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

Field notes contributed by Tanya Bray, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bray lists bird sightings made by herself and others in Iowa and in DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bray, Tanya	Orchard Oriole Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-billed Cuckoo	Lake Manawa Pine Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
IA field reports	Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Huser lists birds sighted by himself and Jerry Probst in Sioux City and at New Lake in Woodbury County, including a variety of warblers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Huser, Bill F.	American Avocet Black-and-white Warbler Purple Finch Osprey Lesser Yellowlegs Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Wilson's Warbler Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Nashville Warbler Pine Warbler	Stone State Park Woodbury County Bacon Creek Park Floyd Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by James L. Hansen, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Fowling	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Hansen lists various birds sighted by himself and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Hansen, James L.	Least Bittern American Bittern King Eider Cattle Egret Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk	Clear Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Eagle Lake Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Bird report	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Wit and humor	1986-11-02	1986-12-02	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Haldy describes observing a late pair of barn swallows take over an American Robin nest. Haldy eventually found the pair dead in early December. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Haldy, Lanny	Barn Swallow	Amana	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding Broad-winged Hawk sighting, fall 1986	Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Gillaspey writes about a report of Broad-winged Hawks at Little River Lake. He includes a clipping of the report printed in the Lamoni Chronicle on October 16, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Broad-winged Hawk	Little River Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Jim L. Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Threskiornithidae \| Ibises	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various birds sighted during the fall season, including an albino Barred Owl. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, James L	Thayer's Gull Red-necked Grebe Barred Owl Lesser Black-backed Gull Surf Scoter Black-throated Blue Warbler	Iowa City Saylorville Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Hardin County Lock Number 19 Ely	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Charles Fuller, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fuller lists various bird sightings made primarily in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Fuller, Charles R.	Bald Eagle Blue-headed Vireo Spotted Sandpiper	Lock and Dam Number 18 Aspen Grove Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Rita E. Efta, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Nests	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Efta lists sightings of Bald Eagles, Pine Siskins, and a sizeable population of Eastern Bluebirds, all in the vicinity of Auburn, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Efta, Rita E.	Bald Eagle Eastern Bluebird Pine Siskin	Grant County Park Auburn	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Timothy L. Dwyer, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dwyer lists four bird sightings made in southeast Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Short-eared Owl Western Grebe White-winged Scoter Sanderling	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Des Moines County Lock and Dam 16	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dinsmore notes the excellent fall migration and shorebird habitat at Saylorville Lake and northern Polk County. He lists numerous bird sightings made by himself and others across Iowa, noting he personally saw 263 species during the fall season. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.		Eared Grebe American White Pelican Merlin Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Black-throated Blue Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Creek State Park Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Dunbar Slough Iowa Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Brookside Park Cooper Prairie Marsh Madrid	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Mark A. Dietzenbach	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Dietzenbach lists birds spotted in northeast Iowa during fall 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Dietzenbach, Mark A.	Swainson's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Osprey Peregrine Falcon Spotted Sandpiper Long-eared Owl Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Goldfinch	Allamakee County Winneshiek County Fayette County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Cummins lists birds sightings primarily at Rathbun Lake and in Appanoose County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Brewer's Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Short-billed Dowitcher	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form, contributed by Robert Cecil, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes of bird sightings by Cecil and others, primarily in southeastern Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Thayer's Gull Bewick's Wren Lesser Black-backed Gull Peregrine Falcon Cape May Warbler Prairie Warbler	Allamakee County George Wyth Memorial State Park Henry County Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Montrose Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Beth and Mark Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Threskiornithidae \| Ibises	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Separate field reports contributed by both Beth and Mark Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, fall 1984.These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth Proescholdt, Mark	Rufous Hummingbird Ferruginous Hawk Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Merlin Red Knot Black-legged Kittiwake White-winged Scoter Gray Partridge Black-billed Cuckoo Red Crossbill Ruff	Big Creek State Park Chester Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Hendrickson Marsh Lake Liscomb Marshalltown Nashua Union Saylorville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes listing bird sightings in Cherokee County, mostly within 2 miles of the Little Sioux River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bierman, Dick	Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift Bohemian Waxwing Tree Swallow Pine Siskin	Cherokee County Little Sioux River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Fall field reports from Eugene and Eloise Armstrong	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Armstrong lists various bird sightings made in central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Armstrong, Eloise	Northern Flicker Broad-winged Hawk Long-tailed Duck Rock Wren Surf Scoter Peregrine Falcon Barn Swallow Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite	Booneville Lake Red Rock Saylorville Dam Greenwood Park Walnut Woods State Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports of Iowa birds, December 6, 1986	Field notes	Bird watching	1986-12-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bendorf lists birds sighted by various bird watchers across Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Great Black-backed Gull Yellow-headed Blackbird Blue-headed Vireo Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Snow Bunting Orchard Oriole Golden-winged Warbler Harris' Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Pacific Loon Sabine's Gull Palm Warbler Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Orange-crowned Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Blackburnian Warbler Water Pipit Northern Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Cape May Warbler Barn Swallow	Ames Appanoose County Big Creek Lake Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Dallas County Des Moines George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Greene County High Lake Iowa City Iowa Jackson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Lee County Lyon County Lake Manawa Marshall County Saylorville Lake Stone State Park Warren County Brookside Park Des Moines County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1986	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Migration Water birds Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The report notes the cool, wet fall season, discusses the good migrations of the season and the unusually large number of sightings of rare water birds, mostly at Saylorville Lake. Included with the report are two letters from Carl J. Bendorf to Bruce Peterjohn. The letter dated December 15, 1986, explains the presence of typesetting marks on the included fall report manuscript and notes the interesting fall season in Iowa. The letter dated December 23, 1986, notes two late reports, of a King Eider and a Swainson's Hawk, and mentions winter sightings.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Swainson's Hawk Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull King Eider Pacific Loon Red Knot Lesser Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Rock Wren	Clear Lake Iowa Saylorville Lake Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Water birds	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Hank Zaletel for fall 1984. 26 species in eight locations are listed within the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Zaletel, Hank	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lapland Longspur American White Pelican White-winged Crossbill Red Knot Semipalmated Plover Long-eared Owl Pine Warbler Least Sandpiper	Big Creek State Park Colo Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake McFarland Lake Park Union	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Barbara L. Wilson letter and field notes to Michael C. Newlon regarding fall 1984 bird sightings, November 29, 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Weather Birds--Infancy	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Barbara L. Wilson letter and field notes to Michael C. Newlon were regarding fall 1984 bird sightings, November 29, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	American Bittern Cattle Egret Yellow-bellied Flycatcher White-winged Scoter Golden Eagle Sandhill Crane Sharp-shinned Hawk	Folsom Lake Fremont County Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Gerald White, fall 1984. A sighting by Timothy L. Dywer is also listed on the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	White, Gerald	Barn Owl Harris' Sparrow Black Scoter Western Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Common Snipe Red-necked Phalarope Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Le Claire Lake Odessa Greenwood Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field reports, Carol Thompson, fall 1984	Field notes	Bird watching Water birds Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall 1984 field reports contributed by Carol Thompson for the Coralville Lake area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Thompson, Carol A.	Greater Yellowlegs Black-bellied Plover Willet Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Coralville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1984. An immature Northern Goshawk is described in detail. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Northern Goshawk Red Knot Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Pine Siskin Tundra Swan Great Egret	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Coralville Lock and Dam 9 Coralville Dam	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Jim Sinclair, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Jim Sinclair, fall 1984. A Northern Goshawk sighting is noted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Sinclair, Jim	Bald Eagle Brewer's Blackbird Mute Swan Northern Goshawk Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Peregrine Falcon Caspian Tern Great Blue Heron Bonaparte's Gull	Lake Ahquabi Red Rock Dam Runnells Warren County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1984-08-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Lee Searles letter to Thomas H. Kent was regarding bird sightings in Greene County, Iowa, August 21, 1984. Forty-five species of birds were seen during June and July 1984, most significantly Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Least Bitterns, and an Orchard Oriole. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Searles, Lee	Least Bittern Yellow-headed Blackbird Orchard Oriole Barred Owl Cliff Swallow	Greene County Rippey Snake Creek State Game Management Area Squirrel Hollow County Park Washington Township	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5