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

Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, November 30, 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1998-11-30	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in northeast Iowa contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Carter, Dennis L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Least Bittern Rusty Blackbird Bobolink Cedar Waxwing Common Moorhen White-throated Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Spotted Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Northern Parula Winter Wren Northern Waterthrush Blackpoll Warbler Sandhill Crane	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Effigy Mounds National Monument Fort Atkinson Burr Oak Lake Meyer County Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, spring 1992	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1992-03-01	1992-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1992.	Carter, Dennis L.	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Little Blue Heron Eared Grebe Carolina Wren Canvasback American White Pelican Orchard Oriole Red-breasted Merganser Forster's Tern Osprey Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet Chipping Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird American Black Duck Great Egret	Allamakee County Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Decorah Lansing Winneshiek County Effigy Mounds National Monument Howard County Silver Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	1
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Birds--Infancy	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson with observer Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Thompson, Dennis	Cooper's Hawk Alder Flycatcher Common Redpoll Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Willet Black-throated Blue Warbler Chipping Sparrow Buff-breasted Sandpiper Laughing Gull	Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Sandpiper Recreation Area Red Feather Prairie	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Dennis Thompson, fall 1996	Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1996-08-01	1996-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1996.	Thompson, Dennis	Thayer's Gull Horned Grebe Snow Bunting Ross' Goose Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Le Conte's Sparrow Common Loon Hooded Merganser Stilt Sandpiper Glaucous Gull Gray Catbird Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Spotted Towhee American Coot American Golden Plover	Big Creek State Park Dale Maffitt Reservoir Jester Park Saylorville Lake Runnells Overlook Terra Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	3
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, December 2, 1993	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1993-12-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1993.	Bierman, Dick	Cattle Egret Merlin	Monona County Cherokee	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	6
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes listing bird sightings in Cherokee County, mostly within 2 miles of the Little Sioux River. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly Report of fall 1986.	Bierman, Dick	Red-headed Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Chimney Swift Bohemian Waxwing Tree Swallow Pine Siskin	Cherokee County Little Sioux River	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1992	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1992-08-01	1992-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in and around Cherokee County contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1992.	Bierman, Dick	Red-headed Woodpecker Lewis's Woodpecker Prairie Falcon Brewer's Blackbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Redpoll Pectoral Sandpiper Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Northern Shrike American Golden Plover	Cherokee County Cherokee Spring Lake Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	3
Field notes contributed by Dick Bierman, fall 1995	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dick Bierman. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Bierman, Dick	Rough-legged Hawk Lapland Longspur Short-eared Owl Ruby-throated Hummingbird Long-tailed Duck Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch American Golden Plover Common Pheasant	Cherokee County Cherokee Steele Prairie State Preserve Spring Lake Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Douglas C. Harr, May 28, 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Weather	1996-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Douglas C. Harr. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Harr, Douglas C.	Bald Eagle Marbled Godwit Western Tanager Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Western Sandpiper White-crowned Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Olive-sided Flycatcher Connecticut Warbler Snow Goose American Coot Greater White-fronted Goose Burrowing Owl Northern Shrike Black Tern	Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Dickinson County Larchwood Lyon County Rush Lake Waterman Prairie Wildlife Management Area Grovers Lake Rock Rapids McBreen Marsh Inwood	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Erik Munson, fall 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Parulidae \| Warblers	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Munson, Erik	Swainson's Hawk Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Golden-winged Warbler White-throated Sparrow Red-breasted Merganser Eastern Meadowlark Osprey Common Nighthawk Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Chestnut-sided Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Little Wall Lake Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area George Wyth Memorial State Park Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Erik Munson, summer 1986	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1986-06-01	1986-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Erik Munson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.	Munson, Erik	Cooper's Hawk Green-backed Heron Little Blue Heron Cedar Waxwing Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Barn Owl Common Moorhen Yellow-throated Warbler Cattle Egret Greater Yellowlegs Ruddy Duck Gray Partridge Veery Louisiana Waterthrush Pine Siskin Black Tern Northern Harrier	Ames Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Boone Jemmerson Slough Wildlife Management Area Ledges State Park Luther Lake Manawa Belle Plaine Hickory Grove County Park Long Pond	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	4
Field notes contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong, fall 1987	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1987-08-01	1987-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1987.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Barn Owl Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Le Conte's Sparrow Dickcissel House Finch Golden Eagle Ruddy Turnstone Pileated Woodpecker Philadelphia Vireo Bonaparte's Gull Northern Shrike Pine Warbler	Booneville Red Oak Saylorville Lake Snake Creek State Game Management Area Waterworks Park Nebraska City Badger Creek State Recreation Area Glendale Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	2
Field notes contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong, spring 1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Eugene Armstrong and Eloise Armstrong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene	Yellow-throated Warbler Black-legged Kittiwake Peregrine Falcon Northern Mockingbird	Booneville Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Walnut Woods State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field notes contributed by Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Dennis Thompson, summer 1987	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy	1987-06-01	1987-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, and Dennis Thompson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.	Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Thompson, Dennis	American Avocet Least Bittern American Kestrel Upland Sandpiper Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Orchard Oriole Long-billed Dowitcher Willet Northern Mockingbird Hooded Warbler Barn Swallow Northern Harrier Common Pheasant Northern Bobwhite	Adel Booneville Elkhart Madison County Saylorville Lake Bays Branch State Wildlife Area Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit Badger Creek State Recreation Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	1
Field notes contributed by Francis L. Moore, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Francis L. Moore, fall 1984. An albino Red-Tailed Hawk is noted within the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	Moore, Francis L.	Rufous Hummingbird Red-tailed Hawk Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Black-legged Kittiwake Greater Scaup Prairie Warbler Pine Warbler	Chester Le Claire Montrose Saylorville Dam Mississippi River, Iowa Hope Martin Memorial Park Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, fall 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-08-01	1984-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Gerald White, fall 1984. A sighting by Timothy L. Dywer is also listed on the report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1984.	White, Gerald	Barn Owl Harris' Sparrow Black Scoter Western Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Common Snipe Red-necked Phalarope Greater White-fronted Goose Red Crossbill Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Le Claire Lake Odessa Greenwood Cemetery	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	5
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification	1984-03-01	1984-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, spring 1984. He sighted five species in Cedar Rapids or at Cone Marsh. In a cover letter to Thomas H. Kent, he explained that the American Bittern had a leg defect that would make it identifiable, May 24, 1984. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1984.	White, Gerald	American Bittern Red-throated Loon Willet Hudsonian Godwit Bonaparte's Gull Tundra Swan	Cedar Rapids Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	3
Field notes contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nests	1984-06-01	1984-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes were contributed by Gerald White, summer 1984. He observed five species of birds at Lake Odessa or Cone Marsh, including a Common Moorhen with chicks, and a Forster's Tern in full winter plumage. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 1984.	White, Gerald	Common Moorhen Virginia Rail Forster's Tern Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Black Tern	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Lake Odessa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	21	4
Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, spring 1996	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather	1996-03-01	1996-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Spring report of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. Also included are details of a Blackburnian Warbler sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1996.	Brand, Gordon James	Carolina Wren Black-billed Magpie Palm Warbler Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Wilson's Warbler Tennessee Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Northern Waterthrush	Stephens State Forest - White Breast Unit Pella Lambs Grove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	1
Field notes contributed by Gordon James Brand, summer 1992	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1992-06-01	1992-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Gordon James Brand. Also included are details of a Carolina Wren sighting. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1992.	Brand, Gordon James	Summer Tanager Carolina Wren Bank Swallow	Sioux Center Lambs Grove	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	25	2
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Zaletel, Hank	Killdeer Horned Grebe Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur Snow Bunting American White Pelican Greater Yellowlegs Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Yellowlegs Stilt Sandpiper Tree Swallow American Golden Plover Cliff Swallow	Big Creek State Park Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Saylorville Lake Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Collins	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1995	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1995-08-01	1995-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1995.	Zaletel, Hank	Chimney Swift Merlin Common Loon Ruddy Duck Sanderling Red-necked Phalarope American Coot Common Tern Sandhill Crane Great Egret	Little Wall Lake Ames Coralville Lake Saylorville Lake Green Island Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area Ada Hayden Heritage Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	26	6
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, fall 1998	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1998-08-01	1998-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Fall report of birds found in central Iowa contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1998.	Zaletel, Hank	Killdeer Prairie Falcon Lapland Longspur Yellow-billed Cuckoo Franklin's Gull Common Loon Pectoral Sandpiper Caspian Tern Olive-sided Flycatcher Pine Siskin Water Pipit American Golden Plover Least Sandpiper Great Egret	Hendrickson Marsh Lake Saylorville Lake Hickory Grove County Park Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Kelley Polk City Wildlife Area	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	28	2
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Infancy	1987-03-01	1987-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1987.	Zaletel, Hank	Bald Eagle American Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Loggerhead Shrike Northern Harrier American Golden Plover Great Egret	Colo Hendrickson Marsh Lake State Center	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	7
Field notes contributed by Hank Zaletel, spring 1988	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Feeding and feeds	1988-03-01	1988-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Hank Zaletel. The field notes include a detailed description of the Peregrine Falcon. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1988.	Zaletel, Hank	Double-crested Cormorant Short-eared Owl Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Willet Hudsonian Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Pectoral Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Lesser Scaup Bonaparte's Gull Northern Shrike Black Tern Least Sandpiper	Hendrickson Marsh Lake	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	23	5