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

Ames Audubon Society May Newsletter, 1978	Newsletters	Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Turdidae \| Thrushes Societies--History, organization, etc	1978-05-01	1978-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Ames Audubon Society, May 1978. Highlights of the newsletter include the slate of society officer candidates to be voted on at the official annual meeting in May, information on an upcoming field trip to Ledges State Park to capture the peak of spring migration, an article on birding in Story County by Barney Cook, and a list of forty-three species of birds observed during April 1978.	Cook, Barnett C. Ames Audubon Society	Northern Flicker Purple Martin Chimney Swift Northern Saw-whet Owl	Ames Ledges State Park Brookside Park	Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	2
Lantern slide and photograph of a Bluebird perching on a stump	Lantern slides Photographs	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes	1925-09-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A bluebird perching on a stump next to a blooming flower, September 24, 1925. Slide originally titled "Bluebird." The lantern slide is hand-colored.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941			Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	1	36
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1936	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Strigiformes \| Owls Ardeidae \| Herons Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1936-01-01	1936-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1936.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 9, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-05-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County by Walter Rosene and Bob Walker, May 9, 1937. Also notes a Common Pheasant nest with twelve eggs and an Eastern Phoebe nest with one Eastern Phoebe egg and one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Phoebe Sora Semipalmated Plover Solitary Sandpiper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse American Goldfinch Common Pheasant Least Sandpiper	Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, May 16, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-05-16	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list of birds observed in Boone County and Little Wall Lake by Walter Rosene, Paul Leaverton and Bob Walker, May 16, 1937. Also notes a Blue-winged Teal nest with two eggs and a Yellow Warbler nest with one Brown-headed Cowbird egg.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941	Red-shouldered Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Bobolink Warbling Vireo Indigo Bunting Blue-winged Teal Barred Owl Eastern Wood-Pewee Eastern Whip-poor-will Yellow Warbler	Little Wall Lake Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1937	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Charadriidae \| Plovers Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1937-01-01	1937-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1937.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1938	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1938-01-01	1938-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1938.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1939	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1939-01-01	1939-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1939.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Daily field checking list by Walter Rosene, 1940	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Strigiformes \| Owls Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1940-01-01	1940-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Daily field checking list includes birds observed by Walter Rosene in 1940.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Iowa	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	12	1
Lantern slide and photograph of a Bluebird perching at a birdhouse	Lantern slides Photographs	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes	1937-01-01	1937-12-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A Bluebird perching outside of a wooden birdhouse, 1937. The photograph was used to illustrate an article Rosene wrote for the Iowa Garden Club year book, December 1937. Slide originally titled "Bluebird at House." The lantern slide is hand-colored. Rosene provides details on photograph.	Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941		Boone County	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers \| MS 589	1	23
Bird checklist, part 3 of 3, Woodward Hart Brown	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Fringillidae \| Finches Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1946-01-01	1979-12-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Sighting notes for bird species compiled by Woodward Hart Brown with date of sightings. This document is part three of three and begins with the tabbed section labeled Thrushes and ends with the tabbed section labeled Finches. This document continues: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/8148/view	Brown, Woodward H.		Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	1	5
Bird checklist compiled by Woodward H. Brown covering 1948-1972	Checklists	Bird watching Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies	1948-05-09	1972-04-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field card of birds observed by Woodward H. Brown.	Brown, Woodward H.	Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Bohemian Waxwing Marsh Wren Wood Duck Black-billed Cuckoo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Tufted Titmouse Red Crossbill American Goldfinch	Iowa	Woodward Hart Brown Papers \| MS 502	1	6
Field reports, fall 1998, Burrowing Owl through Rusty Blackbird, December 11, 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Sylviidae \| Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes \| Owls Apodiformes \| Swifts and Hummingbirds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1998-12-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 11, 1998. The list includes sightings of Owls, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Vireos, Swallows, Wrens, Thrushes, Warblers, and Sparrows. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Podicipediformes \| Grebes Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Cuculiformes \| Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis Emberizidae \| Sparrows Waterfowl	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	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 spring 1998.	Proescholdt, Mark	Mississippi Kite Neotropic Cormorant Eurasian Collared Dove Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Ross' Goose Long-billed Dowitcher Common Loon Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Pileated Woodpecker	Little Wall Lake Big Marsh Wildlife Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grinnell Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area Diamond Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Eugene Armstrong, December 26, 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Turdidae \| Thrushes Weather	1988-12-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of species found in Des Moines contributed by Eugene Armstrong, December 26, 1988. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1988-1989.	Armstrong, Eugene	Bald Eagle Pied-billed Grebe American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Ring-necked Duck Harris' Sparrow House Sparrow Trumpeter Swan House Finch American Wigeon Pileated Woodpecker Spotted Towhee American Tree Sparrow Canada Goose Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Common Merganser Mallard Common Starling	Des Moines	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	8
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Russ Widner, Pam Allen, Reid I. Allen and others.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-tailed Hawk Red-throated Loon Bobolink Barnacle Goose Trumpeter Swan American Pipit Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Swainson's Thrush Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow Warbler Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Green Castle Recreation Area Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Hardin County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Rock Creek State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports Iowa, fall 1996, December 10, 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birdsongs Birds--Research Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Sylviidae \| Kinglets and Gnatcatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows Calcariidae \| Longspurs and snow bunting	1996-12-10	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of bird sightings organized by species, December 10, 1996. The list also contains the number of birds seen, date of sighting, location, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Bobolink Yellow-breasted Chat Indigo Bunting Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Towhee Dickcissel Scarlet Tanager Spotted Towhee Blue Grosbeak Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring 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 spring 1996.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Bald Eagle Red-throated Loon Yellow-breasted Chat Cinnamon Teal Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Ross' Goose Hoary Redpoll Hooded Merganser Baird's Sandpiper Common Snipe Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush American Tree Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Canada Goose Northern Shoveler Least Sandpiper	Hawarden Sioux Center Sioux County Oak Grove State Park Rock River George Doon Winterfeld Boat and Fish Area	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 reports, Spring 1994, Dennis Carter, June 2, 1994	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Waterfowl	1994-06-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated June 2, 1994. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1994.	Carter, Dennis L.	Clay-colored Sparrow Common Loon Willet White-rumped Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Olive-sided Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Red-breasted Nuthatch Water Pipit	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument Lake Cornelia State Game Management Area Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	1
Field reports, Spring 1993, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Waterfowl	1993-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated June 1, 1993. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Spring 1993.	Carter, Dennis L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Red-necked Grebe American White Pelican Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Ruddy Turnstone Mourning Warbler American Redstart Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Highlandville Lake Meyer Effigy Mounds National Monument	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	4
Field reports, Jean B. Braley, spring 1991	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Rare birds Turdidae \| Thrushes Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1991-05-08	1991-05-12	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Additional notes with detailed field reports from Jean B. Braley for spring 1991. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1991.	Braley, Jean B.	Bewick's Wren Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Tennessee Warbler	Shenandoah Manti Memorial Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	5
Summer 2005 bird sightings list, August 15, 2005	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Research Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Thraupidae \| Tanagers Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Troglodytidae \| Wrens Piciformes \| Woodpeckers and allies Emberizidae \| Sparrows	2005-08-15	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of summer bird sightings organized by species, August 15, 2005. The list also contains the location observed, the number of birds seen, date of sighting, and observer of each species. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2005.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Vermilion Flycatcher Brown Pelican Black-bellied Whistling-Duck King Rail	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	12
Bird List on Field Trip at Ledges State Park of Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Field notes	Bird watching Icteridae \| Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Falconiformes \| Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae \| Swallows Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1928-05-12	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A list of 94 bird species observed on an Iowa Ornithologists Union field trip to Ledges State Park on May 12, 1928.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Ledges State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	1	3
Field reports, Paul Martsching, fall 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers	1989-08-01	1989-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Paul Martsching in Ames, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Martsching, Paul	Ovenbird Pine Warbler	Brookside Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	1