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

Field notes contributed by Thomas J. Staudt, 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 Thomas J. Staudt with observers James L. Fuller, Thomas H. Kent and W. Ross Silcock. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Staudt, Thomas J.	Bald Eagle Broad-winged Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Cedar Waxwing Evening Grosbeak Snowy Egret Black Scoter Northern Goshawk Osprey Common Nighthawk Buff-breasted Sandpiper Great Egret	Floyd County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Hickory Hill Park Lake Macbride State Park Nebraska City Sugar Bottom Campground Sandy Beach Public Use Area Jolly Rogers Campground Mehaffey Bridge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Ed Thelen, fall 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Infancy	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Ed Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Thelen, Ed	Bald Eagle Double-crested Cormorant Red-necked Grebe Horned Grebe Western Grebe White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Osprey	Spirit Lake West Okoboji Lake Browns Bay Millers Bay Pillsbury Point State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
John Van Dyke letter to Carl J. Bendorf regarding bird sightings, December 3, 1986	Correspondence Field notes	Bird declines Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration	1986-12-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by John Van Dyke in a letter to Carl J. Bendorf. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Bald Eagle Snow Bunting Ruby-throated Hummingbird Common Snipe Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-rumped Warbler Pine Siskin Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Great Blue Heron Brown Creeper	Sioux Center Sioux County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
Field notes and Barbara L. Wilson letter to Carl J. Bendorf, fall 1986	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification	1986-08-01	1986-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Barbara L. Wilson. Included with the field notes is a letter from Barbara L. Wilson to Carl J. Bendorf regarding the mild, wet fall weather. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of fall 1986.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Snow Bunting Golden-winged Warbler Savannah Sparrow Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue-winged Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Cape May Warbler Northern Shrike	George Wyth Memorial State Park Mills County Saylorville Lake Sweet Marsh Hope Martin Memorial Park Strahan Steamboat Rock Wayside State Park	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	5
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
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1986-1987	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Ornithology--Methodology Water birds Weather	1986-12-01	1987-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Quarterly field report for the winter 1986-1987 titled "Field reports--winter 1986-1987" contributed by W. Ross Silcock. The report is heavily annotated. A total of 150 species were detected during the winter reporting period.	Silcock, W. Ross Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Red-throated Loon Black-billed Magpie Gyrfalcon Pacific Loon California Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Rock Wren Painted Bunting	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Christmas bird count data tables, 1986	Tables (documents)	Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-01	1987-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Two tables that contain the compiled data from the 1986 Iowa Christmas bird count. The tables list various locations statewide and many species of birds. The tables also include the total count of birds found at each location and a total species count as well as weather conditions at the time the count was done. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Christmas bird count data table, 1986	Tables (documents)	Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-01	1987-02-28	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	A table that contains the compiled data from the 1986 Iowa Christmas bird count. The table lists various locations statewide and total number of species counted at each site as well as the total number of birds overall. The table also includes the weather conditions at each location at the time the count was done. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union		Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for the Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987	Correspondence Field notes Tables (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology	1987-02-05	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter to W. Ross Silcock regarding data tables for Christmas bird count report, February 5, 1987. Several rough drafts of the tables with locations, species and count are included. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.		Thayer's Gull Great Black-backed Gull Brewer's Blackbird Black Scoter Black-legged Kittiwake Sedge Wren Burrowing Owl	Iowa	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Darwin Koenig, December 27, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Yellow River State Forest contributed by Darwin Koenig, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Koenig, Darwin	Ruffed Grouse Northern Flicker Killdeer American Crow Rusty Blackbird Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon House Sparrow Evening Grosbeak Bohemian Waxwing Golden Eagle Common Snipe Long-eared Owl Pine Siskin Winter Wren Great Blue Heron American Black Duck Brown Creeper Common Starling	Yellow River State Forest	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, John Carl Miller, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Dubuque contributed by John Carl Miller, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Miller, John Carl	Ruffed Grouse Red-headed Woodpecker Ring-billed Gull American Crow Common Grackle Cedar Waxwing Song Sparrow Common Pigeon House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Pileated Woodpecker American Coot Black-capped Chickadee Wild Turkey Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper Common Starling	Dubuque	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 23, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-23	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Clinton contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 23, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Killdeer Red-shouldered Hawk American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker American Tree Sparrow American Coot Gadwall Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Mallard Common Starling	Clinton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 22, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-22	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Princeton contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 22, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Killdeer Rough-legged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Ring-billed Gull American Crow Blue Jay Common Grackle Northern Cardinal Lapland Longspur Common Pigeon Goldeneye White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Common Snipe American Tree Sparrow Belted Kingfisher Winter Wren Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck Common Merganser Eastern Screech-Owl Common Starling	Princeton	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 21, 1986	Field notes Tables (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-21	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Davenport contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 21, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe American Crow Common Grackle White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Lapland Longspur Field Sparrow Common Pigeon Mute Swan House Sparrow Northern Goshawk Herring Gull House Finch Hooded Merganser American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin Bufflehead Northern Pintail Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Black-capped Chickadee Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove American Goldfinch Northern Harrier Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Davenport	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Muscatine contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Red-headed Woodpecker Ring-billed Gull American Crow Blue Jay Brown-headed Cowbird Cedar Waxwing Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Common Redpoll Long-tailed Duck House Finch American Tree Sparrow Winter Wren Black-capped Chickadee Great Blue Heron Red-winged Blackbird Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling	Muscatine	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Peter C. Petersen, December 19, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-19	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Oakville contributed by Peter C. Petersen, December 19, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Petersen, Peter C.	Ring-billed Gull Turkey Vulture American Crow Blue Jay White-breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal Lapland Longspur Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Short-eared Owl House Sparrow Northern Goshawk Osprey Golden Eagle American Tree Sparrow Snow Goose Canada Goose Northern Pintail Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove American Black Duck American Goldfinch Sharp-shinned Hawk Downy Woodpecker Mallard Common Starling	Oakville	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Charles Fuller, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Burlington contributed by Charles Fuller, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Fuller, Charles R.	Red-headed Woodpecker Killdeer Ring-billed Gull American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Carolina Wren Common Pigeon Ring-necked Duck House Sparrow Long-tailed Duck Northern Goshawk Herring Gull Pileated Woodpecker Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco American Black Duck American Goldfinch Common Starling	Burlington	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Robert I. Cecil, January 3, 1987	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1987-01-03	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Keokuk contributed by Robert I. Cecil, January 3, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Cecil, Robert I.	Killdeer Ring-billed Gull Thayer's Gull American Crow Carolina Wren Ring-necked Duck House Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Common Loon Redhead Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Bufflehead Gadwall Mallard Common Starling	Keokuk	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Wayne Livermore, December 27, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Sioux City contributed by Wayne Livermore, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Livermore, Wayne	Killdeer Bald Eagle Common Pigeon House Sparrow Ruddy Duck Long-eared Owl American Tree Sparrow Pine Siskin American Coot Northern Pintail Belted Kingfisher Gadwall Black-capped Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco Mallard Common Starling	Sioux City	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, K. L. Drews, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge contributed by K. L. Drews, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Drews, Karen L.	Cedar Waxwing Carolina Wren Ring-necked Duck House Sparrow Brown Thrasher American Wigeon Redhead Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Snow Goose American Coot Canada Goose Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Greater White-fronted Goose Winter Wren Green-winged Teal Gadwall Great Blue Heron Mallard	DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Elizabeth A. Grenon, December 27, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-27	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Omaha contributed by Elizabeth A. Grenon, December 27, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Grenon, Elizabeth A.	Rough-legged Hawk Common Pigeon House Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Swamp Sparrow Snow Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Black-capped Chickadee Western Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Common Starling	Omaha	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Ruth Phipps, December 29, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-29	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Shenandoah contributed by Ruth Phipps, December 29, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Phipps, Ruth O.	Short-eared Owl House Sparrow American Wigeon Redhead Greater Scaup Long-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Snow Goose American Coot Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Greater White-fronted Goose Mallard	Shenandoah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, W. Ross Silcock, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Payne Junction contributed by W. Ross Silcock, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Silcock, W. Ross	Cooper's Hawk Loggerhead Shrike House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Greater Scaup Ruddy Duck Spotted Towhee Snow Goose American Coot Northern Pintail Gadwall Dark-eyed Junco Northern Shrike Common Starling	Payne Junction	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Darwin Koenig, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Decorah contributed by Darwin Koenig, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Koenig, Darwin	Ruffed Grouse Northern Flicker American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon House Sparrow Great Horned Owl Barred Owl Great Blue Heron Dark-eyed Junco Common Merganser Common Starling	Decorah	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6
Form for reporting Iowa Christmas bird counts to Iowa Bird Life, Francis L. Moore, December 20, 1986	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Weather	1986-12-20	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Iowa Christmas bird counts of regular and uncommon species found in Bremer County contributed by Francis L. Moore, December 20, 1986. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1986-1987.	Moore, Francis L.	Bald Eagle Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel American Crow Blue Jay Northern Cardinal Common Pigeon White-throated Sparrow House Sparrow Pileated Woodpecker Black-capped Chickadee American Robin Dark-eyed Junco Mourning Dove Eastern Screech-Owl Common Starling	Bremer County	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	22	6