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

Rare bird documentation form for Ross' Goose near Cone Marsh, 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-03-15	1990-03-16	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Ross' Geese near Cone Marsh in Louisa County, IA on March 15, 1990.	Fuller, James L	Ross' Goose	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Northern Louisa County - 1 mile west of Cone Marsh	Farm field - corn stubble	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose is larger with larger head and neck and bill, and has grin patch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	28
Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at St. Mary's in Warren County, 1979	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1979-04-10	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-tailed Hawk at St. Mary's in Warren County, IA on April 10, 1979.	Brown, Woodward H.	Mute Swan	Saint Marys	3 miles south of St Mary's. Warren Co., IA in farm pond	pastures/hedgerows/woods	The documentation form by Woodward H. Brown is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Richard Mooney, Margaret Brooke, Jeannette Eyerly, Eugene Armstrong, and Eloise Armstrong. \| Elimination of similar species: Whistling Swan - smooth bill, neck less curved. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/13:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at the Mississippi River near Le Claire, 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-02-21	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Mute Swan at the Mississippi River near Le Claire in Scott County, IA on February 21, 1982.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Mute Swan	Le Claire	Miss. River between I80 & Le Clair [sic]		The documentation form by Rick Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Kent and Carl Bendorf. \| Elimination of similar species: The points about (#2-4) eliminate both the Whistling & Trumpeter Swans. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:20:00/08:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Mason City, 1982	Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-04-01	1983-03-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Mute Swan at Lake Cona Toma in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on April 1982. It also includes an article "Sign of spring" in the Mason City Globe Gazette on March 22, 1983 about the bird sighting.	Powell, John M., 1913-1995	Mute Swan	Lake Cona Toma	Mason City, Iowa - Lake Conatoma [sic]	Man made lake -13 acres-	The documentation form by John M. Powell is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include wife, daughter, grandson, and 47 residents. \| Elimination of similar species: Whistling Swan - Black straight bill - Pictures for proof. Orange bill with black knob at base is Mute Swan. \| The original documentation form event occurred in the morning and evening.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Mud Lake, 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-03-15	1984-03-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Mute Swan at Mud Lake in Smith Slough in Clay County, IA on March 15, 1984.	Dinsmore, James J.	Mute Swan	Mud Lake	outlet of Mud Lake into Smith Slough, Clay County,	small channel leading into pond; in open water but most of surrounding ponds still frozen	The documentation form by James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mike Brown and Fred Heinz. \| Elimination of similar species: Snow Goose much too large, by comparison with Canada Geese. Tundra Swan/Trumpeter Swan by combination of bill color, knob on head, wing posture. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 18:00:00 on March 15th 07:30:00 on March 16th.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
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 form for Mute Swan at Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. (Lehigh Cement Co. now) in Mason City, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1988-12-17	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for Mute Swan at Northwestern State Portland Cement Co. (Lehigh Cement Co. now) in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on December 17, 1988.	Walter, Janice L.	Mute Swan	Mason City	Northwestern States Portland Cement Co., Mason City, Ia.	Open water pond on cement plant grounds	The documentation form by Jan L. Walter is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Walter, Curt Nelson, and plant workers. \| Elimination of similar species: Size, color, and shape eliminate all but Tundra and Trumpeter Swans. Neck curve and bill coloration eliminate them. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:25:00/13:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	29
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River in Davenport, 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1991-12-06	1991-12-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Trumpeter Swans at Mississippi River near Enchanted Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 6, 1991.	Petersen, Peter C.	Trumpeter Swan	Horse Island	Miss. River along S. Concord St. near Enchanted Island on Davenport, IA	Miss River + adjacent shore	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kelly McKay, Weir Nelson, Jim Durbin, Joyce Durbin, and Dawn Fisher. \| Elimination of similar species: Tundra Swan - would have yellow area between eye & bill. In addition these birds were marked & from a known Trumpeter population. \| The original documentation form event occurred in various times.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake, 1994	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-17	1994-11-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, IA on October 17, 1994.	Goranson, Rita	Trumpeter Swan	Bluewing Marsh	a marsh on 230th st., 1/4 mi east of Cardinal ave, north of Clear Lake	a marsh approx: 600 ft x 600 ft with 2 ponds	The documentation form by Rita Goranson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: I really looked at Book & looked at Bird for marks since I'm not that familiar with the bird. It was gone the next day. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:00:00/09:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Big Marsh, 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1997-03-22	1997-04-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two Trumpeter Swans at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on March 22, 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	Trumpeter Swan	Big Marsh Wildlife Area	Big marsh - (Butler County)	Huge marshy area	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Beth Proescholdt and Steve Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: A Tundra Swan immature is much whiter by late winter than immature trumpeters. Tundra Swans have slightly concave bills and the black of the bills do not go completely to the eye in a triangle. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Rare bird documentation form for Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River in Davenport, 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1998-12-23	1998-12-30	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Trumpeter Swan at Mississippi River near Enchanted Island in Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 23, 1998.	McKay, Kelly	Trumpeter Swan	Horse Island	~0.25 mile downstream of Enchanted Island, Davenport (Scott Co.)	Mississippi River side channel. Surrounding habitat consists of a backwater slough and a developed shoreline.	The documentation form by Kelly J. McKay is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Tundra Swan - Smaller, more of an angle between bill and forehead. Snow Goose - Smaller, pink bill, black primaries. American White Pelican -'pouched' bill, black primaries and secondaries. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	30
Field notes and David L. Dankert letter to Thomas H. Kent, fall 1996	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include a detailed description of a Savannah Sparrow. Attached to the field notes is a letter from David L. Dankert to Thomas H. Kent regarding guidelines for early and late bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Dankert, David L.	Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Indigo Bunting Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Savannah Sparrow Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Common Nighthawk Swainson's Thrush House Wren Red-winged Blackbird	Cedar Lake Cedar Rapids Coralville Lake Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center The Eastern Iowa Airport Chain Lakes County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Rita Pedelty, Jan L. Walter and Tim Phalen. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Black-and-white Warbler Yellow-breasted Chat Lapland Longspur White-throated Sparrow Franklin's Gull Trumpeter Swan White-crowned Sparrow White-winged Scoter Gray Partridge Chestnut-sided Warbler Snow Goose American Redstart Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clear Lake Mason City Clear Lake White Wildlife Area Lake Cona Toma Lekwa Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James L. Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Fuller, James L	Rufous Hummingbird Least Bittern Prairie Falcon Thayer's Gull Pomarine Jaeger Indigo Bunting Carolina Wren Brown Pelican Snowy Owl Western Grebe Black Scoter Purple Finch Magnolia Warbler Scarlet Tanager Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Goose Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Iowa City Lake Red Rock Lock and Dam Number 18 Spirit Lake Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Rita Goranson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Goranson, Rita	Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Virginia Rail Black-crowned Night Heron Red-necked Phalarope Veery Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Winter Wren American Golden Plover	Mason City Worth County Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area White Wildlife Area Parkers Woods Lekwa Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
IOU field reports form, Douglas C. Harr, December 2, 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1996-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Harr, Douglas C.	Rough-legged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Cooper's Hawk Cedar Waxwing Blue-headed Vireo Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting Canvasback Common Moorhen Merlin Black-bellied Plover Gray Catbird Great Blue Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Park Marble Lake Rush Lake Spirit Lake Little Sioux River Correctionville Silver Lake Alvord Sanborn				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Tom Johnson with observers Becky Johnson, Raymond L. Cummins and Mary Montgomery. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Johnson, Thomas N.	American Avocet Turkey Vulture Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow American Pipit Sanderling Baird's Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Bufflehead American Coot Northern Pintail Golden-crowned Kinglet Bonaparte's Gull	Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Broad-winged Hawk Least Flycatcher Lapland Longspur American White Pelican Northern Goshawk Red Knot Dunlin Golden Eagle Semipalmated Plover Ruddy Turnstone Red-necked Phalarope Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Bay-breasted Warbler American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Short-billed Dowitcher Red Crossbill	Algona Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Smith Lake Park Ambrose A Call State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes and Hawk watch report contributed by Beth Proescholdt, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of a Hawk watch at Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area contributed by Beth Proescholdt during the period from September 11 through December 1, 1996. Included with the Hawk watch is a field report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Proescholdt, Beth	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Turkey Vulture Yellow-breasted Chat Gyrfalcon Merlin Golden Eagle Northern Saw-whet Owl Dark-eyed Junco Sharp-shinned Hawk	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown White Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Robert I. Cecil, Ann Johnson, Russ Widner and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-shouldered Hawk Eared Grebe Least Flycatcher Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Trumpeter Swan Pinyon Jay Forster's Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Black-throated Green Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Clear Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Snake Creek State Game Management Area Worth County Boone County Diamond Lake Backbone State Park Rock Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	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 1996.	Thelen, Ed	Rufous Hummingbird Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Long-tailed Duck Western Grebe Red Phalarope Sabine's Gull Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Hermit Thrush Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Red Crossbill Great-tailed Grackle Nashville Warbler Northern Harrier	Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Marble Lake Spirit Lake Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Hale Slough				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Marion M. Brewer, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	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 1997.	Brewer, Marion M.	Ruddy Turnstone Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Shoveler Gadwall Great-tailed Grackle	Du Marsh Area Westfield Little Clear Lake Park Webb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Gray-cheeked Thrush Lapland Longspur Clay-colored Sparrow Black-billed Magpie Eastern Kingbird Virginia Rail Eastern Phoebe Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Northern Pintail Bonaparte's Gull	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Plymouth County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Woodbury County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Davis County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, David L. Dankert, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Feeding and feeds	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by David L. Dankert. The field notes include an attachment with detailed information on the Greater Scaup observed at Cedar Lake, Linn County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dankert, David L.	Pied-billed Grebe Rusty Blackbird Clay-colored Sparrow Greater Scaup Sora Willet Caspian Tern Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Bonaparte's Gull Black Tern	Cedar Lake Coralville Lake Pleasant Creek State Park Indian Creek Nature Center Goose Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	American Bittern Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Lincoln's Sparrow Eastern Whip-poor-will Tundra Swan	Cerro Gordo County Mason City McIntosh Woods State Park Parkers Woods Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4