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

National Audubon Society checklist, Karen Drews, January 6 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 6, 1986 compiled by Karen Drews. A list birds sighted by Drews and 26 others at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge. A total of 56 species and 32,955 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Drews, Karen L.	Prairie Falcon Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Great Horned Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet American Black Duck Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Omaha, Nebraska, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Betty Grenon. A list of birds sighted by Grenon and thirty-three others around Omaha, Nebraska. A total of 51 species and 10,856 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Grenon, Elizabeth A.	Rough-legged Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird White-throated Sparrow Barred Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Omaha Base Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, January 4, 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 4, 1986 compiled by Karen Drews. A list of birds sighted by Drews and twenty-six others at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. A total of 57 species and 32,955 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Drews, Karen L.	Prairie Falcon Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Great Horned Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet American Black Duck Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Sioux City, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Wayne Livermore. A list of birds sighted by Livermore and nineteen others around Sioux City. A total of 47 species and 5,019 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Livermore, Wayne	Bald Eagle Common Grackle Rusty Blackbird Canvasback Belted Kingfisher Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk	Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Keokuk, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Robert Cecil. A list of birds sighted by Cecil and fourteen others around Keokuk. A total of 55 species and 31,251 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Eurasian Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Great Blue Heron American Robin American Black Duck	Keokuk Summitville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Burlington, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Chuck Fuller. A list of birds sighted by Fuller and eleven others around Burlington. A total of 59 species and 6,304 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Fuller, Charles R.	White-winged Crossbill Herring Gull White-crowned Sparrow Northern Saw-whet Owl Fox Sparrow Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird American Black Duck	Burlington	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Oakville, January 2, 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 2, 1986 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and thirteen others around Oakville. A total of 63 species and 10,895 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Brewer's Blackbird House Finch Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Brown Creeper Common Starling	Oakville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Muscatine, December 29, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 29, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and fifteen others around Muscatine. A total of 58 species and 7,647 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Sora Common Snipe Long-eared Owl Swamp Sparrow Winter Wren American Robin Sharp-shinned Hawk	Muscatine Lock and Dam 16	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Davenport, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and thirty-five others around Davenport. A total of 80 species and 14,424 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle American Kestrel Northern Cardinal Iceland Gull House Finch Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Horned Lark Mallard	Davenport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Princeton, December 19, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 19, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and eight others around Princeton. A total of 58 species and 4,216 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Lapland Longspur Brown Thrasher Barred Owl Eastern Meadowlark Hermit Thrush Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Princeton Folletts	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Clinton, January 4, 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 4, 1986 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and eleven others around Clinton. A total of 62 species and 9,160 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Pied-billed Grebe Northern Cardinal Snow Bunting Barred Owl Swainson's Thrush Hairy Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee Red-bellied Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Clinton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Dubuque, IA, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by John Carl Miller. A list of birds sighted by Miller and twenty-one others in Dubuque, Iowa. A total of 44 species and 4,424 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Miller, John Carl	Cooper's Hawk White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Red-breasted Merganser Merlin White-crowned Sparrow Long-eared Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch	Dubuque	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Yellow River Forest, January 4, 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 4, 1986 compiled by Darwin Koenig. A list of birds sighted by Koenig and eight others at Yellow River Forest. A total of 37 species and 1,721 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Koenig, Darwin	Ruffed Grouse Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Purple Finch Common Snipe Pileated Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher American Robin Tundra Swan Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk	Yellow River State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Winter report, Quad Cities area, Iowa, from Peter C. Petersen, 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Winter report, Quad Cities area, Iowa, from Peter C. Petersen, 1983-1984 covered sightings of 18 species by 8 observers. A Varied Thrush was documented at Fairmont Cemetery in Davenport. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Petersen, Peter C.	Varied Thrush	Davenport Fairmont Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Report for Winter 1985-86 season, Peter Petersen	Field notes	Bird watching	1985-12-01	1986-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Peter Petersen and others in the Davenport area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture Ring-necked Duck White-throated Sparrow Common Redpoll Black-legged Kittiwake Wood Duck Glaucous Gull	Credit Island Davenport Le Claire Lock and Dam 15	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Field notes contributed by Fred Lesher, winter 1983-1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Fred Lesher, winter 1983-1984. Most observations were in Alamakee County. He particularly described his March sightings of a Bald Eagle on a nest, two Northern Harriers, four Rough-legged Hawks and one Kestrel at Pool Slough in New Albin. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Lesher, Fred	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Northern Harrier	Allamakee County New Albin Pool Slough	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Mary Zohrer, West Des Moines, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Mary Zohrer, West Des Moines, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. She reported a total of 26 Red-winged Blackbirds at a feeder in town on two separate days. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Zohrer, Mary	Red-winged Blackbird	West Des Moines	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, winter 1983-1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Hank Zaletel, winter 1983-1984. Twelve species were reported, among them a Red-shouldered Hawk that was documented west of Baxter in Jasper County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Zaletel, Hank	Red-shouldered Hawk	Jasper County Baxter	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird kills Bird watching Weather	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, winter 1983-1984. Included was a cover letter about the weather, bird kills, and odd behavior of two Screech Owls seeking warmth in farm buildings near Hastings, Iowa. Other observers were Howard Wilson and Joe Wearin. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Eastern Screech-Owl	Hastings	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, winter 1983-1984. He documented a Varied Thrush at Fairmont Cemetery, Davenport, and saw six other species in the area. Included was an undated letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding material he had obtained on a trip to Hawaii to identify birds there. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	White, Gerald	Double-crested Cormorant Varied Thrush Short-eared Owl White-throated Sparrow Evening Grosbeak White-crowned Sparrow Golden Eagle	Allamakee County Credit Island Davenport Muscatine Nichols Cedar River Fairmont Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, winter 1983-1984. Other observers were Carl J. Bendorf, Richard Jule Hollis, and Thomas H. Kent. The sighting of a Northern Goshawk at Macbride Field in Johnson County was documented, and twelve other species were observed. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Northern Goshawk	Johnson County Lake Macbride State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Weather	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, winter 1983-1984. Included was an undated cover letter regarding the weather and main observations. Most notable was an American Kestrel at his feeders, and that it was the best American Goldfinch season in four years. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Schlemmer, Conrad F.	American Kestrel American Goldfinch	Council Bluffs	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Beth Proescholdt, Liscomb, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, with nine other observers. A Golden Eagle was documented near Marshalltown, a Pine Grosbeak was documented at a feeder of Robert Wylder in Denver, Iowa, and a Northern Goshawk was documented in Bremer County. Included was a cover letter from Beth Proescholdt to Thomas H. Kent regarding the winter sightings, February 16, 1984. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Pine Grosbeak Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle	Bremer County Liscomb Marshalltown Denver	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes and newspaper clippings contributed by Diane C. Porter, Fairfield, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Diane C. Porter, Fairfield, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, with an observation from William and Jane Fleeson on a Barred Owl in Jefferson County. The only sighting from outside that county was an estimated 20 Common Turkeys in Geode State Park. Included were clippings from the Fairfield Ledger about sightings of early American Robins and a Tundra Swan, and an envelope with a Mockingbird stamp. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Porter, Diane C.	Barred Owl Northern Mockingbird Wild Turkey American Robin Tundra Swan	Jefferson County Fairfield Geode State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2
Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, Shenandoah, Iowa, winter 1983-1984	Field notes	Bird watching	1983-12-01	1984-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, Shenandoah, Iowa, winter 1983-1984, included observations from Marie Spears, Betty Walters, Don Priebe and Jeannine Owen. Observations marked as fide were a Greater White-fronted Goose and Cooper's Hawk in Fremont County, a Northern Goshawk in Page County, and a Short-eared Owl north of Shenandoah. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1983-1984.	Phipps, Ruth O.	Cooper's Hawk Short-eared Owl Northern Goshawk Greater White-fronted Goose	Fremont County Shenandoah Page County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	2