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

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
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report 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 1993.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Ross's Gull Semipalmated Sandpiper Cedar Waxwing Blue-winged Teal Franklin's Gull Western Grebe Reddish Egret Western Sandpiper Eastern Meadowlark Redhead Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Willet Acadian Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager American Coot Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Tufted Titmouse American Redstart Bonaparte's Gull Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Appanoose County Colfax Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	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 1995.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Rusty Blackbird Bell's Vireo Short-eared Owl Eastern Kingbird Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Meadowlark Purple Finch Magnolia Warbler	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-08-01	1997-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. Also included are details of a Yellow Rail sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Willow Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Yellow Rail Snowy Egret Lark Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel Greater Scaup White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Kentucky Warbler Gadwall American Redstart Yellow Warbler	Appanoose County Big Marsh Wildlife Area Fremont County Marion County Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, fall 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report 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 1998.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Red-shouldered Hawk Horned Grebe Brewer's Blackbird Vesper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow American Woodcock Long-billed Dowitcher Marsh Wren Sora Sedge Wren Chipping Sparrow Fox Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Pine Siskin Lesser Scaup Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin American Golden Plover	Appanoose County Dallas County Lake Red Rock Rathbun Lake Wayne County Runnells Overlook	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1982	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies	1982-03-01	1982-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins and Ronald Harms, observer. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1982.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Common Redpoll Northern Goshawk Greater Yellowlegs Le Conte's Sparrow Burrowing Owl	Archer Pocahontas Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Lizard Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1983	Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Cummins, Raymond L.	American Kestrel Ring-billed Gull Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Spotted Towhee Golden-crowned Kinglet Blackpoll Warbler Common Merganser	Appanoose County Fremont County Hickory Hill Park Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Little Clear Lake Park Sharon Bluffs State Park Honey Creek State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Research	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1984. Among 56 species sighted, a Peregrine Falcon at Riverton WMA was documented with Francis L. Moore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Peregrine Falcon	Riverton Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1985	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-03-01	1985-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	In his field notes, Cummins lists various bird sighted in southern, predominately around Lake Rathbun, and notes a low warbler migration. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of spring 1985.	Cummins, Raymond L.	American Avocet Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Summer Tanager Golden-winged Warbler Ross' Goose Willet White-rumped Sandpiper Worm-eating Warbler Common Tern	Rathbun Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Sharon Bluffs State Park Rathbun State Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	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 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Broad-winged Hawk Turkey Vulture Horned Grebe Alder Flycatcher Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Virginia Rail Eastern Meadowlark Black-crowned Night Heron Hermit Thrush Scarlet Tanager Lincoln's Sparrow Tufted Titmouse	Appanoose County Black Hawk County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lee County Rathbun Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, spring 1996	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report 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 1996.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird White-eyed Vireo Savannah Sparrow Yellow-throated Warbler Snowy Egret Palm Warbler Eastern Meadowlark Forster's Tern Common Loon Willet Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Northern Mockingbird Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Louisiana Waterthrush Northern Pintail	Appanoose County Lee County Lucas County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Clinton County Des Moines County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
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 notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1980	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers	1980-06-01	1980-07-31	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 summer 1980.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Least Bittern Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Veery Wilson's Warbler Canada Warbler Northern Waterthrush Nashville Warbler Green Heron	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Little Clear Lake Park Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Lizard Lake Briggs Woods County Park Pilot Creek Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	4
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1985	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers	1985-06-01	1985-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1985.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Eastern Bluebird Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird Orchard Oriole Cattle Egret Lark Sparrow Black-billed Cuckoo Northern Mockingbird	Appanoose County Van Buren County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	7
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1988-06-01	1988-07-31	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 summer 1988.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Willet Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Yellow-throated Vireo American Redstart	Appanoose County Decorah Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Wayne County Sharon Bluffs State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	6
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1989	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1989-06-01	1989-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of bird found in southeast Iowa contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1989.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Henslow's Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Orchard Oriole Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Common Loon Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Northern Parula Louisiana Waterthrush Common Merganser Black Tern Brown Creeper	Appanoose County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lee County Rathbun Lake Van Buren County Wayne County Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Lake Wapello State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	10
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1992-06-01	1992-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in Wayne County, Appanoose County, and Dallas County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Vesper Sparrow Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Cuckoo Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Chestnut-sided Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Spotted Towhee Kentucky Warbler American Redstart	Appanoose County Dallas County Wayne County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	2
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1993	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests	1993-06-01	1993-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in Appanoose County and Wayne County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1993.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Cattle Egret Wood Thrush Lark Sparrow Caspian Tern Acadian Flycatcher Northern Parula Ovenbird Kentucky Warbler American Redstart Great Blue Heron Common Merganser Black Tern Northern Harrier	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Wayne County Sharon Bluffs State Park Woodpecker Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	5
Field notes contributed by Raymond L. Cummins, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in Appanoose County and Wapello County contributed by Raymond L. Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Ring-billed Gull Upland Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Purple Martin Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Carolina Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Lark Sparrow Semipalmated Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Snow Goose Yellow-throated Vireo Green Heron Northern Bobwhite	Appanoose County Rathbun Lake Wapello County Eddyville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5