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

Iowa CBC reporting form, Rathbun, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Bill Heusinkveld. A list of birds sighted by Heusinkveld and twenty-three others around Rathbun Lake. A total of 60 species and 5,969 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Heusinkveld, Bill	Northern Flicker Cooper's Hawk Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Canvasback White-throated Sparrow Snowy Owl Merlin Redhead Northern Mockingbird Fox Sparrow Belted Kingfisher Wild Turkey Red-winged Blackbird	Rathbun Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Sac County, December 21, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 21, 1985 compiled by Margaret Seeck and Rita Efta. A list of birds sighted by Seeck and Efta and sixteen others around Sac County. A total of 30 species and 2,148 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Efta, Rita E. Seeck, Margaret	Red-headed Woodpecker Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Hairy Woodpecker American Robin Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl	Sac County Auburn				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull near Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport, 1985	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes Tables (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-12-22	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Iceland Gull near Lock and Dam 15 near Davenport in Scott County, IA on December 22, 1985. Includes record review documents with votes, articles in Illinois Birds and Birding as well as American Birds, correspondence about the bird sighting, and four documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Petersen, Peter C.	Iceland Gull	Lock and Dam 15	Location: Davenport. County: Scott	General: Chanel [sic] of Miss. R., near middle of river when standing. Specific: 1/2 - 3/4 mi. above Lock + Dam 15.	The documentation form by Peter C. Petersen forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Ann Barker, Mary Lou Petersen, and Bill Barker were submitted. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore, Paul Martsching, Pete Wickham, Mark Brogie, Lewis Blevins, Corey Blevins, Brett Ashford, and Dale Dickinson. \| Elimination of similar species: Glaucous Gull eliminated by size, wing extention [sic] well beyond tail. Flight, headshape, all emphasized by direct comparison with Glaucous Gulls. The next afternoon Bill Barker compared this bird to two different sized Glaucous Gulls and it was smaller than the smaller Glaucous Gull. Plumage lighter than Glaucous also. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:40:00/12:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa CBC reporting form, Lake Red Rock, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Perry Thostenson. A list of birds sighted by Thostenson and twenty-two others around Lake Red Rock. A total of 49 species and 5,290 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Thostenson, Perry	Lapland Longspur White-throated Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Belted Kingfisher Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Brown Creeper	Lake Red Rock				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Davenport, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and thirty-five others around Davenport. A total of 80 species and 14,424 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Bald Eagle American Kestrel Northern Cardinal Iceland Gull House Finch Glaucous Gull Tundra Swan Horned Lark Mallard	Davenport				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Tristate, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Ross Silcock. A list of birds sighted by Silcock and eight others in Fremont County, Iowa, and neighboring parts of Nebraska and Missouri. A total of 46 species and 3,969 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Silcock, W. Ross	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk Prairie Falcon White-throated Sparrow Barred Owl Belted Kingfisher American Black Duck Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk	Missouri Fremont County Nebraska				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Cedar Falls, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Francis Moore. A list of birds sighted by Moore and four others around Cedar Falls. A total of 55 species and 6,963 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Moore, Francis L.	Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Pine Grosbeak Short-eared Owl Hooded Merganser Pileated Woodpecker Belted Kingfisher Tufted Titmouse Red-winged Blackbird Red Crossbill Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Cedar Falls				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Cherokee, December 22, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 22, 1985 compiled by Dick Bierman. A list of birds sighted by Bierman and seventeen others around Cherokee. A total of 41 species and 6,960 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Bierman, Dick	Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird White-throated Sparrow Common Redpoll Red-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Sharp-shinned Hawk	Cherokee				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Jamaica, December 24, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 24, 1985 compiled by Ray Cummins. A list of birds sighted by Cummins and six others around Jamaica. A total of 52 species and 4846 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Rough-legged Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird Short-eared Owl Harris' Sparrow Brown Thrasher Evening Grosbeak Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Green-winged Teal Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk	Jamaica Springbrook State Park Lake Panorama				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Iceland Gull near Le Claire, 1985	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-12-27	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Iceland Gull near Le Claire in Scott County, IA on December 27, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes and two documentations submitted to the committee.	Brogie, Mark A. Wickham, Peter P.	Iceland Gull	Le Claire	[...] along the Mississippi River approximately one-half mile north of the Interstate 80 bridge in Scott County, Iowa.		The documentation form by Mark Brogie and Peter P. Wickham forms the basis of this record. Another documentation form by Paul Martsching was submitted. Another observer includes Steve Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] The bird was in the company of several Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and three subadult Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus). Two of the Glaucous Gulls were light plumaged birds lacking a gray mantle and, since eye color was not noted, may have been either first or early second winter birds. The third Glaucous was quite buffy and was undoubtably [sic] a first winter bird. The Iceland Gull was first observed being chased by a light-phased Glaucous and was distinctly smaller and lighter colored. It also flew with a faster wingbeat and had a more buoyant flight than that of the larger bird. Glaucous Gulls were also observed chasing Herring Gulls but at no time was intraspecific chasing observed. During several instances two Glaucous Gulls were observed resting on the water or sitting on the ice together, but the Iceland always remained isolated from these birds. At one point the Iceland Gull circled overhead at a distance of approximately 40 yards in the company of a light-phased Glaucous and an immature Herring Gull, and characteristics between the species were well noted. The plumage of the Iceland was wholly white with a faint buffy tinge, yet distinctly whiter than the Glaucous Gull. The size difference between the Glaucous and the other two species was apparent as the Iceland and Herring were of approximately equal size. The head and bill of the Iceland Gull appeared less robust in shape than the Glaucous although both species had a bicolored bill with a flesh colored base and dark tip. [...] The brown barring of the undertail coverts of the Iceland appeared heavier and more noticable [sic] than in its white-winged congeneric counterpart, and contrasted particularly with the whitish tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted for approximately twenty minutes.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	11	4
Iowa CBC reporting form, Oskaloosa, December 27, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 27, 1985 compiled by Irene Layton. A list of birds sighted by Irene and Keith Layton around Oskaloosa. A total of 34 species and 1,796 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Layton, Irene	Rough-legged Hawk Field Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Barred Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Tufted Titmouse Mourning Dove Brown Creeper Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Bobwhite	Oskaloosa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, North Linn, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Nelson Weir. A list of birds sighted by Weir and sixteen others around North Linn County. A total of 47 species and 4,047 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Nelson, Weir	Brewer's Blackbird Song Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Northern Goshawk Long-eared Owl Red-winged Blackbird Brown Creeper	Linn County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Swaledale, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Lucille Gaffney. A list of birds sighted by Gaffney and six others around Swaledale. A total of 20 species and 514 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Gaffney, Lucille M.	Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Great Horned Owl Evening Grosbeak Snowy Owl Gray Partridge Pine Siskin Red-bellied Woodpecker Common Pheasant	Swaledale				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Fort Dodge, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Mary Kuhlman. A list of birds sighted by Kuhlman and fourteen others around Fort Dodge. A total of 29 species and 1,458 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Kuhlman, Mary	Northern Flicker American Kestrel Snow Bunting Great Horned Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Northern Harrier Eastern Screech-Owl	Fort Dodge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Decorah, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Darwin Koenig. A list of birds sighted by Koenig and nine others around Decorah. A total of 48 species and 3,948 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Koenig, Darwin	American Kestrel Common Redpoll Barred Owl Northern Goshawk Common Snipe Great Blue Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Decorah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Omaha, Nebraska, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Betty Grenon. A list of birds sighted by Grenon and thirty-three others around Omaha, Nebraska. A total of 51 species and 10,856 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Grenon, Elizabeth A.	Rough-legged Hawk Brown-headed Cowbird White-throated Sparrow Barred Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Omaha Base Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Ottumwa, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Nelson Hoskins. A list of birds sighted by Hoskins and seven others around Ottumwa. A total of 33 species and 1,805 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Hoskins, Nelson R.	Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Flicker Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Black-backed Woodpecker Northern Harrier	Ottumwa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Keokuk, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by Robert Cecil. A list of birds sighted by Cecil and fourteen others around Keokuk. A total of 55 species and 31,251 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Cooper's Hawk American Kestrel Eurasian Tree Sparrow Fox Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Winter Wren Great Blue Heron American Robin American Black Duck	Keokuk Summitville				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-backed Woodpecker at Camp Arrowhead near Ottumwa, 1985	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1985-12-28	1993-09-03	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-backed Woodpecker at Camp Arrowhead near Ottumwa in Wapello County, IA on December 28, 1985. Includes a record review document with votes and an article submitted to the committee.	Hoskins, Nelson R.	Black-backed Woodpecker	Camp Arrowhead	[...] former YMCA Camp Arrowhead, 3 miles east and 1 mile south of Ottumwa, Wapello County		The documentation form by Nelson R. Hoskins is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bill Heusinkveld, Margorie Heusinkveld, Charles Ayres, and Darleen Ayres. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 12:00:00	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	30
Iowa CBC reporting form, Lamoni, December 28, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 28, 1985 compiled by J. Donald Gillaspey. A list of birds sighted by Gillaspey and eight others around Lamoni. A total of 32 species and 1,879 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Northern Flicker Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Northern Mockingbird Tufted Titmouse Winter Wren Northern Harrier Eastern Screech-Owl	Lamoni				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Eldora, December 29, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 29, 1985 compiled by Ramona Sommerlot. A list of birds sighted by Sommerlot and eleven others around Eldora. A total of 38 species and 2,608 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Sommerlot, Ramona R.	American Kestrel Snow Bunting Song Sparrow Short-eared Owl Barred Owl Gray Partridge Red-winged Blackbird Sharp-shinned Hawk Eastern Screech-Owl	Eldora Union				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Alleman, December 29, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather Waterfowl	1985-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 29, 1985 compiled by Dean Mosman. A list of birds sighted by Mosman and two others around Alleman. A total of 30 species and 1,080 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Mosman, Dean	Rough-legged Hawk Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting Song Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Barred Owl Mourning Dove	Alleman				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Muscatine, December 29, 1985	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1985-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated December 29, 1985 compiled by Peter Petersen. A list of birds sighted by Petersen and fifteen others around Muscatine. A total of 58 species and 7,647 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Snow Bunting Common Redpoll Sora Common Snipe Long-eared Owl Swamp Sparrow Winter Wren American Robin Sharp-shinned Hawk	Muscatine Lock and Dam 16				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Iowa CBC reporting form, Boone County, January 1, 1986	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Weather	1986-01-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Checklist dated January 1, 1986 compiled by Mark Widrlechner. A list of birds sighted by Widrlechner and others around Boone County. A total of 46 species and 6,521 individual birds were sighted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1985-1986.	Widrlechner, Mark	Cooper's Hawk Brewer's Blackbird White-throated Sparrow Wood Duck Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Shrike Sharp-shinned Hawk	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	2
Bluestem Flyer, Volume 20, Number 5, January 1986	Newsletters	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Local government and environmental policy Ornithology--Societies, etc	1986-01-01	1986-01-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The newsletter of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa), Volume 20, Number 5, January 1986. Highlights of the newsletter include the results from the Christmas Bird Counts in Story and Boone Counties including unusual sightings of an Eastern Bluebird and a Hermit Thrush, updates on conservation efforts and environmental issues, and details of a field trip to Nebraska to see migrating Sandhill Cranes.	Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa) van der Linden, Judy	Eastern Bluebird Hermit Thrush Sandhill Crane	Ames Nebraska				Big Bluestem Audubon Society \| MS 592	3	3