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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, fall 1999, Jan Walter	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter and Carolyn Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Walter, Janice L.	Rough-legged Hawk American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Wood Thrush Ovenbird Cape May Warbler	Mason City Zirbel Slough Hancock County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Mark Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Proescholdt, Mark	Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Smith's Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Pacific Loon Surf Scoter Sedge Wren Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Sandhill Crane	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Harrier Marsh Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Jester Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Warren County Whitebreast Recreation Area Hartford Pine Lake State Park Grinnell Country Club Meadow Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Tom Johnson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Yellow-billed Cuckoo Short-eared Owl Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Sanderling Pectoral Sandpiper Gadwall	Rathbun Lake Red Rock Wildlife Area Mystic Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Carolyn Fischer	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rough-legged Hawk Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Eurasian Collared Dove Common Redpoll Spotted Towhee	Clear Lake Mason City Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Worth County Zirbel Slough Hancock County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Jim Fuller	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Fuller. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Fuller, James L	Marbled Godwit Red-throated Loon Mute Swan Brown Pelican Pacific Loon Red Knot Sabine's Gull Ruddy Turnstone Laughing Gull Black-headed Gull	Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Lake Red Rock Saylorville Lake Spirit Lake Diamond Lake Casey Barrow Landing Red Rock Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Goranson, Rita	Eastern Towhee White-throated Sparrow Greater Scaup Black-bellied Plover Sedge Wren Veery Black-throated Blue Warbler Spotted Towhee Red-breasted Nuthatch Cape May Warbler	Cerro Gordo County Clive Mason City Myre Slough State Game Management Area Parkers Woods Lake Cona Toma				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Jack Jones	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jack Jones. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Jones, Jack (John Paul)	Green-backed Heron Purple Martin Common Loon Common Nighthawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Snow Goose American Coot Western Meadowlark Dark-eyed Junco	Badger Lake Iowa City Osceola County Sioux City West Okoboji Lake DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Gull Point State Park Eagle Point Millers Bay Sanborn Wahpeton				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, fall 1999, Beth Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1999-08-01	1999-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Beth Proescholdt and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1999.	Proescholdt, Beth	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pileated Woodpecker Dark-eyed Junco	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	5
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Rufous Hummingbird, Carolyn J. Fischer, June 22 and June 28, 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	2000-06-22	2000-06-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation of a Rufous Hummingbird sighting in Mason City contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer, June 22 and June 28, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rufous Hummingbird	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Selasphorus hummingbird, Rita Goranson, July 19-24, 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds	2000-07-19	2000-07-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation of a Selasphorus hummingbird sighting in Mason City contributed by Rita Goranson and others, July 19-24, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Goranson, Rita		Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan L. Walter, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Jan L. Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Walter, Janice L.	Cooper's Hawk Merlin Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Forster's Tern Common Loon Osprey Black Tern Green Heron	Cerro Gordo County Lime Creek Nature Center Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Zirbel Slough Mallard Marsh Swamp Wilkinson Pioneer Park Shell Rock River Greenbelt Rockford Fossil and Praire Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong, summer 2000	Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Mississippi Kite White-faced Ibis Least Bittern Upland Sandpiper Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Common Moorhen Western Grebe Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Phoebe Yellow-Crowned Night Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Pileated Woodpecker Veery Northern Mockingbird	Des Moines Dunbar Slough Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Madison County Saylorville Lake Stephens State Forest - Lucas Unit Green Island Wildlife Management Area Toolesboro Urbandale Van Meter				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in southeastern Iowa contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Least Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Lark Sparrow Osprey Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow-throated Vireo	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Wayne County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northern Iowa contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Rufous Hummingbird Swainson's Hawk Bell's Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Common Loon Pine Siskin	Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough Mitchell County Mallard Marsh Swamp Shell Rock River Greenbelt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Ring-billed Gull Marbled Godwit Henslow's Sparrow American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Willet Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Prothonotary Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Yellow Warbler Great Egret Northern Bobwhite	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Davis County Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2000	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	2000-06-01	2000-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.	Proescholdt, Mark	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Broad-winged Hawk Mississippi Kite Bell's Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Eurasian Collared Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Ruddy Duck Pileated Woodpecker Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Green Heron Eastern Screech-Owl Northern Bobwhite	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Fremont County Goose Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Liscomb Little River Recreation Area Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Plymouth County Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Oak Grove State Park O'Brien County Louisa County Chichaqua Wildlife Habitat Park Pine Lake State Park Pikes Peak State Park Woodland Mounds State Preserve Round Prairie Park Nodaway Valley County Park Bartlett Urbandale Lake Ahquabi State Park Red Feather Prairie Nobles Island Lake Sugema Heron Bend Conservation Area Fruitland				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	6
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-01-27	2000-11-18	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Common Eider at Red Rock Reservoir in Marion County, IA on January 27, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, correspondence over the sighting, photos, drawings of the bird sighting, articles in Iowa Bird Life, Field Notes, and other publications, and twelve documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Common Eider	Red Rock Dam	Des Moines River below Red Rock dam - Marion Co., Iowa	open stretch of river	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Jim Dinsmore, Thomas H. Kent, Jim Fuller, Reid Allen, Ann Johnson, Mark Proescholdt, Chris Edwards, Peter C. Petersen, Ray Cummins, Robert Cecil, and Diane Porter were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: See above discussion (Description). Steller's Eider eliminated by size. Female and immature King Eider eliminated by pattern of barring on flanks, size of bill, position of eye, faint white supercilium, and pattern of feathering on bill. Spectacled Eider eliminated by facial pattern and bill shape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:45:00/15:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	18
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Des Moines, 1995	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-08-22	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of three Mississippi Kites in the Des Moines Area in Polk County, IA on August 22, 1995. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Proescholdt, Mark	Mississippi Kite	Des Moines	Olivet Baptist Church - Des Moines area	Church parking lot with large trees and open spaces and creek	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Russ Widner and Phil McFadden. \| Elimination of similar species: It's quite distinctive. A white-tailed Kite has black shoulders and a white tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:00:00/08:40:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Eurasian Wigeon at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1995	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1995-10-27	2000-11-20	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Eurasian Wigeon at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on October 27, 1995. Includes one record review document with votes and a documentation forms.	Hulsebus, Terry J.	Eurasian Wigeon	DeSoto Lake	De Soto Nat'l. Wildlife Refuge	Oxbow Lake - nearshore	The documentation form by Terry J. Hulsebus is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Mindy Sheets. \| Elimination of similar species: American wigeon - located in close proximity. Close comparison was very helpful. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 15:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	14
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Barrow's Goldeneye at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, 1999	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1999-02-28	2000-11-28	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Barrow's Goldeneye at De Soto National Wildlife Refuge in Harrison County, IA on February 28, 1999. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Obrecht, Josh	Barrow's Goldeneye	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	De Soto Bend national WIldlife Refuge Missouri Valley, Iowa	Lake, Forest	The documentation form by Josh Obrecht is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dave Obrecht. \| Elimination of similar species: Common Goldeneye. I eliminated this species out because the bird I saw had only a little white on the speculum and a large yellow eye with a small pupil. The common Goldeneye has a lot of white on the speculum and a large pupil in the eye. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:00:00/16:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	21
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Michael C. Dooley, June 18 to July 5, 2001	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	2001-06-18	2001-07-05	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation of a Pacific Loon sighting contributed by Michael C. Dooley, June 18, 2001. The bird was first sighted on June 18, 2001 and last sighted on July 5, 2001. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Dooley, Michael C.	Pacific Loon	Terry Trueblood Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Carolyn J. Fischer, summer 2001	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	2001-06-01	2001-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Carolyn J. Fischer with observers Jan L. Walter and Rita Goranson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Barred Owl Trumpeter Swan Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Sora Lesser Yellowlegs White-rumped Sandpiper Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Red Crossbill	Cerro Gordo County Clear Lake Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura Zirbel Slough Rock Falls Teal Basins Waterfowl Production Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, James L. Fuller, summer 2001	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	2001-06-01	2001-07-31	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 summer 2001.	Fuller, James L	American Avocet Mississippi Kite Red-necked Grebe Common Moorhen Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Semipalmated Plover Hudsonian Godwit Greater White-fronted Goose Laughing Gull	Des Moines Forneys Lake Goose Lake Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Louisa Division Loess Hills Wildlife Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Cheever Lake Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, summer 2001	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	2001-06-01	2001-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observer Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Proescholdt, Mark	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Purple Martin Yellow-billed Cuckoo Lark Sparrow Caspian Tern Chestnut-sided Warbler American Coot Yellow-throated Vireo Great Egret Eastern Screech-Owl	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hitchcock Nature Area Liscomb Wellsburg Diamond Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Iowa Falls Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Hagge County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, summer 2001	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	2001-06-01	2001-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The field report consists of the sighting of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird contributed by Beth Proescholdt. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2001.	Proescholdt, Beth	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Liscomb				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	7