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

Lincoln's Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay, (Oakville) Western Mercer Co. CBC	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1996-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report for a Lincoln's Sparrow around Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.	McKay, Kelly	Lincoln's Sparrow	Oakville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Field Sparrow north of Keokuk, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1997-12-22	1998-01-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Field Sparrow north of Keokuk in Lee County, IA on December 22, 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Field Sparrow	Keokuk	along River Road about 4 mi north of Keokuk, Lee Co., IA	weedy area	The documentation form by Stephen J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Sinclair and Gordon Brown. \| Elimination of similar species: The most similar species would be American Tree and Chipping Sparrows. The combination of white eyering, lack of a breast spot, and pink bill eliminates both of these species. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:32:00/11:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	51
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Emmet Township in Emmet County in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-07-19	1984-07-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Emmet Township in Emmet County, IA on July 19 and 20, 1984.	Ewert, David N.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Emmet Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Park, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-07	1985-07-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Park in Fayette County, IA on July 7, 1985.	Moore, Francis L.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Volga River State Recreation Area	Volga Lake State Pake [sic], Fayette Co., IA	Second growth area with mainly Sumac and E. Red Cedar in overgrown field	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Jim Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: This birds song and coloration clearly marked it as a Clay-colored Sparrow. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 06:30:00/06:50:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Rare bird documentation form for Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Recreation Area, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1981-07-11	1981-07-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Clay-colored Sparrow at Volga River State Recreation Area in Fayette County, IA on July 11, 1981.	Myers, Robert K.	Clay-colored Sparrow	Volga River State Recreation Area	Volga River Rec. Area	General: a clearing in otherwise quite dense woods along old road Specific: 1 cedar tree in opening and many sumacs and other short (10') trees	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: The only real probable problem is the imm. chipping sparrow but song + brown rump ruled this out. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:00:00/07:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	50
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Carolyn Fischer	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Carolyn Fischer and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Fischer, Carolyn J.	Loggerhead Shrike Wood Thrush Solitary Sandpiper Blue-winged Warbler	Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Ventura				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
John Van Dyk letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer sightings, August 14, 1995	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-08-14	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from John Van Dyk to Jim Dinsmore dated August 14, 1995. Van Dyk notes some birds he sighted while in Iowa during the summer. A copy of this letter was also sent to Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Dickcissel Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak	Sioux County Oak Grove State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, MacGillivray's Warbler, June 2, 1995, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1995-06-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation submitted by Mark Proescholdt for the sighting of a MacGillivray's Warbler at Eagle City County Park, Hardin County. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	MacGillivray's Warbler	Eagle City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	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 summer 1995.	Proescholdt, Mark	Alder Flycatcher Yellow-billed Cuckoo Ruby-throated Hummingbird MacGillivray's Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Blue Grosbeak Common Tern Great-tailed Grackle	Eagle City Lake Macbride State Park Liscomb Percival Waubonsie State Park Yellow River State Forest Union Grove State Park Holst State Forest Volga River State Recreation Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds Backbone State Park Pikes Peak State Park Leverton Timber Bearbower Sand Prairie Area Deep River Timber Reserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Iowa summer bird reports, 1995, Babs & Loren Padelford	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Babs and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Bell's Vireo Black-and-white Warbler Carolina Wren Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Least Tern Piping Plover Lesser Scaup Kentucky Warbler	Folsom Lake Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Lake Manawa State Park Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Oak Forest				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field report, summer 1995, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Thomas Kent dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Pied-billed Grebe Henslow's Sparrow Carolina Wren Trumpeter Swan Dunlin Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Black-billed Cuckoo Prairie Warbler Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Coralville Lake Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Waubonsie State Park Green Island Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds Casey Barrow Landing Heron Bend Conservation Area Cosgrove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
IA summer 1995 report, Bill Huser	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bill Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Huser, Bill F.	Bell's Vireo Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Least Tern Piping Plover Willet Black-billed Cuckoo Least Sandpiper	Stone State Park New Lake Sioux City State Prairie Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	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 summer 1995.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-billed Cuckoo Virginia Rail Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Scarlet Tanager American Redstart Bank Swallow	Cerro Gordo County Claybanks Forest Lime Creek Nature Center Mason City Pilot Knob State Park Rice Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area Mathers Woods Kingfisher Hollow Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire at Brown's Lake in Woodbury County in 1989 and 1990	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1989-12-17	1990-01-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two Townsend's Solitaires at Brown's Lake in Woodbury County, IA on December 17, 21, 23, 1989, January 7, and January 13, 1990.	Huser, Bill F.	Townsend's Solitaire	Browns Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Dan Dorrance	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dan Dorrance and two others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dorrance, Dan	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Chuck-will's-widow Least Tern Piping Plover Sandhill Crane	Goose Lake Green Island MidAmerican Energy Ponds Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Prairie Warbler, July 8, 1995, Chris Edwards	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds Birds--Infancy	1995-07-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation submitted by Chris Edwards for sightings of Prairie Warblers on July 8, 1995 at Lake MacBride State Park. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Edwards, Chris	Prairie Warbler	Lake Macbride State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer field reports, 1995, Jim Dinsmore	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Weather	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Willow Flycatcher Carolina Wren Greater Prairie-Chicken Least Tern Northern Shoveler Winter Wren Bonaparte's Gull	Dallas County Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Harrier Marsh Kossuth County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Grovers Lake McBreen Marsh Gilmore City MidAmerican Energy Ponds Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Pikes Peak State Park New Lake Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Giard Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, David Dankert	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by David Dankert. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Dankert, David L.	Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Yellow-billed Cuckoo Eastern Meadowlark Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Scarlet Tanager Yellow Warbler	Coralville Lake Linn County Pleasant Creek State Park Matsell Bridge Public Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Summer 1995 report from Jane R. Clark	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jane Clark and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Clark, Jane	Summer Tanager Yellow-billed Cuckoo Peregrine Falcon Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird Canada Warbler	Des Moines Holst State Forest Brown's Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, summer 1995, Bob Cecil	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs	1995-06-01	1995-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Bob Cecil. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Cecil, Robert I.	Broad-winged Hawk Hooded Warbler	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Farmington Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Field reports, summer 1995, Dennis Carter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1995-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Dennis Carter dated July 31, 1995. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1995.	Carter, Dennis L.	Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bell's Vireo Eastern Kingbird Wood Thrush Dickcissel Blue-winged Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Northern Harrier	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Eagle Lake Castalia Highlandville Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Nobles Island Lake Meyer County Park Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	5
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire in south-central Webster County in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1986-05-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire in south-central Webster County, IA on May 6, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Townsend's Solitaire	Webster County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire near Highlandville, 1978	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1978-01-15	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire near Highlandville in Winneshiek County, IA on January 15, 1978.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	Townsend's Solitaire	Highlandville	Near Highlandville (Ten miles N.E. of Decorah) along Upper Iowa River.	General: A river bluff with a Southern exposure, covered by Prairie grass; Junipers. Specific: scattered Junipers (1 to 4 meters tall) on dry, rocky slope.	The documentation form by Joe Schaufenbuel is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Paul Dietzenbach, Mark Dietzenbach, and Darwin Koenig. \| Elimination of similar species: Mockingbird: Had no large patches of white, eye color was dark not yellow. Shrike species: Had no mask or other dark facial pattern, bill different. Grey Catbird: Had white in tail and eye ring. Shape differed also. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1997-04-13	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Warren County, IA on April 13, 1997.	Johnson, Ann	Townsend's Solitaire	Lake Ahquabi State Park	Lake Ahquabi SP, Warren Co., IA		The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Aaron Brees and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: Female bluebirds are similar in size and structure and have similar eye rings. The lack of any blue on the wings and tail and the presence of white outer tail feathers eliminates all bluebirds. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:45:00/15:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire southwest of Washta, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1997-02-23	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire southwest of Washta in Cherokee County, IA on February 23, 1997.	Thelen, Rob	Townsend's Solitaire	Washta	app. 1 3/4 m. SW of Washta in Cherokee Co.	Cedar Tree's, Timber, River Ridge	The documentation form by Rob Thelen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joe Clark, Marty Thelen, Wes Thelen, and Peter Ernzen. \| Elimination of similar species: came to Solitaire Tape. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5