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

Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1998 compiled by Fred Lesher	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Lesher, Fred	Broad-winged Hawk Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Trumpeter Swan Redhead Ruddy Duck Tufted Titmouse Tundra Swan Great-tailed Grackle	Ledges State Park Spirit Lake Grovers Lake Lansing Wildlife Management Area Wexford Creek Prairie City	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
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
Field report, spring 1998, Marietta Petersen	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Marietta Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Petersen, Marietta	Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Northern Harrier Cliff Swallow	Cresco Cass County Waverly	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
1998 spring Iowa birds report, Babs & Loren Padelford	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Cinnamon Teal American White Pelican American Woodcock Least Tern Black-crowned Night Heron Snow Goose Great-tailed Grackle American Golden Plover	Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
1988 spring field report, Wolfgang Oesterreich	Field notes	Bird watching	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Wolfgang Oesterreich. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Oesterreich, Wolfgang	Least Bittern Eared Grebe American White Pelican Cattle Egret Herring Gull Forster's Tern Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Great-tailed Grackle	Harrier Marsh Lake Manawa State Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park	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
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 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
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, 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
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
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
Heard on the Birdline, December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rare birds Dial-a-message telephone calls	1997-12-15	1998-03-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary of the Iowa Birdline update for December 15, 1997-March 15, 1998. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Ross's Gulls, an adult Black-legged Kittiwake, and seven different Snowy Owl observations in December. Very unusual reports of a Common Raven and a Sprague's Pipit were reported in February. Other interesting observations were of a mid-winter sighting of a Summer Tanager in January and February as well as a continued winter presence of White-winged Crossbills.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Prairie Falcon Ross's Gull Summer Tanager Sprague's Pipit Varied Thrush White-winged Crossbill Snowy Owl Long-tailed Duck Black-legged Kittiwake Common Raven Hoary Redpoll Northern Saw-whet Owl	Decorah Dickinson County Dubuque Hamilton County Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lake Manawa Red Rock Dam Scott County Sioux City West Branch Wright County Fort Madison O'Brien County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	40	18
Iowa field reports contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Killdeer American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Semipalmated Sandpiper American White Pelican Snowy Egret Roseate Spoonbill Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black-bellied Plover Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Northern Mockingbird Wilson's Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Belted Kingfisher Bonaparte's Gull Great-tailed Grackle Great Egret	Dickinson County Forneys Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Mini Wakan State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Bartlett Runnells Overlook Glidden	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Fall field reports contributed by James J. Dinsmore, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Eared Grebe American Crow Bobolink Eurasian Collared Dove Franklin's Gull Evening Grosbeak Roseate Spoonbill Merlin American Pipit Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Spotted Towhee Mourning Dove Common Tern Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Ames Big Creek State Park Boone Grinnell Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park Sweet Marsh Iowa State University Ada Hayden Heritage Park Black Hawk Marsh State Game Management Area Mitchellville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David L. Dankert, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in Linn County contributed by David L. Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Dankert, David L.	Horned Grebe Common Grackle Common Loon Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Nashville Warbler	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Oak Hill Cemetery Wickiup Hill Natural Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also included are details of a Yellow Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Willow Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler Gadwall American Redstart Yellow Warbler	Appanoose County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Fremont County Marion County Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Aaron Brees, fall 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Aaron Brees. Also includes a brief note from Brees to Thomas H. Kent regarding the lateness of the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Brees, Aaron	American Bittern Thayer's Gull Least Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Indigo Bunting Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Harris' Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Marsh Wren American Pipit Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Glaucous Gull Red-eyed Vireo Spotted Towhee Tennessee Warbler Green Heron	Lake Ahquabi Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Red Rock Dam Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Warren County Wayne County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Black Hawk Lake Red Rock Wildlife Area Sandpiper Recreation Area Runnells Overlook Lundy Acres Corydon Lake Medicine Creek Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Philip J. Walsh, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Philip J. Walsh. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Mississippi Kite Carolina Wren Ring-necked Duck Goldeneye Chimney Swift Wilson's Phalarope Common Loon Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Semipalmated Plover Red-necked Phalarope Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Bufflehead Northern Harrier	Des Moines Grays Lake Harrier Marsh Saylorville Lake Waterworks Park Polk City Wildlife Area Raccoon River Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Thompson, Dennis	Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Long-tailed Duck Pacific Loon Greater Yellowlegs Dickcissel Purple Finch Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Piping Plover Bonaparte's Gull Great Egret	Big Creek Lake Dale Maffitt Reservoir Dunbar Slough Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the fall of 1997 compiled by Thomas H. Kent.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union	White-faced Ibis Red-throated Loon Pine Grosbeak White-winged Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Roseate Spoonbill California Gull Sabine's Gull MacGillivray's Warbler	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6