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

Field notes contributed by Ruth Phipps, Winter 1980-1981	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1980-12-21	1981-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes detailing the sighting of a White-winged Crossbill, Sandhill Crane, and Merlin Hawk.	Phipps, Ruth O.	White-winged Crossbill Merlin Sandhill Crane	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane north of Amana, 1987	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1987-02-10	1987-02-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane north of Amana in Iowa County, IA on February 10, 1987.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Sandhill Crane	Amana	1 Mile N. of Amana	Large corn stubble field in open country	The documentation form by Carl J. Bendorf is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Lanny Haldy and A. Lockridge. \| Elimination of similar species: Whooping Crane eliminate [sic] by gray overall color and lack of noticeable black in wings. Great Blue Heron elimiated [sic] by red patch on forehead and bustle-like tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:15:00/16:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Big Creek Barrier Dam, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-11-22	1986-11-23	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Big Creek Barrier Dam in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1986.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Sandhill Crane	Big Creek Barrier Dam	Barrier dam, Big Creek, Polk Co.		The documentation form by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 13:00:00/13:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Polk City Wildlife Area, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-11-22	1986-11-24	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Polk City Wildlife Area in Polk County, IA on November 22, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Sandhill Crane	Polk City Wildlife Area	Polk City Wildlife Area, Polk Co. (part of Saylorville Reservoir)	sitting on ice and wading in small patch of open water	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include B.J. Rose, Loren Padelford, Babs Padelford, James Dinsmore, and Bob Myers. \| Elimination of similar species: The gray color, red crown, and heron profile eliminate Great Blue Heron. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:15:00 and 16:15:00/16:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane east of New Albin, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-03-30	1986-05-03	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane east of New Albin in Allamakee County, IA on March 30, 1986.	Zarwell, Ric	Sandhill Crane	New Albin	1/2 mile East of New Albin, Iowa and 1/2 mile south of Minnesota border in extreme northeast Allamakee County, Iowa	Mixed riparian woods and open marsh	The documentation form by Ric Zarwell is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rob Zarwell. \| Elimination of similar species: Eliminated Whooping Crane at once - due to coloration. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:30:00/10:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane in western Fremont County, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-03-15	1986-04-05	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three Sandhill Cranes in western Fremont County, IA on March 15, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Sandhill Crane	Fremont County	western Fremont Co.	flying over corn stubble in the Missouri River valley	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Heron eliminated by the way the neck was held and by the cell. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 09:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1985-03-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Big Marsh in Butler County, IA on March 29, 1985.	Moore, Francis L.	Sandhill Crane	Big Marsh Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at MidAmerican Energy Ponds, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-03-02	1985-06-02	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on March 2, 1985.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Sandhill Crane	MidAmerican Energy Ponds	IPL Settling Pond, Council Bluffs, Iowa		The documentation form by Barbara Wilson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Matt Towne, John Bakehouse, and Jeane-Marie Bakehouse. \| Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Heron has longer bill, neck in S-curve.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Willow Slough and the Wilson farm in Mills County, IA, in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1984-10-20	1984-10-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Willow Slough and Barb Wilson's farm in Mills County, IA, on October 20, 21 and 24, 1984.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Sandhill Crane	Mills County Willow Slough State Game Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Field notes contributed by Babs and Loren Padelford, May 6 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-05-06	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes for two Sandhill Cranes at Camp Wesley Woods in Warren County, IA on May 6, 1984.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Sandhill Crane	Camp Wesley Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Sweet Marsh, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1983-05-06	1983-05-07	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County, IA on May 6, 1983.	Myers, Robert K.	Sandhill Crane	Sweet Marsh	Sweet Marsh - Bremer Co.	marsh	The documentation form by Robert K. Myers is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Great blue herons don't fly with neck extended, do not give the call I heard and have entirely different plumage. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:00:00/11:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane at Little Wall Lake, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1983-04-05	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane at Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County, IA on April 5, 1983.	Dinsmore, James J.	Sandhill Crane	Little Wall Lake	Little Wall Lake, Hamilton Co	it was flying over SW side of lake	The documentation form by James J. Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Great Blue Heron - saw one later but it flew with neck folded rather than with the cross silhouette of a crane \| The original documentation form event occurred around 08:00:00/08:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Rare bird documentation form for Sandhill Crane east of Hills, 1983	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1983-03-13	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Sandhill Crane east of Hills in Johnson County, IA on March 13, 1983.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Sandhill Crane	Hills	1 e. of Hills, Johnson Co. Iowa	River bottom soybean stubble field	The documentation form by Thomas H. Kent is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Tom Staudt and Jim Fuller. \| Elimination of similar species: none. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 08:45:00/09:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Des Moines in 1902	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds	1931-10-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Des Moines in Polk County, IA on June 30, 1902. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Polk County, Iowa by Philip A. DuMont seen by Lester P. Fagan.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1
Press release for rare bird sighting for Sand Hill Crane near Fayette, 1980	Press releases	Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Rare birds	1980-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Press release on February 1, 1980 for rare bird sighting for a Sand Hill Crane near Fayette in Fayette County, IA on January 8, 1980.	Upper Iowa University	Sandhill Crane	Fayette				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	1
Documentation form for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Red-necked Grebe, June 28, 1998, Mark Proescholdt	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1998-06-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Mark Proescholdt documents the sighting of a Red-necked Grebe on June 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-necked Grebe	Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Documentation of extraordinary bird sighting, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Thomas Kent	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1998-06-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Thomas Kent documents sighting a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose	Lake Macbride State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Documentation for extraordinary bird sightings in Iowa, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, May 10, 1998, Rita Goranson	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds Birds--Infancy	1998-05-10	1998-07-08	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rita Goranson documents sighting a breeding pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers from May 10 through July 8. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Goranson, Rita	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Documentation of rare bird, Lesser White-fronted Goose, June 11, 1998, Jim Fuller	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1998-06-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Jim Fuller documents the sighting of a Lesser White-fronted Goose on June 11, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Fuller, James L	Lesser White-fronted Goose Canada Goose	Lake MacBride				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Report form, Greater White-fronted Goose, June 3, 1998, David Easterla	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1998-06-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	David Easterla documents the sighting of a Greater White-fronted Goose on June 3, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.	Easterla, David A.	Greater White-fronted Goose	Montgomery County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1901	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for a Rock Wren at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on September 15, 1901. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1900	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 10, 1900. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1899	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two to three Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 1, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1899	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on May 28, 1899. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Rock Wren at Sioux City in 1898	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds Zoological specimens	1907-03-01	1994-02-04	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Records Committee review for two Rock Wrens at Sioux City in Woodbury County, IA on June 22, 1898. Includes a record review document with votes and the original sighting record found in the publication Birds of Iowa by Rudolph Martin Anderson seen by Guy C. Rich.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee	Rock Wren	Sioux City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	1