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

Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, spring 1983	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-03-01	1983-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. There is a note indicating this will be the last contribution to the field reports for a year or more due to a move out of state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Upland Sandpiper Pied-billed Grebe Vermilion Flycatcher Rusty Blackbird Bobolink White-breasted Nuthatch Purple Martin Gray-cheeked Thrush Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Western Kingbird Merlin Marsh Wren Wood Thrush Dickcissel Purple Finch Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Osprey Hermit Thrush Northern Mockingbird Fox Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Golden-crowned Kinglet Water Pipit Winter Wren American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Brown Creeper Northern Bobwhite	Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River Orange City Maurice	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, fall 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-08-01	1993-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Killdeer Eared Grebe Blue Jay Common Grackle Snow Bunting Vesper Sparrow Ruby-throated Hummingbird Snowy Owl Purple Finch Lesser Yellowlegs Bay-breasted Warbler Spotted Towhee Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike Brown Creeper	Akron Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Doon	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, December 1, 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Hirundinidae \| Swallows Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Songbirds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by John Van Dyk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Blue Jay Common Grackle Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Northern Cardinal Common Redpoll Eastern Wood-Pewee Hooded Merganser Hermit Thrush Spotted Towhee Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Jane Clark, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Jane Clark. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Clark, Jane	Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Purple Martin Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Orchard Oriole White-throated Sparrow Wilson's Phalarope Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Peregrine Falcon Common Snipe Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Blackburnian Warbler Mourning Warbler Kentucky Warbler American Golden Plover	Big Creek State Park Clive Harrier Marsh Jester Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Brookside Park Shimek State Forest Greenbelt Park Brown's Woods	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, summer 1981	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1981-06-01	1981-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.	Zaletel, Hank	American Kestrel Pied-billed Grebe Orchard Oriole Franklin's Gull Black-crowned Night Heron Wood Duck Canada Goose Great Blue Heron	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Rush Lake Silver Lake Story County Trumbull Lake West Hottes Lake Garlock Slough Wildlife Management Area McFarland Lake Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	8
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, November 30, 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1992-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Carter, Dennis L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rusty Blackbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Carolina Wren Harris' Sparrow Eastern Wood-Pewee Purple Finch Osprey Olive-sided Flycatcher Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Tennessee Warbler Winter Wren American Redstart Tundra Swan	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Yellow River State Forest Sweet Marsh Harpers Ferry Winneshiek County Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument Pool 9 Webster City Rice Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, June 1, 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Carter, Dennis L.	American Avocet Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Gray-cheeked Thrush Ring-necked Duck Snowy Egret Palm Warbler Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch Black-crowned Night Heron Olive-sided Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Bonaparte's Gull	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lake Meyer	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, December 1, 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Habitat Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1993-12-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Carter, Dennis L.	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Bobolink Black-and-white Warbler Indigo Bunting Red-breasted Merganser Semipalmated Plover Common Nighthawk Great Crested Flycatcher Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Winter Wren Barn Swallow Northern Shrike Cliff Swallow	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Storm Lake Effigy Mounds National Monument Twin Springs Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Huser, Bill F.	Swainson's Hawk White-faced Ibis Blue-headed Vireo Eurasian Wigeon Western Grebe Greater Yellowlegs Wilson's Phalarope Black-crowned Night Heron Lesser Yellowlegs Northern Rough-winged Swallow Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Magnolia Warbler Prothonotary Warbler	Browers Lake Sioux City Snyder Bend Park Stone State Park Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Bacon Creek Park New Lake Early	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Bery Engebretsen, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Songbirds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Bery Engebretsen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Engebretsen, Bery	White-faced Ibis American Bittern Red-necked Grebe Alder Flycatcher Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Grebe Black Scoter Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Glaucous Gull Yellow-rumped Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Ruff	Big Creek Lake Dunbar Slough Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Paul Errington Wildlife Management Area Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	American Bittern Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe American White Pelican Snowy Egret Northern Goshawk Common Yellowthroat Common Loon Red-necked Phalarope Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Sedge Wren Gray Catbird Magnolia Warbler Blue Grosbeak Sandhill Crane	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Forneys Lake Hitchcock Nature Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa Okoboji Lake Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds Silver Lake West Oak Forest Hills Park Willow Creek County Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes and letter to Thomas H. Kent from René Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting, spring 1983	Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by René Laubach. A brief letter to Thomas H. Kent from Laubach regarding a Mourning Warbler sighting is included. There is also a message indicating this will be the last contribution to the field reports from Laubach due to a move out of state. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Laubach, René	Killdeer Bald Eagle American Kestrel Clay-colored Sparrow Chimney Swift Orchard Oriole Harris' Sparrow Dunlin Purple Finch Northern Parula Scarlet Tanager Snow Goose Mourning Warbler Short-billed Dowitcher Western Meadowlark Sharp-shinned Hawk	Big Creek State Park Dallas County Des Moines Saylorville Lake Sheeder Prairie State Preserve	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Field notes and letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, June 1, 1983	Correspondence Field notes Reports	Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Fringillidae \| Finches Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Water birds Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1983-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in western Iowa contributed by Barbara L. Wilson, June 1, 1983. A letter from Wilson to Thomas H. Kent regarding the spring weather and the effect on bird populations is also included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Swainson's Hawk Blue Jay Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Eastern Bluebird Smith's Longspur Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chuck-will's-widow Common Loon Gray Partridge Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Willet Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Ruby-crowned Kinglet Veery Connecticut Warbler Golden-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Short-billed Dowitcher Barn Swallow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern Laughing Gull Brown Creeper	Fremont County Mills County Pottawattamie County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Montgomery County Hastings Willow Slough State Game Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	20	7
Bird sightings and count table, winter 1978-1979	Field notes Reports Research notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Columbiformes \| Doves and Pigeons Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Pelecaniformes \| Pelicans, Cormorants, Darters, and Frigate-birds Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Sylviidae \| Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Fringillidae \| Finches Galliformes \| Quails, Pheasants, Turkeys, and Grouse Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1978-12-01	1979-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Table listing many species of birds and various locations statewide. Also includes the total count of birds found at each location and a total species count. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1978-1979.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	8