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

Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, Cherokee, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, covered twelve species of birds seen in the area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Brewer, Marion M.		Cherokee	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Velma A. Keerbs, Mallard, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Velma A. Keerbs, Mallard, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. This was her first report and included a Bald Eagle in Palo Alto County, a Barred Owl near Emmetsburg, six Snow Buntings and a Rusty Blackbird. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Keerbs, Velma A.	Bald Eagle Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting Barred Owl	Emmetsburg Palo Alto County Mallard	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-02-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Wallace E. Jardine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings around Pocahontas, Iowa, February 12, 1984. Jardine saw a Smith's Longspur, a Lincoln's Sparrow, and cared for a frozen hen Pheasant. A Varied Thrush was photographed in Spencer, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984	Jardine, Wallace E.	Varied Thrush Smith's Longspur Lincoln's Sparrow Common Pheasant	Pocahontas Spencer	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Richard Jule Hollis, winter 1983-1984. Field notes for Johnson County covered a late Pied-billed Grebe, correction in number of Black Terns, and an American Crow carrying nesting material February 28. A Varied Thrush was documented in Wellman along with Barbara Henderson, and also seen in Perry, Spencer, and Ames. Included was a G. Edgar Folk letter to Hollis regarding sightings of a Western Rufus-sided Towhee (Spotted Towhee) near Oxford, Iowa, January 27, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Pied-billed Grebe American Crow Varied Thrush Spotted Towhee Black Tern	Ames Johnson County Oxford Perry Spencer Wellman	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding details on late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-04-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding details on his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, April 7, 1984. Heine provided more details on the bird he saw in his yard in Spencer, Iowa, in November 1983, but understood it could not be listed as a confirmed sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Heine, Russell	Scarlet Tanager	Spencer	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, February 7, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-02-07	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Russell Heine letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding his late sighting of a Scarlet Tanager, February 7, 1984. He saw the bird in his yard in Spencer, Iowa on November 15, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Heine, Russell	Scarlet Tanager	Spencer	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, Larchwood, Iowa, February 28, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1984-02-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, Larchwood, Iowa, February 28, 1984, covered winter 1983-1984. A Prairie Chicken was documented west of Ocheyedan by Ron Spengler. Observers of other birds in Lyon County, Dickinson County and Sioux County were Bill Fribley, Gary Wee, and LaVonte Foote. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Harr, Douglas C.	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Sioux County Ocheyedan	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms, Laurens, Iowa, February 29, 1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1984-02-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Ronald Harms, Laurens, Iowa, February 29, 1984 covered winter 1983-1984. He noted that 80% of the birds were lost in a December 21 blizzard. He noted that Ronald Reese reported a Short-eared Owl in Palo Alto County, and Joyce Rigby reported a Lark Bunting in Pocahontas County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Harms, Ronald	Short-eared Owl Lark Bunting	Laurens Palo Alto County Pocahontas County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. He reported all species of hawks were extremely scarce that winter. Richard Erke sighted a Goshawk at Slip Bluff Park, and Jeff and Clark Livingston sighted a Hooded Merganser on a farm pond. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Northern Goshawk Hooded Merganser	Lamoni Slip Bluff County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-03-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Lucille M. Gaffney postcard to Thomas H. Kent was regarding birds sighted, March 8, 1984. She reported Cedar Waxwings, Pine Siskins, Common Redpolls and a Robin in Swaledale, Iowa, and Cedar Waxwings at the Lime Creek Nature Center. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Gaffney, Lucille M.	Cedar Waxwing Common Redpoll Pine Siskin American Robin	Lime Creek Nature Center Swaledale	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Jim Fuller, Iowa City, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Jim Fuller, Iowa City, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Fuller, James L		Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
List of birds sighted by Stephen J. Dinsmore and others, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds sighted by Stephen J. Dinsmore and others, winter 1983-1984, had columns for number, species, date, location, and observers. The other observers were James J. Dinsmore and Gordon Brown. Nineteen species were observed in Story County and Polk County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.		Polk County Story County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1984-03-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding winter bird sightings, March 1, 1984. Most were in central Iowa, and a second sheet recorded bird sightings of his Iowa State University ornithology class. Two species were noted as having documentation: a Northern Goshawk near Lake Rathbun and a Peregrine Falcon in Ames. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Northern Goshawk Peregrine Falcon	Ames Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Lucille Gaffney letter to Thomas Kent regarding Evening Grosbeak sightings, November 14, 1983	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching	1983-11-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter reports Evening Grosbeaks visiting Lucille Gaffney's feeders in Swaledale. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.	Gaffney, Lucille M.	Evening Grosbeak	Swaledale	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	1
Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Tanya Bray, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Don Bray, Babs Padelford, and Sandra Kovanda. A detailed description was given of two Greater Scaup drakes seen at the IPL Ponds near Council Bluffs. The other birds reported were a Northern Harrier at Lake Manawa, two Gray Partridges by I-29 in Harrison County, a Greater Prairie-Chicken at the De Soto NWR, 1400 Snow Geese at Forneys Lake, and a Peregrine Falcon at De Soto Bend. A February 27 cover letter to Thomas H. Kent mentioned three Gyrfalcon sightings in Nebraska. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Bray, Tanya	Gyrfalcon Greater Prairie-Chicken Greater Scaup Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Snow Goose Northern Harrier	Council Bluffs Forneys Lake Harrison County Lake Manawa DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Nebraska	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Dick Bierman, Cherokee, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. Northern Harriers were seen and noted in red as very unusual in the area at that time of year. A Northern Goshawk and Varied Thrush were documented. Thousands of Lapland Longspurs were seen along the road between Cherokee and Sac City in Sac County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Bierman, Dick	Varied Thrush Lapland Longspur Northern Goshawk Northern Harrier	Sac County Cherokee	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports form submitted by Carl J. Bendorf, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form was submitted by Carl J. Bendorf, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Thomas J. Kent, Thomas J. Staudt, and Richard Jule Hollis. They reported that a Cooper's Hawk and two Northern Goshawks were sighted in Johnson County, a Golden Eagle in Jasper County, a Northern Saw Whet Owl and Varied Thrush in Davenport, and 300 Snow Buntings in Dysart, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Cooper's Hawk Varied Thrush Snow Bunting Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl	Davenport Jasper County Johnson County Dysart	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Russell P. Baldner, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Russell P. Baldner, winter 1983-1984. Cathryn A. Baldner was listed as another observer. Three species were reported: Cooper's Hawk in Calmar, Iowa, Gray Partridge in Winneshiek County, and Short-eared Owl in Luana, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Baldner, Russell P.	Cooper's Hawk Short-eared Owl Gray Partridge	Winneshiek County Calmar Luana	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records, early draft	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records, early draft, was a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. Most items had asterisks indicating that they had additional documentation. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.			Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, DOC and RC records, was a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.			Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, and unusual dates for fall 1983-spring 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1983-08-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, and unusual dates for fall 1983-spring 1984, were computer-generated lists of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during those time periods. This version of the field reports data covering winter 1983-1984 had fewer manual annotations than another list like this that was called a first draft. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983, winter 1983-1984, and spring 1984.			Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, first draft	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports data, winter 1983-1984, first draft, is a computer-generated list of bird names, quantities, dates, locations, and people who sighted the birds in Iowa during that time period. The list has some manual annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1983-1984, was edited by Thomas H. Kent and published in Iowa bird life 54, 1984. The best find was a Greater Prairie-Chicken in Osceola County. The report is a draft with numerous manual annotations.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Greater Prairie-Chicken	Iowa Osceola County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James Hansen, fall 1983	Field notes Surveys (documents)	Bird watching Weather	1983-08-01	1983-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by James Hansen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.	Hansen, James L.	Brant Cattle Egret Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter	Rice Lake Ventura Riverton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	1
Field reports for Iowa birds, J. Donald Gillaspey, fall 1983	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-08-01	1983-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by J. Donald Gillaspey. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1983.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-eared Owl	Lamoni	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	1