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

Rare bird documentation form for White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in 1998	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1998-05-02	1998-06-01	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a White-winged Crossbill at West Des Moines in Polk County, IA on May 2 to 21, 1998.	Allen, Pam	White-winged Crossbill	West Des Moines				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	84
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Larchwood, 1988	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1988-05-13	1988-05-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Larchwood in Lyon County, IA on May 13, 1988.	Harr, Douglas C.	House Finch	Larchwood	Larchwood, Iowa (Lyon County)	In trees of neighborhood lawns	The documentation form by Douglas C. Harr is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch--has no streaked breast; color more pinkish-red and extends over entire head and neck. I have previously observed House Finches in the Seattle, WA., area. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:14:00/17:20:00 and occasionally throughout rest of evening.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Mason City in 1987	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1987-06-15	1987-06-23	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on June 15 and 16, 1987.	Walter, Janice L.	House Finch	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Mason City in 1987	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1987-06-04	1987-06-24	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA seen on multiple occasions between June 4 and June 22, 1987.	Walter, Janice L.	House Finch	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Ames, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-08	1985-07-21	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Ames in Story County, IA on July 8, 1985.	Martsching, Paul	House Finch	Ames	Ames, Story County, Iowa	in town	The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch - male has a purplish or rosey [sic] red color & no streaking on breast; song is different \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/08:45:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1986-08-24	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on August 24, 1986.	Munson, Erik	Pine Grosbeak	Iowa State Nursery	State Forest Nursery, Ames IA	extensive mixed conifer belts	The documentation form by Erik Munson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: Crossbills, Evening Grosbeak by tail length, size. fem redwing by call, face, wingbars. Juv. towhee by bill, lack of white in wing, tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1986-08-24	1986-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on August 24, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pine Grosbeak	Iowa State Nursery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1985-02-06	1985-02-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation for a Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 6 and 13, 1985.	Proescholdt, Beth	Pine Grosbeak	Glendale Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Field notes, Babs and Loren Padelford, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-11-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report about a Pine Grosbeak sighting at the Cocklin Fish Farm in Cass County, IA on November 11, 1984.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Pine Grosbeak	Cocklin Fish Farm				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-11-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on November 8, 1984.	Breshears, Joe	Pine Grosbeak	Lamoni				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Ames, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1981-02-28	1981-03-02	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Ames in Story County, IA on February 28, 1981.	Dinsmore, James J. Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pine Grosbeak	Ames	Story County, Ames, 4024 Arkansas Drive	General: Urban, sat in tree and then Specific: on wire, finally flew toward nearby wooded creek bottom area	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore and James Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch-too large and had distinct wing bars Redpoll- again too large, no distinct red cap Cardinal-no crest, body too chunky, bill not red, too much red on body for female for all three, the calls were not correct \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:10:00/07:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Short-billed Dowitcher, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1979-08-17	1983-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Short-billed Dowitcher submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Short-billed Dowitcher	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	23
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, House Wren, 1971-1982	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1971-10-25	1982-10-10	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the House Wren submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1971-1982. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	House Wren	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	107
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, American Woodcock, 1971-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1971-11-11	1983-07-13	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the American Woodcock submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1971-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	American Woodcock	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	104
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Chuck-will's-widow, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1979-07-01	1983-07-15	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Chuck-will's-widow submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Chuck-will's-widow	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	102
Iowa Ornithologists' Union, field report compiled data, Long-billed Dowitcher, 1979-1983	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Research Birds--Infancy	1979-10-13	1983-03-16	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Compilation of sightings data for the Long-billed Dowitcher submitted to the Iowa Ornithologists' Union by members between the years 1979-1983. The document also includes the name of the observer, date and location.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Long-billed Dowitcher	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	36	23
A White Winged Dove P-0596	Field recordings	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-04-28	N/A	Audiovisual material	Field recording of White-winged Dove calls. The recording was made by Tom Kent in Le Grand, Iowa, at the corner of Franklin St. and Fremont St. between 6:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m., April 28, 1997. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1142/view.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-winged Dove	Le Grand				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	37	1
Side A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper P-0439 Tape Doug Rose	Field recordings	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1994-05-15	N/A	Audiovisual material	Field recording of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper calls. The recording was made by Doug Rose at the Riverton Wildlife Management Area, May 15, 1995. It was submitted to the IOU by Ross Silcock. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/815/view.	Rose, Douglas L.	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Riverton Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	37	1
Field notes from the northwest corner of the state	Field notes Essays Narratives (literary works)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birdsongs	N/A	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	An essay by Loraine Wallace detailing field notes from bird sightings in Spirit Lake. The essay covers the species of birds seen, the behavior of the birds and nesting habits.	Wallace, Loraine	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk Purple Martin Black-and-white Warbler Dickcissel Baltimore Oriole Cerulean Warbler Yellow Warbler Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Screech-Owl	Spirit Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	38	19
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Thomas N. Johnson, summer 2003	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	2003-06-01	2003-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas N. Johnson with observers Raymond L. Cummins, Mary Montgomery, Becky Johnson and others.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.	Johnson, Thomas N.	Henslow's Sparrow Snowy Egret Hooded Merganser Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper Caspian Tern Northern Mockingbird Prothonotary Warbler Northern Shoveler Black Tern	Rathbun Lake Sedan Bottoms				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	10
Notes on Henslow's Sparrows contributed by Rita Goranson, summer 2003	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	2003-06-01	2003-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Rita Goranson detailing Henslow's Sparrow observations summer 2003. The field notes includes detailed descriptions of the Henslow's Sparrows activities including their habitat and behavior. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.	Goranson, Rita	Bobolink Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow	Mason City				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	10
Field notes contributed by Jacob T. Gilliam, summer 2003	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	2003-06-01	2003-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jacob (Jay) T. Gilliam. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.	Gilliam, Jacob T.	Little Blue Heron Orchard Oriole Trumpeter Swan Spotted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Scarlet Tanager Blue Grosbeak Short-billed Dowitcher Green Heron Northern Bobwhite	Dunbar Slough Saylorville Dam Saylorville Lake Warren County Squaw Creek Regional Park Clayton County Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	10
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, summer 2003	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	2003-06-01	2003-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.	Dinsmore, James J.	Broad-winged Hawk Least Bittern Ring-billed Gull Alder Flycatcher American White Pelican Virginia Rail Sora Lesser Yellowlegs Prothonotary Warbler Black Tern	Ames Greene County Ledges State Park Saylorville Lake Myre Slough State Game Management Area Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Bjorkboda Marsh Big Wall Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	10
Field notes contributed by Dennis L. Carter, July 31, 2003	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Birds--Infancy	2003-07-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Dennis L. Carter with observers Larry Reis and Ellen Bell. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2003.	Carter, Dennis L.	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Pied-billed Grebe Yellow-headed Blackbird Carolina Wren Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dunlin Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron Sedge Wren Blue-winged Warbler	Cardinal Marsh State Wildlife Area Lake Meyer Burr Oak Lake Wildlife Management Area Coon Creek Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	10
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse, summer 2002	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	2002-06-01	2002-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2002.	Van Nieuwenhuyse, Paul	Marsh Wren Wood Duck Great-tailed Grackle Green Heron	Goose Lake Charlotte				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	39	9