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

Field reports contributed by Thomas H. Kent, July 27, 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1993-07-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	American Bittern Willow Flycatcher Blue-winged Teal Canvasback Ring-necked Duck Yellow-throated Warbler Sora Solitary Sandpiper Acadian Flycatcher Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush American Coot Gadwall Sandhill Crane	Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Elm Lake Lake Macbride State Park Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Rice Lake Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Zirbel Slough Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	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 fall 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Smith's Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Surf Scoter Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Warren County Whitebreast Recreation Area Hartford Pine Lake State Park Grinnell Country Club Meadow Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Iowa, fall 1999, Bill Huser	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Huser, Bill F.	Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Blue-headed Vireo Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Wood-Pewee Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-rumped Warbler Mourning Warbler Bonaparte's Gull	Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park New Lake O'Brien Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Fall field reports, 1999, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Dinsmore, James J.	Cooper's Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Arctic Tern Herring Gull Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker Blue-winged Warbler Snow Goose Sandhill Crane	Des Moines Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pilot Knob State Park Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Myre Slough State Game Management Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Meredith Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Fall 1999, Aaron Brees	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Aaron Brees. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Brees, Aaron	Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Pacific Loon Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Golden Eagle Blue-winged Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Common Tern	Jester Park Lake Red Rock Little River Recreation Area Marion County Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Red Rock Wildlife Area Pinchey Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, July 26, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs	1997-07-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Martsching, Paul	Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Tennessee Warbler	Ames Doolittle Prairie State Preserve Brookside Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Darwin Koenig letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1997-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Darwin Koenig to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Koenig, Darwin	Upland Sandpiper Turkey Vulture Yellow-headed Blackbird Canvasback Orchard Oriole Wood Thrush Common Loon Hooded Merganser Solitary Sandpiper Willet Chestnut-sided Warbler Northern Shoveler Eastern Whip-poor-will Red Crossbill Northern Harrier	Sutherland Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Pocahontas County Buena Vista County O'Brien County Mill Creek State Park Dog Creek County Park Primghar Sanborn				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Wood Thrush Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Solitary Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Magnolia Warbler Lesser Scaup Tennessee Warbler Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Gadwall Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern American Golden Plover	Algona Du Marsh Area South Twin Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Gilmore City Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area Smith Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Ernzen, Peter	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Snowy Plover Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart Great-tailed Grackle Laughing Gull	Blue Lake Cherokee County Holstein Ledges State Park Sac County South Twin Lake Black Hawk Lake Grant County Park Martin Area County Park Mines of Spain State Park Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Galva				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Peter Ernzen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Peter Ernzen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Ernzen, Peter	Black-bellied Plover Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tennessee Warbler	Cherokee County Little Sioux River Mines of Spain State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1997-07-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Veery sighting, July 10, 1997. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Bernstein, Neil	Veery	Bixby State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Proescholdt, Mark	Little Blue Heron Alder Flycatcher Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Mourning Warbler Great Blue Heron Common Tern	Fremont County Liscomb Marshalltown Rathbun Lake Rice Lake Waubonsie State Park Albion Union Pine Lake State Park Bartlett Ackley Rice Lake Hawthorn Wildlife Management Area Mitchellville Wolf Creek Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, summer 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	American Avocet Killdeer Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Ring-necked Duck Snowy Egret Chuck-will's-widow Cattle Egret Least Tern American Wigeon Piping Plover Willet Ruddy Turnstone Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Northern Pintail Common Merganser Great Egret	Forneys Lake Fremont County Mills County Percival Waubonsie State Park Riverton MidAmerican Energy Ponds McPaul				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Least Flycatcher Common Grackle Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Spotted Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Northern Pintail Tennessee Warbler Mourning Warbler American Golden Plover	Algona Kossuth County Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Huser, Bill F.	Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Magpie Western Kingbird Least Tern Forster's Tern Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Laughing Gull Black Tern Least Sandpiper	Browns Lake Plymouth County Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park New Lake James				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Recreation Area, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1981-07-11	1981-07-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Recreation Area in Fayette County, IA on July 11, 1981.	Myers, Robert K.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Volga River State Recreation Area	Volga River Rec. Area	General: a clearing in otherwise quite dense woods along old road Specific: 1 cedar tree in opening and many sumacs and other short (10') trees	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: The only real probable problem is the imm. chipping sparrow but song + brown rump ruled this out. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/07:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Park, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-07	1985-07-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Park in Fayette County, IA on July 7, 1985.	Moore, Francis L.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Volga River State Recreation Area	Volga Lake State Pake [sic], Fayette Co., IA	Second growth area with mainly Sumac and E. Red Cedar in overgrown field	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: This birds song and coloration clearly marked it as a Clay-colored Sparrow. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Emmet Township in Emmet County in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-07-19	1984-07-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Emmet Township in Emmet County, IA on July 19 and 20, 1984.	Ewert, David N.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Emmet Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Lincoln's Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay, (Oakville) Western Mercer Co. CBC	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1996-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report for a Lincoln's Sparrow around Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.	McKay, Kelly	Lincoln's Sparrow	Oakville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow near Tiffin, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1978-12-16	1978-12-27	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Field Sparrow near Tiffin in Johnson County, IA on December 16, 1978.	DeCoster, R. J. (Richard Joseph)	Field Sparrow	Tiffin	~1/2 mi. s. of Tiffen [sic], Johnson Co., Ia. at Clear Creek Bridge	Creek bed with forested area to north and open field to south. Deep snow covered most of area. South-facing north slope of creek provided open grassy area as snow had mostly melted. Several song sparrows were in same area.	The documentation form by Richard DeCoster is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include James Huntington. \| Elimination of similar species: The Tree Sparrow, usually abundant in winter around Iowa City, has a dark upper bill and lacks the white eye ring. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:05:00/08:06:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow north of Keokuk, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1997-12-22	1998-01-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Field Sparrow north of Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 22, 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Field Sparrow	Keokuk	along River Road about 4 mi north of Keokuk, Lee Co., IA	weedy area	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair and Gordon Brown. \| Elimination of similar species: The most similar species would be American Tree and Chipping Sparrows. The combination of white eyering, lack of a breast spot, and pink bill eliminates both of these species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:32:00/11:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1988-05-28	1988-05-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Saw-whet Owl at Yellow River State Forest in Allamakee County, IA on May 28, 1988.	Moore, Francis L.	Northern Saw-whet Owl	Yellow River State Forest	Near Fire tower in Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee Co., IA	Fairly mature deciduous and coniferous woodland	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other owl that I know of sounds like this. No other animal or bird sounds like this bird either, that I know of. After writing this description I listened to recording and it sounded very similar to this bird. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:21:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	55
Woodward H. Brown letter to Fred Kent regarding bird sightings for the summer of 1972, August 21, 1972	Correspondence Field notes	Bird banding Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Weather	1972-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Woody Brown to Fred Kent about bird sightings for the summer of 1972 and the potential of Polk City lake to attract birds. It features a Henslow's Sparrow banding at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on August 19, 1972.	Brown, Woodward H.	Henslow's Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Red Crossbill	Brenton Slough Indianola Lamoni Polk City Shenandoah Polk City Wildlife Area Jesup				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	57
Rare bird documentation form for Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove, 1993	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1993-05-17	1993-05-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Chuck-will's Widow at Ida Grove in Ida County, IA on May 17, 1993.	Ernzen, Peter	Chuck-will's-widow	Ida Grove	Ida Grove Iowa	In migration?	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: None with this song. Whip Poor Will similar, but each song is distinctive and identifiable on its own. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:05:00 - approximately 11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	57
Rare bird documentation form for Chuck-will's-widow west of Montezuma in 1980	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1980-06-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Chuck-will's-widow west of Montezuma in Poweshiek County, IA on June 20 and 21, 1980.	Koenig, Darwin	Chuck-will's-widow	Montezuma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	57