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

Field reports, Darwin Koenig, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Darwin Koenig for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Koenig, Darwin	Red-breasted Nuthatch Bufflehead Gadwall	Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Poweshiek County West Okoboji Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Hank Zaletel, 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 Hank Zaletel for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Zaletel, Hank	Yellow-headed Blackbird Loggerhead Shrike Blue-winged Teal White-rumped Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper	Colo Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saint Anthony Larson Marsh Cooper Prairie Marsh Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Barb Wilson letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field reports, summer 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Mimidae \| Mockingbirds, Catbirds, Thrashers, and Tremblers Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Detailed field reports with a detailed sighting description for a Black-throated Blue Warbler for summer 1990 in a letter to Jim Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Swainson's Hawk Upland Sandpiper House Finch Gray Partridge Black-throated Blue Warbler	Waubonsie State Park Clarinda Hacklebarney Woods County Park Adams County Silver City Nodaway Valley County Park Bingham				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Jan L. Walter, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Jan L. Walter for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Walter, Janice L.	Orchard Oriole Black-crowned Night Heron Ruddy Duck	Zirbel Slough Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Mallard Marsh Swamp				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Susan Spieker, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Susan Spieker for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Spieker, Susan J.	Turkey Vulture Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-billed Cuckoo Cattle Egret Purple Finch Common Loon	Lake Ahquabi Dale Maffitt Reservoir Indianola Iowa City Norwalk Pleasantville Polk County Littlefield County Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Douglas L. Rose, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Photography of birds Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted for Douglas L. Rose with two contributors for summer 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Rose, Douglas L.	Upland Sandpiper Willow Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Bell's Vireo Wood Thrush Common Tern	Glenwood Pony Creek Park Viking Lake Loess Hills Wildlife Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area Bartlett				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, 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 forms submitted by Mark Proescholdt with several contributors for summer 1990 with some detailed descriptions. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Proescholdt, Mark	Loggerhead Shrike Bewick's Wren Franklin's Gull Western Kingbird Forster's Tern Caspian Tern	Akron Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Madison County Saylorville Lake Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Bartlett				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Merlin in southwest Chickasaw, 1990	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-06-03	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Merlin in southwest Chickasaw County, IA on June 3, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Cecil, Robert I.	Merlin	Chickasaw County	S.W. Chickasaw Co.	Fence row in row-cropped ag. land	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other small falcon has uniform dark brown back and upper wing surface. It was much too small to be a female Peregrine. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/15:45:05.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	3
Iowa Birdline update, June 4, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 4, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of two Least Terns, a Sandhill Crane, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, and a probable first Kossuth County sighting of a Prothonotary Warbler. Also of note were reports of several nesting birds, including Acadian Flycatchers and Carolina Wrens.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Carolina Wren Common Moorhen Least Tern Wood Thrush Eurasian Tree Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Acadian Flycatcher Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Hooded Warbler Northern Waterthrush Sandhill Crane	Algona Burlington Snake Creek State Game Management Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Lost Creek Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area Starr's Cave Nature Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Field reports, Gordon J. Brand, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Water birds Weather	1990-06-16	1990-07-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Gordon J. Brand for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Brand, Gordon James	White-breasted Nuthatch Summer Tanager Wood Thrush Great Egret	Colfax Lambs Grove				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Iowa Birdline update, June 18, 1990	Field notes	Bird surveys Bird watching Birds--Nests Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-18	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 18, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of Bewick's Wrens, Lesser Yellowlegs, a Least Tern, and a Swainson's Hawk. Also of note were observations of 90 species during a breeding survey near Cedar Rapids, including three Willow Flycatchers, an Alder Flycatcher, and a Black-and-white Warbler.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Willow Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo Summer Tanager Black-and-white Warbler Henslow's Sparrow Bewick's Wren Orchard Oriole Least Tern Common Loon Lesser Yellowlegs Acadian Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager	Cedar Rapids Keokuk Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Pleasant Creek State Park Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Waterloo Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park, 1990	Administrative records Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-06-24	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Mississippi Kite at Hickory Hill Park in Johnson County, IA on June 24, 1990. Includes one record review document with votes and a documentation form.	Schulein, Thomas M., 1945-	Mississippi Kite	Hickory Hill Park	Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City	Woodland edge, on a dead branch at the top of a tree next to a trail	The documentation form by Thomas M. Schulein is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: 1. Cooper's Hawk, but this bird has a barred breast and no eye patches and a dark and light head pattern. 2. White-tailed Kite, but this bird has dark wing patches. 3. Osprey, but this bird is larger and is brown and white, even though it has dark eye patches. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	8	26
Iowa Birdline update, June 25, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-06-25	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for June 25, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of Bewick's Wrens, a Summer Tanager, a Yellow-breasted Chat, a Mississippi Kite, and a Pileated Woodpecker. Also of note were observations of many varieties of Sparrows, Warblers and Ducks.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Mississippi Kite Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Bewick's Wren Orchard Oriole Least Tern Lark Sparrow Piping Plover Pileated Woodpecker Hooded Warbler	Hickory Hill Park Lee County Van Buren County Shimek State Forest MidAmerican Energy Ponds Anamosa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, July 1990	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Breeding Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Weather	1990-07-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fourth Supplementary Breeding Bird Census of Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Louisa County, Iowa by Peter C. Petersen for July, 1990 with handwritten annotations. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-headed Blackbird Grasshopper Sparrow Song Sparrow Carolina Wren Chuck-will's-widow American Woodcock Hooded Merganser Philadelphia Vireo Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Brown Creeper	Louisa County Spring Lake Beattys Pond				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 2, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Parulidae \| Warblers Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-07-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summary for the Iowa Birdline update for July 2, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a Green-tailed Towhee, a Long-billed Curlew, Bewick's Wrens, Henslow's Sparrows, and Short-eared Owls. Also of note was the return of several species of shorebirds, including Lesser Yellowlegs, Piping Plovers, and several varieties of Sandpipers.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Rose-breasted Grosbeak Henslow's Sparrow Green-tailed Towhee Bewick's Wren Short-eared Owl Orchard Oriole Brown Thrasher Long-billed Curlew Common Loon Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Pectoral Sandpiper Blue-winged Warbler Hooded Warbler Blue Grosbeak Least Sandpiper	Amana Coralville Lake Council Bluffs Dale Maffitt Reservoir Johnson County Lee County Van Buren County West Des Moines Turkey Run Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Neil Bernstein letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field report for summer 1990, July 3, 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Conservation Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1990-07-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Bird sightings reported to IOU by Neil Bernstein in a letter to Jim Dinsmore on July 3, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Bernstein, Neil	Upland Sandpiper Dickcissel Great Crested Flycatcher Cerulean Warbler	Fort Defiance State Park Cayler Prairie State Preserve Stinson Prairie State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Long-billed Curlew at MidAmerican Energy Ponds, 1990	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-07-04	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review of a Long-billed Curlew at MidAmerican Energy Ponds in Pottawattamie County, IA on July 4, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, notes about the sighting, and two documentation forms submitted to the committee.	Silcock, W. Ross	Long-billed Curlew	MidAmerican Energy Ponds	IPL Ponds, Pottawattamie Co.	Cooling ponds for power plant; gravel banks.	The documentation form by Ross Silcock is the earliest and the one that forms the basis of this record. Other documentation forms by Tanya Bray were submitted later. \| Elimination of similar species: Possibilities are Whimbrel, eliminated by absence of head striping and presence of cinnamon wing linings and distinctive call; Marbled Godwit, eliminated by strongly decurved bill and call; and other rarer curlews, all eliminated by the combination of field characters noted above (Bristle-Thighed eliminated by absence of rufous rump). \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/17:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	9	24
Iowa Birdline update, July 9, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-07-09	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 9, 1990. Highlights of the update include a sighting of a Long-billed Curlew which was only seen for around one hour and two additional reports of Common Loons summering in the state. Also of note were observations of a Cattle Egret, a Swainson's Hawk, Willets, Solitary Sandpipers, and Northern Mockingbirds.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Long-billed Curlew Common Loon Piping Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Willet Northern Mockingbird Least Sandpiper	Coralville Lake Council Bluffs Greene County Jefferson Rathbun Lake Waterloo Black Hawk Lake Williams Prairie State Preserve Story City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Finch at Iowa City, 1990	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-07-10	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Purple Finch at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on July 10, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	Spieker, Susan J.	Purple Finch	Iowa City	830 Hudson, Iowa City, Iowa	Back yard, with fruit trees, walnut trees, shrubs and bushes and garden.	The documentation form by Sue Spieker is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Female House Finch has more overall brown coloring and the streaks on breast and belly are wider and bolder. Also House Finch does not have the light area, eyebrow stripe, above and below eye. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:05:00/15:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	14	14
Field reports, Steve Lekwa, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1990-07-13	1990-07-14	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Steve Lekwa for sightings on July 13. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Lekwa, Steve	American Bittern House Finch	Des Moines Larson Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Northern Shrike near Battle Creek, 1990	Administrative records Field notes	Bird watching Ornithology Ornithology--Societies, etc	1990-07-15	1993-07-17	Rare birds documentation form	Records Committee review for a Northern Shrike near Battle Creek in Ida County, IA on July 15, 1990. Includes a record review document with votes and a documentation form submitted to the committee.	DeVore, Dawn L.	Northern Shrike	Battle Creek	Block 376 Ida County, 2.3 miles South on county pavement, South of Battle Creek, turn 1/2 mile East, turn North into field-lane, Ida County, Iowa.	Open farm land, a hay field on one side, and a corn field on the other side. The bird was along a fence row.	The documentation form by Dawn L. De Vore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Don Poggensee and Pam Poggensee. \| Elimination of similar species: Loggerhead Shrike: On the bird that was seen the top of the bill was dark black and the bottom was a lighter in color. A Loggerhead has a completely black bill. The bird that was seen was a light gray, much lighter than a Loggerhead adult. The bird was not a juv. Loggerhead because the black patch on the head is very different than that of a Loggerhead. On a Loggerhead the black area or patch is very wide and runs along both over and under the eye, it also continues back toward the back of the head meeting up with the gray on the back of the birds head. On the bird that was seen the black area or patch did not run both over and under the eye, it only ran under the eye. Also the patch did not meet up with the gray on the back of the birds head, the black area was surrounded on three sides by white, never letting the black meet up with the gray. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 15:00:00/15:10:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	12	39
Field reports, Tim Schantz, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1990-07-17	1990-07-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Detailed field reports for sighting for a Piping Plover submitted by Tim Schantz on July 17, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Schantz, Tim	Piping Plover	Elk Rock State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 23, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ciconiiformes \| Herons, Bitterns, Egrets, Ibises, and Storks Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-07-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 23, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of many water related birds, including a Semipalmated Plover, Piping Plovers, ten American Avocets, and several species of Terns. Also of note was an unusual summer report of a Northern Shrike, as well as sightings of an adult Bald Eagle, a Bell's Vireo, two White-eyed Vireos, and family of Ruffed Grouse.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Ruffed Grouse American Avocet Bald Eagle White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo American White Pelican Snowy Egret Cattle Egret Osprey Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Red Crossbill Northern Shrike	Elk Rock State Park Ida County Linn County Rippey Riverton Wildlife Management Area Saylorville Lake Whitebreast Recreation Area Effigy Mounds National Monument Matsell Bridge Public Access Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3
Pam and Reid Allen letter to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings for IOU quarterly field report for summer 1990, July 24, 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds Zoological specimens	1990-07-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Pam and Reid Allen to Jim Dinsmore and the IOU in regards to their bird sightings around their neighborhood and home feeder in West Des Moines, IA. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	White-throated Sparrow Pine Siskin	West Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Iowa Birdline update, July 30, 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Birds--Infancy Dial-a-message telephone calls	1990-07-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Notes for the Iowa Birdline update for July 30, 1990. Highlights of the update include sightings of a white immature Little Blue Heron, a Ringed Turtle-Dove, nesting House Finches, and a fourth report of a Red Crossbill. Also of note were several observations of shorebirds, including a Wilson's Phalarope, a Short-billed Dowitcher, Stilt Sandpipers, and numerous American White Pelicans.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union Fuller, James L	Swainson's Hawk Little Blue Heron Upland Sandpiper White-eyed Vireo American White Pelican Cattle Egret Wilson's Phalarope Least Tern Ringed Turtle-Dove House Finch Osprey Gray Partridge Sanderling Stilt Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher Red Crossbill Great Egret	Cerro Gordo County Coralville Lake Johnson County Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Muscatine County Osage Saylorville Lake Carroll County New Hampton Casey Barrow Landing Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	41	3