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

Field reports, Jan L. Walter, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with detailed descriptions of the sightings submitted by Jan L. Walter for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Walter, Janice L.	Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-headed Blackbird Carolina Wren White-winged Crossbill Northern Goshawk Greater Yellowlegs Black-legged Kittiwake Black-bellied Plover Olive-sided Flycatcher Northern Parula Northern Shrike American Golden Plover	Cerro Gordo County Mason City Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elk Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Wilkinson Pioneer Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Susan Spieker, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Susan Spieker for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Spieker, Susan J.	Brewer's Blackbird American White Pelican Common Loon Peregrine Falcon Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Saylorville Lake Huxley Lovilia Runnells Overlook				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Douglas Rose, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports with some detail about sightings and not on birding for the season in general submitted by Doug Rose with several contributors for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Rose, Douglas L.	Indigo Bunting Chimney Swift White-throated Sparrow Swamp Sparrow American Robin Nashville Warbler	Folsom Lake Glenwood Pony Creek Park Pottawattamie County Balfour				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Randall Pinkston, fall 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports divided by location with an accompanying summary and envelope submitted by Randall Pinkston on October 21, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-shouldered Hawk American Kestrel Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird White-throated Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Common Nighthawk	Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Dental Science Building Iowa Memorial Union Oakland Cemetery Swan Lake Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Diane C. Porter, fall 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds Weather	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Diane C. Porter with detailed descriptions for a few sightings for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Porter, Diane C.	Turkey Vulture Long-billed Dowitcher Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Mourning Warbler Belted Kingfisher Buff-breasted Sandpiper Common Tern	Mills County Riverton Fairfield MidAmerican Energy Ponds Walton Lake Chautauqua Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Beth Proescholdt, fall 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Accipitridae \| Hawks and Eagles Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds Laniidae \| Shrikes Birds--Feeding and feeds	1990-08-01	1990-11-30	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form with detailed notes explaining the form and sightings submitted by Beth Proescholdt for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Proescholdt, Beth	Golden-winged Warbler Merlin Peregrine Falcon	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Marshalltown Huxley				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle in Decatur County, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-11-25	1990-11-29	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle in Decatur County, IA on November 25, 1990.	Schlarbaum, Pat	Golden Eagle	Decatur County	Decatur County, Iowa ... at my parent's farm ... T69N R24W Sec. 17		The documentation form by Pat Schlarbaum is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Kathy Schlarbaum, Dale Schlarbaum, and Mildred Schlarbaum. \| Elimination of similar species: Considering the flat flight plane, size of bird, the white tail band, the white on the wings' undersides, we were convinced the bird was an immature golden eagle. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 11:33:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	31
Field reports, Barb Wilson, fall 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports with detailed bird sighting information and handwritten annotations compiled and submitted by Barb Wilson in a letter to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Wilson, Barbara L.	Snowy Owl Merlin Osprey Peregrine Falcon Piping Plover Common Snipe Black-throated Blue Warbler Sharp-shinned Hawk	Mills County Pottawattamie County Shenandoah Waubonsie State Park Willow Slough State Game Management Area Page County MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Mark Proescholdt, fall 1990	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Threskiornithidae \| Ibises Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-29	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted with an introductory note from Mark Proescholdt to Carl Bendorf on November 29, 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Proescholdt, Mark	Lapland Longspur Merlin Western Sandpiper White-winged Scoter Caspian Tern Red-eyed Vireo Hermit Thrush Pine Siskin American Golden Plover	Little Wall Lake Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Grundy County Liscomb Saylorville Lake Huxley Union Grove State Park Iowa Falls Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Buckeye Wolf Creek Recreation Area Black Hawk Creek Wildlife Center				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Field reports, Randall Pinkston, fall 1990	Checklists Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Rare birds	1990-08-01	1990-11-25	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports in the form of a note and four checklists submitted by Randall Pinkston with two other observers for fall 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of fall 1990.	Pinkston, Randall, 1956-	Bald Eagle Semipalmated Sandpiper Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Canvasback California Gull Common Yellowthroat Purple Finch House Finch Snow Goose Canada Goose Mallard	Hickory Hill Park Iowa City Iowa Coralville Dam Mehaffey Bridge Oakland Cemetery Swan Lake Macbride Nature Recreation Area Babcock Access				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	3
Rare bird documentation form for Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Glenwood, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-11-04	1990-11-19	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Yellow-billed Cuckoo at Glenwood in Mills County, IA on November 4, 1990.	Rose, Douglas L.	Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Glenwood	in my backyard, 108 Hillcrest Ave Glenwood, Iowa 51534	borders open field, a few tall weeds	The documentation form by Doug Rose is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Black-billed Cuckoo - yellow on lower mandible and reddish primary. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 11:45:00/12:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	47
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-11-10	1990-11-11	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Jester Park at Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County, IA on November 10, 1990.	Johnson, Ann	Black-legged Kittiwake	Jester Park	Jester Park, Saylorville Reservoir, Polk Co., IA	Open water	The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bery Engebretsen, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Pam Allen, Reid Allen, and Des Moines Audubon. \| Elimination of similar species: Although a number of first year gulls show some type of dark "M", none of the expected, or even unexpected, species have the combination of the wing pattern and neck collar that this bid had. Bonaparte's, Ross', Com. Black-headed, Little and Sabine's gulls could all be eliminated by the presence of the collar. Red-legged Kittiwake, the one gull to share the neck collar, was eliminated by the black carpal bar and black tips to tail feathers. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:10:00/10:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-11-06	1990-11-09	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Thayer's Gull at Lock and Dam 19 in Keokuk in Lee County, IA on November 6, 1990.	Cecil, Robert I.	Thayer's Gull	Lock Number 19	Behind Lock and Dam 19 at Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa	River	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Too small, to [sic] uniform in color for Herring. Slight darkening at wingtips eliminates Iceland. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:45:00/08:00:00 and 13:30:00/13:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	35
Rare bird documentation form for Black-legged Kittiwake at Carter Lake, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-11-04	1990-11-06	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Black-legged Kittiwake at Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County, IA on November 4, 1990.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Black-legged Kittiwake	Carter Lake	Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebraska		The documentation form by Babs and Loren Padelford is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Rushton G. Cortelyou, Alice Rushton, Tanya Bray, and B.J. Rose. \| Elimination of similar species: The bird was approximately the same size or possibly slightly smaller than Ring-billed Gull. [...] Not as large as the bill of the Ring-billed Gulls. [...] The mantle was a darker gray than the Ring-billed Gulls. It was dark enough to distinguish easily by the darker mantle from the Ring-billed Gulls. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:45:00/11:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	40
Rare bird documentation form for Golden Eagle at Holland, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-10-06	1990-10-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Golden Eagle southwest of Holland in Grundy County, IA on October 6, 1990.	Proescholdt, Mark	Golden Eagle	Holland	Western Grundy County - southwest of Holland	corn fields and bean fields	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Immature Bald Eagles have white in different areas and lack the white areas in the wings of a Golden Eagle. Harlan's Redtails do not have the white spots in the wings or the definite white in the tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 17:10:00/17:12:00 approximately.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	31
Rare bird documentation form for Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sandpiper Beach in Saylorville Reservoir in 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1990-10-15	1990-10-18	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Sandpiper Beach in Saylorville Reservoir on October 15 and 18, 1990.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Sandpiper Recreation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	25
Rare bird documentation form for Northern Goshawk at Lime Creek Nature Center, 1990	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds Wildlife conservation	1990-10-13	1990-10-15	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Northern Goshawk at Lime Creek Nature Center in Mason City in Cerro Gordo County, IA on October 13, 1990.	Pinneke, Kim	Northern Goshawk	Lime Creek Nature Center	Lime Creek Nature Center, Mason City, Iowa	Wooded edge next to pot ash and prairie field	The documentation form by Kim L. Pinneke is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Dawn Tolefree. \| Elimination of similar species: Cooper's hawk eliminated by lateral face pattern. Sharp-shinned hawk eliminated by size. Osprey eliminated by tail length in relation to primaries. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:31:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	33	25
Rare bird documentation form for Ibis species at Huxley, 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1990-09-09	1990-09-10	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for an Ibis species at Huxley in Story County, IA on September 9, 1990.	Cecil, Robert I.	Glossy Ibises	Huxley	About 1 mile west of Huxley in Story County, Iowa	Shallow pond	The documentation form by Robert Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/09:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	32	24
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, 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, Babs and Loren Padelford, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Babs and Loren Padelford for the summer 1990 with descriptions of some birds and handwritten notes. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Loggerhead Shrike Ring-necked Duck Peregrine Falcon Semipalmated Plover Short-billed Dowitcher	Waubonsie State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Matthew Kenne, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Matthew Kenne for the summer of 1990. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Kenne, Matthew C.	American White Pelican Franklin's Gull Cattle Egret Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Osprey Black-billed Cuckoo Black Tern	Clear Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Plum Creek Wildlife Area Humboldt				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Bob Cecil, summer 1990	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Rare birds	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports form submitted by Bob Cecil for the summer of 1990 with detailed descriptions of the sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Cecil, Robert I.	Yellow-headed Blackbird Bewick's Wren Yellow-billed Cuckoo Merlin House Finch Common Loon Black-crowned Night Heron American Redstart	Dale Maffitt Reservoir Des Moines Polk County Green Bay Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2
Field reports, Tanya E. Bray, summer 1990	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Behavior Birds--Habitat Rare birds Weather	1990-06-01	1990-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field reports submitted by Tanya E. Bray with several additional observers with a detailed descriptions of certain sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1990.	Bray, Tanya	Semipalmated Sandpiper Yellow-headed Blackbird Dickcissel Peregrine Falcon Great Blue Heron Great Egret	Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Riverton Wildlife Management Area Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area MidAmerican Energy Ponds				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	24	2