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

Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Black-headed Grosbeak at Nevada, 1990	Administrative records Field notes Photographs	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-05-21	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Black-headed Grosbeak at Nevada in Story County, IA on May 21, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, a photo and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Abbott, Bill	Black-headed Grosbeak	Nevada	1031 H. Ave. Nevada, Iowa 50201		The documentation form by Bill Abbott is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The fact this bird was sighted on May 21 and 22 makes it very unlikely an immature Rose breasted grosbeak. The red patch shown on the shoulder of an immature grosbeak was not observed. The breast on the bird observed was not as spotted or steaked [sic] as shown on the female rose breasted grosbeak. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 18:00:00 on May 21 and 07:00:00 on May 22.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	3
Iowa Birdline update, May 21, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary for the Iowa Birdline update for May 21, 1990. Highlights of the update include the continued presence of a Prairie Warbler and a Henslow's Sparrow. Also of note were sightings of 48 Red-necked Phalaropes, numerous reports of Cattle Egrets, and a brief appearance of a Black-headed Grosbeak. In addition, several species of shorebirds and Ducks were also observed.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, Charles R.	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron American Bittern Summer Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Henslow's Sparrow Common Moorhen Cattle Egret Virginia Rail Wilson's Phalarope Marsh Wren Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Sora White-rumped Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Red-necked Phalarope Sedge Wren Prothonotary Warbler Prairie Warbler Sandhill Crane	Burlington Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Davenport Dunbar Slough Hickory Hill Park New Albin Mud Lake Green Island Pool Slough Keosauqua Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Long Pond Brown's Woods Dike				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Green-tailed Towhee at West Des Moines, 1990	Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-05-22	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Green-tailed Towhee at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA around May 22, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an article and cover page from Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form with an attachment submitted to the committee.	Quinn, Christine A.	Green-tailed Towhee	West Des Moines	605-5th West Des Moines Iowa (residential city)	Open backyard wildlife habitat- under/around quince bushes	The documentation form by Christine A. Quinn is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Another observer was Robert J. Naisbitt. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] This cap was quite noticeable & large (much larger than a catbird's cap). The bird seemed to be a little larger than a catbird (I have a pair nesting in my yard to [sic] I seem them a lot) and not as large as a robin. [...] He put me in mind very much of a catbird in size and contours. \| The original documentation form event lasted around "evenings and 1 morning" from around May 22 to the first week of June 1990.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	13	30
Iowa Birdline update, May 28, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for May 28, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a nesting Cooper's Hawk, an immature Broad-winged Hawk, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a Common Loon. Also of note was the near completion of passerine migration, with the exceptions of a few late Warblers and Flycatchers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Eared Grebe Willow Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Dale Maffitt Reservoir Spencer Geode State Park Moulton Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Woodland Mounds State Preserve Matsell Bridge Public Access Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Field reports, Matthew Kenne, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Matthew Kenne for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Kenne, Matthew C.	American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Black Tern	Clear Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Plum Creek Wildlife Area Humboldt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Diane C. Porter, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Diane C. Porter for summer 1990 with some detail for the sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Porter, Diane C.	Killdeer Bell's Vireo Loggerhead Shrike Cattle Egret Wild Turkey	Jefferson County Fairfield Birmingham Zillman's Hickory Hills Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Peter C. Petersen, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Peter C. Petersen for summer 1990 with several contributors. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Petersen, Peter C.	Vesper Sparrow Cattle Egret Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark Horned Lark Brown Creeper	Credit Island Huron Island Bryant Cedar Valley Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Marietta Petersen, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Passeriformes \| Perching-birds and songbirds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Marietta Petersen with detail about the sightings for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Petersen, Marietta	Red-shouldered Hawk Loggerhead Shrike	Atlantic Cass County Exira				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Babs and Loren Padelford, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports additional sighting list submitted by Babs and Loren Padelford for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Greater Yellowlegs Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Black Tern Least Sandpiper	Fremont County Mills County MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Babs and Loren Padelford, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Babs and Loren Padelford for the summer 1990 with descriptions of some birds and handwritten notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Ring-necked Duck Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Short-billed Dowitcher	Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Curt Nelson, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Curt Nelson for the summer of 1990 with sighting descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Nelson, Curtis	Swainson's Hawk Ringed Turtle-Dove Eastern Screech-Owl	Osage Rock Falls Plymouth				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Darwin Dean Mosman, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Darwin Dean Mosman for the summer 1990 with descriptions of the sighting and nesting behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Mosman, Dean	Purple Martin Eastern Bluebird Western Kingbird House Finch	Elkhart Perry				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Sharon Laub, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Sharon Laub for the summer of 1990 with additional notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Laub, Sharon	Yellow-headed Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Loggerhead Shrike Carolina Wren Western Kingbird Scarlet Tanager Great Blue Heron Red Crossbill	Boone County				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Thomas Kent, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Thomas H. Kent with two contributors for summer 1990 with handwritten comments. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Yellow-headed Blackbird American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Osprey Sora Stilt Sandpiper Least Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Johnson County Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Eugene and Eloise Armstrong, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for Eugene and Eloise Armstrong for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Bald Eagle Least Tern Northern Mockingbird Blue Grosbeak	Madison County Denison Badger Creek State Recreation Area Saint Marys				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Ann Johnson, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for the summer of 1990 submitted by Ann Johnson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Johnson, Ann	American Avocet Loggerhead Shrike Ruby-throated Hummingbird Lark Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Acadian Flycatcher	Big Creek State Park Lake Red Rock Marion County Warren County Shimek State Forest Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Mary Jo Hartogh, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Mary Jo Hartogh for the summer of 1990 with detailed descriptions of some sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Hartogh, Mary Jo	Goldeneye Louisiana Waterthrush Least Sandpiper	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Lylahs Marsh County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, James L. Hansen, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by James L. Hansen for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Hansen, James L.	Bell's Vireo American White Pelican Western Grebe	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Clear Lake Dog Creek County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
J. Donald Gillaspey letter to James Dinsmore regarding bird sightings in Lamoni, IA, 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Animal migration--Climatic factors Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to James Dinsmore about bird sightings in the summer of 1990 for the Lamoni, IA area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Gillaspey, J. Donald	Upland Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird House Finch	Lamoni Riley Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Jim Fuller, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Jim Fuller for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Fuller, James L	Piping Plover Northern Mockingbird Worm-eating Warbler	Williams Prairie State Preserve Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Steve Dinsmore, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Steve Dinsmore with two contributors for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Ring-billed Gull American White Pelican Western Sandpiper Piping Plover	Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Jim Dinsmore, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Jim Dinsmore for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Dinsmore, James J.	Loggerhead Shrike American White Pelican Green-winged Teal	Ruthven Huxley Mud Lake Virgin Lake Silver Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Bob Cecil, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Bob Cecil for the summer of 1990 with detailed descriptions of the sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-headed Blackbird Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Merlin House Finch Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron American Redstart	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Polk County Green Bay Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Dennis Carter, summer 1989	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports for fall 1989 submitted by Dennis Carter for specific locations in Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek counties. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1989.	Carter, Dennis L.	Ruddy Duck Acadian Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler Ovenbird American Redstart	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Yellow River State Forest Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Bray, Tanya	Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2