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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, Tom Johnson, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observer Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Little Blue Heron Double-crested Cormorant Carolina Wren Long-billed Dowitcher Herring Gull Purple Finch Common Loon Stilt Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Greater White-fronted Goose Great Blue Heron Mourning Dove Nashville Warbler Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Centerville Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sedan Mystic				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Zaletel, Hank	Killdeer Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Tree Swallow American Golden Plover Cliff Swallow	Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Saylorville Lake Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Collins				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Harold W. White, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Harold W. White regarding his sighting of a Hermit Thrush at High Lake in Emmet County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	White, Harold W.	Hermit Thrush	Emmet County High Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Thelen, Ed	Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Western Grebe White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Osprey	Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Browns Bay Millers Bay Pillsbury Point State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas J. Staudt with observers James L. Fuller, Thomas H. Kent and W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Cedar Waxwing Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Osprey Common Nighthawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Floyd County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lake Macbride State Park Nebraska City Sugar Bottom Campground Sandy Beach Public Use Area Jolly Rogers Campground Mehaffey Bridge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Food Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Feeding and feeds	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Sinclair, Jim	Western Sandpiper Black-throated Blue Warbler Canada Warbler Great Egret	Indianola Red Rock Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Conrad F. Schlemmer, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Conrad F. Schlemmer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Schlemmer, Conrad F.	Purple Martin Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Horned Lark	Council Bluffs Lake Manawa Marne				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James P. Sandrock, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James P. Sandrock with observers Robert I. Cecil, John Cecil, James Huntington and Carol A. Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Sandrock, James P., 1929-	Broad-winged Hawk Red-necked Grebe Pied-billed Grebe White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-throated Warbler Long-billed Dowitcher Common Snipe Pileated Woodpecker Gray Catbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Blue Grosbeak Cape May Warbler	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Croton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Douglas Rose, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Weather Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas Rose with observers B.J. Rose, Linda Rose and Ken Olson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Rose, Douglas L.	Swainson's Hawk American Bittern Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Ruby-throated Hummingbird Western Grebe Dickcissel Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Semipalmated Plover Tree Swallow Sedge Wren Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Water Pipit Great-tailed Grackle	Carter Lake Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Fremont County Iowa Lake Manawa State Park Mills County Pony Creek Park Scott County Waubonsie State Park Wildcat Den State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, B.J. Rose, Babs Padelford, Loren Padelford and others. Field notes include sighting of an Albino Barred Owl in Hardin County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Proescholdt, Mark	Thayer's Gull Snow Bunting Barred Owl Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Black Scoter Merlin Bohemian Waxwing Eastern Phoebe Common Yellowthroat White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Glaucous Gull Philadelphia Vireo Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler	Little Wall Lake Big Creek State Park George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Hardin County Brookside Park Union Grove State Park Pine Lake State Park Roberts Creek Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Proescholdt, Beth	Broad-winged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Common Tern	George Wyth Memorial State Park Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Saylorville Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Robert K. Myers, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert K. Myers with observer Stephen J. Dinsmore. The field notes include several bird descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Myers, Robert K.	Northern Flicker Thayer's Gull Barn Owl Western Grebe Yellow Rail Pacific Loon Black Scoter Red Knot Rock Wren White-winged Scoter Peregrine Falcon Sora Olive-sided Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler Cape May Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Des Moines River Forneys Lake Ledges State Park Perry Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Lakin Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Dawson Dunkerton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Francis L. Moore, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Francis L. Moore with observers Robert I. Cecil, Thomas H. Kent and Robert K. Myers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Moore, Francis L.	Thayer's Gull Short-eared Owl Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Merlin Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Long-eared Owl Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Big Creek State Park Black Hawk County Des Moines River George Wyth Memorial State Park New Albin Saylorville Lake Waterloo DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Union Township Cedar Hills Sand Prairie				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Sharon Laub, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Sharon Laub. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Laub, Sharon	Northern Flicker Blue Jay Gray Partridge Pine Siskin Hairy Woodpecker Golden-crowned Kinglet	Rippey				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Nicholas A. Kubik, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Nicholas A. Kubik. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Kubik, Nicholas A.	Red-headed Woodpecker Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Purple Finch Osprey Semipalmated Plover Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Belted Kingfisher Cape May Warbler Great Blue Heron	Iowa River Tama County Tama Tama Airport				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jack Jones, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Food Birds--Habitat Weather	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jack Jones. The field report includes habitat conditions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Jones, Jack (John Paul)	Double-crested Cormorant American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal American White Pelican House Sparrow Common Nighthawk Belted Kingfisher Dark-eyed Junco Downy Woodpecker Eastern Screech-Owl	Sioux City Bacon Creek Park Center Lake Wildlife Management Area Eagle Point				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
Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Mississippi River in Scott County, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-12-21	1986-12-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Mute Swan at Mississippi River downriver from Alcoa pumping house in Scott County, IA on December 21, 1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Mute Swan	Scott County	Mississippi River just downstream from Alcoa pumping house Scott Co.	River shoreline - mid-river	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mary Lou Petersen and Tim Brush. \| Elimination of similar species: Tundra and Trumpeter Swans have almost entirely black bills. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:45:00 on December 21, 1986 and 14:07:00/14:10:00 on December 24, 1986.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Rare bird documentation from for Turkey Vulture at Mark Twain Refuge, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-12-19	1987-01-02	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Turkey Vultures at Mark Twain Refuge near Toolesboro in Louisa County, IA on December 19, 1986.	Wiederrecht, Ed	Turkey Vulture	Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division	Sky over Mark Twain Refuge at Mississippi river bluff no Road Toolsboro IA.	Woods, River Bluff, Ponds, Sloughs etc.	The documentation form by Ed Wiederrecht is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Ronald Cross. \| Elimination of similar species: Bald Eagles are approximately same size but the adults have white heads. Tails & the immatures do not have the distinctive 2 toned pattern on their flight feathers under the wings. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	26
Bluestem Flyer, Volume 21, Number 5, January 1987	Forms (documents) Newsletters	Bird feeders Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Societies, etc	1987-01-01	1987-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 21, Number 5, January 1987. Highlights of the newsletter include the results of the Story County Christmas Bird Count with forty-six species of birds seen and a total of 9767 birds counted as well as an article by Erik Munson detailing the observation of a Varied Thrush in Ames. Also included are instructions and a form to complete for the 1987 Winter Bird Feeder Survey.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy	Varied Thrush Loggerhead Shrike Great Blue Heron	Ames Story County				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	3
Rare bird documentation form for Turkey Vulture near Donnelson, 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-03-07	1987-03-12	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Turkey Vulture near Donnelson in Lee County, IA on March 7, 1987.	Pilliod, Christopher	Turkey Vulture	Donnellson	Lee County, north of Donnelson [sic]	open farmland	The documentation form by Christopher F. Pilliod is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Northern Harrier. This bird was too large for a harrier. Wrong underside wing color and pattern for harrier. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	26
Rare bird documentation form for Red-necked Grebe at Sweet Marsh, 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-05-12	1987-05-13	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-necked Grebe at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 12, 1987.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Red-necked Grebe	Sweet Marsh	Sweet Marsh, Bremer Co., IA	large open water area of man-made marsh	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: Size, large bill, gray face and red neck eliminate small grebes. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:15:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	13
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Weather	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Bierman, Dick	Bobolink Eastern Bluebird Ross' Goose Cattle Egret Wood Duck Winter Wren	Cherokee County Monona County Little Sioux River				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Marion M. Brewer, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Marion M. Brewer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Brewer, Marion M.	American Avocet Ross's Gull Cedar Waxwing Red-breasted Merganser Western Grebe Western Kingbird Virginia Rail Hudsonian Godwit Pine Siskin American Golden Plover Great Egret	Cherokee County Marble Lake Rush Lake Spencer Cherokee Quimby Pickerel Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Robert I. Cecil, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Songbirds	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Robert I. Cecil with observers William S. Barker, Ann M. Barker, James Huntington, James P. Sandrock and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle American Bittern Common Grackle Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Clay-colored Sparrow Sora Common Nighthawk Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Yellow-rumped Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush	Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Fort Madison Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Starr's Cave Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7