woodward H.	Wood Duck Red-eyed Vireo Veery Cerulean Warbler Northern Bobwhite	Iowa Ledges State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1967-1968	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1967-12-01	1968-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the winter of 1967-1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It was published in Iowa bird life 38:16-18, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations. It Included Robert W. Guth letter to Peter C. Peterson regarding winter 1967-1968 bird sightings near Eureka and Peoria, Illinois, sent on March 11, 1968.	Guth, Robert Wayne, 1950- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa Eureka Peoria				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	7
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, spring 1968	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration	1968-03-01	1968-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the spring of 1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It is published in Iowa Bird Life 38: 57-60, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	17	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eastern Meadowlark at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-12-16	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Eastern Meadowlark at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on December 16, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Brand, Gordon James	Eastern Meadowlark	Lake Red Rock	an area a couple miles west of highway 14 and north of Red Rock Lake for our portion of the Red Rock Lake Christmas count.		The documentation form by Gordon James Brand is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Bill Gilbert. \| Elimination of similar species: The description given distinguishes this bird from an Western Meadowlark. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:30:00 for several minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Eastern Meadowlark at Wildcat Den State Park, 1987	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-12-26	1993-09-07	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for an Eastern Meadowlark at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine County, IA on December 26, 1987. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Eastern Meadowlark	Wildcat Den State Park	1/2 mi. W. of Wildcat Den State Park, Muscatine Co., IA.	roadside grassy edge	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ken Olson and Gary Inhelder. \| Elimination of similar species: Western Meadowlark - would show yellow on cheek, distinctly barred central tail + primary features. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:55:00/09:57:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Gray-cheeked Thrush at Waubonsie State Park, 1983	Administrative records Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1983-04-24	1993-09-01	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Gray-cheeked Thrush at Waubonsie State Park in Fremont County, IA on April 24, 1983. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence about bird sightings and documentations, a summary of the review, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Scott, Charlotte	Gray-cheeked Thrush	Waubonsie State Park	Waubonsie State Park	Near a trail through a high wooded section	The documentation form by Charlotte Scott is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Dick Scott. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] I had time to observe a smaller than robin-sized, plump-looking bird--evenly brown-gray. I had my glasses on him long enough to check that there was not a distinct eye ring and that the splotches on his breast were distinct and separate--not blurry--and fairly bold. [...] There was no question in my mind but that he was a thrush, but I thought this bird more brown on his back than I remembered Gray-cheeked to be. I considered Veery, but stayed with my original call. \| The original documentation form event occurred from approximately 09:45:00/09:45:15.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge, 1970	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1970-09-05	1995-02-22	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Band-tailed Pigeon west of Fort Dodge in Webster County, IA on September 5, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence relevant to bird sighting and review, and a documentation article submitted to the committee.	Crawford, John	Band-tailed Pigeon	Fort Dodge	[...] seven miles West of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa on the farm of Joseph R. Crawford.		The documentation article by John A. Crawford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joseph R. Crawford. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] This bird first caught my attention by the fact that it lacked the typical white rump of a Rock Dove.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	7
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Western Gull near Ben Butterworth Parkway, 1991	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Charts (graphic documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1991-01-15	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Western Gull near Ben Butterworth Parkway in Rock Island County, IL on January 15, 1991. Includes a record review document with votes, comparisons of different gull observations, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Western Gull	Ben Butterworth Parkway	Butterworth Parkway, Moline, Rock Isl. Co, IL	Ice on Mississippi River	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ann Barker, Brian Blevins, and Eugene Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Great Black-backed Gull - this bird much too small Lesser Black-backed Gull - Too heavily built, tail band very broad, no yellowish colour on legs. Slaty-backed Gull - The biggest problem - I felt this bird was not dark mantled enough was too heavily bodied + too much of a domed forehead. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:35:00/09:45:00, 10:35:00/11:00:00, 12:40:00/12:52:00 on January 15, 1991 and 09:25:00/09:35:00 on January 16, 1991.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	7