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

Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Thelen, Ed	Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Loon Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Sanderling Caspian Tern Prothonotary Warbler American Coot Bonaparte's Gull Common Merganser Black-headed Gull Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Council Bluffs Dickinson County Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake View Marble Lake Spirit Lake Waubonsie State Park Grovers Lake Trickle Slough Area Crandalls Beach Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rob Thelen, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Thelen, Rob	Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Western Tanager Ruby-throated Hummingbird Yellow-throated Warbler Snowy Egret Snowy Plover Western Sandpiper Sanderling Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue Grosbeak Short-billed Dowitcher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull American Golden Plover	Dunbar Slough Ledges State Park Waubonsie State Park Black Hawk Lake Carroll County Carroll Glidden Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Nests	1997-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley 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.	Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears	Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Chuck-will's-widow Sedge Wren Eastern Whip-poor-will Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper	Manti Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Farragut				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, August 1, 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Weather	1997-08-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer 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 summer 1997.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Gray-cheeked Thrush Grasshopper Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow Wood Duck Caspian Tern Common Nighthawk Northern Rough-winged Swallow Sedge Wren Veery Swainson's Thrush Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Snow Goose Lesser Scaup Cliff Swallow Northern Bobwhite	Dickinson County Hawarden Lyon County Sioux Center Sioux County Cayler Prairie State Preserve Oak Grove State Park Melvin Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Philip J. Walsh email to James J. Dinsmore regarding a Mississippi Kite sighting and nest, August 8, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Storms Weather	1997-08-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An email reply from Philip J. Walsh to James J. Dinsmore regarding details on a Mississippi Kite sighting and nest, August 8, 1997. The sighting was reported to Walsh by Janice K. Wiggers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Walsh, Philip J.	Mississippi Kite	Ledges State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
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 notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, fall 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Huser, Bill F.	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Prairie Falcon Rusty Blackbird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Indigo Bunting Northern Cardinal Yellow-billed Cuckoo Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Yellow-throated Warbler Roseate Spoonbill Merlin Common Nighthawk Gray Catbird Connecticut Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow American Redstart	Fremont County Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Lake MacBride Bacon Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Curtis Nelson, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Curtis Nelson. Also included are details on sightings of a Golden Eagle and a Brewer's Blackbird, as well as a female Wild Turkey that was flushed from a nest with 17 eggs. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Nelson, Curtis	American Avocet Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Brewer's Blackbird Townsend's Solitaire Harris' Sparrow Golden Eagle Gray Partridge Sedge Wren Yellow-rumped Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit Wild Turkey Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Harrier	Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Clear Lake Mason City Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Clear Lake Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren at Fairfield, 1999	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1999-04-13	1999-06-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Bewick's Wrens at Fairfield in Jefferson County, IA on April 13, 1999.	Porter, Diane C.	Bewick's Wren	Fairfield	City: Fairfield Co: Jefferson St/Prov: IA Nation: USA	Residential area	The documentation form by Diane Porter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: One of them was almost as red on top as a Carolina Wren. Breast and throat were dirty white. Belly grayish, not rusty. Tail was long, loosely wagging from side to side, and bearing white patches in outer corners. \| The original documentation form event lasted from April 13, 1999 to June 4, 1999.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	1
Rare bird documentation form for Great-tailed Grackle at Finn Pond in Greene County, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology Rare birds	1984-05-31	1984-06-04	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for six Great-tailed Grackles at Finn Pond in Greene County, IA on May 31, 1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Great-tailed Grackle	Finn Pond Wildlife Area	Finn Pond (2 miles west of Jefferson, Greene Co)	freshwater marsh	The documentation form by Jim Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Brown. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Grackle-size Boat-tailed Grackle- range and eye color \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:15:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	77