Brief Documentation of unusual species
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Field notes by Dick Bierman describing the sighting of a Hermit Thrush, a Great White-fronted Goose, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
|
Bierman, Dick
|
Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose
|
Spring Lake Park
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
9
|
Peter Lowther letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding House Finch sighting in 1988, December 28, 1988
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird banding Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1988-12-25
|
1988-12-28
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Peter Lowther to W. Ross Silcock about a House Finch sighting in Burlington on December 25, 1988.
|
Lowther, Peter E.
|
House Finch
|
Burlington
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
82
|
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in 1986
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1986-08-24
|
1986-08-26
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on August 24, 1986.
|
Dinsmore, Stephen J.
|
Pine Grosbeak
|
Iowa State Nursery
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
80
|
Rare bird documentation form for Orchard Oriole at Lake Manawa in 1986
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1986-10-19
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Rare bird documentation form for a Orchard Oriole at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 19, 1986.
|
Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
|
Orchard Oriole
|
Lake Manawa State Park
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
78
|
B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1993-01-16
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
|
Rose, B.J.
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
|
Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
77
|
Field Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1996-12-27
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Field report for Field Sparrows near Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly J. McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.
|
McKay, Kelly
|
Field Sparrow
|
Oakville
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
51
|
Field notes for Prairie Warbler in Iowa in unknown year
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Report for a Prairie Warbler in Iowa from before May 5 to May 7 in an unknown year.
|
|
Prairie Warbler
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
30
|
Rathbun Christmas Count - December 19, 1998
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
|
1998-12-19
|
1998-12-20
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Details for several rare species seen at the Christmas Bird Count including the Yellow-rumped Warbler in the Rathbun area in Appanoose County, IA on December 19, 1998, documented by Bill Heusinkveld.
|
Heusinkveld, Bill
|
Blue-winged Teal Red-breasted Merganser Trumpeter Swan Black-bellied Plover Yellow-rumped Warbler Bonaparte's Gull
|
Rathbun Lake
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
26
|
Addendum to the Cedar Falls, IA Christmas Bird Count - December 27, 1980
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
|
1980-12-27
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Christmas Bird Count addendum featuring a Varied Thrush in the Cedar Falls area in Black Hawk County, IA on December 27, 1980. Also includes details about bird sightings of the Peregrine Falcon, Mallard, Brown Thrasher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Pine Grosbeak, and Hoary Redpoll.
|
Moore, Francis L.
|
Varied Thrush Pine Grosbeak Brown Thrasher Hoary Redpoll Peregrine Falcon Red-breasted Nuthatch Mallard
|
Black Hawk County Cedar Falls Cedar Hills Sand Prairie
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
11
|
Hermit Thrush, 12-19-98, Kelly J. McKay
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1998-12-19
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Field notes describing the observation of a Hermit Thrush east of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 19, 1998.
|
McKay, Kelly
|
Hermit Thrush
|
Cedar Rapids
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
9
|
Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in unknown year
|
Administrative reports Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Compiled rare bird reports featuring the Ruby-crowned Kinglet near Solon in Johnson County, IA on an unknown date and year. Other rare bird sightings include Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Double-crested Cormorant in the Iowa City area.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
|
Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Ruby-crowned Kinglet Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
Iowa City Johnson County Solon
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
4
|
Rare bird documentation form for Bewick's Wren west of Argyle in 1988
|
Field notes
|
Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
|
1988-05-15
|
1988-06-02
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Rare bird documentation form for a Bewick's Wren west of Argyle in Lee County, IA on May 15 and 19, 1988.
|
Cecil, Robert I.
|
Bewick's Wren
|
Argyle
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
35
|
1
|
Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1914-1929
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
|
1914-07-01
|
1929-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1917-1929. Also included are miscellaneous notes on expenses, observations of nests and eggs, and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
|
Boone County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
1
|
Report of committee for selection of "State Bird", April 30, 1927
|
Reports
|
Ornithology--Societies, etc State birds
|
1927-04-30
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A report from the committee that was appointed at the Iowa Ornithologists' Union annual meeting in 1926 to investigate the feasibility of selecting a state bird for Iowa. The plan from the committee suggests having members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union nominate five birds which would be narrowed to a final nomination of five to six birds. The final nomination of birds would then be submitted to the school children of Iowa for them to vote and ultimately select the state bird. In order to cover the expense of this campaign, the committee suggests increasing membership dues by $1.00 per member.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union Palas, Arthur J. Spiker, Charles J. Wendelburg, Toni Whitney, Thomas H. Clark, Ella
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
21
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs, comments and analysis
|
Administrative reports
|
Bird populations Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Laniidae | Shrikes Fringillidae | Finches Birds--Feeding and feeds
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A list of five Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs with comments on how to implement and analyze the findings of each program. The list includes details on several programs, including the following: winter bird feedings, bridge birds, roadside birds, habitat selection by Dickcissels, and Smith's Longspur survey.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Smith's Longspur Evening Grosbeak Western Kingbird Dickcissel Pine Siskin Common Starling
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs
|
Administrative reports
|
Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A list of potential Iowa Ornithologists' Union programs. The list includes details on several programs, including the following: nest record cards, breeding bird censuses, winter bird population studies, Bluebird trail, and Iowa life lists.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Smith's Longspur survey
|
Questionnaires
|
Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A request for participation in a Smith's Longspur survey to search for birds during their spring migration period. Also included is a questionnaire to complete indicating what type of field was surveyed, size and condition of the field, date and time of census, and the number and species of bird seen.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Smith's Longspur
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Edward William Nelson letter to the bird migration observers of the Biological Survey regarding a change in reporting bird observations, March 2, 1925
|
Correspondence Instructions (document genre)
|
Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
1925-03-02
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Edward William Nelson to the bird migration observers of the Biological Survey regarding a change in reporting bird observations, March 2, 1925. The letter details the shortage of clerical assistance available to prepare permanent card files and requests bird observers fill out their bird sightings directly on the card. The letter provides specific instructions on how to complete and submit the cards.
|
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
3
|
Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926
|
Correspondence Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Emberizidae | Sparrows
|
1926-01-18
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1925 bird migration report, January 18, 1926. Rosene mentions this is the largest single year's list that he has ever completed, which involved 74 recorded field trips and observations of 153 varieties of birds from the station in Ogden. He also includes a list of birds formerly observed but not seen in 1925 as well as a list of 16 varieties of birds observed for the first time during the year.
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Carolina Wren Western Kingbird American Woodcock
|
Ogden Boone County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
3
|
Walter Rosene letter to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925
|
Correspondence
|
Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
1925-02-07
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
Letter from Walter Rosene to the United States Bureau of Biological Survey regarding a 1924 bird migration report, February 7, 1925. Rosene mentions that he has included in his report the birds observed in Ogden and the surrounding vicinity as well as those observed on a two week trip to Stump Lake and Chase Lake, North Dakota. This document is related to a reply from Edward Alphonso Goldman: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/9137/view
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
|
Ogden Stump Lake Chase Lake
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
3
|
Habitat selection by Dickcissels survey
|
Instructions (document genre) Questionnaires
|
Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Counting Birds--Habitat Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A request for participation in a Dickcissel habitat selection survey to study the effect of farming practices on population counts. The request provides information on the best times to do a count, the best fields to study, and the dates of visits to the field. A Dickcissel field description questionnaire and a Dickcissel census sheet are also included.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Dickcissel
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Birds and bridges survey
|
Questionnaires
|
Bird populations Bird surveys Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A request for participation in a birds and bridges survey to help further the understanding of the Eastern Phoebe and other bridge bird populations. Includes a questionnaire to complete with the following information: type of bridge visited, the species of bird (Eastern Phoebe, Cliff Swallow or other) seen, the number of adults seen, the number and type of nests located, the number of eggs found, and the number of young seen.
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union
|
Eastern Phoebe Cliff Swallow
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
9
|
Walter Rosene bird calendar, Boone County, 1918-1927
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
|
1918-01-01
|
1927-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa annotated by Walter Rosene with sighting dates of species located in Boone County for the years 1918 through 1927. Also includes a record of two birds of North America not included in the Iowa list that were observed by Rosene. Bird observations from a trip to North Dakota in 1924 are included and noted with red ink.
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
Dunlin Common Pheasant
|
Boone County North Dakota
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
2
|
Walter Rosene bird calendar, Boone County, 1928-1937
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
|
1928-01-01
|
1937-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa annotated by Walter Rosene with sighting dates of species located in Boone County for the years 1928 through 1937. Also includes a record of three birds of North America not included in the Iowa list that were observed by Rosene.
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
Dunlin Gray Partridge Common Pheasant
|
Boone County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
2
|
Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1931-1933
|
Field notes
|
Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Methodology
|
1931-06-01
|
1933-12-31
|
Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
|
A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1931-1933. Also includes notes on observations of bird nests and eggs as well as descriptions of miscellaneous photographs (not included).
|
Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
|
Cooper's Hawk Blue Jay Great Horned Owl Louisiana Waterthrush
|
Van Buren County Boone County
|
|
|
|
Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
|
38
|
1
|