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

Orange-shafted Flicker in Lyon County	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Winter	1981-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A detailed account from Douglas Harr about sighting and attempting to rehabilitate an injured Orange-shafted Flicker. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Harr, Douglas C.	Northern Flicker	Larchwood	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jan Walter, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Jan Walter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Walter, Janice L.	Warbling Vireo Sprague's Pipit Brown Thrasher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Orange-crowned Warbler Cape May Warbler	Mason City Union Hills Wildlife Management Area Mathers Woods	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Spring 1998 report, John Van Dyk, May 28, 1998	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Weather	1998-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by John Van Dyk dated May 28, 1998. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Killdeer Red-tailed Hawk Lapland Longspur Harris' Sparrow Common Redpoll Fox Sparrow American Coot Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser	Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Thelen, Ed	Common Loon Glaucous Gull Prothonotary Warbler Hooded Warbler Great-tailed Grackle Black-headed Gull	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Kettleson Hogsback Wildlife Management Area Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports, Iowa Bird Life, Lee Schoenewe	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Lee Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Thayer's Gull Northern Goshawk Greater Scaup Gray Partridge Cerulean Warbler Scarlet Tanager Bufflehead	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spencer Trumbull Lake Wanata State Park Lost Island Huston Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Iowa seasonal report spring 98, Diane Porter	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Diane Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Porter, Diane C.	Summer Tanager Bewick's Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Evening Grosbeak Baltimore Oriole Gray Catbird House Wren	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Fairfield	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Annotated bird sighting list for spring 1998 compiled by Fred Lesher	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Fred Lesher. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Lesher, Fred	Broad-winged Hawk Ring-necked Duck American White Pelican Trumpeter Swan Redhead Ruddy Duck Tufted Titmouse Tundra Swan Great-tailed Grackle	Ledges State Park Spirit Lake Grovers Lake Lansing Wildlife Management Area Wexford Creek Prairie City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Tom Johnson, spring 1998	Field notes Forms (documents) Maps (documents)	Bird watching Birding sites Birds--Identification Charadriiformes \| Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks	1998-03-01	1998-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Tom Johnson and three others. Includes maps of birding sites. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1998.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Cattle Egret Herring Gull Least Tern White-crowned Sparrow Common Loon Ruddy Turnstone Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Northern Bobwhite	Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Rathbun Lake Mystic Sedan Bottoms	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Thomas H. Kent, April 30 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-04-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon at Muskrat Slough submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Peregrine Falcon	Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record Thomas H. Kent, April 23 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-04-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Snowy Egret at Diamond Lake submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Snowy Egret	Diamond Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Thomas H. Kent, April 17 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-04-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Bewick's Wren in Iowa City submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Bewick's Wren	Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Thomas H. Kent, March 24 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-03-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Greater Scaup at Lake Manawa submitted by Thomas Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Greater Scaup	Lake Manawa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Spring 1981 field reports	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1981-06-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An annotated list of birds sighted by Rick Hollis. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Hollis, Richard Jule	Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Greater White-fronted Goose Black Tern Cliff Swallow	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Iowa City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Fred Lesher letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1979-02-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Fred Lesher to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings, February 8, 1979. The sightings were made at Yellow River State Forest and Effigy Mounds National Monument. A note mentions that the Cooper's Hawk seen at Yellow River State Forest may have been a Sharp-shinned Hawk. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall, 1978.	Lesher, Fred	Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Acadian Flycatcher Blue-winged Warbler Cerulean Warbler Hooded Warbler Kentucky Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk	Yellow River State Forest Effigy Mounds National Monument	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Douglas Harr, March 17 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-03-17	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Merlin at Ocheydan Township submitted by Douglas Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Harr, Douglas C.	Merlin	Willow Creek Fen - Wetlands Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Douglas Harr letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field observations, May 28, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1981-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Enclosed with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Douglas Harr and others in areas around north-western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Harr, Douglas C.	Northern Flicker American Avocet Upland Sandpiper Cinnamon Teal Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Hudsonian Godwit Water Pipit Cape May Warbler American Golden Plover	Christopherson Slough / Little Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area Lake Park Larchwood Lyon County Osceola County Ocheyedan O'Brien County Smiths Slough Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Ronald Harms letter to Thomas Kent regarding a Blue Grosbeak sighting, May 20, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Photography of birds Parulidae \| Warblers	1981-05-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	The letter contains a detailed account from Ronald Harms about his sighting and photographing a Blue Grosbeak on May 13, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Harms, Ronald	Blue Grosbeak	Laurens	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Detailed description regarding the sighting of a Peregrine Falcon submitted by Tim Dwyer	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1981-05-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Tim Dwyer gives a detailed account of his sighting a Peregrine Falcon from Highway 22 west of the Cedar River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Dwyer, Timothy L.	Peregrine Falcon	Pike Run Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Raymond Cummins, April 5 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-04-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a White-eyed Vireo at Sunken Grove submitted by Raymond Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Cummins, Raymond L.	White-eyed Vireo	Sunken Grove State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Raymond Cummins, May 8 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1981-05-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Cinnamon Teal east of Sunken Grove submitted by Raymond Cummins. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Cummins, Raymond L.	Cinnamon Teal	Sunken Grove State Game Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record submitted by Gordon Brown, May 23 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1981-05-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A form documenting the sighting of a Sharp Tailed Sparrow in Ledges State Park submitted by Gordon Brown. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Brown, Gordon	Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ledges State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Tanya Bray letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring migration, May 30, 1981	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1981-05-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Tanya Bray letter contains an annotated list of birds sighted by herself and others, mostly around western Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Bray, Tanya	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Fremont County Lake Manawa Mills County Riverton Wildlife Management Area Willow Slough State Game Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for a Cerulean Warbler, Carl Bendorf, May 4 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1981-05-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation supporting the sighting of a Cerulean Warbler submitted by Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Cerulean Warbler	Homestead	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for a Golden-winged Warbler, Carl Bendorf, May 4 1981	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1981-05-04	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Documentation supporting hearing, but not seeing, a Golden-winged Warbler submitted by Carl Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.	Bendorf, Carl J.	Golden-winged Warbler	Homestead	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	19	7
Birds: verifying documentation of an extraordinary sight record for White-winged Scoter, October 1978	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Water birds	1978-10-24	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird sighting documentation submitted by Joseph P. Schaufenbuel, October 24, 1978. Consists of a detailed description of a October 24 sighting of a White-winged Scoter at Nashua. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1978.	Schaufenbuel, Joseph P.	White-winged Scoter	Nashua	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	18	7