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

Field notes contributed by Mark D. Dixon, spring 1983	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae \| Finches Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Mark D. Dixon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Dixon, Mark D.	Marbled Godwit Semipalmated Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher	Booneville Dallas County Des Moines Madison County Saylorville Lake Walnut Woods State Park Badger Creek State Recreation Area Ashworth Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field notes contributed by Mark Dixon, spring 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Citizen science	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Mark Dixon, spring 1984. One page consisted of reports from Big Day on May 12 with Stephen J. Dinsmore and Gordon Brown. The second page included sightings from them and five other observers. The third page was the address of Thomas H. Kent. A Red-throated Loon at Cedar Lake and a Red-necked Grebe at Little Wall Lake were documented by unnamed others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Dixon, Mark D.	Red-throated Loon Red-necked Grebe	Little Wall Lake Cedar Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
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 Michael C. Newlon, fall 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Michael C. Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Newlon, Michael C.	Rough-legged Hawk Turkey Vulture American White Pelican Merlin Long-billed Dowitcher Osprey Peregrine Falcon Olive-sided Flycatcher Water Pipit Short-billed Dowitcher	Coralville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Michael C. Newlon, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Michael C. Newlon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Newlon, Michael C.	American Avocet Eared Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Lapland Longspur Virginia Rail Sora Long-eared Owl Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Winter Wren	Ames Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Johnson County South Amana Pond Lake MacBride Sycamore Greenway Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Michael C. Newlon, winter 1981-1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field note were contributed by Michael C. Newlon. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of winter 1981-1982.	Newlon, Michael C.	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Common Grackle White-winged Crossbill Common Redpoll Northern Hawk Owl Pileated Woodpecker Red Crossbill	Amana Iowa City Waterloo Fairmont Cemetery Pine Lake State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Michael Roughton, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Michael Roughton with observer Karen Roughton. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Roughton, Michael	Turkey Vulture Lark Sparrow White-rumped Sandpiper Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Eastern Whip-poor-will	Iowa Brookside Park Loess Hills Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Nancy Kurrle, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Nancy Kurrle include a single bird sighting of an Eared Grebe at Hendrickson Marsh Lake. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Kurrle, Nancy	Eared Grebe	Hendrickson Marsh Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Rallidae \| Rails Fringillidae \| Finches Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Paul Martsching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Martsching, Paul	Marbled Godwit Blue-headed Vireo Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur American White Pelican Common Redpoll Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird	Hendrickson Marsh Lake Story County Brookside Park Larson Marsh Iowa State Nursery Hickory Grove Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Paul Martsching, winter 1981-1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-12-01	1982-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Paul Martsching. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Goshawk is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Martsching, Paul	Cedar Waxwing Snow Bunting Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch	Ames Big Creek State Park Ledges State Park Cambridge Cemetery Iowa State Nursery Slater	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock, Iowa, spring 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock, Iowa, spring 1984. She sighted five species: Golden Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson's Phalarope, Willet, and Eastern Meadowlark, and reported on the spring migration of other bird groups. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Knoop, Pearl	Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Meadowlark Lesser Yellowlegs Willet American Golden Plover	Marble Rock	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, fall 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-08-01	1982-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1982.	Petersen, Peter C.	American Avocet Bald Eagle Summer Tanager Golden Eagle Black-bellied Plover American Golden Plover	Credit Island Davenport New Albin Buffalo	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	5
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, January 26, 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching	1982-01-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter 1981-1982.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle Cedar Waxwing Bullock's Oriole Common Redpoll Northern Hawk Owl Baltimore Oriole Golden Eagle Fox Sparrow Canada Goose	Davenport Lock and Dam 14 Pine Hill Cemetery Pleasant Valley Waterloo	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	2
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Troglodytidae \| Wrens Birds--Feeding and feeds	1980-03-01	1980-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Mary Lou Petersen, Walter Zuurdeeg, Clark Scott and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.	Petersen, Peter C.	Marbled Godwit Horned Grebe Common Moorhen Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Greater Scaup Hudsonian Godwit Pileated Woodpecker Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Short-billed Dowitcher Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover Great Egret	Bettendorf Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Credit Island Le Claire Wildcat Den State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Peter C. Petersen and other observers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Petersen, Peter C.	Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Hooded Merganser Eastern Whip-poor-will	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Davenport Lock and Dam 15 Lock and Dam 13 Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Louisa Division Duck Creek Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observer Mary Lou Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1980.	Petersen, Peter C.	American Avocet American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Indigo Bunting Vesper Sparrow Orchard Oriole Savannah Sparrow Dickcissel Black-crowned Night Heron Sedge Wren Mourning Dove Mallard	Davenport Le Claire Cedar County Clinton County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting	1989-06-01	1989-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk Mississippi Kite Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird Carolina Wren Eastern Kingbird Herring Gull Dickcissel House Finch Prothonotary Warbler Common Tern Northern Harrier Brown Creeper Cliff Swallow	Bellevue Benton County Bettendorf Credit Island Davenport Huron Island Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Vinton Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Bryant Cedar Valley Park Delmar Cedar Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	10
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, summer 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Counting	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Petersen, Peter C.	Upland Sandpiper Bell's Vireo Carolina Wren Chimney Swift Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler Blue Grosbeak Western Meadowlark Brown Creeper	Bellevue Davenport Goose Lake Huron Island Jackson County Montpelier Oakville Clinton County Tipton Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field notes contributed by Peter P. Wickham, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Migration Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Weather	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Peter P. Wickham and Fred K. Thompson, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Wickham, Peter P.	Cooper's Hawk Marbled Godwit Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Lesser Yellowlegs Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Harrier American Golden Plover	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Palisades-Kepler State Park Squaw Creek Regional Park Sandy Beach Public Use Area Hoosier Creek	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with verifying documentation, summer 1981	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds	1981-07-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sighting of a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron is included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Swainson's Hawk Eared Grebe Common Moorhen Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Belted Kingfisher	Pocahontas Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Varina Goldfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	8
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	1984 fall field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Western Kingbird Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Solitary Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Fox Sparrow Pine Siskin Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Prairie Warbler	Dallas County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Muscatine Rathbun Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Shimek State Forest Centerville Sharon Bluffs State Park Honey Creek State Park Davis County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	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 notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1987	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1987-08-01	1987-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also includes a brief note from Cummins to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the election of officers. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of 1987.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Green-backed Heron Double-crested Cormorant Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Summer Tanager Eastern Bluebird Groove-billed Ani Orchard Oriole Greater Yellowlegs Long-billed Dowitcher Eastern Meadowlark Common Loon Osprey Black-bellied Plover Pileated Woodpecker Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Centerville Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve South Fork Chariton River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1988-08-01	1988-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins with observers Dot Cornett. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Willow Flycatcher Bobolink White-eyed Vireo White-throated Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Franklin's Gull Snowy Egret Ross' Goose Black-legged Kittiwake Rock Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Forster's Tern Common Loon Wood Duck White-winged Scoter Black-bellied Plover Swainson's Thrush Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk	Appanoose County Des Moines River Polk County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake Pioneer Ridge Nature Area and Nature Center Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lakin Slough State Game Management Area Cherry Glen Recreation Area Brown Slough Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1991	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-08-01	1991-11-30	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 fall 1991.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe Eastern Kingbird Ross' Goose Red Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Tree Swallow Lesser Scaup Greater White-fronted Goose Gadwall American Black Duck American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Red Rock Lucas County Marion County Rathbun Lake Saylorville Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	7